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The Commonwealth Bank of Australia and other lenders have been warned by the corporate watchdog against a “tick-boxes” approach to reviewing reverse mortgage applications by elderly home owners.
Lawyers look to expand class action against Ford
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Lawyers wants to expand the class action brought against the Ford Motor Company of Australia over allegedly defective Powershift transmissions, seeking court approval to increase the class size and bring new unconscionable conduct claims.
Auto giants ready to talk settlement in Takata class actions
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Six major car companies indicated Tuesday they were open to a quick settlement of class actions brought on behalf of potentially hundreds of thousands of Australian drivers whose cars were fitted with defective and deadly Takata airbags.
CFMMEU can’t view file note by Herbert Smith Freehills lawyer
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A file note from a Herbert Smith Freehills lawyer is protected by legal professional privilege, a judge has ruled, shooting down a claim by the CFMMEU that the note may have been part of an unlawful scheme to block its merger with two other unions.
Judge won’t recuse himself from Bendigo Bank cases over Great Southern loans
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A judge refused Tuesday to step down from two cases brought by Bendigo and Adelaide Bank seeking to claw back loans from group members in a settled class action over Great Southern Group’s managed investment schemes, saying no apprehension of bias could arise.
Cult leader of ‘The Family’ denies abuse in class action defence
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The leader of the notorious cult known as The Family, who is facing a class action by sect members who claim they were tortured and sexually abused as children in her care, has denied the allegations in a bare-bones defence.
Court won’t hear class action over detained asylum seekers
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A pro bono class action on behalf of asylum seekers who allege they were unlawfully imprisoned in Australian immigration detention centres has been shut down by the Federal Court, which ruled Monday it had no jurisdiction to hear the proceeding.
Apotex threatened to infringe Cialis patents, court finds
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A judge has found two patents held by an Eli Lilly & Co. unit for erectile dysfunction drug Cialis are valid and that generic manufacturer Apotex threatened to infringe the patents.
Criminal cartel cases the tip of the iceberg, lawyers say
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The two criminal cartel cases brought by the ACCC in the past three months are just the beginning, lawyers say, with three or four more criminal matters expected to be brought by the end of the year.
Wrongs Act not right for thirsty Emirates passenger, court rules
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A Melbourne women who claimed she fell and hurt her right ankle on an international Emirates flight after being denied a glass of water has successfully fought back against the airline’s argument that she was not entitled to damages because her injury wasn’t serious enough.