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Citigroup facing $300,000 lawsuit over alleged conflicted financial advice
Citigroup 2022-04-06 5:09 pm By Cindy Cameronne Sydney

A Citigroup customer has hit the bank with a lawsuit alleging it gave her conflicted financial advice to invest most of her savings in “risky” products, despite being an inexperienced investor with limited funds.

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Treasury Wine Estates’ ‘fishing’ claim against class action firms falls flat
Alistair Pound 2022-04-05 4:45 pm By Cindy Cameronne Sydney

Law firms accused of “fishing for a case” in a consolidated shareholder class action against Treasury Wine Estates have won access to key financial information in reports to the company’s board, with a registrar finding the material was relevant to the case.

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ASIC takes Macquarie to court after adviser’s $2.9M theft
ASIC 2022-04-05 1:57 pm By Cat Fredenburgh Sydney

The corporate regulator has filed court proceedings against Macquarie Bank alleging it failed to monitor third-party withdrawals, leading to a financial adviser’s theft of $2.9 million in customer funds.

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Nine pays $39,000 to settle defamation case by writer Clementine Ford
Company Giles 2022-04-05 1:46 pm By Sam Matthews Melbourne

Nine-owned Fairfax Media and journalist Tory Maguire have settled a defamation lawsuit brought by feminist writer Clementine Ford over a statement Maguire made referring to “vile and personal attacks” by Ford.

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Judge takes ‘wait and see’ approach to trial in Epic cases against Apple, Google
Allens 2022-04-05 2:49 pm By Miklos Bolza

A judge has held off selecting from a “basket of imponderables” in determining how he will hear two competition lawsuits by Epic Games against Apple and Google over the removal of the popular multiplayer game Fortnite from the tech giants’ online stores.

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ACCC drops investigation into Qantas’ Alliance stake
ACCC 2022-04-05 6:22 pm By Miklos Bolza Sydney

The ACCC has ended its three-year investigation into Qantas Airways’ 19.9 per cent stake in ‘fly in fly out’ airline Alliance Aviation without enforcement action.

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$98M 7-Eleven class action settlement approved but costs, commission hang in the balance
7-Eleven 2022-04-04 12:40 pm By Miklos Bolza Sydney

A judge has signed off on a $98 million settlement in two franchisee class actions against 7-Eleven, but has yet to reach a decision on $19.6 million in legal costs and a $25 million funding commission, which a court-appointed contradictor has urged him to reject.

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Law firms accused of ‘fishing’ to expand class action against Treasury Wine Estates
Alistair Pound 2022-04-04 4:09 pm By Cindy Cameronne Sydney

Maurice Blackburn and Slater & Gordon are “fishing for a case” against Treasury Wine Estates, a court has heard during a discovery fight in a consolidated shareholder class action against the Penfolds wine maker.

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Tokio Marine goes on the offensive, accuses Greensill of fraud
Clyde & Co. 2022-04-04 10:15 pm By Cat Fredenburgh Melbourne

Collapsed supply chain finance company Greensill Capital has been accused of fraudulently obtaining policies from its largest insurer, Japan-based Tokio Marine, which has been dragged into four lawsuits over a trade credit policy issued in 2019.

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Major banks hit back at rate-rigging class action, argue claims are barred
Allen & Overy 2022-04-04 9:10 pm By Cindy Cameronne Sydney

Five major banks including JPMorgan, Citibank and UBS have denied all wrongdoing in a class action accusing them of entering a cartel agreement to rig foreign exchange rates and argue the claims were brought out of time or are barred by settlements in overseas proceedings.

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