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ANZ cops $25M penalty for short-changing half a million Breakfree customers
ANZ 2022-10-26 12:14 pm By Christine Caulfield

A judge has hit ANZ with a $25 million penalty in a case by the corporate regulator that alleged the bank short-changed hundreds of thousands of customers to the tune of $200 million.

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ASIC appeals loss in conflicted remuneration case against CBA
Anna Wilson 2022-10-26 5:18 pm By Cindy Cameronne Sydney

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has filed an appeal after a judge dismissed its case alleging the Commonwealth Bank of Australia accepted conflicted remuneration through the sale of its Essential Super product, finding it was “misconceived”.

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Crane maker NQCranes agrees to $1M penalty in ACCC’s cartel case
ACCC 2022-10-26 11:36 am By Cindy Cameronne Sydney

Queensland crane company NQCranes has agreed to pay a $1 million penalty in the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission’s case alleging it engaged in a conspiracy with a multinational rival to divide the Brisbane and Newcastle markets.

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Firm running class action against Toyota gets boost from US plaintiffs firm
Automotive 2022-10-26 5:46 pm By Sam Matthews Melbourne

A law firm running a class action alleging Toyota unit Hino cheated on emissions tests has teamed up with a top US firm running parallel proceedings against the car maker.

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Bayer needs ‘thoughts and prayers’ to make out privilege claim in class action, court told
Associate Justice Patricia Matthews 2022-10-25 11:05 pm By Cindy Cameronne Sydney

A class action against Bayer over its allegedly defective Essure contraceptive devices has admonished the drug manufacturer’s bid to shield emails considered privileged in similar US litigation, arguing “thoughts and prayers” are needed to sustain the claim.

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$27M penalty for ‘extensive and systematic’ failures by CBA units
Ben Hancock 2022-10-25 11:03 pm By Sam Matthews Melbourne

Commonwealth Bank units CommSec and Australian Investments Exchange have been ordered to pay more than $27 million for “serious and unacceptable” system failures that led to excessive fee charges for customers.

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Facebook flags potential conflict of interest in cryptocurrency ad class action
Class Actions 2022-10-25 2:45 pm By Sam Matthews Melbourne

Facebook owner Meta wants to uncover the basis on which crypto tokens have been issued to bankroll a class action over its 2018 ban on cryptocurrency ads, citing the potentially conflicted interests of the self-represented lead applicant.

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Kanye West takes beef with Melbourne restaurant to court
Entertainment 2022-10-24 9:05 pm By Sam Matthews Melbourne

Melbourne restaurant College Dropout Burgers has been hit with a lawsuit by Kanye West for allegedly using the controversial rapper’s name and likeness without permission.

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Class action against NAB over Walton collapse can’t add insolvent trading claim
Allens 2022-10-24 12:18 pm By Sam Matthews Melbourne

A judge has rejected a bid to add an insolvent trading claim to a $78 million class action over the collapse of Walton Construction, citing “extraordinary” delays in the three-year-old case.

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Judge wants delayed Sydney light rail class action finished by year’s end
Adam Hochroth 2022-10-24 1:07 pm By Cindy Cameronne Sydney

A class action trial over Sydney’s $3 billion light rail has been pushed off to next month after the applicant’s eleventh-hour amendments, but a judge has warned the parties they should wrap up the case by the end of the year..

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