CommBank, ANZ, Westpac reach $126m settlement over consumer credit insurance class action

CommBank, ANZ, Westpac reach $126m settlement over consumer credit insurance class action

Three of the nation’s biggest banks and their insurers have r...

Criminal starts releasing Medibank customer data

Criminal starts releasing Medibank customer data

Private health insurer Medibank (ASX: MPL) has today revealed that ...

Bannister, Centennial investigate class action against Medibank over data hack

Bannister, Centennial investigate class action against Medibank over data hack

Update (14 November): Since this story was published, another law f...

'We are not Crown’: Words that haunt The Star as Maurice Blackburn launches class action

'We are not Crown’: Words that haunt The Star as Maurice Blackburn launches class action

A decade of assurances from The Star Entertainment Group (ASX: SGR)...

The Star hit with $100m fine, licence suspension as new CEO Cooke faces 'tough job' ahead

The Star hit with $100m fine, licence suspension as new CEO Cooke faces 'tough job' ahead

The Star Entertainment Group’s (ASX: SGR) Sydney casino licen...

Full Federal Court throws out Mayfair 101 appeal against $30m penalty

Full Federal Court throws out Mayfair 101 appeal against $30m penalty

The Full Federal Court has dismissed an appeal by the Mayfair 101 G...

Humphrys stepping down to make way for new blood at HopgoodGanim Lawyers

Humphrys stepping down to make way for new blood at HopgoodGanim Lawyers

After more than 20 years leading mid-tier Brisbane legal firm Hopgo...

ACCC cracks down on greenwashing, fake online reviews

ACCC cracks down on greenwashing, fake online reviews

The nation’s consumer watchdog is cracking down on businesses...

Court finds Mayfair 101 director was denied procedural fairness, orders retrial

Court finds Mayfair 101 director was denied procedural fairness, orders retrial

An order restraining Mayfair 101 director James Mawhinney from deal...

Sale of Ellume's Australian arm on the table as liabilities hit $140m

Sale of Ellume's Australian arm on the table as liabilities hit $140m

Voluntary administrators of Brisbane-based medtech Ellume’s A...

Shine settles two pelvic mesh class actions with Johnson & Johnson for $300m

Shine settles two pelvic mesh class actions with Johnson & Johnson for $300m

Australian law firm Shine Justice (ASX: SHJ) has settled two class ...

Legal tech group Lawcadia expands into UK after another strong year of growth

Legal tech group Lawcadia expands into UK after another strong year of growth

Brisbane-based legal technology company Lawcadia, buoyed by another...

Brisbane COVID test maker Ellume appoints administrators to Australian arm

Brisbane COVID test maker Ellume appoints administrators to Australian arm

The Australian arm of COVID-19 at-home test kit manufacturer Ellume...

Shine secures $105m settlement in mesh implant case against Boston Scientific

Shine secures $105m settlement in mesh implant case against Boston Scientific

Shine Lawyers has secured yet another win for Australian women whos...

Origin slapped with $17m fine for failing to protect vulnerable customers

Origin slapped with $17m fine for failing to protect vulnerable customers

Australian energy giant Origin Energy (ASX: ORG) has today been ord...

Audit uncovers multiple failures in Federal Government's $484m Entrepreneurs' Programme

Audit uncovers multiple failures in Federal Government's $484m Entrepreneurs' Programme

A review of the Australian Government’s $484.2 million Entrep...

Federal Court gives Blackstone green light to acquire Crown for $8.9 billion

Federal Court gives Blackstone green light to acquire Crown for $8.9 billion

Crown Resorts (ASX: CWN) has received the final stamp of appro...

"The problem is still occurring today": ANZ sued for allegedly misleading credit card balances

"The problem is still occurring today": ANZ sued for allegedly misleading credit card balances

The corporate watchdog has today commenced legal proceedings agains...

Competition concerns raised over THL's Apollo acquisition

Competition concerns raised over THL's Apollo acquisition

Australia’s consumer watchdog has today outlined preliminary ...

Shine Justice sells subsidiary Emanate back to founder

Shine Justice sells subsidiary Emanate back to founder

A Brisbane-based law firm behind class-action lawsuits against McDo...

Uber facing $26 million penalty for “misleading” cancellation warning messages

Uber facing $26 million penalty for “misleading” cancellation warning messages

Global rideshare and deliveries giant Uber is staring down a $26 mi...

Star's top legal officer probed on dummy hotel rooms, sham invoices and cloak of legal privilege

Star's top legal officer probed on dummy hotel rooms, sham invoices and cloak of legal privilege

Dummy hotel rooms, sham invoices, and the cloaking of documents in ...

ASIC takes aim at Rent4Keeps, Layaway Depot alleging exorbitant rent-to-buy charges

ASIC takes aim at Rent4Keeps, Layaway Depot alleging exorbitant rent-to-buy charges

Two companies that lease whitegoods and electronics to low-income p...

Macquarie in court over alleged failures to monitor $2.9m in unauthorised withdrawals

Macquarie in court over alleged failures to monitor $2.9m in unauthorised withdrawals

Australia’s corporate watchdog has commenced Federal Court pr...

Slater & Gordon injured by lockdowns with $7.5m loss

Slater & Gordon injured by lockdowns with $7.5m loss

Slater & Gordon (ASX: SGH) shares fell to all-time lows this mo...

Aware Financial Services hit with $20m fine for charging fees for no service

Aware Financial Services hit with $20m fine for charging fees for no service

Aware Financial Services Australia (Aware FS) is the latest financi...

Financial crime watchdog orders external auditor to probe Bell Potter

Financial crime watchdog orders external auditor to probe Bell Potter

Australia’s financial crime authority AUSTRAC has ordered Bel...

EML Payments sets aside $10.5m provision for Shine class action

EML Payments sets aside $10.5m provision for Shine class action

An otherwise positive half-year result for Brisbane-based gift and ...

Court finds Hutchinson and CFMMEU engaged in “anti-competitive” boycott

Court finds Hutchinson and CFMMEU engaged in “anti-competitive” boycott

Construction giant Hutchinson and the Construction, Forestry, Marit...

ACTU claims free test request "reasonable", but employer body deems strike threats inappropriate

ACTU claims free test request "reasonable", but employer body deems strike threats inappropriate

With workplaces nationally fighting fires across multiple fronts as...