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Call for pause on default insurance changes

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAR 2020
... COVID-19 pandemic increases the chance Australians will need to rely on the cover automatically provided by their super fund. Slater and Gordon believes the government's suite of insurance in super reforms should be put on ice until after the threat ...

CFS culls grandfathered commissions, slashes fees

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 6 DEC 2019
... Blackburn Lawyers is alleging delayed transitioning some members to low-cost, better-performing MySuper products. Slater Gordon is alleging it charged 500,000 members high fees to pay for ongoing commissions to advisers who were not required to provide ...

Colonial First State hit with second class action in less than a week

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 21 OCT 2019
Slater and Gordon has filed a second class action against Colonial First State for allegedly charging excessive superannuation fees to fund outgoing commissions paid to financial advisers. The class action is on behalf over 500,000 Australians and is ...

BT faces fees for no service class action

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 6 SEP 2019
... BT Funds Management and Westpac Life Insurance Services in relation to BT's Super for Life cash investment option. Slater & Gordon filed the action on behalf of Tracey Ghee. Westpac said in a statement: "The damages sought by the claim are unspecified. ...

AMP faces super fee gouge class action

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 30 MAY 2019
... ordered only one of several class actions launched against AMP can proceed. The class actions of Maurice Blackburn, and Slater and Gordon have been consolidated into one while the three remaining suits have been halted.

AMP class actions consolidated

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 27 MAY 2019
... the wake of its Royal Commission appearances should be allowed to continue. The class actions of Maurice Blackburn and Slater and Gordon have been consolidated into one while the three remaining suits have been halted. In making her judgement, Chief ...

IOOF faces class action

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 18 MAR 2019
... guidance provided to IOOF shareholders. However, the actual amount will be the court's decision. Scattini was a lawyer at Slater & Gordon in 2010 when the firm worked on getting investors compensation from Commonwealth Bank after Storm Financial ...

NAB, MLC face class action

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 27 SEP 2018
... proceedings have been filed against NAB and MLC for the sale of worthless consumer credit insurance. The two companies will face Slater and Gordon in Federal Court after the law firm officially filed proceedings. Slater and Gordon allege MLC and NAB ...

AMP, CBA respond to record class action bid

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 SEP 2018
AMP and Commonwealth Bank have responded to Slater and Gordon's announcement of a potential class action which could see the two parties forced to repay more than $500 million that was unfairly deducted from superannuation fund accounts. Launching ...

AMP becomes class action target

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 30 APR 2018
... Industry. The litigation funding group said it will fund class action proceedings conducted by law firm Phi Feeney McDonald. Slater and Gordon (funded by Therium), Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan (funded by Burford Capital), and Shine Lawyers are also ...