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

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 21 OCT 2019
... in the Federal Court and are reviewing the claim. On Thursday last week, CFS was hit with a class action from Maurice Blackburn Lawyers in relation to alleged breaches of super trustee duties. That class action also makes mention of the FirstChoice Super ...

Retail fund faces class action on MySuper

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 17 OCT 2019
Thousands of MySuper account holders with Colonial First State will pursue legal action against the fund. Maurice Blackburn Lawyers today filed a class action against CFS in relation to alleged breaches of super trustee duties that it said have caused ...

BT faces fees for no service class action

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 6 SEP 2019
... claim are unspecified. BTFM and WLIS will be defending the claims." Westpac is also facing a class action from Maurice Blackburn over allegations it breached responsible lending obligations. The case alleges BT short-changed its members in the BT Super ...

AMP faces super fee gouge class action

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 30 MAY 2019
AMP said it will "vigorously" defend the class action launched by Maurice Blackburn Lawyers, alleging it overcharged superannuation fund members fees unjustifiably. Backed by litigation funder Harbour, the law firm filed a class action seeking compensation ...

AMP class actions consolidated

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 27 MAY 2019
... against AMP in 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 ...

Major instos hit with cartel class action

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 27 MAY 2019
Maurice Blackburn today filed a class action in the Federal Court suing UBS, Barclays, Citibank, Royal Bank of Scotland and JP Morgan. The class action alleges the banks colluded to rig foreign exchange rates during a period between January 2008 and ...

Fearless Girl comes to Melbourne

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 8 FEB 2019
Cbus and HESTA, together with Maurice Blackburn, will bring the Fearless Girl statue to Australia in bid to stand for equality and diversity. The 50-inch bronze statue of a little girl standing defiantly in front of Wall Street's famous Charging ...

Life insurer early intervention reforms dumped

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 25 OCT 2018
... whether the policyholder's injury is related to work, and if so, workers compensation schemes may apply. Maurice Blackburn countered this proposal in its submission, stating it would inadvertently set up two systems: the current workers compensation ...

Government establishes aged care Royal Commission

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 17 SEP 2018
... one of the main issues to be examined at the newly established Royal Commission in to the aged care sector. Maurice Blackburn Lawyers welcomed the Federal Government's intention to establish a Royal Commission into the aged care sector and is calling ...

Industry stakeholders welcome PC report

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 MAY 2018
... be considered to improve the competitiveness and efficiency of the superannuation system." Finally, law firm Maurice Blackburn also issued a statement in regards to the PC's scathing review of the Insurance Code of Practice. The report acknowledges the ...