$1bn left in the pot:Are you eligible for a royal commission refund?

$1bn left in the pot:Are you eligible for a royal commission refund?

Banks have now refunded billions of dollars as a result of the dodgy practices revealed by the Banking Royal Commission. But there’s more to be returned.

  • byJoel Gibson

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WA’s biggest builder faces class action over construction delays
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WA’s biggest builder faces class action over construction delays

The construction giant whose name every household knows is facing a legal battle with hundreds of angry customers whose property dreams have become nightmares.

  • bySarah Brookes
CBA says class action ‘infected by hindsight bias’

CBA says class action ‘infected by hindsight bias’

The Commonwealth Bank says a shareholder class action targeting the bank’s disclosure of anti-money laundering breaches is based on hindsight.

  • byClancy Yeates
Medibank hit with threat to release data ‘in 24 hours’

Medibank hit with threat to release data ‘in 24 hours’

Medibank Private declined to say whether a threat to release customer data on the dark web is credible,while the FBI has joined the AFP’s Operation Pallidus to hunt down the hackers.

  • byColin Kruger andMatthew Knott
Class action firm files claim against Optus

Class action firm files claim against Optus

The claim lodged by Maurice Blackburn is seeking compensation on behalf of millions of Optus customers for alleged privacy law breaches.

  • byNick Bonyhady
Class war:Weighing changes to Australia’s class action regime

Class war:Weighing changes to Australia’s class action regime

Victorian Supreme Court judge John Dixon says the Coalition misunderstood one of his judgments and pushed through a raft of changes that put class actions under threat of extinction.

  • bySarah Danckert
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Class action threatened over WestConnex property damage claims

Class action threatened over WestConnex property damage claims

The NSW government is facing a class action investigation over damage to homes allegedly caused by the multibillion-dollar motorway.

  • byMegan Gorrey
‘Significant concerns’:$3b takeover of Aussie giant in jeopardy as ACCC spooks investors

‘Significant concerns’:$3b takeover of Aussie giant in jeopardy as ACCC spooks investors

The competition watchdog says the takeover of administration services giant Link could impact all property transactions in Australia.

  • bySarah Danckert
Law firm dumps planned class action on Victoria’s triple-zero crisis

Law firm dumps planned class action on Victoria’s triple-zero crisis

A major law firm has ruled out bringing a class action against Victoria’s triple-zero authority,citing conflicts of interest,just weeks after announcing the plan.

  • byJackson Graham
Bondi Sands faces US class action over alleged ‘greenwashed’ sunscreen
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Bondi Sands faces US class action over alleged ‘greenwashed’ sunscreen

The well-known Australian sunscreen and cosmetics business that claims to be “reef friendly” faces legal action in the US and allegations its sunscreens are harmful to the environment.

  • byCameron Houston
‘What a mess’:Class action lawyers circle troubled Magellan

‘What a mess’:Class action lawyers circle troubled Magellan

Two class action law firms are running the ruler over Magellan’s disclosures after a horror fortnight sent its stock price plummeting and left investors bewildered.

  • byCharlotte Grieve