SLATER AND GORDON

Superannuation

Colonial First State Investments has reached an in-principle settlement regarding a superannuation class action about grandfathered commission....

Life/Risk

The proposed stapling of superannuation funds may leave some members ineligible to claim against their own policy after paying premiums if they are injured or ill while w...

Financial planning

Caving to the demands of the US Chamber of Commerce to restrict Australian class action funding may deprive regular Australians of access to justice, according to Class A...

Financial planning

Plaintiff law firm, Slater and Gordon has claimed AMP Limited has only itself to blame for exposure to class action lawsuits, not its financial planners....

Life/Risk

Slater and Gordon have filed a class action against the bank for selling customers “worthless” insurance....

Life/Risk

Superannuation members’ insurance cover could lapse if there is no money in the account to pay the premiums after being drained for early access, a law firm warns....

Financial planning

Slater and Gordon has become the second to file a class action against CFS for charging FirstChoice Super members higher fees for ongoing commissions to members who did n...

Life/Risk

A major insurer has backdated an update of two of its outdated medical definitions, meaning consumers who had their claim rejected previously may be able to get a new dec...

Policy & Regulation

The banks should offer customers independent advice on remediation or risk both a “relentless flow” of class actions and a widening trust deficit....

Policy & Regulation

Plaintiff law firm, Slater and Gordon has secured a $28.5 million settlement out of its six-year class action against Australian Executor Trustees as the trustee for Prov...

Superannuation

Slater and Gordon has launched class actions against the banks following allegations arising from the Royal Commission into Misconduct in the Banking, Superannuation and ...

Financial planning

In an attempt to differentiate itself among the other four class actions already launched against AMP, Slater and Gordon has announced that it offers the best value to cl...

Financial planning

Plaintive law firm, Slater and Gordon, has moved to leverage ASIC’s ‘best interests’ legal action against NSG Financial Services, seeking unhappy clients who want to purs...

Funds management

Slater and Gordon announce $25m plus costs settlement from Australian Capital Reserve class action against the Trust Company (Nominees) Limited....

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