Class action

Labour's Arena Williams says the Government is siding with big banks by choosing to deny people who may be owed money the potential success of their claim in court

Labour's Arena Williams says the Government is siding with big banks by choosing to deny people who may be owed money the potential success of their claim in court

If reelected Labour says it'll establish a formal class actions regime as part of a justice system where 'New Zealanders are not blocked by cost'

If reelected Labour says it'll establish a formal class actions regime as part of a justice system where 'New Zealanders are not blocked by cost'

ASB appeals class action lawsuit asking the bank to repay interest payments made by hundreds of thousands of customers between 2015 and 2019

ASB appeals class action lawsuit asking the bank to repay interest payments made by hundreds of thousands of customers between 2015 and 2019

Law firm Chapman Tripp is urging the Government to act on Law Commission recommendations to establish a proper legal framework for class actions

Law firm Chapman Tripp is urging the Government to act on Law Commission recommendations to establish a proper legal framework for class actions

Class action filed against ANZ and ASB alleging they failed to refund some 150k customers millions of dollars they weren't allowed to take or keep

Class action filed against ANZ and ASB alleging they failed to refund some 150k customers millions of dollars they weren't allowed to take or keep

CBL shareholders seek redress for failure of the $747 million company; Harbour Asset Management and Argo Investments to lead class action against former directors

CBL shareholders seek redress for failure of the $747 million company; Harbour Asset Management and Argo Investments to lead class action against former directors

ANZ and Fair Play on Fees settle bank exception fees litigation with bank not admitting liability, no mention of payout for bank customers

ANZ and Fair Play on Fees settle bank exception fees litigation with bank not admitting liability, no mention of payout for bank customers

ANZ wins key bank fees case in Australia's highest court, New Zealand subsidiary sees the result as good news for related, but separate NZ bank fees cases

ANZ wins key bank fees case in Australia's highest court, New Zealand subsidiary sees the result as good news for related, but separate NZ bank fees cases

ASIC targets Westpac over alleged rate rigging, APRA's Byrers on funding, TLAC, capital & risk culture, NAB fees settlement, Fitch wary of conduct issues, Turnbull hits out, the Panama Papers

ASIC targets Westpac over alleged rate rigging, APRA's Byrers on funding, TLAC, capital & risk culture, NAB fees settlement, Fitch wary of conduct issues, Turnbull hits out, the Panama Papers

Cantabrian property owners' bid to take fight against Southern Response to Court fails as their issues are deemed too different to be united in a class action

Cantabrian property owners' bid to take fight against Southern Response to Court fails as their issues are deemed too different to be united in a class action

Numbers needed for Canterbury quake-damaged property owners to pack a hefty punch in proposed group legal action against insurers

Numbers needed for Canterbury quake-damaged property owners to pack a hefty punch in proposed group legal action against insurers

Fair Play on Fees says it'll sue BNZ and Westpac over exception, or penalty, fees; Urges their customers to sign up

Fair Play on Fees says it'll sue BNZ and Westpac over exception, or penalty, fees; Urges their customers to sign up

Exception fee cases against ANZ and Kiwibank on hold pending outcome of appeal in Aussie ANZ case

Exception fee cases against ANZ and Kiwibank on hold pending outcome of appeal in Aussie ANZ case

Caution for bank customers over 'some measure of danger' in litigation funder led bank penalty fees cases

Caution for bank customers over 'some measure of danger' in litigation funder led bank penalty fees cases

Kiwibank responds to exception fees law suit arguing customers failed to take steps to prevent the fees and it has a 'right of set off' from loss or damage

Kiwibank responds to exception fees law suit arguing customers failed to take steps to prevent the fees and it has a 'right of set off' from loss or damage