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May 2021
Robodebt: Centrelink to Issue Hundreds of Thousands of Class Action Notices for Trial | Centrelink…
Hundreds of thousands of Australians affected by the government's robodebt program will receive notices from Centrelink regarding an upcoming class action lawsuit under Federal Court orders.Guardian Australia last month revealed secret…
Government admits robodebt was illegal as it settles legal challenge | Centrelink debt collection
Federal government settled landmark challenge to robodebt program - conceding $ 2,500 debt raised against Deanna Amato was not legal because it was based on income averaging.In the orders done by consent on Wednesday, the Federal Court…
Robodebt: Government admits it will be forced to repay $ 550 million under botched program |…
The federal government has privately admitted it would be forced to repay over 400,000 social debts worth around $ 550 million that were wrongly issued to hundreds of thousands of Australians under the scheme from sloppy…
LVNV: Maryland settlement wipes out $ 10 million in debt for 3,500 consumers, pays them a total of $…
About 3,500 people will have about $ 10 million in personal debt written off by a collection agency, thanks to a settlement reached Friday by a federal court that resolved a lawsuit over the agency's right to…
AG Healey reaches $ 4 million settlement with debt collector
Attorney General Maura Healey's office struck a multi-million dollar deal with a debt collection company that it said illegally targeted seniors, people with disabilities and others whose incomes are exempt from collection obligations of…
Who Should Pay the Petition Fee After Petition Debt Settlement?
Reliance Wholesale Ltd v AM2PM Feltham Ltd
In the recent Reliance Wholesale Ltd v AM2PM Feltham Ltd case, the High Court provided much-needed guidance and clarification on how the Court should approach cost issues
when a petition claim…
$ 66 million settlement ends debt collectors
BUFFALO, NY (WKBW) - The New York State Attorney General has announced a $ 60 million settlement that will shut down a Buffalo-based debt collection company. Three debt collection companies in total make up the $ 66 million…
Dangers of Aging Debt: Be Careful When Contacted About Old Overdue Bills
February 6, 2012 ?? - The Federal Trade Commission has just cracked down on debt collector Asset Acceptance LLC for misrepresenting itself in trying to collect old debts. But this story is much bigger than a single company. There is a…
“Default” payments under the Settlement Agreement and not “Operational Debt” under the IBC: NCLT…
Is the “default” of payments under a settlement agreement an “operational debt” under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code of 2016 (“the Code”)? This question was answered in the negative by the National Company Law Tribunal of New Delhi…