Victims of Melissa Caddick launch class action against her super fund auditors

Case brought by 24 defrauded investors alleges auditors were negligent, engaged in deceptive conduct and breached the Corporations Act

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Victims of Sydney conwoman Melissa Caddick have made a fresh attempt at clawing back some of their lost money by launching a class action against several of her auditors.

The law firm Mackay Chapman has filed the class action in the federal court on behalf of 24 of Caddick’s defrauded investors.

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