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Chartered Accountants drops investigation into ex-PwC tax partner
Accounting disciplinary body Chartered Accountants ANZ has dropped its investigation into former PwC tax partner Wayne Plummer, who was linked to the firm's tax leaks scandal in 2023. 
Virbac loses bid to block generic animal drug
Animal health company Virbac has lost its interlocutory bid to block a generic version of its animal drug Cydectin Platinum by rival Abbey Laboratories. 
Babcock & Brown shareholders can’t stay costs orders in failed 10-year-old case
Shareholders in collapsed financial services firm Babcock & Brown have lost their bid to stay costs orders after losing a ten-year-old dispute.
Law firm can’t dodge $5.4M security in Macquarie class action
Maurice Blackburn is stuck paying $5.4 million in security in a flex commissions class action against Macquarie, with a judge saying it represents a “business risk willingly undertaken”.
IP firm loses challenge to Apple’s authentication patent
An intellectual property firm has lost its legal challenge to Apple's bid to patent its method of authentication on electronic devices, including smartphones.
Top 10 class action settlements of 2024
Class action settlements leaped in value last year, with three settlements topping the $200 million mark.
Toyota unit Hino to pay $87M to settle emissions cheating class action
Hino Motors has agreed to pay $87 million to settle a consumer class action alleging it misrepresented that its vehicles met Australian emissions and road standards over a 20-year period.
‘Considerable disquiet’: Pelvic mesh group members can challenge $405M settlements
Women who were allegedly injured by defective pelvic mesh implants can apply to set aside two approved settlements against Johnson & Johnson and Boston Scientific worth $405 million.
Judge rejects sacked Super Retail Group execs’ settlement claims
Two Super Retail Group executives' claims that they were unfairly sacked for making whistleblower complaints will go to trial after they lost their bid to enforce an alleged settlement.
$56M settlement approved in Monash IVF class action
A judge has approved a $56 million settlement in a class action alleging Monash IVF destroyed potentially viable embryos, including a $10.6 million payout for the firm that ran the case.