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A judge has issued an injunction against actress and director Rebel Wilson, partially blocking her cross-claim in US defamation proceedings launched by producers of her film, 'The Deb'.
Imposing a duty of care on the Australian government to protect Torres Strait Islanders from climate change would not involve the Federal Court in matters of political judgment, a failed class action has argued on appeal.
A class action is appealing a ruling that found the federal government owes no duty of care to Torres Strait Islanders to protect them from the effects of climate change, with experts predicting the High Court may ultimately decide the issue.
AMP has agreed to pay $120 million to settle a class action stemming from the banking royal commission which accused it of overcharging millions of superannuation members over a 12-year period.
A judge has found that the government owes no duty of care to Torres Strait Islanders to protect them against the effects of climate change, despite finding that there was a very real risk they could become “climate refugees”.
On the first day of a seven-week class action trial, a judge has heard that AMP Superannuation failed to renegotiate interest rates with AMP Bank for up to 12 years, despite investing as much as $2 billion in customers' superannuation with the bank.
The former CEO of the Star was not responsible for every aspect of the business and instead played a "supervisory role", a court has heard in ASIC’s case over the casino’s money laundering failures.
Star Entertainment's management and board cannot shirk responsibility for turning a blind eye to money laundering risks by pointing the finger at each other, ASIC has told a court.
On questioning by a judge, Star's former top lawyer has denied making a mistake by failing to tell the board about issues with junket Suncity in May 2018, but said her view was different now with hindsight.
During trial on Monday, ASIC also accused Star's former top lawyer of giving false evidence about alleged cash for chip transactions in junket operator Suncity’s VIP room.