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Former Star CFO reaches settlement with ASIC
The former CFO of Star Entertainment has reached a settlement in ASIC's case accusing ten executives of breaching their duties in relation to the casino operator's lax money laundering compliance.
Insurer AAI can’t escape combustible cladding class action
AAI has lost its bid to appeal an order joining it to a class action over alleged combustible cladding installed at two high-rise towers in Liverpool, NSW. 
Macquarie says it could rely on Nuix’s ‘promises’ about $1.8B IPO prospectus
Macquarie Capital has hit back at a class action over an alleged misleading prospectus for Nuix’s $1.8 billion IPO, saying it was entitled as underwriter to rely on the software company's promises.
Judge approves $31.5M settlement in junior doctors class action
A judge has given the green light to a $31.5 million settlement in a class action brought by junior doctors accusing the ACT government and North Canberra Hospital of failing to pay overtime.
Nuix class action judge rejects bid to close shareholder class action up to trial
A judge has made a class closure order in a shareholder case against software company Nuix and underwriter Macquarie Capital, but rejected a bid to keep the order in operation until trial.
Santos’ net zero plan ‘little more than speculation’, trial court told
Santos’ plan to reach net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2040 was “little more than a series of speculations”, a shareholder group has said on the first day of trial in a landmark greenwashing case.
S&P entitled to Rolls-Royce defence in CDO class action: court
S&P is free to pay for a Rolls-Royce defence in "Rolls-Royce litigation" that alleges the agency engaged in fraud in assigning ratings to risky financial products, a judge has said.
S&P class action judge to hear fight over evidence of fraud
A class action over S&P’s rosy ratings on risky financial products faces a preliminary fight over the relevance of expert evidence that seeks to prove fraud on the part of the ratings agency.
‘Horse has bolted’: Judge declasses COVID-19 insurance class actions
Four proceedings over COVID-19 business interruption losses will be stripped of class action status, with a judge saying most of the common issues were already determined in test cases.
Appeal bid in crypto class action against Google, Meta falls flat
A court has refused leave to appeal a permanent stay of a class action run, funded and led by lawyer Andrew Hamilton against Google and Meta that challenged their crypto ad bans.