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High Court won’t hear Ben Roberts-Smith’s defamation appeal
Australia’s most-decorated soldier, Ben Roberts-Smith, has lost his bid for special leave from the High Court to appeal a judge’s findings that he committed war crimes in Afghanistan.
CBA class actions sent back for possible pursuit of ‘no transaction’ claims
Two failed shareholder class actions against Commonwealth Bank have been returned to a judge to decide if 'no transaction' claims can still be pursued, a move CBA argues is a way to keep alive cases that are “truly dead”.
Lattouf calls out ABC’s ‘performative’ regret in seeking $350K penalty
Ex-ABC presenter Antoinette Lattouf is seeking a penalty of up to $350,000 against the national broadcaster for her unfair dismissal, citing its “performative” expressions of regret. 
Class action gets hands on Phoslock docs produced in AFP probe of China operations
Phoslock Environmental Technologies, which has produced hundreds of thousands of documents to federal police as part of an investigation of the company's China operations, must hand over the bundle to a class action.
Uber files High Court challenge in $81M payroll tax dispute
Uber wants the High Court to weigh in on its dispute with the NSW State Revenue Office over five years of payroll tax, after an appeals court found payments made to drivers were taxable. 
Judge recuses himself from ‘sham contracting’ case against Uber
A judge has recused himself from hearing a 'sham contracting' case against Uber because he previously represented the rideshare giant in four similar matters when he was a barrister.
Law firm investigates ‘loyalty tax’ class action against Suncorp
Insurance giant Suncorp faces a class action investigation on behalf of millions of home and car insurance customers who were allegedly misled about their premiums and charged a so-called loyalty tax.
Westpac’s $130M settlement in flex commissions class action approved
A judge has signed off on Westpac's $130 million settlement in a class action over flexible commissions paid to car dealers, bringing to an end three cases brought by Maurice Blackburn against lenders.
Barrister wins bid to move costs row with Giles George after cavoodle defamation case
A Federal Court judge has refused to recuse himself in a dispute over legal fees following a Sydney barrister’s successful defamation case against Nine but has sent the matter to the NSW Supreme Court.
Court, union debate what portion of $90M Qantas penalty goes to workers
The Transport Workers Union and a judge have debated how much of a $90 million penalty handed to Qantas should be given to 1,820 workers who were unlawfully outsourced during the COVID-19 pandemic.