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After a spat over legal expenses in Bruce Lehrmann's defamation case, and a final agreement to accept $1.15 million from Ten to cover the costs, presenter Lisa Wilkinson has lost her bid for more costs.

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.

Counsel who appeared for barrister Gina Edwards during her successful defamation trial against Nine will be paid over $668,000 amid a fight with her solicitors over fees.

A judge has rejected claims from the defendants in a sinking homes class action by Sydney homeowners that determining common question is not a 'material change' that would warrant additional discovery, but still declined to order discovery.

Westpac has agreed to fork over $130 million to settle a class action over payment of flexible commissions to car dealers, a practice that was banned by the corporate regulator seven years ago.

An ACT education department official has dodged a costs order in a case she brought -- then dropped -- over a corruption investigation into a contract awarded to building giant Lendlease.

Accounting firm EY has signed a 10-year lease with Charter Hall for its new Melbourne headquarters in the East End Place precinct, just a stone's throw from Parliament.

A drawn out class action against BHP has asked the High Court to clarify the correct approach to construing a group member definition, after a bid to retroactively amend the class was nixed on appeal.

A judge has questioned the need for solicitors in a class action against Jaguar to be involved in discovery of internal investigations by the car maker when a technical referee is to be appointed.