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Munich Re can bring fresh claims in $700M case against AMP
Munich Reinsurance has been given the OK to bring additional claims in its $696 million lawsuit, which accuses AMP of misleading or deceptive conduct over a quota share agreement.
Giles George has good case for lien over costs in barrister’s case: judge
Defamation boutique Giles George has a “good arguable case” that it has a solicitor’s lien over costs payable by Nine in a defamation case by barrister Gina Edwards over social media cavoodle Oscar. 
Baker McKenzie lures partner back to tax group
A transfer pricing pro who spent ten years as a partner at Baker McKenzie has rejoined the firm's tax practice after a stint in-house.
$20M settlement in NAB class action OK’d despite concerns over lawyers’ fees
A judge has approved a $20 million settlement in a class action against NAB, despite initial concerns about the “moral hazard” of paying fees incurred by the applicant's former lawyers to prepare “sub-optimal pleadings”.
Law firm might drop iPhone class action against Apple, court told
A law firm that lodged a class action against Apple over “throttled” iPhones might discontinue the case without having served the US tech giant. 
Court rejects NAB super trustee’s bid for first-ever class action indemnity costs
A court has refused to order the applicant in a failed class action against NULIS Nominees to pay indemnity costs, but has confirmed that so-called Calderbank offers can operate in group proceedings.
Ten reaches deal with Lisa Wilkinson over Lehrmann defence costs
Ten will pay journalist Lisa Wilkinson $1.15 million toward her costs of defending against defamation claims by former Liberal staffer Bruce Lehrmann, who was found by a judge to have raped colleague Brittany Higgins.
In defamation defence, News Corp says Hells Angels member has bad reputation
News Corp is disputing claims in a defamation case that a senior member of the Hells Angels bikie gang was seriously harmed by its reporting, saying he already has a bad reputation.
Former Star Entertainment execs cop penalties after settling with ASIC
A judge has imposed penalties against Star's former managing director and former CFO as part of settlements reached with the corporate regulator, as trial against nine other executives continues.
Telstra misled customers about Belong upload speeds, court finds
A court has found that Telstra misled almost 9,000 residential broadband customers about the upload speeds of its budget internet provider Belong.