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Kingfisher Mobile pares claims in $45M lawsuit against Telstra
Contractor Kingfisher Mobile has dropped a claim against Telstra in a $45 million lawsuit alleging the telco breached a November 2022 contract when it engaged a new provider to take over. 
Meta can’t be left in the dark about ACCC’s crypto ads case, judge says
The consumer regulator must identify the advertisements it relies on to prove its case against Meta over scam cryptocurrency ads on Facebook, with a judge saying the social media giant should know the case it has to meet.
ATO asks High Court to reverse PepsiCo’s win on royalty withholding tax
The tax office has asked the High Court to overturn a decision which found that payments made by Asahi Breweries-owned Schweppes to PepsiCo under agreements to sell brands such as Pepsi and Mountain Dew in Australia were not subject to a royalty withholding tax. 
Telstra fights silk’s claims over email bounce-back
Telstra has hit back at a senior barrister’s suit alleging it flags his emails to Bigpond addresses as spam and fails to send them, saying the problem has already been fixed. 
Rio Tinto unit wins stay in dispute with government over Jabiluka mine lease
A court has granted Rio Tinto unit Energy Resources Australia an interim stay to allow it to contest the government's decision not to renew its lease for the Jabiluka uranium mine in the Northern Territory.
Allens, Harmers in crosshairs of Super Retail’s feud with former chief legal officer
Super Retail Group has made a bid to disqualify the solicitors of its former chief legal officer, who has sued the company to enforce an alleged settlement. But the Rebel Sport owner may have to defend a duelling application to disqualify its own solicitors, from Big Six firm Allens.
Quintis class action settlement sum revealed, rival funder wants piece
A $13.5 million settlement has been reached in a Gadens-led class action against former Quintis director Frank Wilson, and the funder of a rival class action is preparing to seek a chunk of the sum in what a judge has called a “most unusual circumstance”.
High Court appeal seeks total knockout of common fund orders
The High Court has been asked to overturn a Full Court decision finding lawyers can take a cut from a class action settlement under a solicitors’ common fund order and to finally settle the question of whether the court has the power to issue common fund orders at all.
Webb Henderson, former top judge to help PwC right its ship after tax leaks scandal
In a first for a Big Four firm, PwC has made good on its promise to appoint an independent chair to its board and has tasked law firm Webb Henderson and former top judge with tracking its progress on other commitments made in the wake of its tax leaks scandal.