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High Court to hear class action appeal against former NAB super trustee
The applicant in a failed class action against former NAB super fund trustee NULIS Nominees over $165 million in conflicted remuneration has won High Court leave to challenge the dismissal of his case.
Second law firm investigates class action against Corporate Travel, PwC
Corporate Travel Management and auditor PricewaterhouseCoopers face a second class action investigation after an 85 per cent drop in the travel agency's share price following a year-long trading suspension.
AustralianSuper agrees to $30M fine over death benefit failures
Australian Super has agreed to pay a $30 million fine in ASIC proceedings over delays in processing almost 7,000 death benefit claims, but a judge has said he does not have enough information to approve the deal. 
FWC tosses claim by former Cisco senior lawyer
The Fair Work Commission has found that a former senior lawyer for Cisco was not forced to resign, despite protracted disputes with the company over his health, pay and position.
Law firm battles judge’s decision to slash cut of $87M Hino settlement
Maurice Blackburn is seeking to increase its cut of an $87 million settlement in a class action against Hino after a court slashed the payout by $10 million.
Beach Energy settles shareholder class action for $43.5M
Oil and gas company Beach Energy has agreed to pay $43. 5 million to settle a shareholder class action on the eve of trial.
Meta reaches mid-trial settlement in competition case by start-up
Instagram owner Meta has settled a competition case brought by a marketing company that alleged the social media giant engaged in anti-competition conduct when it barred the start-up from accessing the platform in 2019.
CoreLogic can withdraw admission in IP fight with Hubexo after silk’s error
A judge has allowed US analytics company CoreLogic to withdraw an admission made at the beginning of trial after finding it was due to an error by senior counsel, despite saying that getting a full explanation was like “pulling teeth”.
Judge approves settlement in Thirdi class action
A judge has signed off on a partial settlement in a class action brought by the owners of lots in an allegedly shoddy townhouse development in Sydney.
Court tosses Lighthouse’s $600M suit against East Timor
A judge has tossed oil company Lighthouse's $600 million suit against the government of East Timor after it failed to provide $1.3 million in security ahead of trial.