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Judge balks at $10M registration bill in stolen wages class action
The judge overseeing a $180.4 million settlement in a stolen wages class action has railed against Shine Lawyers' $10 million bill for the costs of registration, saying “something has gone seriously wrong”.
Salter Brothers sues insurer to cover $3.5M in costs to defend client’s lawsuit
Investment manager Salter Brothers has sued XL Insurance, saying it has “unreasonably delayed” covering the costs of defending a former client’s lawsuit alleging misleading conduct.
ASIC wins case over life insurer’s misleading ‘pre-existing condition’ term
ASIC has won its case against insurer HCF Life over a pre-existing condition term that was likely to mislead the public, but failed to convince the court that it was an unfair contract term. 
Santos’ net zero plan ‘little more than speculation’, trial court told
Santos’ plan to reach net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2040 was “little more than a series of speculations”, a shareholder group has said on the first day of trial in a landmark greenwashing case.
Clive Palmer’s nephew tells High Court he’s beyond reach of contempt
Clive Palmer's nephew has applied to the High Court for review of a decision rejecting his bid to dodge contempt proceedings, arguing he did not submit to the court's jurisdiction.
Care A2 settles spat with infant formula distributor
Dairy company Care A2 has settled a dispute with Gensco Laboratories over an agreement to distribute its infant formula in the US that went sour.
High Court shuns SingTel’s appeal over tax deductions for $14B Optus buy
The High Court will not review a Full Court ruling that backed the ATO’s rejection of over $894,000 in tax deductions related to SingTel's $14.2 billion acquisition of Optus.
Trucking company facing class action over fatal train crash
A Queensland trucking company is facing a class action by owners of $2.4 million in cargo aboard a freight train that was derailed in a fatal collision with a truck on New Year’s Eve.
Flex commissions class action judge says expert evidence not for his ‘comfort’
Expert evidence is not meant to “provide a judge with comfort”, a judge has found in rejecting evidence from two experts in flex commissions class actions against Westpac and Macquarie.
Coles dodges iFit challenge to Perform powerbar brand
Coles has defeated a trade mark challenge to its Perform brand of sports nutrition products by a sports equipment company.