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Pitcher Partners loses second bid to toss $127M Twigg family lawsuit
Pitcher Partners has lost its appeal of a decision that refused to stay a lawsuit over the accounting firm’s alleged involvement in race car driver Max Twigg’s misappropriation of $127 million from his family. 
Former EY exec sues for discrimination
Ernst & Young has been hit with a discrimination suit by a former Asia Pacific director, who alleges she was fired after making complaints of bullying, harassment and discrimination.
Ex-G8 Education chair suffers another loss in challenge to ASIC examination
Former G8 Education chair Jennifer Hutson has lost an appeal of a decision that found she was not unlawfully examined by the corporate regulator over the childcare company's $162 million hostile takeover bid for Affinity Education Group.
Sacked top pilot settles case with Virgin over alleged CEO bullying
Virgin Australia has settled a lawsuit brought by its former chief pilot alleging the airline sacked him for complaining of bullying and harassment by its CEO.
AMP to pay $110M to settle shareholder class action
A shareholder class action that was filed in the wake of the banking royal commission over AMP’s fees-for-no-service practices has settled for $110 million. 
Class action says Qantas got ‘$1B in interest free loans’ from COVID-19 cancellations
Qantas faces a class action on behalf of hundreds of thousands of customers who allegedly never received refunds after flights were cancelled during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Multiplex sues Star-owned consortium over $2.6B Queen’s Wharf construction
A Star Entertainment joint venture has been hit with a lawsuit by the Queensland arm of Multiplex Constructions over alleged costs overruns in the construction for a multi-billion-dollar resort in Brisbane. 
Deloitte partner in court fight with builder over Balmain reno costs
A Deloitte partner has brought legal action against a Sydney builder over variations to a $1.5 million contract to renovate his house in the waterfront suburb of Balmain, claiming the increases were meant as “cash support” for the construction business. 
Judge rejects Seven’s ‘most unusual request’ to correct judgment in Roberts-Smith case
A judge has rejected a request by lawyers for Seven and the TV network's billionaire chairman, Kerry Stokes, to issue a correction to his published decision ordering the production of over 8,600 emails exchanged with Ben Roberts-Smith’s lawyers in a defamation case.
Novartis can’t have separate trial on blood pressure drug invalidity claim
Novartis has lost its bid to have Pharmacor’s claim that its patent for a blood pressure drug is invalid decided ahead of a main trial where the Swiss pharmaceutical giant will allege the generic drug maker is threatening to infringe its patent.