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James Hardie faces another class action over FY26 guidance
James Hardie is facing another shareholder class action over the building materials company's representations to the market about its North American fibre cement business. 
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Judge rejects bid for $1.5M asset freeze in SOPA spat over Pilbara project
A contractor on a project in the Pilbara has lost its bid for a $1.5 million freezing order against a subcontractor, with a judge finding no evidence it would be unable to satisfy any future judgment related to their payments dispute.
Jon Adgemis gets more time in ATO case despite ‘unsatisfactory’ delay
A judge has granted bankrupt publican Jon Adgemis three more weeks to review material in a dispute with the ATO, despite the matter stalling since a third set of solicitors took over his defence in March. 
Ainsworth reaches $8.5M patent settlement with Aristocrat
Ainsworth Game Technology will pay $8.5 million to settle a brewing patent dispute with rival poker machine maker Aristocrat, following a landmark appeals court ruling last year.
Former union boss Diana Asmar flags bid to vacate FWC trial
Former Health Services Union secretary Diana Asmar wants to vacate an upcoming trial over an alleged false invoicing scheme, citing funding and health concerns. 
Judge finds disclosure failures by Boral, won’t decide loss before High Court
A judge has ruled that building materials giant Boral breached its continuous disclosure obligations, in a win for a class action, but will wait on the High Court's ruling in cases against CBA before deciding whether shareholders have established damages.
ASIC wins continuous disclosure case against McPherson’s
ASIC has won its case alleging health and beauty giant McPherson’s breached its continuous disclosure obligations and engaged in misleading or deceptive conduct by failing to update the market sooner about declining sales forecasts for its Dr LeWinn's skincare line.
Court hears of plot to oust Nuix CEO, told of ‘toxic’ culture
Nuix's former boss Rod Vawdrey was almost ousted in 2019, a trial court heard Thursday, with a shareholder class action pointing to a board paper that referred to the software firm's “toxic, no-trust, fear-based culture”. 
Arrium directors, KPMG fail in fight over class action’s key evidence
Arrium's former directors and auditor KPMG have lost a challenge to a key report relied on by shareholders in a class action over the collapsed steelmaker that says the company overstated the value of its assets.
India loses bid to register ‘basmati’ as geographical indication mark
A judge has rejected India's bid to register the word 'basmati' as a mark of geographical indication, saying the rice certified by the country could not be distinguished from rice of the same type grown in Pakistan.