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Lighthouse largely fails to keep evidence under wraps in $328M dispute with East Timor
Oil company Lighthouse Corporation has lost its bid to force East Timor to jump through hoops to access a suite of documents in a $328 million dispute over a failed fuel supply agreement, but has succeeded in keeping the documents out of public hands amid fears by its director for his safety.
Judge wants answers after Bellamy’s skips mediation in ex-CEO’s case
Baby food maker Bellamy's better have a good explanation for ditching settlement talks in a $400,000 sex discrimination lawsuit by former boss Tarsi Luo, a judge has warned.
Deep sleep defamation case against HarperCollins finally put to rest
A psychiatrist has reached a confidential settlement with Harper Collins in his defamation case over a book about the controversial deep sleep therapy at the Chelmsford Private Hospital in the 1970s.
Stalled $2B Central Barangaroo development in legal privilege stand-off
The NSW government and the former developer of a stalled $2 billion Central Barangaroo development project are headed for a discovery showdown in their $270 million stoush, with both sides fighting to protect what they say are privileged communications.
Lawyers can lose focus on clients’ interests in competing class actions, court says
A judge has cautioned two law firms running competing shareholder class actions over last October’s cyber attack on Medibank that they must keep their focus on the best interests of clients and group members, saying lawyers can lose sight of that duty when arguing for their case. 
IAL hit with $40M penalty over unpaid NRMA loyalty discounts
A court has imposed a $40 million penalty on Insurance Australia Limited in a case by the corporate regulator alleging NRMA customers were not paid $60 million in promised loyalty discounts.
Judge wants more evidence for law firm’s 30% cut in IAG class action
A judge overseeing a shareholder class action against Insurance Australia Group says more evidence is needed to back the applicant’s bid for an order giving lawyers 30 per cent of any recoveries.
Misconduct exception doesn’t apply in Uber class action privilege fight
In the latest skirmish over documents in two class actions, Uber has mostly won a bid to shield almost 150 documents on the grounds of privilege, with a judge finding the misconduct exception that has previously bedevilled the rideshare giant did not apply.
Transurban bid for Horizon Roads stake raises competition concerns
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has expressed concerns that Transurban's plan to acquire a majority stake in fellow toll road operator Horizon Roads will hinder competition for future toll road projects.
Class action slams Carnival’s ‘bizarre’ bid for law firm’s strategy docs
A Shine Lawyers class action over norovirus outbreaks on Carnival’s Sun Princess cruise ship has called an attempt to see documents outlining its strategy for the case “abusive” and “bizarre”, as the cruise operator continues its fight to have the suit struck out.