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‘Monumental waste of time’: Judge won’t hear summary dismissal bid in postgrads class action
A judge is not ready to hear a bid to summarily dismiss a "long and tortured" case alleging University of Sydney postgraduate students were underpaid, calling it a "monumental waste of time".
Judge grills ex-Star boss over ‘startling’ report on Suncity junket
A judge has questioned the former CEO of Star about a report that contained “startling” information about the casino’s significant junket operator Suncity that linked it to organised crime. 
‘Too dangerous’: Judge wants express waiver to hear AUSTRAC’s case against Star
A judge hearing two enforcement cases by regulators against embattled casino operator Star Entertainment has flagged the potential appearance of bias if he continues to preside over both proceedings.
Star’s former CEO accused of ‘false account’ in money laundering trial
Facing a grilling at trial in ASIC's money laundering case, Star's former boss has been accused of giving a false account of a conversation he had with the casino operator's head of due diligence.
$20M settlement in NAB class action OK’d despite concerns over lawyers’ fees
A judge has approved a $20 million settlement in a class action against NAB, despite initial concerns about the “moral hazard” of paying fees incurred by the applicant's former lawyers to prepare “sub-optimal pleadings”.
Ten reaches deal with Lisa Wilkinson over Lehrmann defence costs
Ten will pay journalist Lisa Wilkinson $1.15 million toward her costs of defending against defamation claims by former Liberal staffer Bruce Lehrmann, who was found by a judge to have raped colleague Brittany Higgins.
ACCC cartel case to focus on whether Spotless, Ventia were in competition
A key issue in the ACCC's price-fixing case against Downer EDI's Spotless and Ventia is likely to focus on whether the facilities services companies were in competition, a court has heard. 
Former Star Entertainment execs cop penalties after settling with ASIC
A judge has imposed penalties against Star's former managing director and former CFO as part of settlements reached with the corporate regulator, as trial against nine other executives continues.
Second former Star executive settles with corporate cop
Star's former managing director Greg Hawkins has reached a mid-trial settlement with the corporate regulator in its case over the casino operator’s alleged lax money laundering compliance. 
BHP class action can expand group definition, but not retroactively
A class action against BHP can include in the group member definition investors who bought shares on secondary platforms, but the change can't apply retroactively.