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Crown’s $73M shareholder class action settlement wins court OK
A court has approved Crown Resorts' $72.5 million settlement of a shareholder class action, as well as a $20 million cut for the plaintiff's law firm.
EVP drags share sale parties into case against Strongroom AI
Venture capital firm EVP has added 20 parties to a lawsuit seeking to recoup its $10.4 million investment in Strongroom AI, as a judge extended freezing orders against directors of the med-tech start-up.
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ANZ conduct ‘remarkable’, judge says after ALAMMC director allegedly withdraws frozen funds
A judge has ordered ANZ to explain itself after hearing the director of a Gold Coast property developer under investigation withdrew $112,000 from a bank account subject to freezing orders.
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Fairfield developer wins spat over $3M payment claim
A developer has won an injunction to stop a builder from enforcing an adjudication decision in a dispute over a $3 million payment claim, with a judge finding it would be an abuse of process to make the developer pay.
Court finds Argentina validly served in suit to enforce $24.3B judgment
Two minority shareholders in Argentina’s state-controlled oil company have won a dispute over service in their case seeking to enforce a $24.3 billion judgment awarded in a US court. 
Acciona lobs cross-claims in Hunter Valley bus crash class action
Acciona is targeting engineers SMEC and Jacobs Group in cross-claims after being joined to a class action over a deadly bus accident in NSW’s Hunter Valley, as two more parties in the proceeding flag further cross-claims.
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Acciona wants to move Veolia’s suit over Kwinana waste-to-energy plant
As it battles for ACCC approval to buy the East Rockingham waste-to-energy plant in Western Australia, infrastructure giant Acciona faces litigation by waste management firm Veolia over the state's other major plant.
Telegram wins more time to prep appeal of $1M eSafety fine
Encrypted messaging app Telegram has won its bid to delay the hearing of its challenge to a $1 million fine from the eSafety Commissioner, after complaining about a "document dump" from the regulator. 
Cosmetic surgery class action doctors can’t cut accessorial liability claims
Four doctors named in a class action over cosmetic surgeries performed at Daniel Lanzer’s clinic in Sydney can't dodge claims they are liable as accessories for alleged misleading social media ads. 
Maurice Blackburn mulls expanding group in Hyundai, Kia class actions
Maurice Blackburn has proposed expanding the group definition in class actions against Hyundai and Kia over allegedly defective anti-lock braking systems after winning a carriage fight against a proceeding that included additional recalls in its group membership.