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Class action can grill Boral boss over email reference to EY’s dismal take on US biz
Boral's former CEO Michael Kane can be questioned at trial over a reference he made in an email to findings by EY about the building material group's poor performing US windows business, despite claims that the findings were privileged.
Judge OKs $100M AMP class action settlement, denies ATE insurance deduction
A $100 million settlement by AMP in a class action by financial planners over the wealth manager's buyer of last resort policy has been given the OK, but the litigation funder won't be reimbursed for $2.6 million in insurance and administrative costs.
Aussie Skips dumps appeal of penalty in waste cartel case
Waste company Aussie Skips and its boss have binned their appeal of a multimillion dollar penalty for a price-fixing plot with rival Bingo Industries.
P&O Cruises settles litigation by holidaymakers over fatal bus collision
P&O Cruises has resolved a group of personal injury cases by passengers who were seriously hurt in a bus collision in Vanuatu in 2016.
Uber judge grapples with ‘unprecedented’ number of late registrants for $272M settlement
Almost 7,000 taxi drivers who did not sign up to two class actions against Uber by the deadline are asking the court for a cut of a $272 million settlement, with a judge questioning what she “unleashed” when sending out the notice of settlement. 
X Corp wants to dodge eSafety Commissioner’s notice served on Twitter
X Corp claims it is not answerable to a compliance notice the eSafety Commissioner issued to Twitter concerning its monitoring of child sexual abuse on its platform, telling the court there's a "lively dispute" about the effect of the company's acquisition by Elon Musk.
Uber wins fight with NSW revenue office over $81M in payroll tax
Uber has successfully challenged five years of payroll tax totalling more than $81 million, with a judge finding that payments made to drivers should not be taxed as wages as Uber only acts as a "payment collection agent" between rider and driver.
Mesoblast reaches settlement in class action over COVID-19 treatment
Mesoblast has agreed to settle a shareholder class action centred on statements to the market about its Remestemcel-L treatment, resolving claims it misrepresented the efficacy of the therapy for COVID-19 patients.
Superannuation class action against Westpac unit to be discontinued
A class action targeting Westpac subsidiary BT Funds Management and Tal Life Insurance is set to be discontinued less than a year after it was filed.