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Seven, Kerry Stokes’ privacy should be ‘respected’ in Ben Roberts-Smith case, says judge
In allowing Seven and chairman Kerry Stokes to challenge a ruling granting Fairfax access to 8,600 emails with accused war criminal Ben Roberts-Smith’s legal team, a judge has said they will suffer prejudice if “personally embarrassing” communications are put into evidence. 
Traditional custodian prevails in challenge to Woodside’s Scarborough gas project
A traditional custodian has won her bid to halt seismic blasting for Woodside’s Scarborough gas project off the coast of Western Australia, in a legal challenge similar to one that put Santos’ $4.7 billion Barossa project on ice.
Epic Games cases against Google, Apple to run alongside class actions
A judge has ordered lawsuits by Fortnite owner Epic Games against Apple and Google to be heard together with class actions against the tech giants on behalf of app developers and customers who accuse them of distorting competition in the app marketplace.
‘Giant of the court’ calls for judicial appointments commission
A retiring judge whose career has included oversight of some of Victoria's biggest cases has called for reforms to the judicial appointments process to address delays in filling vacancies and gaps in the due diligence of nominees to the court.
Law firm, funder seek $13.8M cut from $26M Ardent Leisure class action settlement
The firm and funder that ran a shareholder class action against Ardent Leisure over the 2016 Dreamworld tragedy are seeking deductions totalling more than half of the $26 million settlement reached in the case.
AMP appeals financial advisers’ win in BOLR class action
AMP has appealed its loss in a class action over changes to its buyer of last resort policy, under which the wealth manager slashed the amount it would pay financial advisers for their books of business.
War crimes investigator can access sensitive info in Ben Roberts-Smith case
The Office of the Special Investigator has been granted access to sensitive evidence in Ben Roberts-Smith’s unsuccessful defamation case against Fairfax for its investigation into war crimes in Afghanistan. 
A judge’s guide to winning the class action settlement administration gig
A former top judge appointed to decide the first-ever contest to administer a class action settlement has set out his criteria for making the choice, and has warned that giving the firm running a case a monopoly right to dole out the proceeds could lead to higher costs for group members and poorer settlement outcomes.
Shane Tuck’s wife to drop concussion class action against AFL
The law firm representing the wife of the late AFL player Shane Tuck in a class against the Australian Football League on behalf of players who allegedly suffered brain injuries is seeking court approval to discontinue the case for lack of litigation funding.