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FWO mulls summary judgment bid in Setka, CFMEU case
Employment 2025-05-09 11:38 pm By Andy Sidler

Ex-CFMEU Victorian branch boss John Setka has still not filed his defence in a case alleging he tried to get the former head of the construction industry watchdog sacked, and the Fair Work Ombudsman says it may seek summary judgment.

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Lack of proof in CBA class actions can’t be ‘laid at bank’s feet’: appeals court
Class Actions 2025-05-08 11:34 pm By Cindy Cameronne

The failure of two class actions to prove loss linked to the Commonwealth Bank’s disclosure breaches was not the fault of the bank, an appeals court has held in dealing the latest blow to shareholder group proceedings. 

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$59M settlement reached in rate-rigging class action against banks
Class Actions 2025-05-08 11:30 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A $59 million settlement has been reached in a long-running class action accusing five major banks of foreign exchange rate-rigging.

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SMBC can’t access King & Wood Mallesons docs in $34M case against Humm
Financial Services 2025-05-08 11:00 pm By Christine Caulfield

SMBC has lost a bid for documents connected to King & Wood Mallesons opinions in its suit against fintech Humm linked to the Forum Finance fraud, with a court saying the Japanese bank did not share joint privilege over the material.

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Keybridge CEO Nick Bolton loses challenge to removal by board
Restructuring & Insolvency 2025-05-08 11:33 pm By Andy Sidler

An appeals court has rejected Keybridge CEO Nick Bolton’s challenge to a ruling that found that he and two other directors were validly removed at a board meeting, finding in favour of shareholder WAM Active. 

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Synagogue head wins $120,000 in defamation suit over Nine newspaper columns
Defamation 2025-05-08 11:47 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

A former synagogue president has won $120,000 in damages after suing The Age and two journalists over articles that accused him of unilaterally inviting a convicted spy to speak at an event.

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Final deadline for Shangri-La director’s evidence in Victoria cladding case
Construction 2025-05-09 11:18 pm By Christine Caulfield

The director of collapsed Shangri-La Construction has been hit with self-executing orders to file evidence in Victoria’s case over alleged combustible cladding on a Melbourne building, after unexplained delays.

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Wind farm asks High Court to toss ‘unwise’ ruling on $21M payments to GE, Elecnor
Appeals 2025-05-09 11:04 pm By Andy Sidler

The High Court has been asked to weigh in on whether issue and Anshun estoppel apply to SOP Act claims, with a South Australian wind farm seeking to overturn a ruling ordering it to make a $21 million progress payment to joint venture partners GE Renewable Energy and Elecnor.

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Melbourne Symphony Orchestra can’t knock out pianist’s case ahead of trial
Employment 2025-05-08 2:27 pm By Sam Matthews

Pianist Jayson Gillham’s claims against the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra will go to trial after a judge rejected its argument that his case should be dismissed because the protections of the state Equal Opportunity Act do not constitute workplace law. 

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Court orders HCF to pay $750K for misleading life insurance term
Insurance 2025-05-08 11:44 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

HCF Life insurance has been hit with a $750,000 penalty for including a pre-existing condition term in a life insurance policy, which a judge found was likely to mislead.

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