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Entain judge says expert reports to blame for soaring trial costs
A judge has raised concerns that lengthy expert reports filed by AUSTRAC and Entain in the regulator’s AML/CTF case have strayed into expressing “positively unhelpful” opinions.
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Activists against Woodside North West Shelf extension can revise case
Activists have a court's greenlight to amend their case against gas giant Woodside and the Western Australia environment minister over approval for the 40-year extension of the North West Shelf off the state's coast.
IAG finalises settlement in $2.8B Credit Suisse case over Greensill
Insurance Australia Group said Friday it had settled the $2.8 billion claims of Credit Suisse over the collapse of supply chain financier Greensill Capital.
Trial set in White Oak’s Greensill case, as IAG firms up Credit Suisse pact
A judge has set down the start of trial in Greensill investor White Oak's case against Insurance Australia Group, as the insurer finalises its settlement with Credit Suisse and UBS over the collapse of the supply chain funder.
IAG’s $1.35B acquisition of RACW blocked by competition watchdog
The ACCC has opposed Insurance Australia Group's planned $1.35 billion acquisition of RAC Insurance of Western Australia, despite a five-year undertaking by IAG.
RAMS to pay $29.6M in class action settlement
Westpac's former home lending business RAMS will pay $29.6 million to resolve a class action over the termination of agreements with franchisees.
Crown sues insurer for coverage of $72.5M class action settlement
Crown Resorts has taken its excess insurer to court after being denied coverage for part of a $72.5 million shareholder class action settlement not covered by its primary insurer. 
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Judge warns Pacific Werribee owner may not get ‘second bite of cherry’
The co-owner of Pacific Werribee shopping centre's has defended an engineering expert's decision to stray from an agreed model in drafting a report for trial in a $356 million defects case, even as the court warns it may not get a "second bite of the cherry".
RAMS reaches settlement in franchise class action
Defunct Westpac subsidiary RAMS Financial Group has agreed to settle a class action over the termination of franchise agreements.
Ford class action judge worried case may ‘turn into a fiasco’
A judge presiding over a decade-long class action over alleged defective Ford vehicles has raised concerns about the prospect of conflicting Full Federal Court judgments, as issues over damages continue.