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CIMIC class action wins court nod for $45.25M settlement
A judge has approved a $45.25 million settlement in a shareholder class action against engineering firm CIMIC over disclosures relating to its Middle East business.
Star accepts $300M takeover offer from Balley’s
Star has agreed to a $300 million deal that will see the embattled company taken over by US-based casino operator Balley's.
AUSTRAC wants intel in Entain case kept out of criminal hands
AUSTRAC has sought to suppress parts of its case against the operator of online gambling sites Ladbrokes and Neds, arguing the information should not get into the hands of criminals. 
PwC settles former tax partner’s case over retirement payments
A former PricewaterhouseCoopers partner has settled his case against the consulting giant, which alleged he was denied promised retirement payments.
CIMIC class action funder asks court to rule on hypothetical commission
The funder that backed a shareholder class action against engineering firm CIMIC that settled for $45.25 million will take a cut to its 25 per cent commission, but wants the court to find the commission would otherwise have been reasonable. 
Origin cops $17.6M penalty in action by Victoria’s essential services watchdog
Origin Energy has been ordered to pay a record $17.6 million after admitting it breached Victoria’s energy rules, impacting over 670,000 customers.
Active Super ordered to pay $10.5M penalty for greenwashing
The trustee for Active Super has been ordered to pay a $10.5 million penalty for misleading members about its investments in gambling, oil tar sands and Russian companies.
Russian aluminium company can’t appeal win for Rio Tinto in High Court
Russian company UC Rusal has lost a High Court leave bid after an "extremely harsh" finding that Rio Tinto was entitled to refuse alumina deliveries because of export sanctions.
ASIC sues AustralianSuper over alleged death benefit claim delays
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has taken Australia's largest super fund to court over alleged delays in processing almost 7,000 death benefit claims, which the fund has blamed on COVID-19.
Ex-Super Retail lawyer can’t appeal suppression order for public defence
A judge has rejected claims from Super Retail Group's former top lawyer that suppression orders over details of an alleged settlement should be lifted so she can respond to the company's "defamatory" version of events in the media, calling her claims "a bare assertion".