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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".

Defunct Westpac subsidiary RAMS Financial Group has agreed to settle a class action over the termination of franchise agreements.

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.

Australian Super has agreed to pay a $30 million fine in ASIC proceedings over delays in processing almost 7,000 death benefit claims, but a judge has said he does not have enough information to approve the deal. 

Perth Airport will pay United Petroleum $8.7 million after the company built a larger petrol station on the basis of the airport's representations that the Qantas terminal would be relocated. 

A court has ordered a former Qantas pilot to hand over his medical records in a Fair Work case, finding the documents were relevant to the airline's defence.

Macquarie Asset Management has acquired half of Aware Super’s Victorian land registry stake, with law firm Allens advising the superannuation fund on the deal.

Industry standards group Meat & Livestock Australia can bring a cross-claim for indemnity against the Agricultural Business Research Institute while defending a case alleging it infringed a patent for inferring bovine gene traits.

A judge has suggested an expert should access Tesla’s "highly, highly confidential" internal live systems amid complaints by a class action that the car maker's discovery of technical documents is inadequate.

A judge has approved a $22.5 million settlement in a class action against two former CBA wealth management units, under which group members will receive just $5.12 million and the lawyers and funder will receive the lion’s share.