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CBA settles with former head of governance who complained of ‘excessive workload’
The Commonwealth Bank has resolved a case brought by former head of governance and company secretary Kara Nicholls, who resigned from the bank on Tuesday as part of a settlement of her claims that the governance team was overworked and under-staffed.
AMP may try to stay financial planner’s lawsuit in light of BOLR class action
AMP has flagged a potential stay of a lawsuit filed by a Sydney-based financial planner against that overlaps with a class action brought by advisors alleging they suffered financial losses from changes in the company's buyer of last resort policy.
Santos wins appeal in $475M dispute with Fluor over gas contracts
Oil and gas producer Santos has successfully challenged the summary dismissal of its claim for recovery of more than $470 million paid to contractor Fluor Corporation in overhead costs incurred after the estimated completion date of gas hubs in the Surat Basin.
ACCC loses bid for info on ‘very senior people’ involved in Google privacy changes
A judge has rejected a request for further information on 'very senior' Google employees involved in a notification related to a change to Google's privacy policy which at the centre of court proceedings brought by the ACCC.
Pfizer, Merck Sharpe & Dohme reach global settlement in vaccine patent battle
Pharmaceutical giants Merck Sharpe & Dohme and Pfizer have resolved a long-running intellectual property dispute over a 2015 patent owned by Pfizer for a pneumococcal vaccine.
Katy Perry wins bid to withdraw ‘wrong’ admission in trade mark dispute
US singer Katy Perry can withdraw an admission in a trade mark infringement case that licensing her brand to Target and Myer constituted use, with a judge finding the admission was “not consistent with current law”.
Judge slams ‘everything but the kitchen sink’ approach to Fair Work claims
A judge hearing a $2 million dispute between a former tenured professor and the University of New South Wales has lamented the lengthy pleadings filed in Fair Work cases, saying “everything but the kitchen sink seems to be thrown in, without any discrimination”.
Class action mediation ‘pointless’ without unregistered group member data, Pitcher Partners says
A judge has refused a bid by accounting firms Pitcher Partners and EY to access share trading data of unregistered group members in a securities class action over advice to Slater & Gordon, despite claims upcoming mediation will be "pointless" without the information.
Gina Rinehart’s daughter loses appeal bid to dodge arbitration over $4B family trust
The NSW Court of Appeal has refused to grant Bianca Rinehart leave to appeal a decision staying a lawsuit against her mother Gina Rinehart over ownership of a $4 billion family trust.
Judge won’t let two class actions against Freedom Foods, Deloitte run in parallel
A judge has rejected an application by the plaintiffs in two class actions against Freedom Foods and Deloitte to run their cases side-by-side, but said she would have granted a bid to consolidate the proceedings had that been sought.