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Suncorp units, TAL to pay $34M to settle add-on insurance class action
Two Suncorp units and insurer TAL Life have agreed to pay $34 million to settle a class action over allegedly worthless add-on insurance sold at car dealerships.
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Qube takes $70M SOPA spat with Martinus Rail to High Court
Logistics company Qube wants the High Court to clarify the scope of an adjudicator's role in determining a contractor's payment claims under the SOP Act.
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KWM-repped Stonepeak acquires major stake in IOR Group
Infrastructure and real asset investment firm Stonepeak has entered a deal to acquire a 75 per cent interest in Queensland-based commercial fuel and logistics provider IOR Group.
Linchpin investors to get $7.2M in class action settlement with AIG
An investor class action against failed advisory firm Linchpin Capital has sought court approval of a $12.15 million settlement with insurer AIG, which will leave 176 group members to share in $7.2 million after deductions.
ACCC can bring misleading conduct claims against printer supplier
The ACCC has won court approval to bring claims against two companies in liquidation alleging they  engaged in unconscionable and misleading conduct in the sale of printing cartridges and cleaning chemicals. 
ASIC has mixed success in case against family-owned business lender
A business lender that issued personal loans is on the hook for unlicensed credit activity, but ASIC's action against the director has failed, with a judge finding the regulator was "entirely indifferent" to the circumstances of the case.
Fonterra can’t get pre-deal ruling on sale’s impact on lucrative Bega licences
Dairy company Fonterra can't get a court declaration that its Australian exit plans will not trigger change of control clauses in lucrative licence agreements with Bega, potentially affecting the likely sale price.
Linda Reynolds sues Commonwealth, HWL Ebsworth over $2.4M Brittany Higgins settlement
Western Australian senator Linda Reynolds has filed a lawsuit against the federal government and HWL Ebsworth over a $2.4 million settlement with former Liberal staffer Brittany Higgins.
Judge criticises Roberts-Smith’s claim that MinterEllison lawyers ‘thrown under bus’
A judge has taken issue with an argument by disgraced solider Ben Roberts-Smith that a Nine journalist threw his solicitors "under the bus", saying it suggested the MinterEllison lawyers engaged in misconduct in the absence of an appeal claim against them.