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Court tosses $40M shareholder class action against Whitehaven Coal
A judge has thrown out a class action led by the father of famed mining investor Nathan Tinkler over claims ASX-listed Whitehaven Coal failed to fulfil an implied term of a $150 million share subscription. 
Law firm can’t halt silk’s case for $280K fee for Gladstone Ports case
A law firm has lost its bid to stay a silk's case alleging he is owed a $280,400 cancellation fee for a class action in Queensland that was settled a month before trial. 
Drop in employee’s pay, hours equals genuine redundancy, Full Court says
The Full Court has rejected an appeal by the tax office over the classification of a redundancy payment, finding that an early learning centre worker who was offered reduced hours and pay as part of a restructure was made redundant.
Ex-ANZ CEO drops lawsuit over $13.5M bonus
Former ANZ CEO Shayne Elliott has dropped a lawsuit alleging the bank breached the terms of a contract governing his departure when it denied him $13.5 million in bonus payments.
Court upholds IAG’s privilege claim in ASIC discounts case
A judge has upheld IAG’s privilege claim over a technical paper prepared by an actuarial consultant, finding that the report was not merely forwarded to the legal team to cloak it in privilege. 
Latitude to defend ‘fundamentally flawed’ class action
Latitude Group says it will defend a "fundamentally flawed" class action over an allegedly misleading interest-free ad promotion by Harvey Norman that required customers to apply for a Latitude GO credit card.
McDonald’s loses bid for class closure notice in $320M rest breaks case
McDonald’s has lost its bid to send a notice to group members foreshadowing its intention to apply for soft class closure in a representative case on behalf of 350,000 workers who were allegedly denied rest breaks. 
Court flags novel question of power in Reject Shop class action
The Full Federal Court may need to weigh in on whether the judge overseeing an underpayments class action against the Reject Shop had the power to make an order altering the group definition.
Melbourne Storm chair can’t give evidence remotely in Zac Lomax case
One week out from trial in the Parramatta Eels case against player Zac Lomax, a judge has dismissed Lomax’s bid to have Melbourne Storm Chairman Matt Tripp give evidence remotely to accommodate his plans to travel for the NRL season opener in Las Vegas. 
Funder denies ‘hedging bets’ in spat over G+T fees in Apple IP case
Litigation funder ILP, which has sought an injunction to stop tech investor CPC from terminating their agreement for failure to pay legal fees in its patent case against Apple, has rejected claims it is "hedging its bets".