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Forge liquidators near settlement in insider trading case against Clough, ex-directors
Restructuring & Insolvency 2025-06-04 11:44 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Liquidators of collapsed Forge Group are close to settling their insider trading case against engineering and construction company Clough and former directors, a court has heard on what was to be the first day of trial.

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Santos’ Narrabri pipeline faces legal challenge
Energy & Natural Resources 2025-06-04 11:05 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

A community group has filed a lawsuit over the government’s assessment of Santos’ Narrabri lateral pipeline, the latest challenge to the company’s $3.6 billion natural gas project in northern NSW.

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Choosi misled customers with insurance comparison service, ASIC claims
Competition & Consumer Protection 2025-06-03 11:38 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

Insurance comparison site Choosi has been taken to court by ASIC for allegedly misleading its users by almost exclusively comparing funeral and life insurance policies from one insurer.

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Norton Rose lures two M&A partners from Squire Patton Boggs
Business of Law 2025-06-03 11:49 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

Norton Rose Fulbright has lured two M&A parters from Squire Patton Boggs to join its Sydney office during a period of high demand. 

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‘All or nothing gamble’: Law firm slams Aussie Home Loans declassing bid
Insurance 2025-06-02 11:27 pm By Christine Caulfield

Mortgage broker Lendi Group and insurer ALI Group want a proceeding on behalf of tens of thousands of Aussie Home Loans customers to be stripped of class action status.

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Fonterra faces underpayments class action investigation
Class Actions 2025-06-02 11:39 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Fonterra may face a class action for allegedly underpaying lab technicians since 2018, as the dairy co-op seeks to offload its Australian food unit.

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Privilege waiver over Clifford Chance email doesn’t open door to discovery: court
Contracts 2025-06-02 11:51 pm By Andy Sidler

An email to lawyers at Clifford Chance relied on to show investor Fiona Lock’s understanding of a contested $150 million profit sharing deal with trading platform Pepperstone did not open the door to further correspondence.

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John Pesutto hit with bankruptcy notice over $2.3M defamation costs
Defamation 2025-06-02 11:01 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Former Victorian Liberal Party leader John Pesutto has been hit with a bankruptcy notice after failing to pay $2.3 million in costs in MP Moira Deeming’s defamation suit over statements implying she had links to neo-Nazis. 

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IAG denies claims in loyalty discounts class action
Class Actions 2025-06-02 11:30 pm By Andy Sidler

Insurance Australia Limited and Insurance Manufacturers of Australia have denied a class action’s claims that they misled insurance customers about loyalty discounts by calculating their premiums using an algorithm designed to maximise renewals. 

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Roberts Co owes creditors $100M, as founder floats possible DOCA
Construction 2025-06-03 11:53 pm By Christine Caulfield

Construction group Roberts Co owes unsecured creditors almost $100 million, a court has been told as administrators secure more time for the builder’s founder to pitch a restructuring deal.

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