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A judge has asked for more information on why he should approve $43.1 million in legal fees in a class action against AMP that settled for $120 million, calling the amount "extraordinary" and "troubling".

Former SAS soldier Ben Roberts-Smith was arrested and charged Tuesday with five war crime counts of murder, following a joint investigation by the Australian Federal Police and the Office of the Special Investigator.

Dairy giant a2 Milk has agreed to cough up $62 million to settle a consolidated shareholder class action over a 2021 guidance.

A leading competition law barrister has been appointed as the federal government’s chief legal advisor, with the government’s kids social media ban and attacks on hate speech laws to be among her early challenges. 

A judge has threatened to vacate the trial in Dexus’ case against Melbourne Airport operator APAC after all the defendants tried to file documents late, suggesting the lawyers may be hit with personal costs orders.

A former director of collapsed Melbourne builder Shangri-La is being pursued by liquidators for $1.3 million in payments to related companies allegedly made in breach of his duties. 

Vietnamese airline VietJet has lost its bid to set aside a US$215 million judgment in favour of aircraft leasing company FW Aviation, in a dispute over a lease agreement for four Airbus A321 passenger jets.

The Fair Work Commission has criticised Uber for failing to explain the nature of a complaint against a driver, who touched his groin during a trip, before deactivating his account on the rideshare app.

Decisions made during a regulatory investigation can have significant consequences for the trajectory of any future class action, and a coordinated, holistic approach can narrow the scope of potential downstream exposure, say Corrs Chambers partners Chris Pagent and Abigail Gill and special counsel James Emmerig.

The Fair Work Commission has rejected Chemist Warehouse's appeal of orders requiring it to negotiate a multi-employer agreement with its South Australian workforce under new bargaining laws.