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A judge has approved a $180 million settlement in a stolen wages class action but has criticised the plaintiff's law firm for the costs incurred in the case and raised doubts about the value of litigation funding.

A judge has adjourned a creditor's winding up application against Perth-based green hydrogen company Infinite Green Energy, finding the delay could lead to a better outcome for creditors.

A court has ordered builder Kuatro Build to pay concrete subcontractor Elite Formwork more than $500,000 in progress payments for work on a Sydney development, finding no error in an adjudicator's determination.

A judge has found that Queensland-based mining equipment company Qteq and its chairman engaged in cartel conduct, including attempting to rig a multi-million dollar tender. 

A barrister who sent rude and intimidating emails to a domestic violence victim has been reprimanded.

Paladin Energy has been hit with a shareholder class action over alleged misleading disclosures to the market about expected production at its flagship uranium mine in Namibia.

Embattled casino operator The Star says a trial in AUSTRAC's case should not be delayed until the finalisation of a $300 million buyout offer from Balley’s, as suggested by the financial crimes watchdog.

A judge has been asked to approve a $64.25 million settlement in a class action against the trustees of the MLC Super Fund, hearing the settlement, reached just prior to the dismissal of a similar class action, was on the “higher end”. 

Frasers Property Industrial and Morgan Stanley Real Estate Investing have established a 50-50 joint industrial property venture in Australia valued at $600 million.

An appeal against a ruling that the developer of a $55M Sunshine Coast residential complex could not set off a liquidated damages claim against builder Tomkins' pre-completion payment claim has been thrown out.