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EnergyAustralia settles greenwashing case on eve of trial
Greenwashing 2025-05-15 11:22 pm By Andy Sidler

EnergyAustralia has reached a settlement with advocacy group Parents for Climate in a suit accusing it of falsely promoting its carbon offset products as carbon neutral.

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Star’s former CEO not responsible for ‘every aspect’ of business, court told
Trials 2025-05-13 11:45 pm By Cindy Cameronne

The former CEO of the Star was not responsible for every aspect of the business and instead played a “supervisory role”, a court has heard in ASIC’s case over the casino’s money laundering failures. 

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‘Chorus of deflections’: ASIC slams Star board’s ‘apathy’ over AML/CTF breaches
Trials 2025-05-12 11:40 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Star Entertainment’s management and board cannot shirk responsibility for turning a blind eye to money laundering risks by pointing the finger at each other, ASIC has told a court.

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Judge says McDonald’s underpayments class action has gone ‘off the rails’
Class Actions 2025-04-28 12:37 pm By Andy Sidler

A judge has criticised the approach McDonald’s has taken to discovery in a rest breaks class action, noting that that despite having a team of 66 legal personnel working on the case, the fast food chain is still in default of court orders. 

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Judge allows tweak to ratings suit against S&P ahead of trial
Securities 2025-04-11 11:03 pm By Sam Matthews

The applicant in a suit against S&P over alleged defective ratings can tweak its pleadings ahead of a June trial, with a judge rejecting S&P’s argument the changes introduce a new case.

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DePuy class action group member appeals failed challenge to payout
Appeals 2025-03-24 11:04 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A group member in a class action against Johnson & Johnson unit DePuy has filed an appeal after he lost a challenge to his compensation determination, 12 years after the case settled.

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Judge asks ex-Star GC if she made mistake in not advising board on Suncity
Trials 2025-03-18 11:51 pm By Cindy Cameronne

On questioning by a judge, Star’s former top lawyer has denied making a mistake by failing to tell the board about issues with junket Suncity in May 2018, but said her view was different now with hindsight. 

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Ex-Star GC tells court she had no independent reporting obligation to board
Trials 2025-03-17 11:25 pm By Cindy Cameronne

During trial on Monday, ASIC also accused Star’s former top lawyer of giving false evidence about alleged cash for chip transactions in junket operator Suncity’s VIP room.

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Ex-Star CEO thought GC was being ‘dramatic’ when raising Suncity concerns
Trials 2025-03-12 11:35 pm By Cindy Cameronne

The Star’s former CEO has told a court he thought a general counsel was “painting very dramatic pictures” when he voiced concerns about cash transactions in junket operator Suncity’s VIP room.

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‘Monumental waste of time’: Judge won’t hear summary dismissal bid in postgrads class action
Class Actions 2025-03-11 11:29 pm By Andy Sidler

A judge is not ready to hear a bid to summarily dismiss a “long and tortured” case alleging University of Sydney postgraduate students were underpaid, calling it a “monumental waste of time”.

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