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Court asked to sign off on class action settlement with gag clause
A court will be asked to approve a confidential settlement in a class action on behalf of people who purchased off-the-plan homes in the Clydesdale Estate in north-west Sydney that includes a gag clause barring group members from making any public statements about the suit. 
EnergyAustralia admits carbon credits don’t undo harms of fossil fuels
EnergyAustralia has admitted that its ‘Go Neutral’ carbon offset product did not prevent or reverse the harms associated with the burning of fossil fuels. 
No loss proven in CBA cases, but all is not lost for shareholder class actions
In explaining where CBA shareholders went wrong in proving damages from the bank's omissions over an AUSTRAC probe, the Full Federal Court has given class action plaintiffs the clearest indication yet of how they might win.
Full Court cans Ben Roberts-Smith’s defamation appeal
A court has rejected Ben Roberts-Smith’s appeal of a decision that found he committed war crimes in Afghanistan, as well as the disgraced soldier’s bid to re-open the case in light of a secret recording of Nine journalist Nick McKenzie. 
Secret recording of Nine journalist no smoking gun: appeals court
A secret recording of Nine journalist Nick McKenzie speaking to a witness in the case may have been “doctored” and had to be “treated with caution,” the Full Court said Friday.
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SOPA claims sent to email address constitutes service: appeals court
The New South Wales Supreme Court of Appeal has clarified that payment claims and adjudication notices sent via email can constitute service and trigger relevant limitation periods under the Security of Payment Act. 
Former HR head sues Slater & Gordon over email with salary data
A former Slater & Gordon executive who says she was wrongfully accused of sending a firm-wide email with sensitive salary data has sued the law firm for negligence, saying it should have done more to exonerate her. 
Tyro class action settlement administrator’s ‘extraordinary’ threat to quit backfires
A judge has refused a bid for more money to distribute a $5 million settlement in a class action against Tyro and has barred the scheme administrator from resigning without the court's leave, after he threatened to quit.
EnergyAustralia settles greenwashing case on eve of trial
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.
Apple defeats patent infringement suit over Touch ID technology
Apple has defeated a claim by an Australian non-practicing entity that its patents for a remote entry system were infringed by the tech company’s Touch ID and Face ID technology.