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Second CommInsure class action settles in as many days
Financial Services 2025-11-07 2:40 pm By Christine Caulfield

A class action over alleged inflated insurance policy premiums charged by advisers of two Commonwealth Bank wealth management licensees has settled, the second class action over CommInsure to resolve this week.

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G8 Education loses appeal over ex-chair’s criminal defence costs
Appeals 2025-11-07 3:04 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Childcare provider G8 Education on Friday lost a challenge to a ruling that it cover the legal costs of its former chair, who faced criminal charges that were dropped in March.

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Allens locks down $460M in financing for Akaysha’s Elaine BESS
Energy & Natural Resources 2025-11-06 11:42 pm By Christine Caulfield

Blackrock-owned battery developer Akaysha Energy’s planned 311 MW battery energy storage system on the Midland Highway in Victoria is ready to get off the ground, after Allens helped the project secure $460 million in financing.

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Calibre can’t get docs from owners in $356M Werribee shopping centre suit
Retail 2025-10-31 11:18 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Engineering firm Calibre can’t get minutes of meetings involving Probuild and the owners of the Pacific Werribee shopping centre in Victoria to defend itself in $356 million defects suit.

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FWO may revise Super Retail underpayments suit after Coles ruling
Employment 2025-10-29 3:13 pm By Cindy Cameronne

The Fair Work Ombudsman is considering amending its underpayments case against Rebel Sport owner Super Retail Group, following a significant ruling in underpayments proceedings against Woolworths and Coles.

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Baker McKenzie grows energy, tax teams with Allens, KWM hires
M&A 2025-10-28 11:37 pm By Christine Caulfield

Baker McKenzie has recruited two new partners from Allens and King & Wood Mallesons to bolster the ranks of its energy and tax practices.

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RAMS ordered to pay $20M penalty in ASIC case
Financial Services 2025-10-24 11:02 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

Defunct Westpac home loan unit RAMS has been hit with a $20 million penalty after admitting to widespread misconduct at its franchises over a four-year period.

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Westpac agrees to $20M penalty in ASIC case against RAMS
ASIC 2025-10-21 11:56 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

A judge has raised concerns about whether an agreed-to $20 million penalty against Westpac’s defunct home loan subsidiary RAMS is enough to deter other lenders from breaking credit rules.

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Apple, Google say orders sought by Epic Games go ‘well beyond’ case
Competition & Consumer Protection 2025-10-17 11:37 pm By Sam Matthews

In the wake of a judgment that Apple and Google misused their market power in running their app stores, the tech giants are fighting injunctions proposed by Epic Games, which they say go beyond the case argued at trial.

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Atlantic Nickel wins appeal in mining company’s $1B case
Energy & Natural Resources 2025-10-17 11:50 pm By Christine Caulfield

The receiver for Brazilian mining company Atlantic Nickel has prevailed in a second attempt to stay a case by Mining Services International, which brought a $1 billion claim over a terminated sale of a mine in Santa Rica.

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