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Clive Palmer’s Mineralogy suffers loss in $4B spat with CITIC
Energy & Natural Resources 2023-06-28 11:25 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Mining magnate Clive Palmer and his company Mineralogy have lost a bid to amend one of two cases that claim losses totalling $4 billion against CITIC after a judge found the amended claims would be “unfairly general”.

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$29M settlement in Westpac class action gets green light
Class Actions 2023-06-21 12:29 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A judge has approved a $29 million settlement in a class action against Westpac over ‘junk’ consumer credit insurance, a deal that earns the bank’s customers at least $19.6 million. 

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Last chance for class action against NAB to ‘get house in order’, judge warns
Class Actions 2023-06-21 11:17 pm By Christine Caulfield

A judge has admonished a class action applicant over continuing delays in a four-year-old class action against NAB which he said “should not be allowed to languish any longer”.

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Costs in class actions getting ‘out of control’, judge says
Class Actions 2023-06-16 10:52 pm By Sam Matthews

A judge overseeing a $192.5 million settlement in an oil spill class action against PTTEP Australia on behalf of Indonesian seaweed farmers has balked at the “very large” costs sought by Maurice Blackburn for administering the deal, expressing concerns that class action costs are “getting out of control”.

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$47M settlement in ANZ credit insurance class action reasonable, judge says
Financial Services 2023-06-16 4:37 pm By Christine Caulfield

A $47 million settlement in a class action against ANZ — one of three settlements in a series of class actions against the big banks over ‘junk’ consumer credit insurance — was fair and reasonable, a judge has said.

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Class action against KPMG, CuDeco directors wants insurance docs to avoid ‘train wreck’
Class Actions 2023-06-13 11:59 pm By Gareth Baker

A shareholder class action against KPMG and the directors of defunct mining company CuDeco is seeking insurance information and a limited number of documents from the directors ahead of mediation, to avoid a “train wreck” of a case, a court has heard.

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Clive Palmer can’t quash CITIC subpoenas over sale of nickel refinery in $1.8B case
Energy & Natural Resources 2023-06-07 11:56 pm By Gareth Baker

Mining magnate Clive Palmer and his company Mineralogy have lost a bid to block subpoenas asking their advisors to hand over information regarding the sale of Townville’s Yabulu nickel and cobalt refinery, as part of a $1.8 billion fight over the value of the site.   

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Crown to pay $450M to settle AUSTRAC case
Gaming 2023-05-30 12:59 pm By Christine Caulfield

Crown Resorts has reached agreement with AUSTRAC to pay a $450 million penalty for the casino operator’s serious breaches of the anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing laws.

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FWO urged to redo maths in underpayments case against Rebel Sport owner
Employment 2023-05-30 11:48 pm By Gareth Baker

A judge has urged the Fair Work Ombudsman to act quickly after it told the court it accidentally undervalued claimed underpayments in a case against the owner of Rebel Sport, the regulator’s first case against a holding company for alleged wrongdoing by its subsidiaries.

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Docs produced in arbitration can be used in Rinehart family court battle
Energy & Natural Resources 2023-05-26 2:56 pm By Sam Matthews

A judge has allowed two of Gina Rinehart’s children to use documents produced in private arbitration for their defence in court proceedings over ownership of a valuable mining tenement.

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