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Westpac's shuttered home loan unit RAMS may hit back at franchisees' class action claims by alleging they made misrepresentations and provided fraudulent documents.
Super Retail Group has sought production of communications between two former executives and their solicitors ahead of a fight to disqualify the lawyers from acting in the employment dispute.
Four proceedings over COVID-19 business interruption losses will be stripped of class action status, with a judge saying most of the common issues were already determined in test cases.
Super Retail faces a second Federal Court case by a former senior female executive, after conciliation proceedings in the Fair Work Commission failed to resolve the complaint.
Insurers have won a challenge to a declaration that engineering firm CIMIC could make claims under policies for costs arising from corruption cases, including a $32 million class action settlement.
Super Retail's appeal of a decision refusing to suppress the terms of an alleged settlement with its former top lawyer raises important questions about without prejudice negotiations, a court has heard.
A judge has tossed ASIC's case against REST over alleged misleading representations, finding the representations were statements of opinion reasonably held based on the advice of lawyers.
A transaction tax specialist from Allens is the latest partner to join Herbert Smith Freehills' growing national tax practice.
AUSTRAC has taken The Star to task for making statements that are inconsistent with admissions the casino has made in the regulator's case over its alleged failure to comply with its money laundering obligations.
A class action targeting Westpac subsidiary BT Funds Management and Tal Life Insurance is set to be discontinued less than a year after it was filed.