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A former director of collapsed Melbourne builder Shangri-La is being pursued by liquidators for $1.3 million in payments to related companies allegedly made in breach of his duties. 

Vietnamese airline VietJet has lost its bid to set aside a US$215 million judgment in favour of aircraft leasing company FW Aviation, in a dispute over a lease agreement for four Airbus A321 passenger jets.

The Fair Work Commission has criticised Uber for failing to explain the nature of a complaint against a driver, who touched his groin during a trip, before deactivating his account on the rideshare app.

Decisions made during a regulatory investigation can have significant consequences for the trajectory of any future class action, and a coordinated, holistic approach can narrow the scope of potential downstream exposure, say Corrs Chambers partners Chris Pagent and Abigail Gill and special counsel James Emmerig.

A judge has said he will not be able to decide all the suppression applications in the ACCC’s misuse of market power case against Mastercard ahead of trial, saying the court was facing an “unreasonable, if not oppressive” burden.

Kmart has been hit with a class action on behalf of thousands of salaried managers who allege they were systematically underpaid.

Pharmacor is resisting AstraZeneca’s notice to produce in an intellectual property fight over diabetes drug Forxiga, claiming privilege over material evidencing its consideration of a new claim challenging the validity of a patent extension.

A former RAMS franchisee has raised concerns about a joint trial of its case with a related class action against the defunct Westpac home loan subsidiary, saying the overlap between the cases may be “much less than advertised”.

Rideshare giant Uber is not a passive intermediary between drivers and riders, the NSW Office of State Revenue has told the High Court in a case over $81 million in payroll tax, but controls trips via its platform "from start to finish".

Questioning of the first witness in Dexus' case against Melbourne Airport's operator was an hour in when trial was halted by the judge, who complained of flying by the seat of his pants, documentary evidence-wise.