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Judge OKs $100M AMP class action settlement, denies ATE insurance deduction
A $100 million settlement by AMP in a class action by financial planners over the wealth manager's buyer of last resort policy has been given the OK, but the litigation funder won't be reimbursed for $2.6 million in insurance and administrative costs.
Aussie Skips dumps appeal of penalty in waste cartel case
Waste company Aussie Skips and its boss have binned their appeal of a multimillion dollar penalty for a price-fixing plot with rival Bingo Industries.
P&O Cruises settles litigation by holidaymakers over fatal bus collision
P&O Cruises has resolved a group of personal injury cases by passengers who were seriously hurt in a bus collision in Vanuatu in 2016.
Uber judge grapples with ‘unprecedented’ number of late registrants for $272M settlement
Almost 7,000 taxi drivers who did not sign up to two class actions against Uber by the deadline are asking the court for a cut of a $272 million settlement, with a judge questioning what she “unleashed” when sending out the notice of settlement. 
X Corp wants to dodge eSafety Commissioner’s notice served on Twitter
X Corp claims it is not answerable to a compliance notice the eSafety Commissioner issued to Twitter concerning its monitoring of child sexual abuse on its platform, telling the court there's a "lively dispute" about the effect of the company's acquisition by Elon Musk.
Uber wins fight with NSW revenue office over $81M in payroll tax
Uber has successfully challenged five years of payroll tax totalling more than $81 million, with a judge finding that payments made to drivers should not be taxed as wages as Uber only acts as a "payment collection agent" between rider and driver.
Mesoblast reaches settlement in class action over COVID-19 treatment
Mesoblast has agreed to settle a shareholder class action centred on statements to the market about its Remestemcel-L treatment, resolving claims it misrepresented the efficacy of the therapy for COVID-19 patients.
CFMEU secretary Michael O’Connor taken to court by APRA
The prudential regulator has filed court action against First Super co-chair and CFMEU manufacturing division boss Michael O'Connor, alleging he breached his director's duties under superannuation laws when he hired a union official to work for the fund.
Class action over ‘cookie cutter’ legal advice faces declassing bid
The peak body for community legal centres has flagged a declassing application in a group proceeding alleging Knowmore Legal Service provided negligent, “cookie cutter” advice to survivors of institutional child sexual abuse. 
Domino’s hit with shareholder class action
Domino’s has been stung with shareholder class action accusing the pizza giant of misleading the market about its expected performance in Japan.