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Domino’s could be on the hook for $10M in costs after losing underpayments class action
A judge has rejected Domino's bid for a 30 per cent reduction in the costs it owes after losing an underpayments class action, saying the pizza chain will likely be on the hook for around $10 million in costs.
Class action accuses NT of ‘three decades of unchecked racist abuse’
A class action has been launched on behalf of current and former Aboriginal Community Police Officers who allege they faced systemic racial discrimination and vilification while serving in the Northern Territory Police Force.
Obeid family says negotiations with ATO have ‘hit brick wall’
Talks between the tax office and the family of former Labor politician Eddie Obeid to settle recently revived litigation have stalled, a court has been told. 
Jones Day adds tax controversy specialist from EY
Jones Day has recruited an EY partner to join its team as of counsel, strengthening the law firm's growing tax controversy practice.
‘Worse than terrible’: Class action tells trial Nuix IPO should not have gone ahead
A shareholder class action against Nuix has argued that its IPO should never have gone ahead, taking the court to email exchanges about its history of disappointing results, which the tech company's former CFO called "worse than terrible".
‘Systemic overoptimism’ left $2B impairment off Arrium books, court told
A shareholder class action against KPMG and ex-Arrium directors says the company's accounts were infected by "chronic and systemic overoptimism", with the former operator of Whyalla Steelworks portraying as viable a business that was impaired up to $2.8 billion.
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InterContinental owner loses challenge to $160M Sydney mixed-use tower
The owner of Sydney's InterContinental Hotel has lost its challenge to the approval for a mixed-use tower at the site of the neighbouring Sir Stamford Hotel.
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United Cinemas wins injunction in fight to maintain Craigieburn lease
United Cinemas has secured interim relief blocking its landlord from terminating its lease at the Craigieburn Central cinema in Victoria.
Sportsbet ‘promised’ punters ‘fast code’ system was legal, class action tells court
Sportsbet's 'fast code' betting system was not a genuine telephone betting service because customers had already transmitted  information before making the call, according to a class action which argues punters would not have placed bets had they known the system was illegal. 
Keystone’s Chiodo raised $1.5M in investor funds for lawyers’ fees: ASIC
Former Keystone Asset Management director and developer Paul Chiodo is accused of raising more than $1.5 million from unwitting investors for a purported property fund that was secretly used to cover his legal fees in ASIC's enforcement action.