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Judges have power to make soft class closure orders, High Court says
Resolving a split between courts, the High Court has confirmed that judges have power to make soft class closure orders, which require class action members to register before mediation to participate in any resulting settlement.
ANZ sues insurers for $117M in coverage for class action settlements
ANZ has sued several insurers seeking coverage for two class action settlements totalling $117 million, plus defence costs, in cases stemming from the banking royal commission. 
Law firm fined $50,000 over ‘repugnant’ work environment
A Melbourne law firm has been hit with a $48,840 penalty in a case by a junior lawyer who was required to work over 200 hours in three weeks, including several days and nights spent working around the clock in a hotel.
Macquarie cops extra conditions for ‘repeated’ non-compliance
The corporate watchdog has imposed additional conditions on Macquarie Bank's financial services licence, citing multiple and significant compliance failures.
Treasury Wine settlement costs top $27M in no win, no fee class action
Shareholders are set to pocket 58 per cent of a $65 million settlement in a class action against Treasury Wine Estates if the deal is approved by a court at a hearing this month.
BBC exec who alleged she was investigated for ‘top-down’ decision making drops suit
A BBC Studios Australia executive who alleged she was the victim of adverse action and discrimination after she exercised her workplace rights has dropped her suit against her employer.
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Parkview points finger at architect, surveyor in Australia Towers cladding claim
Parkview Constructions is seeking to bring negligence claims against Bates Smart and McKenzie Group in a lawsuit over alleged combustible cladding at Australia Towers in Sydney Olympic Park. 
Spotless denies ACCC’s price-fixing claims, says Ventia not a competitor
Downer EDI subsidiary Spotless has rejected allegations it engaged in price-fixing with Ventia on defence contracts, saying the facilities services companies were not in competition with each other.
Dovetail denies harassment claim, says lawyer had ‘consensual loving relationship’ with CEO
Dovetail has hit back at a lawsuit alleging its boss sexually assaulted the tech start-up’s female legal counsel, claiming it was a “consensual loving relationship”.
Court lifts 5-year stay of claims against doctors by J&J pelvic mesh patients
A judge has lifted a five-year stay imposed on two cases brought against individual gynaecologists by group members in a resolved class action against Johnson & Johnson over allegedly defective pelvic mesh implants.