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Court asked to sign off on class action settlement with gag clause
A court will be asked to approve a confidential settlement in a class action on behalf of people who purchased off-the-plan homes in the Clydesdale Estate in north-west Sydney that includes a gag clause barring group members from making any public statements about the suit. 
Software engineer resolves sex discrimination case against Xero
An engineer who sued accounting software company Xero, alleging she was paid a lower salary than male colleagues, has resolved her case.
Vodafone mulls legal action against Telstra over mobile network reach claims
Vodafone has referred Telstra to the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission, and is considering taking legal action against its rival, over allegations Australia's largest telco made deceptive mobile network reach claims.
Class action investigation launched into herbicide’s links to Parkinson’s disease
A class action investigation is underway into alleged links between the herbicide paraquat and Parkinson’s disease.
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Roberts Co Vic administrators can hold funds for Probuild subcontractors on trust: court
Administrators of construction company Roberts Co Victoria, which owes $272 million to 470 creditors, are justified in treating funds as if held on trust for subcontractors on six projects in Melbourne, a judge has found.
Secret recording of Nine journalist no smoking gun: appeals court
A secret recording of Nine journalist Nick McKenzie speaking to a witness in the case may have been “doctored” and had to be “treated with caution,” the Full Court said Friday.
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Dexus accused of breaching confidentiality in Melbourne, Launceston airport share sale
Dexus faces allegations it breached a shareholder deed in selling a stake in the privately-owned Asia Pacific Airport Corporation, which operates Melbourne and Launceston Airports.
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Privium liquidators get more time to pursue lawsuits over ‘questionable’ transactions
Liquidators of collapsed builder Privium have won extra time to pursue potential proceedings over a number of suspicious transactions, which include unexplained payments to companies associated with a director.
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Beacon Minerals geological consultant pleads guilty to insider trading
A geological consultant for gold mining company Beacon Minerals has pleaded guilty to insider trading, while a former project manager for the company maintains he is not guilty.
No loss proven in CBA cases, but all is not lost for shareholder class actions
In explaining where CBA shareholders went wrong in proving damages from the bank's omissions over an AUSTRAC probe, the Full Federal Court has given class action plaintiffs the clearest indication yet of how they might win.