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Judge worries about declassing COVID-19 business interruption cases
A judge has raised concerns about bids to declass group proceedings over alleged business interruption losses during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, saying the thousands of policyholders who registered for the class actions might reap more from the cases than making claims directly with their insurers.
Four judges make King’s Birthday Honours for service to the law
Four judges made this year's King’s Birthday Honours list for their service to the law and the judiciary. 
Climate activist firm takes NAB to court
A law firm that has gone after major banks and the federal government over their climate exposure has trained its sight on the National Australia Bank.
SkyCity Adelaide to get High Court hearing in tax fight with SA treasurer
The High Court has agreed to take up a dispute between SkyCity Adelaide and South Australia's treasurer over the tax treatment of reward points that gamblers convert to gaming chips.
End of the road for Hells Angels in fight for damages against Redbubble
The High Court has declined to step in after Hells Angels' award of $78,000 in damages for online marketplace Redbubble's infringement of its trade marks was slashed to just $100, bringing to an end an IP fight that has stretched on for nearly a decade.
High Court won’t take up Clive Palmer’s challenge to criminal charges
The High Court will not hear mining magnate Clive Palmer's challenge to a court's finding that lawsuits he brought challenging two criminal cases against him over a takeover bid and alleged payments to his political party were an abuse of process and should be stayed.
ASIC scores third straight win in greenwashing cases
The corporate regulator is on a winning streak in its greenwashing cases, with a judge rejecting Active Super's attempt to qualify its “unequivocal” statements about limiting its investment in companies connected to gambling and coal mining.
Garuda Airlines immune from creditor’s winding up bid, High Court says
The High Court has dismissed an appeal of a decision which found Indonesia's national airline could avail itself of foreign state immunity to defeat a winding up application.
High Court clarifies ‘dominant use’ in land tax exemption for animal farms
Unanimously dismissing an appeal by thoroughbred breeding and horseracing giant Godolphin, the High Court has ruled on the proper construction of a tax exemption for rural land in NSW.
Judge OKs $100M Colonial class action settlement, questions ‘strange’ funding agreement
The judge overseeing a consumer class action against wealth manager Colonial First State Investments has given the green light to a $100 million settlement, but questioned a $23.1 million cut to funder Augusta under a “strange” funding agreement.