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AMP to pay $110M to settle shareholder class action
A shareholder class action that was filed in the wake of the banking royal commission over AMP’s fees-for-no-service practices has settled for $110 million. 
Judge rejects Seven’s ‘most unusual request’ to correct judgment in Roberts-Smith case
A judge has rejected a request by lawyers for Seven and the TV network's billionaire chairman, Kerry Stokes, to issue a correction to his published decision ordering the production of over 8,600 emails exchanged with Ben Roberts-Smith’s lawyers in a defamation case.
Seven, Stokes keep up fight to shield emails with Ben Roberts-Smith’s lawyers
Seven Network and owner Kerry Stokes are seeking to challenge a ruling ordering them to produce thousands of emails exchanged with Ben Roberts-Smith's legal team as Nine tallies its costs of successfully defending the former soldier's defamation action.
Dixon Advisory class action loses novel bid for docs to use in mediation
A judge has refused a lead applicant’s novel bid for financial information to use at settlement discussions in a group proceeding against Dixon Advisory.
Telstra, TPG give up fight over $1.8B network sharing deal
Telstra and TPG will not challenge a decision by the Australian Competition Tribunal to uphold the ACCC's rejection of their proposed regional network sharing agreement.
Seven refused extension for handing over emails with Ben Roberts-Smith’s lawyers
Kerry Stokes and Seven Network have lost their bid for an extension to produce 8,600 emails exchanged between the media company and Ben Roberts-Smith’s lawyers in Fairfax’s bid for costs in defending the defamation case over alleged war crimes 
Facing new indictment over hotel quarantine, Victoria wants class action defence kept secret
The state of Victoria is making a bid to suppress its defence in a class action brought over the 2020 hotel quarantine fiasco, as it faces a “substantially altered” indictment in a related criminal proceeding.
Judge approves ANZ class action settlement, signs off on ATE insurance cost
ANZ's $47 million settlement of a class action over its consumer credit insurance has been given the nod by a judge, who has also approved recovery of the cost of after-the-event insurance held by the law firm running the case.
National Tiles boss Frank Walker can shield legal docs in fraud case by ousted director
A judge has sided with National Tiles founder Frank Walker over the privilege status of advice from his lawyers in a case by a former director alleging Walker falsified minutes of a crucial company board meeting, saying the evidence on its face did not suggest the minutes had been fabricated.