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Developer looking to recover $6.5M from builder can’t dodge security
A Victorian developer seeking to recover $6.5 million from the builder on a Gardenvale residential project has lost its bid to avoid paying security, with an appeals court finding there was a risk it could not meet an adverse costs order.
Nippon Steel’s patent for fatigue-resistant rail shot down
An IP Australia delegate has found a Nippon Steel patent for fatigue-resistant rail lacks novelty and an inventive step, but has given the company a chance to amend.
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AI committee calls for national data centre standards
A joint parliamentary committee on AI has recommended national standards for data centres, including around resource consumption. 
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Dentons appoints projects partner from DLA Piper
Dentons has snagged a partner from DLA Piper with extensive experience on major projects for its Brisbane office.
AI committee recommends change to copyright ‘status quo’
A joint parliamentary committee on AI has called for changes to the copyright 'status quo', under which Australian artists and media outlets and not being compensated when their works are used by AI systems overseas.
QGold, founder hit with class action
Private mining investment firm QGold and its founder Christopher Ian Wallin have been hit with a class action, the third representative proceeding filed so far this month.
ASX to oppose derivative suit over CHESS replacement project
The ASX will oppose a shareholder's bid to bring a derivative suit against former officers and directors over its bungled CHESS replacement project, after a judge found directors were involved in misleading investors about the project and hit the exchange with a $20.5 million penalty.
Alphapharm agrees to injunction in Gilead patent suit over HIV drug
Alphapharm has agreed it won't supply a generic version of HIV drug Odefsey while a dispute with Gilead over three patents for the drug is on foot.
Class action accuses DVA of sharing veterans’ sensitive medical data
The Department of Veterans' Affairs has been hit with a class action for allegedly sharing the sensitive medical and personal data of 300,000 veterans and their families without authorisation.
Corporate Australia worried about class action risk, but not taking action: report
A new survey from Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer has found that while corporate Australia's boards are increasingly worried about class action risk, most are failing to tackle it as a standalone issue.