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Another judge rails against GenAI use, says even self-repped litigants must do their homework
AI 2025-09-12 11:11 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

Another judge has railed against the use of generative AI in court proceedings, after a self-represented litigant filed an application to annul his bankruptcy that was replete with fake citations.

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Meta ordered to put on defence in ACCC case over scam crypto ads
Competition & Consumer Protection 2025-09-12 11:44 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

A judge has ordered Facebook owner Meta to file its defence in the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission’s three-year-old case over scam cryptocurrency ads on the social media platform. 

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Judge flags possible referral to legal watchdog in EY, Alvarez & Marsal suit
Accounting 2025-09-11 11:06 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

A judge has flagged the possibility of referring lawyers acting for Alvarez & Marsal to the legal watchdog after hearing the consultant’s costs of complying with preliminary discovery orders won by Ernst & Young could top $500,000.

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Couple misled by NSW builder over cladding wins $500K
Construction 2025-09-12 11:18 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

In the final chapter of a years-long fight, an appeals court has ordered a NSW prefab home builder to pay almost $500,000 in damages after finding it engaging in misleading and deceptive conduct to convince a couple to vary their contract to allow the use of cladding they had previously rejected.

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Cement Australia wins OK to acquire BGC assets after bringing Adbri into the mix
Competition & Consumer Protection 2025-09-11 11:33 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

The ACCC has approved a deal that will see the assets of a unit of materials giant BGC Group sold to Cement Australia, Holcim, Heidelberg Materials Australia and Adbri, after worrying an initial proposal could affect the supply of ready-mix concrete in the Perth area.

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BHP can’t halt same job, same pay decision pending appeal
Employment 2025-09-11 11:44 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

Mining giant BHP and its in-house labour hire subsidiary have failed in their Federal Court bid to stay same job, same pay orders by the Fair Work Commission ahead of an appeal.

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AMCI founder’s sacking of Australian boss not valid, court says
Energy & Natural Resources 2025-09-10 11:02 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

In the latest chapter of a feud between billionaires Fritz Kundrun and Hans Mende, the co-founders of global commodities firm AMCI, a court has found the sacking of the group’s Australian managing director was invalid.

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Multi-employer bargaining appeal by Peabody, Whitehaven dismissed
Employment 2025-09-10 11:19 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

An appeals court has thrown out challenges by three mining giants to a Fair Work Commission decision that requires them to bargain together with a group of employees and their union.

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‘Inordinate and disproportionate’: Judge slams ASIC’s case against lender Money3
ASIC 2025-09-09 11:24 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

A judge has rejected all but two claims by ASIC in a suit against car finance provider Money3 and criticised how the regulator ran its case, saying it had consumed an “inordinate and disproportionate amount of the judicial and administrative resources of the court”.

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Property Council blames Victoria land tax for student housing bottleneck
Real Estate 2025-09-10 11:53 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

Victoria’s student housing pipeline has surpassed NSW, but most projects are still at the approval stage, according to a Property Council report which expressed concerns the state’s land taxes are slowing development.

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