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Belle Property sues franchisee over plans to switch to Buxton
Real estate agency Belle Property is suing its Sandringham branch, alleging the franchisee is threatening to breach its agreement and good faith obligation by jumping to a new franchise network.
Cement Australia fights amendments to Boral’s ‘green’ cement patent
Cement Australia has appealed a decision allowing Boral to amend its patent for a lower carbon cement, after losing its argument that the changes would broaden the scope of the patent.
Fight looms over Sydney Uni academics’ defences in ‘antisemitic’ case
A date has been set for a potential fight over the defences of two University of Sydney academics in racial discrimination cases that accuse them of making antisemitic statements.
OpenAi agent breached Medicare data portal, Albanese says
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Thursday said an OpenAI agent hacked into Medicare's statistics reporting portal and accessed non public files in June but the company failed to notify the givernment until this month.
ASIC boosts trading safeguards, warns of ‘potentially manipulative’ AI
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission says it will make changes aimed at strengthening safeguards for automated and AI-enabled trading, warning AI technology could behave in unpredictable ways.
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Built can’t aggregate claims against NSW Department of Education
A judge has stayed Built's case against the state of NSW over a school project, finding a $500,000 litigation threshold in the state's standard construction contract applied to each dispute referred to an expert.
Appeal tossed in postgrads class action against University of Sydney
The Full Federal Court has rejected an appeal by the applicant in a class action on behalf of post graduate students who claims he was underpaid by the University of Sydney.
Optimus sues Grant Thornton over ‘negligent’ restructuring advice
Japan-based Optimus has sued Grant Thornton for allegedly giving negligent restructuring advice following its acquisition of dealership group Autopact, which resulted in the company owing $3 million in stamp duty, income tax and other costs.
Law firm administration used to gain advantage over former partner: judge
A judge has found that a Canberra lawyer breached his fiduciary duties and engaged in oppressive conduct towards his former romantic and firm partner after she sought a $500,000 refund of shares in Aulich Civil Law.
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Allan warned about criminals on Big Build sites, royal commission hears
Former infrastructure minister Jacinta Allan was warned about the alleged involvement of criminals on Big Build work sites, a royal commission into the state's construction sector has heard.