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Judge finds solicitor leaked settlement details to Sky News
A judge has found that a prominent defamation solicitor in Sydney was the only "plausible" person who told a journalist at Sky News details of a confidential settlement in a dispute by a pro-Israel activist against the owner of Sydney restaurant Cairo Takeaway.
Judge issues ‘cautionary tale’ on danger of AI chatbots posing as lawyers
A judge has issued a stark warning on the dangers of "befriending Artificial Intelligence-powered chatbots who masquerade as legal advisors", tossing out Fair Work proceedings by a self-represented delivery driver who the judge said appeared to use AI to generate an evidence list of documents that did not exist.
Trike maker blames lawyers for admissions in Target recall case
Children's ride-on toys manufacturer Smart Trike wants to withdraw admissions it made in a dispute with Target over a convertible stroller recall, blaming its lawyers for what it says was an error.
Nuix loses appeal against insurers over $20M in legal bills
Nuix has lost its appeal of a ruling that found it must pay $20 million in legal costs before its insurers must cover its bills for defending multiple class actions and an ASIC case over its $1.8 billion float.
Boeing lawyer axed for complaints about Bondi massacre response: suit
A former in-house lawyer at Boeing claims she was sacked by the aviation company after complaining that the company and her boss failed to check on her welfare after the December 14 Bondi terror attack.
Parliamentary privilege bars Hansard in Fair Work bias challenge: court
The Full Federal Court has found Hansard extracts are inadmissible in Tesa Group's judicial review challenge to Fair Work Commission Deputy President and former Labor MP Terri Butler's refusal to recuse herself from the mining company's 'same job, same pay' cases.
ACCC wins case over Beacon’s ‘fundamentally dishonest’ sales tactics
A court has found that defunct printing cartridges supplier Beacon used deceptive sales tactics to dupe customers into paying for goods they did not order, in conduct described as "fundamentally dishonest”. 
Arcare hit with class action over excess charges
Victorian aged care provider Arcare has been hit with a class action alleging it charged residents millions of dollars for services they did not use.
ASX hit with $20.5M penalty for misleading CHESS replacement statement
A judge has hit ASX Limited with a $20.5 million penalty after it admitted that a February 2022 statement to the market that its CHESS replacement project was “progressing well” was misleading. 
Judge worries about overworked lawyers in Work for Dole class action
A judge who is overseeing a class action over the government's Work for Dole program has warned against overworking lawyers after the applicant pushed for more efficient discovery.