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AI use by self-repped litigants may need ‘more intrusive’ case management: court
AI 2025-08-19 11:40 pm By Andy Sidler

A recent property dispute involving a self-represented litigant who relied on AI-generated submissions, including at least one ‘hallucinated’ case, has prompted questions about the need for more active case management of the use of AI by unrepresented parties to prevent wasting court time. 

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Convicted rapist MP Gareth Ward can’t halt expulsion motion in NSW Parliament
Politics 2025-08-07 11:30 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

An appeals court has rejected a bid by NSW MP and convicted rapist Gareth Ward to block state parliament from expelling him until any appeals against his conviction are determined.

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Nicholas Bolton loses appeal over Yowie board spill
Appeals 2025-07-30 11:58 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Nicholas Bolton has lost his challenge to Keybridge Capital’s move to remove him from the board of confectionary group Yowie, after he was found to have been validly removed as the CEO of Keybridge in March. 

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Solicitor removed from roll over profanity-laden emails to Mills Oakley
Legal Ethics 2025-07-21 11:55 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

A Sydney lawyer who sent profanity-laden emails to a Mills Oakley partner during a dispute with the Salvation Army and his mother-in-law over payment of a refundable deposit has been struck off the roll.

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Keybridge CEO Nick Bolton loses challenge to removal by board
Restructuring & Insolvency 2025-05-08 11:33 pm By Andy Sidler

An appeals court has rejected Keybridge CEO Nick Bolton’s challenge to a ruling that found that he and two other directors were validly removed at a board meeting, finding in favour of shareholder WAM Active. 

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Practical legal training ‘rife with cheating’, lacks rigour, report finds
Business of Law 2025-04-14 11:15 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

A survey initiated by NSW Supreme Court Chief Justice Andrew Bell into the state’s practical legal training has found the mandatory program, which can cost up to $12,000, lacks academic rigour and is “rife with cheating”.

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Munich Re can bring fresh claims in $700M case against AMP
Insurance 2025-02-27 3:40 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Munich Reinsurance has been given the OK to bring additional claims in its $696 million lawsuit, which accuses AMP of misleading or deceptive conduct over a quota share agreement.

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Developers’ email agreement on $1.3M loan not binding: appeals court
Chief Justice Andrew Bell 2025-02-27 11:18 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

An appeals court has tossed a challenge to a judge’s decision that found a property developer was required to return a $1.3 million loan, despite finding the judge erred in holding enforceable an agreement reached over email.

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Hynash loses set-off argument in challenge to subcontractor’s pay claim
Construction 2025-02-19 11:42 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

Civil construction company Hynash has lost an appeal bid after a judgment put it on the hook for the full sum of a payment claim lodged by a subcontractor following the termination of a contract linked to a Bathurst, NSW project.

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Top judge says court should have no sympathy for lawyers flouting AI note
Business of Law 2025-02-06 11:28 pm By Christine Caulfield

Practitioners who ignore a new practice note on the use of AI programs should not expect the court’s sympathy, the top judge in NSW has warned as the guidance comes into operation this week.

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