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Judge tosses appeal by Sun Legal client who won $1.2M over hotel advice
A judge has tossed a 117-ground appeal by a former Sun Legal client who was awarded over $1.2 million after his solicitor was found to have failed to give proper advice about a Victoria hotel purchase.
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Polyaire loses appeal of $15.2M judgment over warehouse fire
An appeals court has tossed a challenge to a judgment against Polyaire, the lessee of an industrial premises in Sydney, after a judge found the air conditioning wholesaler was responsible for a fire that ignited after pellets were left exposed to the rain and sun.
Law firm barred from case had to be joined to motion: appeals court
An appeals court has overturned a decision barring a law firm from acting in an employment case, saying it was an error for a judge to make the order without the firm being joined to the injunction bid.
HSFK wins round in spat with PlayUp over $330,000 legal bill
A judge has set aside a decision on a costs assessment application by online gambling platform PlayUp in relation to a $330,000 unpaid legal bill from Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer.
iPhone note counts as businessman’s will, appeals court says
An appeals court has found a note left on the iPhone of a late businessman with an estate worth over $13 million counts as his last will and testament.
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ACT warehouse owner loses $5M case over defective flooring
The NSW Court of Appeal has dismissed an appeal launched by a Canberra warehouse owner, which sought over $5.3 million from the previous owner for the cost of replacing a concrete slab.
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Lendlease loses appeal in $120M Campbelltown land case
Lendlease has lost its appeal of a ruling that shot down its bid to enforce a $120 million purchase agreement for five plots of land in Campbelltown against a company controlled by the Macarthur-Onslow family. 
Another judge rails against GenAI use, says even self-repped litigants must do their homework
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.
AI use by self-repped litigants may need ‘more intrusive’ case management: court
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. 
Nicholas Bolton loses appeal over Yowie board spill
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.