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Harvey Norman class action seeks 30% GCO, tells court times have changed
A law firm bringing a class action alleging Harvey Norman sold worthless warranties is seeking a 30 per cent group costs order, arguing times have changed and that the court should only consider GCOs awarded in the past year. 
Lawyer referred to watchdog over ‘serious concerns’ about potential AI use
A Queensland solicitor has been referred to the Legal Services Commission after filing submissions in a client’s traffic offense case that a judge said contained fake citations and may have been AI-generated.
ASIC files bid to wind up Sanjeev Gupta’s Liberty Bell
The corporate regulator has filed proceedings seeking to wind up a company in the steel empire of billionaire Sanjeev Gupta for failure to lodge financial reports for four years. 
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‘Plainly in breach’: Judge’s frustration boils over in Pacific Werribee case
The reluctance of Pacific Werribee Shopping Centre co-owner Wadren to withdraw a non-compliant expert report in a $356 million defects case against the collapsed Probuild has raised the hackles of the presiding judge.
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MinterEllison advises Mirvac on Sydney Fish Market redevelopment
MinterEllison has advised Mirvac on a contract for a major redevelopment at the site of the former Sydney Fish Market.
DPP not barred from recusal bid after judge’s criticism, court finds
In the latest chapter of a bitter feud between NSW Director of Public Prosecutions and District Court Judge Penelope Wass, the state's Court of Appeal has found parliamentary privilege doesn't bar the top prosecutor from launching a recusal bid in a criminal trial.
Lawyer defeats case alleging duty to advise client litigation was doomed
A Sydney lawyer has successfully defended a case alleging he should have advised an X-ray business and its director that their defences in proceedings against medical device maker Philips were hopeless.
Trial vacated in suit over $1.5M loan to John Pesutto
An upcoming trial in a case over a Victorian Liberal Party-linked company's decision to give former party leader John Pesutto a $1.5 million loan to help him avoid bankruptcy has been vacated.
Senior lawyers must take responsibility for their own failings, judge says
A judge has taken a Perth law firm to task after a junior solicitor was left to apologise for a failure to comply with court orders in proceedings against BP, saying one of the principals should have taken responsibility instead. 
Ex-IP Australia examiner who raised workplace concerns loses latest appeal
A former IP Australia patent examiner has lost his latest appeal of a Fair Work Commission decision that found he was not forced to resign from his job.