Top judge says court should have no sympathy for lawyers flouting AI note

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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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Law firm found negligent in Victoria hotel transaction, owes $1.2M damages

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A Sydney law firm and its principal have been ordered to pay over $1.2 million to a former client after the solicitor was found to have failed to give proper advice about a hotel purchase.

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Obeids, Macdonald ask High Court to toss convictions for bid-rigging

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Jailed former Labor politicians Ian Macdonald and Eddie Obeid, and his son Moses Obeid, have asked the High Court to toss their convictions for conspiracy to rig a mining exploration tender.

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Steller directors deny they intended to make $120M guarantee

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Former directors of Steller Developments have told a court they did not intend to guarantee the company’s debt in the event of bankruptcy, as trial kicked off in proceedings by the collapsed Melbourne developer’s liquidators. 

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Callide to pay $9M for Queensland power station explosion

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Power company Callide has been hit with a $9 million penalty for “very serious” contraventions of the National Electricity Rules that led to an explosion at a coal-fired power station.

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Legal body pans Labor’s mandatory sentencing proposal for hate crimes

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Australia’s peak legal body has slammed the Albanese government’s latest proposal to reform hate speech laws, which would create new offences and introduce mandatory minimum jail terms.

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