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Citing rising costs of materials and labour, NSW Central Coast builder Clarke Homes has entered voluntary administration, with several building projects incomplete.
Child removal class action gets more time to clarify claims
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A child removal class action against the state of New South Wales has been given more time to clarify its pleadings after a judge raised concerns that parts of the “important case” were unclear.
Successor trustee owes no fiduciary duty to former trustee, High Court says
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The High Court has dismissed an appeal of a finding that a successor trustee owes no fiduciary duty to a former trustee to preserve an entitlement to indemnification.
Noumi, Deloitte to pay $43M to settle shareholder class action
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Noumi and auditor Deloitte will pay $43 million to resolve a class action alleging the company misled investors about its inventory, and the class action will make a play for a $5 million penalty agreed to in ASIC proceedings.
Lawyer who used ChatGPT for case citations referred to legal watchdog
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A lawyer who included ‘hallucinated’ citations from ChatGPT in material submitted to the court in a migration appeal has been referred to the NSW Legal Services Commissioner.
ABC says being ‘poster girl’ for press freedom caused Latouff’s distress
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Claims of hurt and distress by former ABC presenter Antoinette Lattouf stemming from her dismissal are misdirected, the broadcaster has argued at trial.
Mitsubishi fights to shield fuel consumption probe from class action
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Mitsubishi says an investigation into the fuel consumption of its Triton cars is protected by litigation privilege and should not be handed over to a class action.
Crown sues Lendlease over combustible cladding at Metropol
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Crown has sued Lendlease and a host of other companies that signed off on the use of combustible cladding on the façade of the Metropol in Southbank, which it says resulted in two years of expensive rectification work.
Tech start-up Dovetail seeks to suppress ‘scandalous’ lawsuit
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Lawyers for tech start-up Dovetail want the Federal Court to suppress the details of a “scandalous” lawsuit brought against the company and its CEO by an in-house lawyer.
Callide Energy can’t block sale of interest in Queensland power station
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Callide Energy has failed in a courtroom bid to block the sale its partner’s interest in the joint venture for the construction and operation of Queensland’s Callide power station.