Walter Sofronoff can challenge Integrity Commission report

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A judge has ruled that Walter Sofronoff KC can rely on a report on his inquiry into the prosecution of Bruce Lehrmann in his case challenging the ACT Integrity Commission’s findings that he engaged in corrupt conduct. 

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Regeneron sues Sandoz over Eylea biosimilar

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US biotech company Regeneron Pharmaceuticals has sued Sandoz, claiming it is threatening to infringe the patent for its Eylea biologic, used to treat macular degeneration and diabetic macular oedema.

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ASIC wins travel restrictions against Falcon Capital directors amid probe

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The corporate regulator has secured travel restrictions and freezing orders against two directors of Falcon Capital as part of its investigation into its managed investment fund.

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Silk reprimanded for ‘unwanted touching’ of solicitor at Christmas party

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A Sydney silk has been reprimanded and fined $10,000 after he was found to have engaged in “unwanted touching” of a female solicitor at a work Christmas function in 2023. 

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Despite ‘unease’ over legal costs, judge approves $1.3M class action settlement

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A judge has approved a $1.3 million settlement in a class action by investors in a Melbourne apartment development, despite reservations about the lion’s share going to the law firm that brought the case.

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Faced with increasing problem, court puts law firm on hook for AI-hallucinated citations

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Referring to a “growing problem” noticed by the Federal Court, a judge has slapped a law firm in a native title case with costs for its use of artificial intelligence to generate false document citations.

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Aqualand luxury tower loses challenge to $10.6M asset freeze

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A luxury Aqualand development in Milsons Point can’t undo a $10.6 million freezing order granted to the owners corporation to address the risk that funds would be unavailable to meet its claim for damages to remedy alleged defects. 

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Lendlease appeals loss in $120M Campbelltown land case

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Lendlease has filed an appeal after it failed in its bid to enforce a $120 million purchase agreement for five plots of land in Campbelltown, in a high-stakes challenge set to be heard later this year. 

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Realside sues property valuation firm over ‘excess’ rent on Adelaide mall

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Fund manager Realside and other leaseholders have launched proceedings against M3Property and a valuer, alleging tenants of Rundle Mall in Adelaide have been overcharged for rent since 2006 as a result of consistently flawed valuations. 

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