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Under proposed reforms to NSW tenancy laws, businesses that publish misleading photographs of rental penalties will face penalties of up to $22,000 and face new requirements for securing renters’ personal data.
Jones Day nabs real estate pro from Clayton Utz
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Jones Day has lured a real estate expert from Clayton Utz to join its Brisbane office as a partner.
Class action against University of Newcastle says course left students unemployable
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The University of Newcastle has been hit with a class action alleging students were misled into studying an engineering degree that lacked professional accreditation and left them unable to apply for employment.
GM says class action ‘fishing’ for unknown design flaw in Holden cars
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General Motors has moved to strike-out a class action over allegedly faulty transmission systems in Holden cars, arguing the plaintiff needs to plead the alleged design flaw with specificity, not just by reference to symptoms.
ASIC takes action against companies of steel baron Sanjeev Gupta
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The corporate regulator has brought action against three companies in Sanjeev Gupta’s steel empire, alleging the businesses have defaulted on their obligations to lodge annual financial reports.
Hallucinations persist, but AI leaps ahead on legal questions: report
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A leading law firm has found general purpose large language models continue to incorrectly cite legal cases and make up cases entirely, despite marked improvements in answering legal questions.
ACT seeks early hearing on covenant breach in public housing class action
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The ACT government is pushing for an initial trial dealing with “gateway questions” in a class action over alleged forced relocations of public housing tenants, after it lost a bid to summarily dismiss the case.
Banksia mastermind to pay $10M to group members, despite $70M in assets
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Entities linked to the late solicitor Mark Elliott are set to pay $10 million to settle claims by Banksia class action members, despite a related company owning $70 million on trust, a court has heard.
Court approves $43M settlement, GCO in Noumi class action
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A judge has approved a $43 million settlement in a class action action alleging Noumi misled investors about its inventory, including a 22 per cent group costs order to be split between the two law firms that ran the case.
Geocon can’t dodge statutory warranties claims in Infinity Towers defects suit
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Developer Geocon has lost its bid to strike out claims in a case over Canberra’s Infinity Towers that it breached statutory warranties, with a judge saying it was a difficult legal issue best left for trial.