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An adjudicator’s decision in favour of A1 Home Builders for work done on a residential property has been declared void after a court found that a crucial notice had been sent to a misspelled email address.
Dover Heights couple wins case over defects in $2.8M house
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A couple has been awarded over $423,000 in damages from a builder for defective work on their $2.8 million Dover Heights home, including water damage and mould.
In self-driving cars class action, Tesla says drivers told to be ‘fully attentive’
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Tesla has denied a class action’s claims that it misled consumers about the capabilities of its self-driving cars, saying drivers were reminded about feature limitations and warned to be “fully attentive” while operating the cars.
Airwallex to face AUSTRAC-ordered audit over compliance concerns
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AUSTRAC has ordered Airwallex to appoint an external auditor, amid concerns about the payment platform’s monitoring of suspicious matters.
Uber found to have breached contract by deactivating driver over complaints
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In the first of dozens of similar cases to be decided, the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal has found Uber breached its contract with a driver by deactivating his account over seven complaints.
Zoetis hit with costs in bovine gene patent spat
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Zoetis has been ordered to pay Scidera’s costs of defending an unsuccessful summary dismissal application on a lump sum basis in a dispute over a bovine gene patent, with a judge rejecting its “premature” bid for a set-off.
Corrs Chambers snaps up tax partner from Baker McKenzie
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A tax specialist has made the jump to Corrs Chambers Westgarth, after more than a decade at Baker McKenzie.
Hate speech law passes in wake of Bondi Beach massacre
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Parliament has passed legislation following the Bondi Beach terror attack aiming to combat anti-semitism and extremism, but has cut proposed racial vilification laws from the reforms to win Coalition support in the Senate.
Law schools must balance risks of embracing AI, expert says
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Law students at the University of Sydney and University of Technology Sydney will soon be able to use Harvey’s artificial intelligence tools, and an expert predicted the schools will be vigilant in guarding against the “slide into automating legal education”.
Sydney silk Mark Dennis hit with child abuse material charges
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A high-profile Sydney criminal barrister has been charged with possessing child abuse material, after he was arrested on his return home from Cambodia on Tuesday.