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Builder says owners having ‘tantrum’ in spat over Maroubra complex
A defects case over an apartment complex in the Sydney beachside suburb of Maroubra has turned ugly, with a lawyer for the builder accusing the owners corporation of having a "tantrum".
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Faced with increasing problem, court puts law firm on hook for AI-hallucinated citations
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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Lendlease’s $500M One Darling Point development wins fast-track approval
Lendlease's $500 million residential project in Sydney's eastern suburbs known as One Darling Point has secured development approval from the NSW government in just five months.
Fortrend sues Shaw pair again, this time over payment demands
Two Shaw & Partners advisers who won $580,000 in penalties and compensation against former employer Fortrend Securities face fresh litigation seeking to quash their demands for payment.
Law firm drops competing Coles, Woolworths class actions over discounts
One of two law firms running competing class actions against Coles and Woolworths over alleged illusory discounts has bowed out, leaving its rival to pursue the cases for consumers.
Saint Gobain’s CSR targeted in competition case over price hikes
CSR has been hit with a competition case alleging it abused its dominance by increasing prices of its insulation products during the pandemic.
Lawyer for Super Retail employees showed PowerPoint on damage of publicity, court told
A lawyer acting for two senior Super Retail Group employees presented a PowerPoint to solicitors for the company on the damage to its share price if his clients' allegations went public, court filings say.
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Roberts Co creditors vote in favour of founder’s DOCA pitch
A restructuring proposal by the founder of Roberts Co has won the approval of creditors of the developer, which are owed a total of $100 million.
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Building materials giant CSR hit with misuse of market power case
Saint Gobain-owned CSR faces litigation by an independent building insulation distributor alleging it abused its dominance by upping prices during the pandemic.
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Snowdon liquidators go after building suppliers for insolvent payments
Liquidators of Snowdon Developments have brought proceedings against building suppliers to claw back more than $2 million in payments they say were made while the Victorian developer was insolvent.