A new practice note prohibiting the use of AI in certain circumstances is needed to guard against “laziness” in the legal profession, says NSW Supreme Court Chief Justice Andrew Bell.
An appeals court has found that a claim by indie duo Angus & Julia Stone alleging their former talent management company owes $2.8 million in overcharges should proceed in a UK court.
The New South Wales Supreme Court has issued new guidelines barring practitioners from using AI in the preparation of affidavits and witness statements, warning it risks “diluting” or “embellishing” a person’s own knowledge.Â
An appeals court has dismissed a class action on behalf of small businesses over alleged nuisance caused by the construction of Sydneyâs $3 billion light rail network.Â
The NSW appeals court has clarified the operation of the Uniform Law in the state, finding that insurers offering professional indemnity insurance to legal practitioners must be approved by the state’s Attorney General.
HWL Ebsworth has won indemnity costs against a former client who alleged the firm gave negligent advice over property in Parramattaâs ‘Auto Alley’, with a court saying the client was the âauthor of the outcome about which it complainsâ by rejecting a $1.35 million settlement offer.
The top judge of the NSW Supreme Court, which has seen a precipitous drop in class actions, has defended his court and taken shots at the Supreme Court of Victoria and the Federal Court for embracing contingency fees for class action lawyers.
The former premier of NSW, Gladys Berejiklian, has failed in her bid to quash the state corruption watchdog’s finding that she engaged in serious corrupt conduct in awarding funds to the district of her politician boyfriend.
The top judge of the NSW Supreme Court has issued a warning over the use of artificial intelligence by practitioners, saying the technology may âencourage or feed laziness in research and analysisâ.
The Chief Justice of the NSW Supreme Court has expressed concerns about a âslide in public respectâ for institutions such as the court and the creeping phenomenon of âtruth decayâ.