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Billable hours poses hurdle to AI adoption: report
AI 2024-10-24 11:42 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Lawyers are increasingly eager to adopt AI in their practice, but the billable hours poses challenges to its adoption in law firms, according to a new report.

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ChatGPT submissions ‘philosophical contentions’, not legal argument: court
AI 2024-10-15 11:47 pm By Andy Sidler

A court has given “little weight” to submissions by a migration lawyer who used ChatGPT to generate notes on sections of the Migration Act, saying free AI tools are not of any “persuasive importance”.

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Lawyer found to have misled court should be struck from roll: tribunal
Business of Law 2024-10-15 11:03 pm By Andy Sidler

A solicitor who was found to have made misleading statements to the court, a judge’s associate and another lawyer should be struck from the roll, a tribunal has found.

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Clyde & Co insurance team departs for Colin Biggers Paisley
Business of Law 2024-10-15 3:39 pm By Andy Sidler

A team from Clyde & Co has made the jump to Colin Biggers & Paisley, following seasoned insurance partner Patrick Boardman. 

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Treasury Wine to pay $65M to settle long-running class action
Class Actions 2024-10-14 9:35 am By Christine Caulfield

Treasury Wine Estates has agreed to pay $65 million to settle a shareholder class action that was set down for a seven-week trial beginning Monday.

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KPMG, Phoslock hit with shareholder class action
Class Actions 2024-10-14 11:06 pm By Christine Caulfield

Water treatment company Phoslock and auditor KPMG face a shareholder class action, but not by the law firm that secured documents for a potential case.

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‘Australia’s most hated man’: Lehrmann entitled to clear name, court told
Defamation 2024-10-14 11:21 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Bruce Lehrmann is probably “Australia’s most hated man” and should not have to pay $200,000 in security to appeal a defamation judgment that found he raped former colleague Brittany Higgins, a judge has heard.

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Class action investigation targets Live Nation, Ticketmaster
Class Actions 2024-10-14 11:32 pm By Christine Caulfield

Live Nation and Ticketmaster face a potential class action alleging “dynamic pricing” has led to inflated ticket prices for shows in Australia.

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Super Retail gets second chance to black out terms of settlement with top execs
Employment 2024-10-14 11:01 pm By Christine Caulfield

Super Retail Group can bring an appeal in its fight to suppress parts of a settlement two executives allege they reached after they were fired.

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The Good Guys hits back at ACCC case over store credit claims
Competition & Consumer Protection 2024-10-14 11:54 am By Andy Sidler

The Good Guys has admitted 21,000 customers were not provided with store credit within the timeframe specified in promotions, but denies the most customers never received the promised credit.

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