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Jones Day nabs real estate pro from Clayton Utz
Clayton Utz 2025-06-30 11:27 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

Jones Day has lured a real estate expert from Clayton Utz to join its Brisbane office as a partner.

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GM says class action ‘fishing’ for unknown design flaw in Holden cars
Class Actions 2025-06-27 11:45 pm By Andy Sidler

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.

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Hallucinations persist, but AI leaps ahead on legal questions: report
AI 2025-06-27 11:57 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

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. 

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ACT seeks early hearing on covenant breach in public housing class action
Class Actions 2025-06-27 11:58 pm By Cindy Cameronne

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. 

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Banksia mastermind to pay $10M to group members, despite $70M in assets
Class Actions 2025-06-26 11:41 pm By Cindy Cameronne

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. 

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Court approves $43M settlement, GCO in Noumi class action
Class Actions 2025-06-26 11:16 pm By Sam Matthews

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.

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Geocon can’t dodge statutory warranties claims in Infinity Towers defects suit
Construction 2025-06-27 11:43 pm By Cindy Cameronne

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. 

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Snowdon liquidators go after building suppliers for insolvent payments
Restructuring & Insolvency 2025-06-27 11:42 pm By Christine Caulfield

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.

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Enviro group can’t dodge costs for failed challenge to wind farm
Environment 2025-06-27 11:35 pm By Sam Matthews

An activist group which unsuccessfully challenged the government’s approval of a wind farm in North Queensland because of its effects on rare birds has lost its bid to dodge costs on public interest grounds, with a judge saying both sides sought to advance the public interest.

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Aristocrat group members shouldn’t be probed on problem gambling before mediation, court told
Class Actions 2025-06-26 11:30 pm By Sam Matthews

A class action over allegedly illegal ‘social casino’ apps is fighting gaming giant Aristocrat’s bid to question group members about whether they are problem gamblers ahead of mediation, arguing the “unfair” exercise could invite vulnerable members to self-diagnose.

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