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It was a modest fibro cottage in Sydney’s south that eventually sold for an immodest $1.5 million. This is the intriguing story of its former owner.
Commission proposes Mark Irving, of the Victorian bar, after allegations of criminal misconduct and bikie links against union’s construction arm
New migration judges appointed to stop ‘bad actors’ [AFR paywall]
Nine new federal judges will start work on Monday as part of a push to tackle delays in migration cases.
A high-profile lawyer is defending allegations by another lawyer he sexually harassed her while she was working as a student in his office.
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Editor’s picks
“Almost half of our clients go further, predicting that Generative
AI will render some legal tasks entirely obsolete. Our
survey highlights the most impacted legal practice areas are
contracts, legal operations (including knowledge management,
spend management, document review and eDiscovery), M&A and
regulatory compliance.”
“This video is about a claim that does the rounds every time Australian Commonwealth Ministers are sworn-in, that their status is 'invalid' because they have not taken the oath set out in the Commonwealth Constitution, with the consequence that bills they initiate are also invalid.”
“Legal genAI company Paxton AI has announced it has achieved ‘93.82% average accuracy on tasks in the Stanford Legal Hallucination Benchmark’. The company has also launched its own ‘AI Confidence Indicator’ to help lawyers make an informed judgment as to the tool’s responses.”
Boomer partner that doesn't know how to use tracked changes in Word and gives back handwritten edits in hieroglyphics:
— #litigation_god (#@GodLitigation)
3:02 PM • Aug 2, 2024
Saint Lucia is the second uniform evidence law country to win an Olympic gold.
Australia aside, the only other uniform evidence law jurisdiction to win an Olympic medal is Barbados, which scored a bronze in the 2000 Olympics (the only UEL-governed Olympics to date.)
— #Jeremy Gans (#@jeremy_gans)
6:46 AM • Aug 4, 2024
We are calling on all Governments to significantly fund the legal assistance sector. The sector is critically under-funded and is unable to meet an ever-increasing demand. Take action by sharing the Open Letter and materials on your socials. Visit A2J4ALL.au
— #Law Council (#@thelawcouncil)
2:26 AM • Aug 2, 2024
Crikey!
(No idea why this 8-year-old decision has seemingly just been published or updated.)
— #Jeremy Gans (#@jeremy_gans)
4:13 AM • Aug 2, 2024
I welcome the AG's announcement of appointing Mr Tony McAvoy SC as part-time Commissioner of the @AusLawReform to co-lead the ALRC’s inquiry into the future acts regime in the Native Title Act 1993 with the ALRC President the Hon Justice Mordecai Bromberg. ministers.ag.gov.au/media-centre/a…
— #LCA President (#@LCAPresident)
6:48 AM • Aug 2, 2024
Meanwhile, in Nova Scotia Small Claims Court:
— #Yan Haych (#@HaychYS)
8:28 PM • Aug 3, 2024
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