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New Aim appeals trade secrets loss over employee’s WeChat contacts
E-commerce merchandise importer New Aim is challenging the dismissal of its trade secrets case against a former employee, who gave the contact details of the company's suppliers to a competitor after jumping ship.
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Vitale teams up with Metrics in large-scale Gold Coast land deal
With plans to transform it into a mixed-use estate, Queensland developer Vitale Property Group has partnered with Metrics Credit Partners to acquire a large-scale industrial site on the Gold Coast.
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Gilbert + Tobin beefs up real assets team with Blackstone hire
Gilbert + Tobin has strengthened its real assets team with the appointment of a partner recruited from global asset manager Blackstone.
Oxford Nanopore brings patent infringement case against MGI
Genomic sequencing company Oxford Nanopore Technologies has sued MGI Australia alleging infringement of four patents covering nanopore technology.
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Dexus earns $155.5M from REIT’s Brisbane Technology Park sale
Dexus Industria REIT has entered option agreements to sell its 13 Brisbane Technology Park properties for a net $155.5 million.
Attacked as untenable, Bupa class action faces potential summary dismissal bid
A class action against aged care provider Bupa faced tough questions by a judge on Monday, who grilled counsel over the case's theory of loss. And the answers — rather than reassuring her — raised the spectre of a summary judgment fight.
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Park Hyatt Melbourne sold to KS Hotels in largest hotel deal this year
Melbourne's Park Hyatt Hotel has been sold to Thai group KS Hotels for a reported $200 million, in Australia's biggest hotel deal of the year so far.
Mercedes-Benz dealers take $650M case to High Court
Mercedes-Benz dealers are pressing on with their $650 million battle over the luxury car maker's move to a fixed-priced agency model, taking their case to the High Court.
Reject Shop defeats bid to retroactively redraw class action, in fight worth tens of millions
An employment class action against The Reject Shop can redefine group members and amend its claims, but not with retroactive effect that may have exposed the retailer to a case worth tens of millions of dollars.
Banksia receiver wants release from new case, gets interim injunction
The receiver for failed Banksia Securities wants a release from claims stemming from his role, including a case by investors who lost their life savings only to be duped by the class action team that represented them.