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Ex-Turner Freeman client wants to appeal failed case over property dispute
Appeals 2025-06-11 3:11 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

A former Turner Freeman client is seeking to appeal a District Court decision summarily dismissing his professional negligence case against the firm and a silk over a dispute with an owners corporation. 

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Maxim blasts Aussie company’s ‘cavalier’ approach to IP dispute
Intellectual Property 2025-06-10 11:06 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

US-based mens magazine publisher Maxim has accused a former Australian licensee of taking a “cavalier” approach to a proceeding alleging “uncontrolled use” of its intellectual property.

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ASIC’s appeal in case against Auto & General rejected as ‘inherently contradictory’
Insurance 2025-06-06 11:50 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

An appeals court has dismissed the corporate regulator’s “logically inconsistent” appeal against a landmark decision that found insurer Auto & General did not include an unfair term in its contracts.

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Challenge to Woodside’s $16B Scarborough gas project in public interest, court says
Energy & Natural Resources 2025-06-10 11:06 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

Recovery of legal costs has been capped in a case over Woodside’s $16.5 billion Scarborough gas venture that will give the Federal Court the first chance to weigh whether an environment plan complies with the law.

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CBRE to acquire commercial real estate agency Burgess Rawson
Real Estate 2025-06-10 11:52 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

Multinational real estate services and investment giant CBRE will acquire privately-owned commercial real estate agency Burgess Rawson.

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Cadbury wins challenge to ‘Crunchiez’ trade mark
Intellectual Property 2025-06-05 11:12 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

Cadbury has successfully opposed a bid to register ‘Crunchiez Surprize’ as a trade mark, with a delegate finding the mark was deceptively similar to the mark for UK confectionery giant’s  popular Crunchie chocolate bar. 

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SkyCity to sue Fletcher Building over convention centre delays
Construction 2025-06-06 11:22 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

Auckland-based casino operator SkyCity plans to file a $278 million suit against Fletcher Building over alleged losses stemming from the delayed construction of the New Zealand International Convention Centre.

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Westpac’s RAMS taken to court over ‘widespread’ misconduct across franchise network
ASIC 2025-06-04 12:49 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

Westpac’s mortgage subsidiary RAMS Financial Group faces penalty proceedings by the corporate regulator after admitting to “widespread” misconduct.

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Parkview reaches settlement in Australia Towers cladding case
Construction 2025-06-05 11:44 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

Parkview Constructions has reached a settlement in an owners corporation’s lawsuit over allegedly combustible cladding at the Australia Towers in Sydney Olympic Park.

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Santos’ Narrabri pipeline faces legal challenge
Energy & Natural Resources 2025-06-04 11:05 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

A community group has filed a lawsuit over the government’s assessment of Santos’ Narrabri lateral pipeline, the latest challenge to the company’s $3.6 billion natural gas project in northern NSW.

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