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Crown Group liquidators sue partner on stalled luxury Southbank tower
Liquidators of collapsed developer Crown Group have brought legal action against the company's partner in a joint venture to build a residential tower in Melbourne's Southbank, seeking to force a sale of the property.
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Quinbrook develops breakthrough long-term solar battery
In what is believed to be a world first, specialist investment manager Quinbrook Infrastructure Partners has developed an eight-hour energy storage battery, doubling the storage capacity of its current products.
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‘Passion’ for high-end homes just puffery, but builder on hook for defects: judge
A judge has rejected a misleading conduct claim against a builder who professed his “passion” for building high-end homes to a client, but put the builder on the hook for over $1 million in damages for rectification works.
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‘Significant intrusion in panorama of views’: VCAT rejects Mount Martha development
A judge has rescinded a permit granted for a residential development in Mount Martha, after finding that a better design could net panoramic views without wrecking the views of another house on the street.
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Bankrupt property developer cops 6-year ban by ASIC
Bankrupt property developer and 'God Made Millionaire' author Andrew Bodnar has landed himself on the corporate watchdog's disqualified persons list for the second time.
Hobbit IP owner loses quest to quash Lord of the Fries trade mark
The IP holder of the The Hobbit and Lord of the Rings franchises has lost its challenge to registration of a trade mark by vegan burger chain Lord of the Fries.
Colloquial use not enough to save Macquarie’s ‘Macbank’ trade mark
A delegate has ordered the removal of Macquarie's 'Macbank' trade mark, finding no evidence of use in the course of trade despite the moniker being widely used to refer to the bank colloquially.
Bayer class action wants to know bill for failed case before deciding on appeal
The plaintiff in an unsuccessful class action against Bayer over its Essure contraceptive device wants to see whether she can avoid paying costs in the case before deciding on whether to appeal the loss.
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Keystone receivers sue over failed Venice Marriott purchase
Ex-Keystone director Paul Chiodo has won more time to file a defence to a suit by receivers over a failed transaction for the purchase of a Marriott hotel in Italy, after ASIC's seizure of documents in a raid last month.