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Time & Place in court to revive ‘Lindrum’ mark for Melbourne development
The company behind the redevelopment of Melbourne’s former Hotel Lindrum has told a judge that the terms of a hotel management agreement were sufficient to establish use of the 'Lindrum' trade mark. 
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Hotel Lindrum purchaser fights to revive trade mark for new development
The company behind the redevelopment of Melbourne’s former Hotel Lindrum has told a judge that the terms of a hotel management agreement were sufficient to establish use of the 'Lindrum' trade mark.
Class action funder’s son drops appeal of ruling linking him to Banksia scam
The son of the lawyer behind the Banksia Securities class action has effectively abandoned his appeal of a court judgment that found he knowingly and actively assisted his father in a fraudulent scheme to pocket almost $20 million in inflated fees and commission.
‘Dangerous nature of loan’ enough to find lenders acted unconscionably, High Court says
The High Court has found that three asset-based lenders behaved unconscionably when they enforced thir rights under a $1.2 million loan made to a vulnerable consumer secured by a mortgage over his properties.
Banksia class action lawyers make $10.6M settlement offer
Lawyers behind a scheme to defraud members of a class action over the collapse of Banksia Securities have offered $10.6 million to resolve a case that has put them on the hook for at least double that sum.
Banksia funder to be wound up, liquidators to probe potential claims against directors
The litigation funder behind a scam to defraud members of a class action over the collapse of Banksia Securities has entered liquidation, and the funder's two surviving directors will be among potential targets of attempts to recover money to pay a $21.7 million court judgment.
Banksia class action funder enters administration with no assets
The litigation funder behind a fraudulent scheme in a class action over Banksia Securities has entered administration with negligible assets to its name.
Banksia judge made no allowance for ‘youth and inexperience’ of Mark Elliott’s son, appeal says
The judge who made findings against the son of the mastermind behind the Banksia class action scam may have formed strong views about the 27-year-old's role before he testified and used the flawed suggestion that he was his father's right-hand man as an "evidential gap filler", an appeals court has been told.
Banksia class action barristers declare bankruptcy after $21.7M judgment
Two former barristers ordered to pay at least $21.7 million in damages and costs for their role in a fraudulent scheme to pocket a windfall from the Banksia Securities class action have filed for bankruptcy.
Lawyer takes Banksia class action ruling to appeals court
The Banksia Securities class action saga will return to the appeals court, with a lawyer indicating he plans to challenge last month's ruling that found he knowingly assisted in a plot to defraud tens of thousands of investors in the collapsed lender.