NSW engineering firm Daracon Group has failed to overturn a state independent planning commission’s decision which rejected its plan to expand a hard rock quarry in the Hunter Region.
A court has found that United Petroleum is not bound by the terms of a signed lease offer sent to a neighbouring Gold Coast pharmacy operator, ruling the company’s property consultant had no authority to negotiate or enter into a new lease on its behalf.
The Full Court has upheld the cancellation of a US sports merchandise company’s ‘Fanatics’ trade mark, agreeing it knew about Australian AFL merchandise maker FanFirm’s trade marks when it chose its name.
A judge has stopped short of making costs orders against a law firm despite finding it was responsible for delays in a workplace discrimination suit.
An Acciona unit has sued Dual Australia, claiming the insurer is on the hook for $3 million in remediation for alleged design defects by a subcontractor on a Fulton Hogan quarry in Victoria.
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.
A court has approved the construction of 669 apartments in the Western Sydney suburb of Edmonson Park after the local council initially refused the development application filed on behalf of Bathla Group.
Munich Reinsurance has been given the OK to bring additional claims in its $696 million lawsuit, which accuses AMP of misleading or deceptive conduct over a quota share agreement.
The developers of a Brunswick Heads housing estate have the OK to raise a new defence to injunctions sought by an environmental group.
A patent examiner who questioned IP Australia’s examination processes has lost his appeal of a Fair Work Commission decision that found he was not forced to resign from his job.