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Meta has successfully opposed an Australian start-up’s ‘Reelstar’ trade mark, with a delegate finding it was too similar to the social media company’s mark for its short-form video brand Reel.
ATO dealt major blow in $948M capital gains dispute with YTL Power
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The tax commissioner has suffered a major loss in a dispute with Malaysian power company YTL Power over a $948 million capital gain from the sale of its stake in South Australia-based ElectraNet in 2022.
Ex-boss of AI marketing company Metigy pleads guilty to misleading investors
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The former CEO of failed AI marketing start-up Metigy has pleaded guilty to providing false statements to investors and misusing his position as a director, following an investigation by the corporate regulator.
Court tosses security concierge officer’s case against Meriton
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Meriton has won summary dismissal of a security concierge’s Fair Work claims, with a judge finding the case had no prospects of success.
Thomson Geer nabs another partner from Holding Redlich
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A workplace health and safety partner with more than 25 years of experience has made the leap to Thomson Geer, the third partner to jump ship from Holding Redlich in recent months.
Tribunal slaps builder with $2.9M for defects in Dandenong apartment complex
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A tribunal has ordered a defunct builder of a Dandenong apartment complex to pay $2.9 million in damages for a slew of defects and interest on a loan needed to replace combustible cladding.
Qld developer of beachfront high-rise knocks back $10M ruling for builder
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An adjudicator’s decision awarding $10 million to a builder on Queensland developer Heran Group’s high-rise luxury apartment building in Main Beach lacked procedural fairness after he went outside the parties’ submissions, a judge has found.
Corrs Chambers trades up with new digs at 120 Collins Street
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Leading national firm Corrs Chambers Westgarth is soaring to new heights with brand new Melbourne digs in the country’s tallest office building.
Builder loses appeal in spat with RW Capital over $26M Brookvale project
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A builder has lost an appeal arguing that a RW Capital unit was bound by an alleged contract to develop land in northern Sydney, said to be worth $25.75 million, after the trial judge found the claim was “doomed to fail”.
Plaintiffs in WestConnex suit win dismissal of third suit by funder
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The lead plaintiffs in a lawsuit against Transport for New South Wales over the compulsory acquisition of land for the WestConnex road project have won their bid to toss a third suit brought by the funder which backed the case.