Property fund directors can’t appear for companies in liquidators’ case

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The judge overseeing a case by the liquidators of real estate investment firm Global Capital Property Fund won’t allow two GCPF directors to appear on behalf of related companies named in the case, saying they would not be able to act “independently and objectively”.

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Alcoa to pay $55M in controversial deal over WA land clearing

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Alcoa has been hit with a $55 million fine for clearing land in Western Australia’s Northern Jarrah Forest without seeking approval, but environmental groups say the penalty is a slap on the wrist for the US mining giant.

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Trial date at risk amid evidence spat in CoreLogic data scraping case

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An April trial date in a high-stakes IP fight between real estate data company BCI and US analytics firm CoreLogic over alleged data scraping is in danger amid a fight about accounting evidence.

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Judge says premature appeal in Pennytel trade secrets case a ‘joke’

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An oversight in a trade secrets fight between telcos SPN and Pennytel means the matter was never formally dismissed, making Pennytel’s appeal premature in a set of circumstances a judge has described as a “joke”. 

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Lawsuit seeks removal of Elysium Hotels’ trade mark

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The operator of Hunter Valley’s luxury Elysia Retreat, which has filed an intellectual property suit against the newly established Elysium Hotel in Noosa, has told a court the hotel’s trade mark should be removed from the register.

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Coles biscuit manager grilled over ‘Down Down’ discounts on Arnott’s

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The former manager of biscuits and cookies at Coles has faced cross-examination by the ACCC over marking Arnott’s Shapes with a ‘Down Down’ discount, despite the price being 50 cents less four weeks prior. 

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Downer can’t arbitrate fight with Squadron over Murra Warra wind farm at ICC

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A judge has found that an ICC arbitration brought by Downer against Squadron Energy and a fellow contractor on the Murra Warra wind farm in Victoria was not validly commenced, upholding a hybrid arbitration clause in their agreement.

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Alcoa pays $55M fine over WA land clearing

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Alcoa has been hit with a $55 million fine for clearing land in Western Australia’s Northern Jarrah Forest without seeking approval, but environmental groups say the penalty is a slap on the wrist for the US mining giant.

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