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The owners of two trusts that manage properties in Melbourne’s south-eastern and western suburbs have won a land tax refund after a court found Victoria’s revenue office should have assessed the holdings separately.
Qld council wins appeal in land acquisition spat with property owner
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A local council in Queensland has won its appeal of a decision which found a Moreton Bay property owner, whose land was slated to be acquired by the council, can recover more than just legal costs.
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”.
JLL’s former HR chief follows through on threat to sue
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JLL’s former human resources head in Australia has launched proceedings over her dismissal, the latest lawsuit to face the commercial real estate giant.
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.
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.
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”.
JLL dragged to court again in fallout over sackings
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JLL’s former human resources head in Australia has launched proceedings over her dismissal, the latest lawsuit to face the commercial real estate giant.
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.
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.