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Meta wins opposition to ‘Reelstar’ trade mark
Intellectual Property 2025-11-04 11:55 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

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.

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ATO dealt major blow in $948M capital gains dispute with YTL Power
Tax 2025-11-04 11:04 pm By Cindy Cameronne

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.

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Tribunal slaps builder with $2.9M for defects in Dandenong apartment complex
Construction 2025-11-05 11:37 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

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.

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Qld developer of beachfront high-rise knocks back $10M ruling for builder
Construction 2025-11-05 11:55 pm By Cindy Cameronne

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. 

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Corrs Chambers trades up with new digs at 120 Collins Street
Corrs Chambers Westgarth 2025-11-05 11:59 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Leading national firm Corrs Chambers Westgarth is soaring to new heights with brand new Melbourne digs in the country’s tallest office building.

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Builder loses appeal in spat with RW Capital over $26M Brookvale project
Appeals 2025-11-05 11:32 pm By Cindy Cameronne

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”.

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Plaintiffs in WestConnex suit win dismissal of third suit by funder
Real Estate 2025-11-05 11:22 pm By Sam Matthews

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.

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IVF provider Genea to face representative complaint over data breach
Privacy & Cybersecurity 2025-11-03 10:30 am By Cat Fredenburgh

A class action law firm is set to file a representative complaint against fertility services provider Genea over a data breach that led to sensitive patient information being published on the dark web.

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Newron wins discovery for potential suit over Parkinson’s drug Xadago
Intellectual Property 2025-11-03 11:27 pm By Christine Caulfield

Suspecting infringement of patents for its Parkinson’s drug, Xadago, biopharmaceutical company Newron has won preliminary discovery of documents from generic drug maker Arrotex Pharmaceuticals.

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Arada’s Australian boss can’t shut down vote on his termination
Construction 2025-11-04 11:40 pm By Christine Caulfield

The managing director of the Australian arm of property developer Arada has lost his bid to bar a vote on his termination as he and the group’s CEO sling allegations of misconduct and dishonesty. 

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