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Nearly Naked winemaker fends off trade mark challenge
Intellectual Property 2025-11-26 11:48 pm By Andy Sidler

The trademarks office has knocked back Naked Wines’ opposition to an Adelaide winemaker’s Nearly Naked trademark, finding that the popular wine retailer had failed to substantiate its reputation in the industry.

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APAC shareholders must hand over silk, G+T advice in fight with Dexus
Transportation & Infrastructure 2025-11-26 11:33 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Real estate asset manager Dexus has won access to advice given by the lawyers of two shareholders of airport operator APAC over an alleged breach of a shareholder deed. 

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Shinetec wins round in spat over $185M Gosford development
Construction 2025-11-26 11:27 pm By Sam Matthews

A judge has handed Shinetec a win in its dispute with the developer of a scuttled $185 million project in Sydney, finding that $48 million owed by the builder to its parent company after the developer called on a letter of credit fell within the definition of ‘secured money’.

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Court throws out native title appeal over AngloGold mining leases
Energy & Natural Resources 2025-11-26 11:16 pm By Andy Sidler

An appeals court has confirmed that mining companies AngloGold and IGO Limited did not need to renegotiate native title approvals when they consolidated 31 existing mining leases into a single lease. 

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National Storage REIT receives $4B takeover offer from Brookfield consortium
Real Estate 2025-11-26 11:59 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A consortium of Brookfield Property and GIC Investments has moved to acquire National Storage REIT, making an offer that values the self-storage investor at $4 billion.

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Developer Paul Chiodo appeals liquidator’s $9M proof of debt rejection
Construction 2025-11-26 11:21 pm By Christine Caulfield

Property developer and former director of collapsed Keystone Asset Manager Paul Chiodo is appealing the rejection by liquidators of a $9 million proof of debt.

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Cbus trustee must pay $23.5M in ASIC case over delayed death benefits
Financial Services 2025-11-25 11:19 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A judge has ordered trustee United Super to pay $23.5 million after admitting it was liable for excessive delays in processing $20 million in death and disability claims.

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Bendigo Bank says review found systemic AML/CTF failures
Financial Services 2025-11-25 11:11 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A Deloitte review has found lax compliance with anti-money laundering rules by Bendigo Bank over a six-year period.

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Foxtel can’t knock out Tencent’s Arena Breakout trade mark
Intellectual Property 2025-11-25 11:51 pm By Andy Sidler

Chinese video game giant Tencent can amend a bid to register its Arena Breakout videogame trade marks, after IP Australia found only minimal overlap with Foxtel’s ‘Arena’ brand.

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The Australian to claim truth defence in JLL execs’ cases, court told
Defamation 2025-11-24 11:25 pm By Cindy Cameronne

The publisher of The Australian will bring a truth defence to defamation claims by two sacked executives of commercial real estate broker JLL who claim they were falsely accused of sexual harassment, a court has heard. 

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