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India appeals loss in ‘basmati’ trade mark fight
India has asked the Full Court to overturn a ruling that rejected its bid to register the word 'basmati' as a mark of geographical indication.
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Developer can’t get discovery for suit against WA natural gas pipeline
A developer has lost its bid for preliminary discovery for a possible case against the Dampier Bunbury Natural Gas Pipeline over representations made about pipeline upgrades needed for a proposed development in the town of North Dandalup.
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Dentons hit with negligence suit by victim of ‘brazen fraud’ in $45M sale
A Dentons client that paid $45 million for an 82-hectare Denham Court property that was only worth $10.8 million, in what a judge called a "brazen fraud", has sued the law firm for professional negligence.
DRA Global ex-CEO loses fight over Corrs emails in board spill row
The former CEO of engineering services firm DRA Global has failed in a dispute over law firm emails he claimed were produced in futherance of an unlawful scheme to take control of the company's board.
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Rest avoids indemnity costs in failed APAC sale injunction bid
Super trustee REST Nominees has dodged indemnity costs but is still on the hook for paying a "cast of thousands" after losing a bid to temporarily block the sale of the Dexus bloc of shares in Melbourne Airport operator APAC.
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M Resources wins appeal in dispute with Australian Pacific Coal over mine JV
M Resources Trading has won its challenge to a decision setting aside a $1.07 million statutory demand it issued to defunct mining company Australian Pacific Coal, with an appeals court finding there was no genuine dispute over the debt.
India loses bid to register ‘basmati’ as geographical indication mark
A judge has rejected India's bid to register the word 'basmati' as a mark of geographical indication, saying the rice certified by the country could not be distinguished from rice of the same type grown in Pakistan.
Testing lab appeals ruling ordering production of McGrathNicol report
Testing lab ALS has appealed a ruling ordering it to hand over most of a McGrathNicol report into allegedly exaggerated coal testing results, after a judge found last year that it had waived privileged over parts of the report by referring to its findings in an ASX statement.
Fiducian hit with $7.3M penalty over misleading ESG claims
Fiducian Investment Management has copped a $7.3 million penalty after admitting that it made misleading representations about the ESG credentials of an investment fund, despite senior execs being warned about its exposure to fossil fuels.
Pandora ordered to pay $470K to ex-franchisee over email scam
Global jewellery company Pandora has been ordered to pay $467,000 with interest to one of its former franchisees, after being scammed into transferring the money into an unknown third-party bank account.