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High Court holds that insurers of insolvent companies can be joined to proceedings commenced by third parties against those companies

The Victorian Court of Appeal swiftly heard & rejected an application for leave to appeal in which Joseph Gutnick sought to resist enforcement of an arbitration award

The Supreme Court of Victoria has approved one of the most ambitious modifications to date in a contested case, approving a four unit development on a parcel of land of 978sqm

Let me fill you in on the biggest musical case of the twenty-first century

Adams v Clark Homes Pty Ltd (Building and Property) [2015] VCAT 1658

The High Court has now provided some clarity by unequivocally stating that “surrounding circumstances” may only be used to construe a written contract when “ambiguity” is present

s 123 provides parallel-importer with defence to trade mark infringement despite repackaging

The Bell Group Limited (in liq) v Deputy Commissioner of Taxation [2015] FCA 1056

The Chocolate Malt Balls War resumed with Mars (maker of Maltesers) seeking to prevent Delfi (a competitor) from registering the word MALTITOS as a trade mark

In Gardencity Altona v Grech Lansdowne AJ refused an application to remove a covenant requiring the main walls of any dwelling or shop on the land to be of brick and/or stone