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| Yau held a licence from Asia Television to distribute in Australia television programs produced by Asia Television for the
Chinese market. The relationship between Asia Television and Yau deteriorated when Asia Television substantially reduced
the quantity of its program production and refused to assist Yau pursue Chinatown Entertainment for breaches of Asia
Television’s copyright in Australia... |
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| Austrust carried on business as a trustee company and in 1984 became the trustee for a unit trust that traded as a piggery
business. The trust failed and Austrust suffered substantial losses as the liabilities of the unit trust exceeded the assets of the
unit trust. |
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| ADC entered into a building contract in 1987 with White Constructions Pty Ltd (ACT), for the construction of an office block
and a residential tower known as the Quadrant project in Canberra. ACT was a wholly owned subsidiary of White
Constructions Limited (WCL), which was then a wholly owned subsidiary of White Industries Ltd (WIL). In November 1986
WIL was privatised and in October 1987 WCL became a listed company whilst ACT remained a wholly owned subsidiary of
WCL |
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| Barbieri was injured when his leg fell into a hole under a broken manhole cover. The manhole cover gave access to the
stormwater drain system. The cover by replaced by the Council on the Monday following the accident.
Barbieri sued the Council for negligence. There was no direct evidence that the Council had broken the manhole cover though
a contractor engaged by the Council to complete roadworks may have damaged the cover |
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| Barclay Mowlem Construction Ltd (‘Barclay’) undertook building work for Tesrol Walsh Bay Pty Ltd (‘Tesrol’). Barclay
Mowlem served a Payment Claim pursuant to section 13 of the Building and Construction Industry Security of Payment Act
1999 (NSW) ('the Act') on Tesrol for $1,111,923... |
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