Leaning on the wrong people
Asia Pacific private equity seems to be coming out in a litigious rash. In Australia and New Zealand, units of Japanese beverages giant Asahi Group, Asahi Holdings Australia and Independent Liquor New Zealand, have reportedly brought suits in the Australian Federal Court against leading regional buyout firms Pacific Equity Partners and Unitas Capital over the sale of local brewing asset Independent Liquor, alleging misrepresentation of the earnings of the asset when it was sold in 2011.
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United Kingdom: Clarification On The Time Limit For Bringing A Jurisdiction Appeal In Respect Of A GAFTA Award - Clyde & Co
The Commercial Court has confirmed, in the case of PEC Limited v Asia Golden Rice Co Ltd [2012] that the 28 day time limit for bringing a jurisdiction challenge under section 67 of the Arbitration Act 1996 (the "Act") runs from the date of the first tier GAFTA award.
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United States: Products Liability Defendants Must Plead Highly Reckless Conduct As An Affirmative Defense - Duane Morris LLP
On November 26, 2012, the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania handed down a decision in Reott v. Asia Trend, Inc., et al., Nos 27-30 WAP 2011, slip op. (Pa. Nov. 26, 2012), that changes the way defendants in product liability actions must plead and prove an affirmative defense of highly reckless conduct as the sole or superseding cause of plaintiff's injury.
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United States: "PARIS" Is Misdescriptive Of Goods Designed In Miami And Manufactured In Asia - McDermott Will & Emery
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit upheld the ruling of the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB) refusing to register the mark "JPK PARIS 75".
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Australia: Guarantees – The Effectiveness of Suspension Of Rights Clauses - Mondaq Asia
The effectiveness of suspension of rights clauses in guarantees was considered recently by the Supreme Court of NSW.
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