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1 week ago | 
law.com | Christopher Niesche
Who Got The Work J. Brugh Lower of Gibbons has entered an appearance for industrial equipment supplier Devco Corporation in a pending trademark infringement lawsuit. The suit, accusing the defendant of selling knock-off Graco products, was filed Dec. 18 in New Jersey District Court by Rivkin Radler on behalf of Graco Inc. and Graco Minnesota. The case, assigned to U.S. District Judge Zahid N. Quraishi, is 3:24-cv-11294, Graco Inc. et al v. Devco Corporation.
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1 week ago | 
moneymag.com.au | Christopher Niesche |Ryan Johnson |Ravi Sharma
Home ownership has emerged as a major battle zone in the federal election, with both parties pitching a range of measures to help first home buyers take that difficult first step into the property market. The policies mostly seek to overcome the two main hurdles to home ownership - the difficulty of saving a deposit as house prices keep rising and the difficulty of meeting loan repayments. Here's how they compare.
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domain.com.au | Christopher Niesche
By Christopher NiescheApril 15, 2025Investing in residential real estate can produce handsome returns, but making the move into the property sector can seem intimidating to first-time investors, and it’s hard to know where to start. Here are five common questions asked by first-time investors. How much money do I need to start investing in property? There is no definitive answer to this question.
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1 week ago | 
law.com | Christopher Niesche
Global law firm Clifford Chance has appointed a new managing partner for its Australian offices. Mark Currell, who leads the firm’s corporate practice in Australia, will take over from incumbent Richard Gordon on May 1.
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2 weeks ago | 
moneymag.com.au | Helen Baker |Tom Watson |Paul Clitheroe |Christopher Niesche
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2 weeks ago | 
law.com | Christopher Niesche
Who Got The Work J. Brugh Lower of Gibbons has entered an appearance for industrial equipment supplier Devco Corporation in a pending trademark infringement lawsuit. The suit, accusing the defendant of selling knock-off Graco products, was filed Dec. 18 in New Jersey District Court by Rivkin Radler on behalf of Graco Inc. and Graco Minnesota. The case, assigned to U.S. District Judge Zahid N. Quraishi, is 3:24-cv-11294, Graco Inc. et al v. Devco Corporation.
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2 weeks ago | 
law.com | Christopher Niesche
Global private client law firm Withers and Australasian accounting, advisory and audit firm Bentleys have joined forces to offer clients legal and accounting advice on their business, personal and charitable affairs. The agreement between the two firms is non-exclusive but will see the two businesses working together on client matters and marketing initiatives.
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2 weeks ago | 
law.com | Christopher Niesche
The U.S. is not a particularly important trading partner of Australia, but lawyers nonetheless expect U.S. president Donald Trump’s tariffs could reduce the amount of mergers and acquisitions work for law firms. The Trump administration has imposed 10% tariffs on most goods exported from Australia to the U.S. President Trump has also imposed 10% tariffs on Heard Island and McDonald Islands, an external territory of Australia near Antarctica populated only by penguins.
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3 weeks ago | 
moneymag.com.au | Christopher Niesche
From meal delivery drivers to people biking to work and more recently, families forgoing their second car, e-bikes are emerging as a convenient, fast and affordable option for commuting medium distances. "If you're averaging 5000 or 10,000 kilometres a year and the majority of your trips are under five kilometres, it's very easy on a bike," says Peter Bourke, general manager of Bicycle Industries Australia (BIA). They're particularly useful for people working in cities.
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3 weeks ago | 
moneymag.com.au | Christopher Niesche
US President Donal Trump has described 'tariff' as the most beautiful word in the dictionary. But for Australia and other nations, it is a word that is more likely to elicit fear in the wake of Trump's imposition of steep global tariffs. The direct effects of the 10% tariff on Australian goods exported to the US is likely to be small. The US is Australia's fifth largest goods export market, with exports worth $34 billion in the 2023 calendar year.
