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U.S.-based UBS broker notched up a victory in a high-stakes case against the Swiss wealth manager. Christine Carona won $1.6 million in damages from the Zurich-based bank in a discrimination lawsuit. She left the Swiss bank two years ago, claiming her career…
French luxury retailer says Hong Kong company’s shoe designs too similar to its own to be coincidental. Luxury fashion house Louis Vuitton is suing two Belle International subsidiaries for copyright infringement. The Chinese footwear brands are being taken to…
Aldi has taken the Transport Workers Union to Federal Court, following what the supermarket claims is a string of false and misleading claims. The TWU has made a number of claims toward Aldi, including that its drivers have faced harassment when they have…
Huawei lost its trade mark reticence when it announced yesterday that it is suing the US government for banning federal agencies from buying its products. The complaint filed in a U.S. federal court challenges the constitutionality of Section 889 of the 2019…
Prosecutors in Ho Chi Minh City have appealed a verdict ordering Grab to pay compensation to domestic taxi firm Vinasun. They want the appeal court to quash the order requiring the Singapore ride-hailing firm to pay VND4.8 billion ($206,000) in compensation…
Grab has appealed a verdict by a Vietnamese court to pay compensation to domestic taxi firm Vinasun for causing it losses. Arguing that the order to pay VND4.8 billion ($208,000) by the first instance court was unlawful, the Singapore-headquartered Grab has…
Grab should pay Vinasun VND4.8 billion ($208,000) for damage it has caused the top taxi firm, a court ruled Friday. The People’s Court of Ho Chi Minh City said in its verdict that Grab had committed many mistakes in its operations in Vietnam, tantamount to…
Prosecutors have argued in a trial in HCMC that Grab must pay Vinasun compensation for losses it caused through “unhealthy competition.” At a hearing Tuesday the city People’s Procuracy rejected ride-hailing firm Grab’s argument that the court had no…
Alfred Dunhill has announced it has won a major victory in a long-running trademark battle in China. In a ground-breaking decision, the luxury brand has been awarded RMB 10 million (USD 1.47 million) after the Foshan Intermediate People’s Court, Guangdong…
A US court on Friday imposed the maximum fine of US$1.5 million (RM6.06 million) of Chinese firm Sinovel for stealing trade secrets from an American company producing wind turbines, the Justice Department said. The decision comes on the day Washington…
A Japanese airline with a Singapore partner will open an all-Japanese food court at Changi Airport by the end of this year. Japan Gourmet Hall Sora is a joint venture between a subsidiary of All Nippon Airways (ANA) and specialty consultant Komars Group. It…
Though Indonesia has one of the world’s fastest-growing economies, its electrical grid is faltering, with blackouts common and many factories and homes relying on expensive diesel-powered generators as backup. In 2011, Indonesian coal mining magnate Samin Tan…
The Philippines’ Court of Appeals has halted the Philippine Competition Commission’s (PCC) investigation into Globe and PLDT’s joint acquisition of San Miguel Corporation’s telecoms assets. The court has agreed to a request by PLDT to grant temporary relief…
