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PETALING JAYA (July 30): Compugates Holdings Bhd said it filed for leave to appeal to the Federal Court in a legal dispute involving its joint venture with Main Uptown Sdn Bhd to develop a mixed development in Dengkil, Selangor.

PETALING JAYA (July 29): Mah Sing Group Bhd's wholly owned subsidiary Elite Park Development Sdn Bhd has been ordered to pay RM1.

PETALING JAYA (July 29): Compugates Holdings Bhd's long-running legal dispute with its joint venture (JV) partner over a proposed mixed-use development in Dengkil, Selangor, has moved further in favour of Main Uptown Sdn Bhd after the Court of Appeal dismissed an appeal by Compugates Development and Mining Sdn Bhd (CDMSB) while allowing Main Uptown's cross-appeal.

PETALING JAYA (July 28): GDB Holdings Bhd said the Kuala Lumpur High Court has struck out an originating summons filed by KSK Land Sdn Bhd (in liquidation), in a favourable outcome for its wholly-owned subsidiary, Grand Dynamic Builders Sdn Bhd (GDBSB).

PETALING JAYA (July 20): Marriott International Inc and Iconic Group have signed an agreement to introduce the Courtyard by Marriott brand to Penang mainland through the rebranding of the existing Iconic Hotel Penang into Courtyard by Marriott Penang Icon City.

KUALA LUMPUR (July 20): Buyers of strata properties acquired through court-ordered auctions are not, in this case, automatically liable for maintenance charges and sinking fund arrears left by previous owners, the High Court ruled in a recent judgment, offering judicial guidance on the scope of liability under the Strata Management Act 2013.

PUTRAJAYA (July 16): The appellate court on Wednesday overturned a lower court's verdict that had awarded additional liquidated ascertained damages or LAD for the late delivery of vacant possession (VP), ruling that the purchasers had already signed settlement letters.

KUALA LUMPUR (July 2): The High Court hearing for Semantan Estate (1952) Sdn Bhd's compensation according to the 1956 market rate will proceed on Aug 1 and 14, and Sept 1.

PETALING JAYA (July 1): Bina Puri Holdings Bhd has secured scheme‑creditor approval for its proposed scheme of compromise and arrangement, moving a key step closer to formalising its debt restructuring under Sections 366 and 368 of the Companies Act 2016.

KUALA LUMPUR (June 6): Property developer Yong Tai Bhd (KL:YONGTAI) has applied for a fourth six-month extension to submit its draft circular for the proposed RM160 million sale of Courtyard by Marriott Melaka, nearly two years after the deal was announced.