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01 May 2025
Italian fitness equipment manufacturer, Panatta, has won the first round of a legal battle against
01 Dec 2022
In the latest legal battle between Australian franchise chain Body Fit Training (BFT) and US-based
According to our poll, the first thing 80 per cent of operators and gym owners
15 Feb 2022
Body Fit Training (BFT), the Australian fitness franchise, has successfully defended a court action brought
10 Mar 2021
Resort and casino operator, Genting, will open the doors to its long-awaited SkyWorlds theme park
28 Sep 2020
Two functional fitness franchises are continuing their legal battle over a dispute relating to patents.
Panatta brought together four of the most influential figures in bodybuilding history on the stage
11 Aug 2020
Health clubs and gyms in Catalonia have reopened their doors once for a second time,
17 May 2017
Spanish architect Santiago Calatrava has told CLADglobal how he wants to use technology and advanced
10 May 2017
Hotelier Adrian Zecha, who founded luxury hotel brand Aman, has opened a new hotel in
11 Jan 2017
George Lucas’s long-held dream to build a museum celebrating the art of storytelling may finally
13 Dec 2016
Hong Kong-based global conglomerate Chow Tai Fook Enterprises Limited (CTFE) – parent company of Rosewood
26 Aug 2016
The giant Baha Mar resort complex slated for the Bahamas will resume construction in September,
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05 Feb 2016
The Lucas Museum saga continues to rumble on after a judge ruled in favour of
27 Jan 2016
The religious group building a controversial US$120m (€110m, £84m) Old Testament theme park in Kentucky,
26 Nov 2014
A federal judge has put a stop to plans for further development on the proposed
15 Sep 2014
Originally scheduled to open in December of this year, the US$3.5 billion (€2.7bn, £2.2bn) Baha
12 Sep 2014
A new aquarium is being set up at Moscow’s VDNKh exhibition centre as part of
10 Jun 2014
Leicester's £4m Richard III visitor centre has been given an official opening date of 26
21 May 2014
An application to list Bristol Rovers stadium in Horfield as a war memorial has been
23 Apr 2014
The world's first museum about the Tiananmen Square massacre is set to open in Hong
22 Apr 2014
An operating company is being sought for a £10m ($16.8m, €12.2m) heritage theme park in
24 Feb 2014
Donald Trump has purchased a five-star golf resort on the west coast of Ireland for
19 Oct 2010
US-based New England Sports Ventures (NESV) has concluded its protracted takeover of Liverpool Football Club
02 Jul 2010
Bath and North East Somerset Council (BANES) has revealed that it made a return of
08 Sep 2009
Fast food chain McDonald's has lost an eight-year trademark battle against a Malaysian curry restaurant
24 Mar 2009
Weymouth and Portland Borough Council (WPBC) has been successful in its legal battle with a
27 May 2008
Rank Group, the gaming firm that operates Mecca Bingo and Grosvenor casinos, has won a
18 Dec 2006
The Lawn Tennis Association (LTA) and the members of the Queen's Club have reached an
13 Apr 2006
Internet operator eBay may face a legal battle with Fifa for selling unofficial World Cup
06 Dec 2004
A charity set up to protect national parks, the Council for National Parks (CNP), has
20 Feb 2003
The American beer giant Anheuser-Busch has lost a long-running legal battle over the use of
1 Oct 2002
Restaurant customers have been advised to tip in cash after four waiters lost the final
27 May 2002
American organisation the Centre for Consumer Freedom (CCF), which represents the food and restaurant industry,
10 May 2002
A 17 stone fitness instructor from San Franciso has won a legal battle after San
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