Alexander Law

Clive Palmer has lost a bid to overturn an order freezing more than $200 million in his personal assets in a case brought by the liquidators of collapsed Queensland Nickel.

Businessman Clive Palmer has successfully registered the United Australia Party name with the corporate regulator in what appears to be a settlement of his trade mark infringment suit against the expelled directors of another political party who had adopted the coveted moniker two years ago.

Clive Palmer has lost a fight to stay criminal proceedings alleging his company breached takeover laws, with a judge slamming the Queensland mining tycoon’s claims the charges were politically motivated and saying there was “nothing exceptional” to warrant interference from the court.