Tontine Group what is a commodity market," she said. "In other countries there is no market leader because manufacturers tended to stay in their local areas." As the company is well known, it is referenced in jokes. For example, an Australian legal newsletter said of an alleged swindler who padded his timesheets "that at one stage pillow makers Tontine were said to be interested in sponsoring him." Duvets in Australia are known by the genericized trademark "Doona"; the brand name is owned by the Tontine Group. The brand name was acquired by Tontine in 1991 when Pacific Dunlop took over the Northern
Latec Investments Ltd v Hotel Terrigal Pty Ltd such cases will be denied the assistance of the court to remove the impediment to his title. Mere equity may have proprietary characteristics. Many equitable interests rest on curial discretion. The approach of Menzies J has since been approved by Meagher, Gummow and Lehane in Equity Doctrines & Remedies at [427]–[435]. Bradbrook, MacCallum and Moore criticise the distinctions between mere equities and equitable interests. Most academics favour the judgment of Kitto J. Latec Investments Ltd v Hotel Terrigal Pty Ltd Latec Investments Ltd v Hotel Terrigal Pty Ltd is a 1965 property law decision of the High Court of Australia.