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Dow loses latest spat with Nufarm over patent for low vapour drift herbicide
Agriculture 2023-07-04 3:03 pm By Cindy Cameronne

The successor of Dow Agrosciences has lost its latest bid to register a patent that is aimed at limiting the worldwide problem of herbicide vapour drift after a delegate found that its seventh such patent had no inventive step. 

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Time to end this ‘sorry business’: Court tosses objection to EY settlement
Ernst & Young 2023-07-03 4:08 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A court has blessed a trust’s settlement with Ernst & Young that resolves a negligence case linked to a decade-long tax dispute that went to the High Court, rejecting an objection to the deal and saying it was “time this matter was brought to a conclusion”.

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In class action defence, Optus says data breach victims not entitled to damages
Ashurst 2023-07-03 5:07 pm By Sam Matthews

Optus has denied class action claims that customers suffered loss and damages for its alleged negligence in relation to last year’s massive data breach and argues they are not entitled to compensation for distress, frustration or disappointment that does not amount to a recognised psychiatric illness.

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PwC sacks 8 partners as leaks crisis referred to anti-corruption watchdog
Geoffrey Watson 2023-07-03 12:45 pm By Cindy Cameronne

The tax leaks scandal engulfing PricewaterhouseCoopers has been referred to the newly formed National Anti-Corruption Commission, as the accounting firm sacks eight partners for professional governance breaches.

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Judge wants answers after Bellamy’s skips mediation in ex-CEO’s case
Ashurst 2023-07-03 3:38 pm By Christine Caulfield

Baby food maker Bellamy’s better have a good explanation for ditching settlement talks in a $400,000 sex discrimination lawsuit by former boss Tarsi Luo, a judge has warned.

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Deep sleep defamation case against HarperCollins finally put to rest
Anais d'Arville 2023-07-03 9:55 am By Cindy Cameronne

A psychiatrist has reached a confidential settlement with Harper Collins in his defamation case over a book about the controversial deep sleep therapy at the Chelmsford Private Hospital in the 1970s.

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Lighthouse largely fails to keep evidence under wraps in $328M dispute with East Timor
Alan Herskope 2023-07-03 10:22 pm By Sam Matthews

Oil company Lighthouse Corporation has lost its bid to force East Timor to jump through hoops to access a suite of documents in a $328 million dispute over a failed fuel supply agreement, but has succeeded in keeping the documents out of public hands amid fears by its director for his safety.

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JWS lures partner from Jones Day for disputes and insolvency team
Business of Law 2023-07-03 9:36 pm By Sam Matthews

Johnson Winter Slattery has nabbed a Jones Day partner to work coast to coast at its Brisbane and Perth offices, bolstering the ranks of its disputes and insolvency team.

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NACC to kick off with ‘huge backlog’ of referrals
Allens 2023-06-30 11:20 pm By Cindy Cameronne

The new federal corruption watchdog that commenced operating Friday will likely turn its sights first on the award of public grants, and is expected to face a “huge backlog” of referrals. 

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Lawyers can lose focus on clients’ interests in competing class actions, court says
Adam Hochroth 2023-06-30 5:29 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A judge has cautioned two law firms running competing shareholder class actions over last October’s cyber attack on Medibank that they must keep their focus on the best interests of clients and group members, saying lawyers can lose sight of that duty when arguing for their case. 

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