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Dow loses latest spat with Nufarm over patent for low vapour drift herbicide
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. 
Time to end this ‘sorry business’: Court tosses objection to EY settlement
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".
PwC sacks 8 partners as leaks crisis referred to anti-corruption watchdog
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.
Deep sleep defamation case against HarperCollins finally put to rest
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.
NACC to kick off with ‘huge backlog’ of referrals
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. 
Lawyers can lose focus on clients’ interests in competing class actions, court says
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. 
Investigator wants evidence in Ben Roberts-Smith case, as Fairfax seeks costs from Seven, Stokes
The office of the special investigator wants access to evidence in Ben Roberts-Smith's failed defamation case, a court has heard, while Fairfax says it needs to see invoices from Herbert Smith Freehills to the soldier's financial backer, Seven chairman Kerry Stokes, in its bid for costs.
Peter van Onselen worried Ten would ‘hang him out to dry’ in sex discrimination suit, court told
Ex-Network Ten political editor Peter van Onselen has told a judge he was worried when he signed a disputed non-disparagement agreement that the broadcaster would “hang him out to dry” in a sex discrimination lawsuit by a former reporter.
Out with ‘including’ and ‘such as’: Judge rips into pleading in Corelogic data scraping case
A judge has rejected an amended copyright case against US-based analytics company CoreLogic, expressing his displeasure at the use of imprecise phrases like 'including' and "such as' in the revised pleading.
Monster Energy’s costs estimate in patent case ‘monstrous’, court told
An inventor who claims Monster Energy infringed his patent for laser etched pull tabs is fighting the beverage giant’s bid for $150,000 in security for costs, saying its estimates were "monstrous".