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The public body in charge of managing the Murray Darling’s water resources has slammed as "incoherent" a class action's claims that it owes a duty of care to protect farmers and irrigators against economic loss.

On the first day of trial, a court has heard a class action over alleged negligent management of water flowing through the Murray Darling system is a “world away” from a climate change class action that recently failed at trial. 

Global heavyweight A&O Sherman is expanding its disputes capacity in Australia, recruiting the head of Ashurst's Perth disputes practice.

The High Court has rejected Novartis' plea that it overturn a ruling that found an extension of the term of the patent for its heart drug Entresto was invalidly granted.

Former director of fintech iSignthis, John Karantzis, plans to appeal a ruling that slapped him with a $1 million penalty and disqualification orders for allegedly providing misleading information to shareholders. 

A judge has handed iSignthis and its director $11 million in penalties for failing to give adequate disclosures and giving misleading information to the ASX, saying reliance on legal advice was no reason to reduce the fine.

US firm Jones Day is growing its Brisbane office, snagging a partner from Ashurst for its labor and employment group.

Private equity firm Goldstone has lost its bid to lodge an appeal before damages are determined, after a judge found  it invalidly terminated its managing director’s employment for standing in the way of a deal with her business partner’s son.

The NSW Independent Planning Commission failed to consider the local impact of climate change when approving the expansion and extension of MACH Energy’s Mount Pleasant coal mine, an appeals court has ruled.

An Aboriginal corporation joined to Regis Resources’ fight against a decision related to its McPhillamys gold mine wants a costs capping order, concerned the mining company could otherwise “police" its conduct in the case.