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Banco Chambers is pleased to announce that Erasmus Lovell-Jones has accepted a fixed-term appointment with the Office of the Prosecutor at the International Criminal Court in The Hague. The International Criminal Court investigates and tries individuals...

Banco Chambers is pleased to announce that Lucas Bastin KC has joined our Chambers. After initially qualifying in Australia in 2007, Lucas was called to the London Bar in 2013 and appointed Silk in 2022. Lucas is widely acknowledged in jurisdictions around...

Banco Chambers is pleased to announce that Elliot Hyde and Adam Hochroth were appointed Senior Counsel today. Their appointments are a fitting acknowledgment of their leadership, skill and experience. Their appointments bring the total number of silk...

Last week the Supreme Court of Victoria dismissed a case brought against Uber by Taxi Apps, the operator of a competing rideshare app. In Taxi Apps Pty Ltd v Uber Technologies Inc & Ors [2025] VSC 514, Taxi Apps contended that Uber engaged in an unlawful...

Today, the High Court of Australia refused an application by Ben Roberts-Smith VC MG for special leave to appeal the judgment of the Full Court of the Federal Court of Australia in Roberts-Smith v Fairfax Media Publications (Appeal) [2025] FCAFC 67 (Perram,...

Banco Chambers congratulates its five silks and four junior counsel who were featured in the 2025 edition of Doyles Guide to the Leading Competition Law Counsel in Australia, published yesterday. The listings affirm Banco Chambers as a trusted source...

Banco Chambers congratulates its 14 counsel featured in the 2025 Lexology Index. Market commentary described Ruth Higgins SC as an “absolute star” in competition law, and Tim Breakspear SC as a “top advocate” in arbitration and...

Last week the High Court of Australia published judgment in Commissioner of Taxation v Pepsi Co & Ors [2025] HCA 30. The appeal was dismissed by a 4:3 majority. The case concerned bottling agreements between Schweppes Australia and PepsiCo Bottling...

The Federal Court of Australia (Beach J), has delivered judgment in Epic Games v Apple Inc; Epic Games v Google; and two class actions. Epic alleged that the conduct of Apple and Google’s app stores and payment processing systems were, amongst other...