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The depth of Banco Chambers’ expertise across multiple practice areas was highlighted in the 2026 edition of Chambers and Partners, published today. Banco was listed as a Band 1 set in Dispute Resolution, with market commentary noting the “commerciality...
Yesterday the Supreme Court of NSW (McGrath J) held that the Commissioner of Taxation was in knowing receipt of approximately $20 million under the first limb of Barnes v Addy. The origins of this case, Kupang Resources v The Commonwealth of Australia...
Banco Chambers was pleased to support female entrepreneurship and innovation by hosting the launch of Tap the Gap in our Chambers yesterday. Tap the Gap is an app based payment product that allows people to make voluntary superannuation contributions...
Banco Chambers warmly congratulates James Emmett SC on his appointment as a Judge of the Supreme Court of NSW. He will be sworn in on 4 December and will sit in the Common Law Division. James was called to the Bar in 2006. He joined Banco Chambers in...
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...
Banco Chambers congratulates Kristen Deards SC, who was acknowledged as the market leading silk in the most recent edition of Doyles Guide to leading Tax Law Senior Counsel. Kristen accepts briefs to advise and appear for tax payers and the Commissioner...
Banco Chambers is pleased to welcome our two newest readers, Beata Szabo and Geoff Zhu. Beata joins from us from Allens where she was an Associate in the Disputes Group. Prior to that, She was Tipstaff to Leeming JA in the Court of Appeal. She holds an...