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We are pleased to congratulate Kate Richardson SC, who was appointed to the Supreme Court of NSW today. Kate will be sworn in on 3 June 2026 and will sit in the Common Law Division.
Kate was called to the Bar in 2002 and appointed Senior Counsel in 2016....
In ASIC v Nuix Ltd [2026] FCA 490, the Federal Court of Australia dismissed proceedings brought against Nuix and its directors for alleged misleading or deceptive conduct, breaches of continuous disclosure obligations, and s180 Corporations Act breaches.
The...
The NSW Court of Appeal recently published judgment in Glencore Coal Assets Australia v Port of Newcastle Operations [2026] NSWCA 64, the latest decision in a long running dispute between the parties that had earlier been considered by the High Court...
The 2027 Edition of Best Lawyers had some notable Banco inclusions.
We congratulate Tim Breakspear SC as the 2027 Construction/Infrastructure Lawyer of the Year, and Ruth Higgins SC as the 2027 Competition Lawyer of the Year.
Our junior contingent also...
Yesterday the High Court of Australia published judgment in Hopper & Anor v State of Victoria [2026] HCA 11, in which Victorian legislative provisions imposing caps on political donations were held to be unconstitutional.
The Special Case, brought...
Last week the High Court published judgment in ππππ ππ°ππ₯πͺπ―π¨π΄ πππ π· ππ¦π±πΆπ£ππͺπ€ π°π§ ππ―π₯πͺπ’ [2026] HCA 9. The decision marks one of the first times a apex appellate court has considered the application of the New York Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement...
Banco Chambers congratulates Ruth Higgins SC, whose appointment as the next Solicitor-General of the Commonwealth was announced yesterday.
Ruth’s appointment will commence on 8 June 2026 for a 5 year term.
Ruth was admitted to the NSW Bar in 2006...
The Federal Court of Australia recently published a decision of interest concerning the assessment of damages in defective motor vehicle class actions. In Capic v Ford Motor Company, the plaintiff class successfully established that certain Ford motor...