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In a landmark appeal on shareholder class actions, the Full Court of the Federal Court upheld an appeal brought by class members brought against Worley Ltd: [2026] FCAFC 78. The Full Court’s decision addresses important issues of market-based causation...
In On Clouds GmbH v Cyclonic, Inc [2026] FCA 647, the Federal Court of Australia upheld an appeal from a delegate of the Registrar of Trademarks who had rejected On Clouds opposition to the the registration of the trade mark “CYCLONIC.”
On Clouds, a running...
Banco Chambers acknowledges our 14 counsel featured in the 2026 edition of Doyles Guide to the Leading Commercial Litigation and Dispute Resolution Barristers in NSW.
In particular, we acknowledge Bronte Lambourne who was called to the Bar in 2023 and...
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...
