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Banco Chambers is please to welcome our newest readers, Jake Bailey and Penelope Bristow. Jake joins Banco from Ashurst, where he was a Senior Associate. He is also a former tipstaff of Justice Darke in the Supreme Court of NSW. Jake accepts briefs in...
On 16 May 2025, the Full Court of the Federal Court of Australia unanimously dismissed appeals brought by Ben Roberts-Smith VC MG against the landmark 2023 trial judgment of Justice Anthony Besanko which concluded that, on the balance of probabilities,...
Banco Chambers congratulates Clarissa Amato, Tom Blackburn SC, Ruth Higgins SC, and Sophie Jeliba on their recent inclusion in the 2025 edition of Doyles Guide to the Leading Technology, Media and Telecommunications barristers. Link to silk guide Link...
Today, the High Court delivered judgment in Lendlease Corporation Ltd v Pallas [2025] HCA 19, finding unanimously that the Supreme Court of NSW has power to order that a notice be given to group members in representative proceedings of the intention of...
The Full Federal Court has published a decision of note for practitioners servicing the cryptocurrency industry. In ASIC v Web3 Ventures Pty Ltd [2025] FCAFC 58, the Court allowed Web3’s cross appeal concerning its Block Earner product. Block Earner...
Banco Chambers congratulates its 21 barristers who were listed in the 2026 edition of Best Lawyers. Of note, Robert Yezerski SC was recognised as Competition Lawyer of the year, and Kristen Deards SC was recognised as Tax Lawyer of the year. Junior members...
The Full Court of the Federal Court of Australia has published its decision in Australian News Channel Pty Ltd v Isentia Pty Limited [2025] FCAFC 49 (Cheeseman, Jackman and Owens JJ), dismissing an appeal concerning the scope of s 183(1) of the Copyright...
This week the Full Federal Court delivered judgment in CEG Direct Securities Pty Ltd v Cooper as liquidator of Runtong Investment and Development Pty Ltd (in liq) [2025] FCAFC 47—a decision of national significance for insolvency practitioners, financiers,...
Last week the NSW Court of Appeal delivered judgment in Pirrottina v Pirrottina [2025] NSWCA 55. The decision determined property of partnership issues, equitable estoppel and equitable interests in land, and the validity of buyout relief over the appointment...