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The High Court of Australia has unanimously held that the Federal Court of Australia does not have the power to order a Solicitors’ Common Fund Order (CFO) in NSW as such orders are inconsistent with the Legal Profession Uniform Laws (NSW) prohibition...
Banco Chambers congratulates five of our barristers for their inclusion in the 2025 Doyle’s Guide to Leading Administrative & Public Law Barristers.
James Emmett SC and Katherine Richardson SC were featured senior counsel for NSW.
Kate Bones,...
The Federal Court recently dismissed an application seeking orders that the Registrar bring contempt proceedings against Nine Entertainment and members of its legal and editorial staff.
The application arose in Antoinette Lattouf v Australian Broadcasting...
Banco Chambers congratulates eleven of its barristers for their inclusion in the 2025 Doyle’s Guide to Leading Insolvency & Reconstruction barristers.
Jerome Entwisle, Sebastian Hartford Davis and Elliot Hyde were featured recommended junior...
On 4 July 2025, the Federal Court (Jackman J) dismissed a case brought by ASIC against four current or former directors and officers of TerraCom Limited for allegedly giving false or misleading information to the ASX (in contravention of s 1309(2) of...
In a decision of interest for employment practitioners, the Federal Court has rejected a claim by a PhD candidate of the University of Sydney alleging that a contract of employment was created between himself and the University when he accepted an “Australian...
Banco Chambers congratulates 15 barristers for their inclusion in the 2025 Doyle’s Guide to Commercial Litigation & Dispute Resolution.
Justin Gleeson SC, Ruth Higgins SC, Fiona Roughley SC, John Sheahan KC, David Sulan SC, Robert Yezerski SC,...
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,...