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Today, the High Court of Australia refused an application by Ben Roberts-Smith VC MG for special leave to appeal the judgment of the Full Court of the Federal Court of Australia in Roberts-Smith v Fairfax Media Publications (Appeal) [2025] FCAFC 67 (Perram,...

Banco Chambers congratulates its five silks and four junior counsel who were featured in the 2025 edition of Doyles Guide to the Leading Competition Law Counsel in Australia, published yesterday. The listings affirm Banco Chambers as a trusted source...

Banco Chambers congratulates its 14 counsel featured in the 2025 Lexology Index. Market commentary described Ruth Higgins SC as an “absolute star” in competition law, and Tim Breakspear SC as a “top advocate” in arbitration and...

Last week the High Court of Australia published judgment in Commissioner of Taxation v PepsiCo & Ors [2025] HCA 30. The appeal was dismissed by a 4:3 majority. The case concerned bottling agreements between Schweppes Australia and PepsiCo Bottling...

The Federal Court of Australia (Beach J), has delivered judgment in Epic Games v Apple Inc; Epic Games v Google; and two class actions. Epic alleged that the conduct of Apple and Google’s app stores and payment processing systems were, amongst other...

Last week the Federal Court of Australia dismissed defamation proceedings brought by Dr Al Muderis, a prominent orthopaedic surgeon (Al Muderis v Nine Network Australia Pty Limited [2025] FCA 909). The proceedings concerned a 2022 60 Minutes television...

Yesterday the High Court delivered its decision in MJZP v Director-General of Security & Anor [2025] HCA 26. The Court unanimously rejected the plaintiff’s submission that s 46(2) of the Administrative Appeals Tribunal Act 1975 (Cth) (the AAT Act)...

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,...