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Last week the High Court published judgment in 𝘊𝘊𝘋𝘔 𝘏𝘰𝘭𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴 𝘓𝘓𝘊 𝘷 𝘙𝘦𝘱𝘶𝘣𝘭𝘪𝘤 𝘰𝘧 𝘐𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘢 [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...

Yesterday the Federal Court of Australia published judgment in ASIC v Bekier [2026] 196. The case, brought by ASIC, concerned whether the Star Entertainment Group’s Board of Directors and its Executive Management breached s180 of the Corporations...

The Federal Court (Perry J) recently published judgment in Minister for the Environment and Water v GE Grid Australia Pty Ltd [2025] FCA 1609. GE Grid Australia, which admitted the contraventions, was ordered to pay $450,000 including costs, following...

Today the High Court clarified the law of private nuisance in Australia. Hunt Leather Pty Ltd v Transport for NSW [2025] HCA 53 was a class action brought on behalf of businesses who claimed that they had suffered economic loss from delays in construction...

The depth of Banco Chambers’ expertise across multiple practice areas was highlighted in the 2026 edition of Chambers and Partners, published today. Banco was listed as a Band 1 set in Dispute Resolution, with market commentary noting the “commerciality...

Yesterday the Supreme Court of NSW (McGrath J) held that the Commissioner of Taxation was in knowing receipt of approximately $20 million under the first limb of Barnes v Addy. The origins of this case, Kupang Resources v The Commonwealth of Australia...

Banco Chambers congratulates Justin Gleeson SC, Jonathon Redwood SC, Tim Breakspear SC and Boxun Yin who were each listed in the recently published Lexology Index Guide to leading arbitration practitioners. Boxun was listed in the Future Leader category...