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Class Action Practice in Australia continues to develop at rapid pace. The High Court of Australia will hear a case on the validity of Group Costs Orders in March 2025. Banco barristers Jonathon Redwood SC, Adam Hochroth and Tim Rogan, together with Ross...
The High Court has published a split decision of interest in relation to appellate review thresholds in fact appeals in the context of undertakings as to damages and counter-factual scenarios. Commonwealth of Australia v Sanofi & Ors [2024] HCA 47...
Last week the Federal Court (Markovic J) published judgment in Brady v NULIS Nominees (Australia) Ltd in its capacity as Trustee of the MLC Super Fund [2024] FCA 1374. The case is an important decision in fees for no services class actions in the financial...
Banco Chambers congratulates its 8 members who were featured in the Lexology 2025 Expert Index. Tim Breakspear SC was featured as a Global Elite Thought Leader in Construction and a Recommended Counsel in Arbitration. Jonathon Redwood SC was also featured...
Banco Chambers congratulates Cameron Moore SC on his appointment to the Federal Court of Australia. He will be sworn in on 18 December, and a public welcome ceremony will follow in February 2025 (dates TBC). Cameron was admitted to the Bar in 1998 and...
Yesterday the NSW Government announced it will withdraw and refund another 23,000 fines issued during the COVID 19 Pandemic. Two years ago, the government withdrew around 33,000 fines after Kate Richardson SC argued a test case brought by Redfern Legal...
Banco Chambers congratulates Peter Brereton SC on his appointment to the Supreme Court of New South Wales. He will be sworn in on 6 February 2025. Peter was a foundation member of Banco Chambers and practised as a barrister for 27 years, having been admitted...
The Federal Court recently published judgment in Koninklijke Douwe Egberts (KDE) BV v Cantarella Bros Pty Ltd [2024] FCA 1277, (Wheelahan J) a decision of interest to Trademark practitioners. The case concerned whether Canterella Bros, the producer of...
The Federal Court of Australia (Moshinsky J) has recently handed down two important decisions on conflict of laws in the multi-billion dollar Greensill litigation. In Credit Suisse Virtuoso SICAV-SIF v Insurance Australia Limited [2024] FCA 1193 Moshinsky...