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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...
In a development of interest for tax practitioners, yesterday the High Court granted special leave in Commissioner of Taxation v PepsiCo Inc. The case concerns the tax treatment of bottling agreements between Schweppes Australia and PepsiCo, which included...
Yesterday the High Court of Australia published judgment in YBFZ v Minister for Immigration, Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs [2024] HCA 40. The case concerned the constitutional validity of bridging visa conditions requiring a visa holder to (a)...
The High Court of Australia has published two judgments of note concerning the proper assessment of damages under s272(1) of the Australian Consumer Law when consumer good do not comply with the guarantee of “acceptable quality” under s54...
Banco barristers Jerome Entwisle and Sebastian Hartford Davis are members of the NSW Bar Association’s Climate Change Committee. The Committee has organised two important and interesting CPDs which are open to all. The first CPD is on 22 October...
Banco Chambers congratulates Darrell Barnett on his appointment to Senior Counsel today. His appointment brings the total number of silks at Banco to 24. Darrell’s appointment is deserved recognition of the diligence, skill and experience that he...
Tom Blackburn SC has been listed as a leading Silk in the latest edition of the Legal 500 (UK) Guide to the Defamation and Privacy Bar. Market commentary describes Tom as “hugely experienced. He has a very refined legal mind and a range of legal...