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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...
Banco Chambers welcomes Zoe Bush and David Monteith as our newest readers. Zoe accepts briefs in all areas of law. She has particular expertise in climate change law. Before coming to the Bar, Zoe was a senior solicitor at the Environmental Defenders...
In a decision of interest to defamation practitioners, NSW MP Alexander Greenwich has succeeded in defamation proceedings against NSW Legislative Council Member Mark Latham. The proceedings concerned events leading up to the 2023 NSW State Election. In...
The High Court of Australia has published two significant decisions in arbitration practice. In Tesseract International Pty Ltd v Pascale Construction Pty Ltd [2024] HCA 24, the Court considered the application of the South Australian proportionate liability...