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International Arbitration Practitioners may be interested in a comprehensive summary on Challenging and Enforcing Arbitration Awards, published by the Global Arbitration Review and authored by Banco barristers Jonathon Redwood SC, Katie Sutton and Brendan...
The Full Federal Court of Australia has held by majority that the University of Sydney, Professor Stephen Garton and Professor Annmarie Jagose, had validly terminated the employment of Dr Anderson, a Senior Lecturer in its Department of Economics. The...
The High Court of Australia has found that criminal liability for contravention of a Northern Territory statute can be imposed on a Commonwealth Body Corporate (in this case the Director of National Parks in respect of damaging an Aboriginal cultural...
The Federal Court of Australia (Burley J) has considered whether media monitoring services provided to government clients are “for the services of the Commonwealth or State” and within the protection afforded by s 183(1) of the Copyright Act 1968 (Cth)...
This week the Federal Court of Australia (Jackman J) considered the application of the unfair contract term provisions of the ASIC Act to a standard form contract of insurance. In ASIC v Auto & General Insurance Company Ltd [2024] FCA 272, ASIC contended...
Today the High Court handed down an important decision in the law of restitution. In Redland City Council v Kozik [2024] HCA 7, the Council had invalidly levied special rates on waterfront land holders for the purpose of carrying out works on canals and...
In a decision of interest for strata law practitioners, this week the NSW Supreme Court (Elkaim J) published its decision in Perpetual Corporate Trust Ltd v Owners Corporation SP6534; El Khouri v Owners Corporation SP6534 [2024] NSWSC 173, concerning...
We are pleased to congratulate our Junior Clerk, Casey Ashton, on attaining 10 years of service at Banco Chambers. For 10 years Casey has been attending to important day to day Chambers operations including ensuring our kitchens and photocopiers copiers...
In significant news for competition law practitioners, today the Australian Competition Tribunal (comprised of The Hon Justice Halley, Dr J Walker and Ms D Eilert) granted authorisation to ANZ Bank’s proposed $4.9 billion acquisition of Suncorp...