Doyle’s Guide 2023
13 St James Hall wishes to congratulate the following Floor members who have been listed in the Doyle’s rankings: Leading Wills & Estates Litigation Senior Counsel – New South Wales 2023 Preeminent – Jane Needham SC Leading – Michael Willmott SC Leading Wills & Estates Litigation Junior Counsel – New South Wales 2023 Preeminent […]
Doyle’s Guide 2022
13 St James Hall wishes to congratulate the following Floor members who have been listed in the Doyle’s rankings: Leading Wills & Estates Litigation Senior Counsel – Australia, 2022 Leading – Jane Needham SC Recommended – Michael Willmott SC Leading Wills & Estates Litigation Junior Counsel – Australia, 2022 Preeminent – Simon Chapple Recommended – […]
Doyle’s Guide 2021
13 St James Hall wishes to congratulate the following Floor members who have been listed in the Doyle’s rankings: Leading Wills & Estates Litigation Senior Counsel – New South Wales, 2021 Preeminent – Jane Needham SC Leading – Michael Willmott SC Leading Wills & Estates Litigation Junior Counsel – New South Wales, 2021 Preeminent – […]
Jane Needham SC presented a paper at STEP Australia National Trusts and Estates Conference 2021
Event details can be found here.
Renée Bianchi appointed as President of the Women Lawyers Association of NSW
Renée joined the Executive Committee of the Women Lawyers Association of NSW (WLANSW) in November 2018 and was the chair of its Equitable Briefing Policy subcommittee. She is looking forward to continuing this work, as well as the general advancement of women within all facets of the legal profession, and increasing the profile of WLANSW […]
Jane Needham SC: “When the law deserts its women, they desert the law”
Jane Needham SC has written an article for the Sydney Morning Herald, commenting on sexual harassment in the legal profession.
Susan Phillips in Federal Court Decision
Susan Phillips recently appeared as Junior Counsel in the Federal Court in the matter of George on behalf of the Gkuthaarn and Kukatj v State of Queensland [2020] FCA 1310. In an interview with the ABC, Phillips stated that “This particular claim commenced in November 2012, but the people have been seeking recognition of their native […]
Hugh Morrison to speak at the Blue Mountains Law Society Succession Conference 11 September 2020
The paper was titled “Life Cycle of a Family Provision Claim in NSW: A Practical Walkthrough” and was authored with Patricia Muscat.
Jane Needham SC to speak on panel at Macquarie Group regarding Sexual Harassment in the Legal Profession
In recent months, sexual harassment in the legal profession has been making headlines in Australia, and for many this has been difficult to comprehend. With sexual harassment inflicting such harm to women and equality, as well as to workplace culture and society as a whole, what can we do about its pernicious presence within our […]
Doyle’s Guide 2020
13 St James Hall wishes to congratulate the following Floor members who have been listed in the Doyle’s rankings: Leading Native Title Barristers Junior Counsel – Australia, 2020 Preeminent – Susan Phillips Leading Wills & Estates Litigation Senior Counsel – New South Wales, 2020 Preeminent – Jane Needham SC Leading – Michael Willmott SC Leading […]