Michelle Castle in historic High Court decision regarding the Chorley exception
Michelle Castle, a member of 13th Floor St James Hall, recently appeared as junior counsel in the High Court in the matter of Bell Lawyers v Pentelow [2019] HCA29. In an historic decision, the High Court held that the Chorley exception is not part of the common law of Australia. The decision can be found […]
Jane Needham SC to present the annual NSW Young Lawyers State of the Profession Address 19 September 2019
On September 19 at the Law Society of NSW, Jane Needham SC will present the annual NSW Young Lawyers State of the Profession Address. Jane will be delving into the topic of ‘how to be a good lawyer’ in 2019. Date: Thursday 19 September 2019 Time: 6-8pm Venue: The Law Society of NSW, 170 Phillip Street, Sydney […]
Michelle Castle in the June 2019 Issue of the ARITA Journal
Michelle Castle, Barrister and Nicholas Dayle, Partner of Gillis Delaney, recently had an article published in the ARITA journal in relation to Shareholders’ Rights in a Bankrupt Estate. The article is available to read here: Shareholders’ Rights in a Bankrupt Estate
Jane Needham SC to be panellist: ‘In Conversation with our clients: Fresh perspectives on equitable briefing’ 13 June 2019
Jane Needham SC, one of the founding members of 13th Floor St James Hall and one of the driving forces behind Equitable Briefing, will be participating as a panellist for the NSW Bar Association event entitled ‘In conversation with our clients: Fresh perspectives on equitable briefing’. Other panel members include Kylie Gray (Westpac), Gwyn Jones […]
Michelle Castle Presenting at Rosie Traill’s 6th Annual National Practical Bankruptcy Congress on 3 December 2018
Michelle Castle, a member of 13th Floor, St James Hall, is presenting at Rosie Traill’s 6th Annual National Practical Bankruptcy Congress on 3 December 2018. The topic is s.130 warrants and the use of other compulsive powers to obtain information. Then on 4 December Michelle is one of the leaders, with Peter Harrison and Bob […]
Michelle Castle in the November 2018 Issue of the Law Society Journal
Michelle Castle, a member of 13th Floor St James Hall, has written an article about limitation periods in the recovery of fees from clients, and the converse, a client’s action for recovery of overpaid fees. There are some traps for the unwary. A copy of the article can be found here: Limitation Issues In Solicitor […]
Two Lawyers from 13th Floor St James Hall Listed in Doyle’s Insurance Leading Lawyers List
Doyle’s Guide have listed two counsel from 13th Floor St James Hall in its Insurance Leading Lawyers list. Congratulations Jeremy Morris SC for being listed as Leading Insurance Senior Counsel and Bede Kelleher for being listed as Leading Insurance Junior Counsel. The 2018 listing of leading New South Wales Insurance & Personal Injury Senior and Junior Counsel details […]
Michelle Castle in the October 2018 Issue of the Law Society Journal
Michelle Castle, a member of 13th Floor St James Hall, has written an article about the commercial jurisdiction of the District Court. This is a topic which has recently caused significant controversy and confusion. A copy of the article can be found here: Commercial jurisdiction of the District Court: surprising, inconvenient, unfortunate? Oct 2018 LSJ
Jane Needham SC to chair ‘Celebrating Women in Law Breakfast’ at 2018 ABA/NSWBA Conference
Jane Needham SC, a member of 13th Floor St James Hall Chambers, will be chairing the ‘Celebrating Women in Law Breakfast’ at rise2018 – the Australian Bar Association & New South Wales Bar Association Conference – on Friday 16th November, 2018. Guest speaking will be Julia Baird from the ABC. It will be held at Planar […]
Michelle Castle in the September 2018 Issue of the Law Society Journal
Michelle Castle, a member of 13th Floor St James Hall has co-authored an article that was published recently in the LSJ. The article, entitled ‘Taking security for legal costs: lessons from Malouf v Constantinou’, looks at the issue of solicitors taking security from their clients for costs. The recent decision of Parker J in Malouf […]