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Jane Needham SC presented a paper at STEP Australia National Trusts and Estates Conference 2021
April 6, 2021
Event details can be found here.
Renée Bianchi appointed as President of the Women Lawyers Association of NSW
November 25, 2020
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
Jane Needham SC: “When the law deserts its women, they desert the law”
October 9, 2020
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
October 6, 2020
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
Hugh Morrison to speak at the Blue Mountains Law Society Succession Conference 11 September 2020
September 24, 2020
The paper was titled “Life Cycle of a Family Provision Claim in NSW: A Practical Walkthrough” and was authored with Patricia Muscat.
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Court of Appeal
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Supreme Court of NSW
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- Minister for Home Affairs v Pender (Preliminary) [2021] NSWSC 921 (28 July 2021) (Cavanagh J)
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- Dubow v Mid-Western Regional Council [2021] NSWSC 922 (28 July 2021) (Adamson J)
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