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Francois Salama attains finalist nomination in Lawyers Weekly Law Awards 2024
July 9, 2024
13th Floor St James Hall would like to congratulate Francois Salama for attaining finalist in the Lawyers Weekly Australian Law Awards 2024 for ‘Barrister of
Susan Phillips involved in Wongkumara Determination over 48,000 sq km in NSW and Queensland
July 5, 2024
Please see a news article on a recent decision of the Federal Court which recognized the Wongkumara people as native title holders over 48,000 square
Jane Needham SC appointed as a Judge of the Federal Court of Australia
June 21, 2024
13th Floor St James Hall would to like congratulate Jane Needham SC on her appointment today as a Judge of the Federal Court of Australia.
NSW Supreme Court Bicentenary
May 20, 2024
The Ceremonial Sitting to mark the bicentenary of the Supreme Court of New South Wales was held on Friday, 17 May 2024 in the Banco
The NSW Bar Association Celebrates 50 Years at the Bar with Mr Terence K Tobin KC
February 26, 2024
On 23 February 2024, The NSW Bar Association celebrated barristers who had practised at the NSW Bar for 50 years. The Honourable Justice Bell, Chief
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High Court
- Helensburgh Coal Pty Ltd v Bartley [2025] HCA 29 (06 August 2025) (Gageler CJ; Gordon, Edelman, Steward and Beech-Jones JJ)
- Kain v R&B Investments Pty Ltd; Ernst & Young (a firm) v R&B Investments Pty Ltd; Shand v R&B Investments Pty Ltd [2025] HCA 28 (06 August 2025) (Gageler CJ; Gordon, Edelman, Steward, Gleeson, Jagot and Beech-Jones JJ)
- New South Wales v Wojciechowska [2025] HCA 27 (06 August 2025) (Gageler CJ; Gordon, Edelman, Steward, Gleeson, Jagot and Beech-Jones JJ)
- MJZP v Director-General of Security [2025] HCA 26 (06 August 2025) (Gageler CJ; Gordon, Edelman, Steward, Gleeson, Jagot and Beech-Jones JJ)
- Ravbar v Commonwealth of Australia [2025] HCA 25 (18 June 2025) (Gageler CJ; Gordon, Edelman, Steward, Gleeson, Jagot and Beech-Jones JJ)
Federal Court of Australia
- Luck v Secretary, Services Australia (Vexatious Proceedings Order) [2025] FCAFC 103 (11 June 2025) (Rofe, Hespe and Kennett JJ)
- Prasad v Minister for Immigration, Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs [2025] FCAFC 102 (08 August 2025) (Rangiah, Jackson and Meagher JJ)
- National Disability Insurance Agency v Warwick [2025] FCAFC 100 (04 August 2025) (Colvin, Jackson and Stellios JJ)
- X Corp v eSafety Commissioner [2025] FCAFC 99 (31 July 2025) (Murphy, Charlesworth and Horan JJ)
- Snow v Secretary, Department of Social Security [2025] FCAFC 98 (21 July 2025) (O'Callaghan, Goodman and Meagher JJ)
Court of Appeal
- ABC Insurance Pty Ltd v The Law Society of New South Wales [2025] NSWCA 182 (08 August 2025) (Bell CJ, Harrison CJ at CL)
- May v Costaras [2025] NSWCA 178 (08 August 2025) (Bell CJ, Payne and McHugh JJA)
- Howitt as Executor of the estate of the late Margaret Norma Howitt v Bosschieter [2025] NSWCA 179 (08 August 2025) (Ward P, Kirk and Free JJA)
- Paulson v State of New South Wales [2025] NSWCA 181 (08 August 2025) (Free JA and Griffiths AJA)
- Ward v Hoenig [2025] NSWCA 180 (07 August 2025) (Bell CJ, Mitchelmore and Kirk JJA)
Supreme Court of NSW
- R v Symons, McDonald & Robertson [2025] NSWSC 889 (08 August 2025) (Hamill J)
- Penya v Penya [2025] NSWSC 890 (08 August 2025) (Williams J)
- Boral Resources (NSW) Pty Ltd v Pacific National Services Pty Ltd [2025] NSWSC 887 (08 August 2025) (Hammerschlag CJ in Eq)
- In the matter of Mitsubishi Electric Australia Pty Ltd [2025] NSWSC 888 (28 July 2025) (Nixon J)
- Sun Property and Investment Pty Ltd v Elmasri [2025] NSWSC 859 (07 August 2025) (Williams J)