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Susan Phillips – Chambers and Partners Global Legal Ranking 2026
13th Floor St James Hall wishes to congratulate Susan Phillips for her achievement in the Chambers and Partners Asia-Pacific rankings of the Australian Bar for
Francois Salama ranked in Legal 500 Asia Pacific Leading Junior Counsel (Commercial Disputes)
13th Floor St James Hall would like to congratulate Francois Salama for achieving a rank in the Legal 500 Asia Pacific Leading Junior Counsel at
Christmas Hours
Chambers will close for Christmas and New Year at 1.00 pm on 23 December 2025. From 5 to 9 January 2026 inclusive, chambers will operate from 10.00am until
Doyle’s Guide Australia, 2025
13th Floor St James Hall wishes to congratulate the following Floor members who have been listed in the Doyle’s rankings for Australia: Leading Wills &
Doyle’s Guide NSW, 2025
13th Floor St James Hall wishes to congratulate the following Floor members who have been listed in the Doyle’s rankings for NSW: Leading Wills &
Archives
High Court
- Commissioner of Taxation v Merchant [2026] HCA 39 (04 November 2026) (GAGELER CJ,)
- O'Connell v Director of Public Prosecutions [2026] HCA 41 (04 November 2026) (Gageler CJ; Gordon, Edelman, Steward, Gleeson, Jagot and Beech-Jones JJ)
- Uber Australia Pty Ltd v Chief Commissioner of State Revenue [2026] HCA 40 (04 November 2026) (Gageler CJ; Gordon, Edelman, Steward, Gleeson, Jagot and Beech-Jones JJ)
- Morton v Minister for Immigration and Citizenship [2026] HCA 38 (14 October 2026) (Gageler CJ; Jagot and Beech-Jones JJ)
- Smith v Chief Executive, Queensland Corrective Services [2026] HCA 37 (14 October 2026) (Gordon A-Cj, Edelman, Gleeson, Jagot and Beech-Jones JJ)
Federal Court of Australia
- HealthX Group Pty Ltd v Palling [2026] FCAFC 141 (09 November 2026) (Snaden, Meagher and Bennett JJ)
- Southern Cross Payments Ltd v Australian Securities and Investments Commission [2026] FCAFC 140 (02 November 2026) (Stewart, Cheeseman and Neskovcin JJ)
- Aulich v Scott [2026] FCAFC 139 (30 October 2026) (Charlesworth, Goodman and Neskovcin JJ)
- ECA Training Pty Limited v Communications, Electrical, Electronic, Energy, Information, Postal, Plumbing and Allied Services Union of Australia [2026] FCAFC 138 (28 October 2026) (Rangiah, Snaden and Hatcher JJ)
- Hytera Communications Corporation Ltd v Motorola Solutions Inc (No 2) [2026] FCAFC 122 (07 September 2026) (Beach, O'Bryan and Rofe JJ)
Court of Appeal
- Golden Rain Development Pty Ltd (ACN 166 672 537) v The Owners-Strata Plan No 97938 (No 2) [2026] NSWCA 238 (10 November 2026) (Bell CJ, Leeming and Ball JJA)
- He v N & G Superannuation Pty Ltd acting as trustee for N & G Superannuation Trust (No 2) [2026] NSWCA 236 (06 November 2026) (Leeming, Kirk and Ball JJA)
- He v N & G Superannuation Pty Ltd acting as trustee for N & G Superannuation Trust (No 3) [2026] NSWCA 237 (06 November 2026) (Leeming, Kirk and Ball JJA)
- Makis v Kyriacou [2026] NSWCA 234 (04 November 2026) (Bell CJ, Ball JA and Griffiths AJA)
- Glennon v Robinson [2026] NSWCA 235 (04 November 2026) (Leeming, Adamson and McHugh JJA)
Supreme Court of NSW
- DC Legal Pty Limited v Joukhador (No 2) [2026] NSWSC 1428 (10 November 2026) (Faulkner J)
- MLC Limited v Preuss [2026] NSWSC 1424 (03 November 2026) (Kunc J)
- Chen v Ye [2026] NSWSC 1423 (30 October 2026) (Kunc J)
- Stockley Excavations Pty Ltd (in liq) v Stockley [2026] NSWSC 1422 (10 November 2026) (Sirtes J)
- JBC v Western Sydney Local Health District [2026] NSWSC 1405 (06 November 2026) (Muston J)