News
Simon Chapple Appointed Senior Counsel
13th Floor St James Hall would like to congratulate Simon Chapple on his appointment to Senior Counsel today. Simon commenced practice at the NSW Bar
13th Floor St James Hall congratulates Mr Terence Tobin KC for 50 years at the Bar
Chambers would like to congratulate Mr Tobin on his 50th anniversary of joining The NSW Bar. Past and current floor members celebrated with Mr Tobin
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
Susan Phillips involvement in Wirangu Determination at Streaky Bay
Susan Phillips was one of the counsel involved in a recent Federal Court decision which recognized the Wirangu people have native title over part of
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
Archives
High Court
- Valuer-General Victoria v WSTI Properties 490 SKR Pty Ltd [2025] HCA 23 (11 June 2025) (Gageler CJ; Gordon, Steward, Gleeson and Jagot JJ)
- Evans v Air Canada [2025] HCA 22 (14 May 2025) (Gageler CJ; Edelman, Steward, Gleeson and Beech-Jones JJ)
- Babet v Commonwealth of Australia; Palmer v Commonwealth of Australia [2025] HCA 21 (14 May 2025) (Gageler CJ; Gordon, Edelman, Steward, Gleeson, Jagot and Beech-Jones JJ)
- Brawn v The King [2025] HCA 20 (07 May 2025) (Gageler CJ; Gordon, Edelman, Steward, Gleeson, Jagot and Beech-Jones JJ)
- Lendlease Corporation Limited v Pallas [2025] HCA 19 (07 May 2025) (Gageler CJ; Gordon, Edelman, Steward, Gleeson, Jagot and Beech-Jones JJ)
Federal Court of Australia
- Avard v Australian Capital Territory [2025] FCAFC 72 (23 May 2025) (Charlesworth, Stellios and Longbottom JJ)
- Qube Logistics (Rail) Pty Ltd v Australian Rail, Tram and Bus Industry Union [2025] FCAFC 73 (02 June 2025) (Katzmann, Wheelahan and Raper JJ)
- Australian Securities and Investments Commission v BPS Financial Pty Ltd [2025] FCAFC 74 (30 May 2025) (Collier, Markovic and Shariff JJ)
- Australian Securities and Investments Commission v Auto & General Insurance Company Limited [2025] FCAFC 76 (05 June 2025) (Derrington, O'Bryan and Cheeseman JJ)
- Orica Australia Pty Ltd v Coal Mining Industry (Long Service Leave Funding) Corporation [2025] FCAFC 65 (15 May 2025) (Collier, Snaden and Hatcher JJ)
Court of Appeal
- Spillane v Director of Public Prosecutions (NSW) [2025] NSWCA 130 (10 June 2025) (Leeming, Mitchelmore and Adamson JJA)
- Nguyen v Northern Sydney Local Health District (No 2) [2025] NSWCA 129 (10 June 2025) (Bell CJ, Leeming and McHugh JJA)
- Stanberg v State of New South Wales [2025] NSWCA 127 (06 June 2025) (Mitchelmore and McHugh JJA, Griffiths AJA)
- May v Costaras [2025] NSWCA 128 (02 June 2025) (Griffiths AJA)
- MTH v State of New South Wales [2025] NSWCA 122 (06 June 2025) (Mitchelmore and Adamson JJA, Price AJA)
Supreme Court of NSW
- R v Walmsley-Hume; R v Walmsley [2025] NSWSC 582 (06 June 2025) (Wright J)
- In the matter of Azzurri Group Holdings Pty Ltd [2025] NSWSC 607 (11 June 2025) (Nixon J)
- Investment Group Australia Pty Ltd v Vinrec Australia Pty Ltd (in liq) [2025] NSWSC 612 (11 June 2025) (Pike J)
- Naumovski v Z Services Australia Pty Ltd [2025] NSWSC 608 (13 June 2025) (Elkaim AJ)
- Onakoya v The Sydney Children's Hospital Network [2025] NSWSC 614 (13 June 2025) (Rothman J)