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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
- 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)