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Doyle’s Guide 2021
September 16, 2021
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
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
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
- Ahmau Developments Pty Ltd v Preet [2025] NSWSC 604 (12 June 2025) (Parker J)
- Sharvain Facades Pty Ltd (Administrators Appointed) v Roberts Co (NSW) Pty Ltd [2025] NSWSC 606 (12 June 2025) (Stevenson J)
- Elecnor Australia Pty Ltd v Clough Projects Australia Pty Ltd [2025] NSWSC 610 (12 June 2025) (Stevenson J)
- Harvey v Henderson [2025] NSWSC 601 (12 June 2025) (Rothman J)
- Calibre Construction Group Pty Ltd v Kaloriziko Pty Ltd atf Ryde Combined Unit Trust; Kaloriziko Pty Ltd atf Ryde Combined Unit Trust v Calibre Construction Group Pty Ltd (No 2) [2025] NSWSC 593 (11 June 2025) (Stevenson J)