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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
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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)