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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
- 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)
- The King v Batak [2025] HCA 18 (07 May 2025) (Gageler CJ; Gordon, Edelman, Steward, Gleeson, Jagot and Beech-Jones JJ)
Federal Court of Australia
- Roberts-Smith v Fairfax Publications Pty Limited (Reopening Application) [2025] FCAFC 66 (16 May 2025) (Perram, Katzmann and Kennett JJ)
- Central Goldfields Shire Council v Australian Municipal, Administrative, Clerical and Services Union [2025] FCAFC 59 (29 April 2025) (Collier, Snaden and Raper JJ)
- SunshineLoans Pty Ltd v Australian Securities and Investments Commission (No 2) [2025] FCAFC 60 (24 April 2025) (Perram, Bromwich and Colvin JJ)
- Pathmanathan v St John of God Healthcare Inc [2025] FCAFC 61 (01 May 2025) (Button, Dowling and Younan JJ)
- Kirkalocka Gold SPV Pty Ltd (Receivers and Managers Appointed) v Zenith Pacific (KLK) Pty Ltd [2025] FCAFC 62 (05 May 2025) (Banks-Smith, O'Bryan and Neskovcin JJ)
Court of Appeal
- Della Bruna v Health Care Complaints Commission [2025] NSWCA 105 (16 May 2025) (Bell CJ, Kirk and Adamson JJA)
- Jet Midwest, Inc. v Regional Express Holdings Limited trading as Regional Express Airlines (Administrators Appointed) [2025] NSWCA 101 (16 May 2025) (Mitchelmore, McHugh and Ball JJA)
- Shapkin v The University of Sydney [2025] NSWCA 100 (16 May 2025) (Mitchelmore and Ball JJA)
- Evans v Smith [2025] NSWCA 102 (16 May 2025) (Ward P, Stern and Adamson JJA)
- Claire Rewais and Osama Rewais t/as McVitty Grove v BPB Earthmoving Pty Ltd [2025] NSWCA 103 (16 May 2025) (Leeming, Mitchelmore and McHugh JJA)
Supreme Court of NSW
- Yin v Maalouf [2025] NSWSC 450 (20 May 2025) (Peden J)
- CE Sales Pty Ltd v Elyas [2025] NSWSC 504 (20 May 2025) (Brereton J)
- Wang v Yun [2025] NSWSC 505 (20 May 2025) (Brereton J)
- Skyline Landscape Services Pty Limited v G.M.R. Schembri trading as Parklea Sand & Soil [2025] NSWSC 492 (20 May 2025) (Williams J)
- Hamzy v Commissioner of Corrective Services [2025] NSWSC 485 (19 May 2025) (Harrison CJ at CL)