News
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
Hugh Morrison to speak at the Blue Mountains Law Society Succession Conference 11 September 2020
September 24, 2020
The paper was titled “Life Cycle of a Family Provision Claim in NSW: A Practical Walkthrough” and was authored with Patricia Muscat.
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High Court
- The King v Ryan Churchill (a pseudonym) [2025] HCA 11 (02 April 2025) (Gageler CJ; Gordon, Gleeson, Jagot and Beech-Jones JJ)
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- The King v ZT [2025] HCA 9 (02 April 2025) (Gageler CJ; Gordon, Edelman, Steward, Gleeson, Jagot and Beech-Jones JJ)
- CZA19 v Commonwealth of Australia; DBD24 v Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs [2025] HCA 8 (02 April 2025) (Gageler CJ; Gordon, Edelman, Steward, Gleeson, Jagot and Beech-Jones JJ)
- Bogan v The Estate of Peter John Smedley (Deceased) [2025] HCA 7 (12 March 2025) (Gageler CJ; Gordon, Edelman, Steward, Gleeson, Jagot and Beech-Jones JJ)
Federal Court of Australia
- Deripaska v Minister for Foreign Affairs [2025] FCAFC 36 (27 March 2025) (Wigney, Stewart and Neskovcin JJ)
- Ogawa v Australian Information Commissioner [2025] FCAFC 37 (27 March 2025) (McElwaine, McEvoy and Jackman JJ)
- AIX20 v Director-General of Security [2025] FCAFC 38 (28 March 2025) (Murphy, Bromwich and Shariff JJ)
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- Sayed v National Disability Insurance Agency [2025] FCAFC 40 (28 March 2025) (Rangiah, McElwaine and Horan JJ)
Court of Appeal
- Michael Wilson & Partners Ltd v John Forster Emmott (No 2) [2025] NSWCA 59 (31 March 2025) (Basten AJA)
- Warne v ACN 603 541 411 Pty Ltd trading as Chandlers International Lawyers [2025] NSWCA 57 (03 April 2025) (Ward ACJ, Mitchelmore and Kirk JJA)
- Pirrottina v Pirrottina [2025] NSWCA 55 (02 April 2025) (Gleeson, Payne and Adamson JJA)
- De Martin & Gasparini Pty Ltd v Bartlett [2025] NSWCA 56 (02 April 2025) (Leeming and McHugh JJA, Price AJA)
- Martinus Rail Pty Ltd v Qube RE Services (No.2) Pty Ltd [2025] NSWCA 49 (02 April 2025) (Gleeson and Payne JJA, Griffiths AJA)
Supreme Court of NSW
- R v Simon [2025] NSWSC 309 (03 April 2025) (McNaughton J)
- R v Saliba (No 3) [2025] NSWSC 296 (02 April 2025) (Yehia J)
- In the matter of BRS Quarries Australia Pty Ltd and Pleasure Point Mine Pty Ltd [2025] NSWSC 307 (02 April 2025) (Nixon J)
- APC v Mr B (No 5) [2025] NSWSC 308 (03 April 2025) (Schmidt AJ)
- Alice Smith (a pseudonym) v State of New South Wales [2025] NSWSC 305 (02 April 2025) (McNaughton J)