The 2022 Asia Pacific Australian Bar Legal 500 rankings have been released and New Chambers has been recognised as a Tier 1 set in…
Read moreFFYS and Commissioner of Taxation [2021] AATA 1511
The Administrative Appeals Tribunal has found that an individual who earned income using the AirBnB platform to source bookings from guests staying in her…
Read moreChambers & Partners Asia-Pacific 2022
New Chambers has been ranked as Band 3 in the Chambers & Partners Asia-Pacific Dispute Resolution: The Bar in Australia Legal Rankings. It was…
Read moreL & A Fazzini Pty Ltd v Amaca Pty Ltd [2021...
In L & A Fazzini Pty Ltd v Amaca Pty Ltd [2021] NSWCA 313, James Sheller SC and Winnie Liu instructed by Mills Oakley…
Read moreWitthahn v DG of Queensland Health; Johnstone v ...
Witthahn v DG of Queensland Health; Johnstone v Comm of Police [2021] QCA 282 The Queensland Court of Appeal has held that the Supreme…
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Today, the Federal Court held that the Harman obligation not to use documents obtained in the course of a judicial proceeding for a purpose…
Read moreHigh Court rejects enforcement prospects limitat...
The High Court, by majority (Gageler, Keane, Gordon and Gleeson JJ, Edelman J dissenting), has held that the power of the Federal Court to…
Read moreNew Chambers well-represented in insolvency proc...
Ben Katekar SC and Courtney Ensor recently appeared for the successful “interest-bearing clients” in Krejci, in the matter of Union Standard International Group Pty…
Read moreLeading Professional Indemnity Senior Counsel NSW
Doyles Guide have recently announced the Leading Professional Indemnity Senior Counsel list for New South Wales and New Chambers has 3 of our members…
Read moreFringe Benefits Tax (FBT) case involving parking...
Chris Peadon recently acted for the successful appellant in the Fringe Benefits Tax (FBT) case involving parking provided to Air Crew by Virgin Australia….
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Courtney Ensor recently appeared successfully for the Federal Commissioner of Taxation in Anglo American Investments Pty Ltd (Trustee) v Commissioner of Taxation [2021] FCA…
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The New South Wales Bar Association have recently announced the Bar Council members for 2022. Kate Eastman AM SC and Catherine Gleeson from New…
Read moreLeading Competition Law Senior Counsel
The Leading Competition Law Senior Counsel in Australia list has recently been announced by Doyles and New Chambers has 2 members recognised in this…
Read moreLeading Wills and Estates Litigation Counsel
Doyles recently announced its lists of Leading Wills and Estates Litigation Junior and Senior Counsel for New South Wales. New Chambers was represented well…
Read moreEmploysure Ltd v McMurchy; Employsure Ltd v Kuma...
Post-employment restraints enforced Justin Simpkins, led by Peter Brereton SC, recently appeared in Supreme Court proceedings for Employsure Ltd in its successful enforcement of…
Read moreLuke Livingston SC appointed Senior Counsel
New Chambers is delighted to announce that Luke Livingston SC has today been appointed to Senior Counsel in New South Wales. A well deserved…
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The 2022 World Tax ranking have recently been released and New Chambers has three members recognised. The 2022 edition of World Tax is produced…
Read moreLife Achievement Award and Life Membership
New Chambers is proud to announce that Kate Eastman AM SC has been awarded the Life Achievement Award and a Life Membership from the…
Read moreSybil Morrison Lecture
The third annual Sybil Morrison Lecture is being held on Wednesday September 29th at 5:30pm via Zoom. The annual lecture is a celebration of…
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New Chambers would like to welcome its newest reader, Liam Cavell, who recently completed the NSW Bar Practice Course. Liam accepts briefs in all…
Read more$77m Building Works not non-monetary considerati...
Courtney Ensor, led by David Thomas SC, recently appeared for the Commissioner of Taxation in WYPF v Commissioner of Taxation [2021] AATA 3050. In…
Read moreCourt of Appeal Rules on War of the Roses – In...
Arthur Moses SC and Justin Simpkins recently appeared, successfully, for respondents resisting an appeal against a first instance decision in their favour. The Court…
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Emma Beechey (leading Elly Phelan) recently appeared in the Supreme Court for a creditor opposing an application for recognition of a UK moratorium proceeding…
Read moreNo personal liability for authorised signatories...
Ben Katekar SC and Emma Beechey appeared for three defendants in the Arrium proceedings in the Supreme Court of New South Wales. Justice Ball…
Read moreLeading Insolvency & Restructuring Junior C...
New Chambers would like to congratulate Emma Beechey on her recognition in the Doyles Guide Leading Insolvency and Restructuring Junior Counsel Australia list for…
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Doyles Guide recently announced its Leading Commercial Litigation and Dispute Resolution Senior Counsel in Australia for 2021 and New Chambers’ Neil Young QC has…
Read moreFederal Court of Australia grants interim stay u...
The Federal Court of Australia (Rares J) has granted an interim stay on enforcement proceedings in favour of Michele Bottiglieri Armatore SpA (Bottiglieri), an…
Read moreTraps for the unwary: failure to verify post-jud...
The Supreme Court of New South Wales has held, consistent with existing authority, that a failure by a creditor to verify a non-judgment debt…
Read moreEpic Games, Inc v Apple Inc [2021] FCAFC 122
Michael Hodge QC (with D Roche) appeared for the First Intervener, instructed by the Australian Government Solicitor in the matter of Epic Games, Inc…
Read moreLeading Insolvency & Restructuring Junior C...
Doyles Guide recently announced the Leading Insolvency and Restructuring barristers in NSW for 2021 and New Chambers’ Emma Beechey has been named as Leading…
Read more2021/22 Bar Association committee list
The New South Wales Bar Association has recently published the membership lists of each Bar Association committee. This year the Bar Council has approved…
Read moreFederal Court clarifies limits on conditions imp...
In a New Chambers trifecta, former head of chambers, his Honour Justice Stewart, handed down judgment clarifying the limits of a court’s power to…
Read moreLeading Commercial Litigation & Dispute Res...
Doyles Guide has recently published the Leading Commercial Litigation and Dispute Resolution Senior Counsel list for 2021. David Jackson AM QC has been recognised…
Read moreQueen’s Birthday Honours List 2021 – Kat...
Queen’s Birthday Honours List 2021 Kate Eastman AM SC It is with great pleasure that New Chambers can announce that Kate Eastman SC has…
Read moreMakaroff v Nepean Blue Mountains Local Health Di...
In Makaroff v Nepean Blue Mountains Local Health District [2021] NSWCA 107, James Sheller SC instructed by Attia Lawyers and Consultants appeared for the…
Read moreLiquidator fails against the Deputy Commissioner...
Karen Petch recently appeared for the Deputy Commissioner of Taxation in an application by a liquidator of Pacific Steelfixing Pty Ltd (in liq) pursuant…
Read morePrygodicz v Commonwealth of Australia (No 2) [20...
Michael Hodge QC (with Z Maud) appeared for Respondent, instructed by the Australian Government Solicitor in Prygodicz v Commonwealth of Australia (No 2) [2021]…
Read moreDyer v Chrysanthou (No 2) (Injunction) [2021] FC...
Michael Hodge QC and Shipra Chordia appeared for the Applicant, instructed by Marque Lawyers, in Dyer v Crysanthou (No 2) (Injunction) [2021] FCA 641….
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Karen Petch recently appeared in an application by the Liquidators of Halifax Investment Services Pty Ltd (Halifax AU) and Halifax New Zealand Limited (Halifax…
Read moreNew Chambers welcomes Winnie Liu
New Chambers would like to welcome its newest reader, Winnie Liu. Winnie joins us after recently completing the NSW Bar Association Bar Practice Course….
Read moreRe ICRA Rolleston Pty Ltd [2021] QSC 98
Michael Hodge QC (with A R Langshaw), instructed by Arnold Bloch Leibler, recently appeared for the Respondents, in Re ICRA Rolleston Pty Ltd [2021] QSC…
Read moreNewman v Minister for Health and Aged Care [2021...
Philip Santucci and Kathleen Morris (led by C S Ward SC) acted in a recent challenge before the Federal Court of Australia to the…
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Greg O’Mahoney and Karen Petch appeared for the Commissioner of the Australian Federal Police in a significant case concerning the forfeiture of assets and…
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The 14th Edition of Best Lawyers in Australia has just been released and New Chambers has been well represented once again with 15 of…
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Doyles guide have announced the Leading Planning and Environment barristers in NSW for 2021 and Trent March from New Chambers has been recommended in…
Read moreCommissioner of Taxation v Apted [2021] FCAFC 45
In Commissioner of Taxation v Apted [2021] FCAFC 45, Luke Livingston and Keni Josifoski appeared for the Commissioner led by Peter Hanks QC. The…
Read moreCheeseman SC appointed to the Federal Court of A...
The Acting Commonwealth Attorney General, Senator The Hon. Michaelia Cash has today announced that Elizabeth Cheeseman SC has been appointed to the Federal Court…
Read moreAdministrative Appeals Tribunal considers the ex...
In BSRJ v Federal Commissioner of Taxation [2021] AATA 333, in which Courtney Ensor appeared for the Commissioner led by Kristen Deards SC, the…
Read moreThe Coronavirus Employer Cash Flow Boost Measure...
Luke Livingston recently appeared, successfully, for the Commissioner of Taxation in the first proceeding to construe and apply the eligibility criteria in the Boosting…
Read moreLeading Construction and Infrastructure Senior C...
The Doyles Leading Construction and Infrastructure Senior Counsel for Queensland 2021 has recently been published and New Chambers member Peter Dunning QC has been…
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Doyles has recently released its Leading Workplace Health and Safety Law Senior Counsel NSW list and we are proud to share Arthur Moses SC…
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The 2021 Doyles Leading Employment Law Senior Counsel NSW rankings were released yesterday and New Chambers had 2 of the top 3 Preeminent members…
Read moreFederal Court Orders Large Promoter Penalty Corr...
David McLure SC and Dr Greg O’Mahoney appeared for the Commissioner of Taxation in an important case considering the reach and application of the…
Read moreLeading Transport Barristers Australia 2021
New Chambers status as the leading set for Transport matters in Australia was confirmed in the latest Doyles Guide of Leading Transport Barristers in…
Read more2021 Asia Pacific Australian Bar Legal 500 ranki...
The 2021 Asia Pacific Australian Bar Legal 500 rankings have been released and New Chambers has been recognised as a Tier 1 set in…
Read moreSupreme Court rectifies share register to remedy...
In the recent decision of In the matter of Crow Inn Pty Limited (No 2) [2020] NSWSC 1749, Rees J granted relief under s…
Read moreMarine insurance exception to the Insurance Cont...
David McLure SC and Gary Coveny recently appeared for London underwriters in an important case considering the marine insurance exception to the application of…
Read moreAdministrative Appeals Tribunal construes admini...
In a recent case, in which Luke Livingston appeared, the Administrative Appeals Tribunal (Senior Member Olding) considered, for the first time, the proper interpretation…
Read moreChambers and Partners – Asia Pacific 2021 Rank...
New Chambers has been recognised by Chambers and Partners in the “Asia – Pacific 2021, Dispute Resolution: The Bar in Australia” rankings. Chambers and…
Read moreChris Peadon in important charity tax exemption ...
Chris Peadon was Junior Counsel for YWCA Australia (led by Mark Richmond SC and instructed by Norton Rose Fulbright) in its successful appeal against…
Read moreNational Tertiary Education Industry Union v Uni...
Kate Eastman SC and Yaseen Shariff SC recently appeared for the successful respondents in National Tertiary Education Industry Union v University of Sydney [2020]…
Read moreClayton v Bant [2020] HCA 44
David Jackson QC, Ann-Maree McDiarmid, and Stephanie Gaussen represented the successful appellant in Clayton v Bant [2020] HCA (Kiefel CJ, Bell, Gageler, Gordon and…
Read moreWho’s Who Legal
In the recently published Who’s Who Legal 2020 edition, New Chambers had the following mentions: GLOBAL GUIDE Gregory Nell SC – Transport and Shipping;…
Read moreFull Court of the Federal Court confirms obligat...
Luke Livingston and Philip Santucci recently appeared for the appellant in BWO19 v Minister for Immigration [2020] FCAFC 181 where the Full Court of…
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The New South Wales Bar Association recently announced the results for the election of the 2021 Bar Council. Kate Eastman SC and Catherine Gleeson…
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Doyles Guide has today published their guide to Leading Tax Barristers in New South Wales and New Chambers is once again well represented. In…
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Elizabeth Cheeseman SC and Matt Karam represented the successful respondent before the Full Court of the Federal Court in Findex Group Limited v McKay…
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New Chambers is pleased to announce that we had 3 Senior Counsel recognised in the recently published Doyles Leading Professional Indemnity Senior Counsel in…
Read moreNew South Wales Court of Appeal rejects director...
Luke Livingston recently appeared, successfully, for the Deputy Commissioner of Taxation resisting an appeal by Mr Nathan Kedwell in respect of a director penalty…
Read moreVB Lease Co v Wells Fargo [2020] FCAFC 168
Philip Santucci (led by C S Ward SC) acted for the respondent aircraft engine lessors in the latest decision arising from the Virgin Australia…
Read moreBen Katekar appointed Senior Counsel
New Chambers is delighted to announce that Ben Katekar has been appointed Senior Counsel in and for the state of New South Wales. Congratulations…
Read moreNew Chambers welcomes five new readers
Congratulations to the five New Chambers readers who successfully completed the NSW Bar Association Bar Practice Course. Amy Reid Amy has broad commercial experience…
Read moreFederal Court finds Virgin Australia creditors...
Karen Petch, led by Anthony McGrath SC and instructed by Gadens, recently represented a group of bondholders (controlling over $200 million in bond debt)…
Read moreAUSTRAC v Westpac: civil penalty proceedings in ...
AUSTRAC v Westpac: civil penalty proceedings in the Federal Court Westpac and AUSTRAC have agreed to a $1.3 billion proposed penalty in relation to Westpac’s…
Read moreSeptember 2020 Covid-19 update
The NSW Bar Association keeps an up to date page on all things Covid-19 related. The useful page can be found here with links…
Read morePrimary Securities Limited v Aurora Funds Manage...
Ben Katekar and Michael Bersten appeared for the respondent in the NSW Court of Appeal in the matter of Primary Securities Limited v Aurora…
Read moreQ (a pseudonym) v E Co (a pseudonym) [2020] NSWC...
Anthony McInerney SC and Nick Kabilafkas appeared successfully for the respondent in a recent decision of the NSW Court of Appeal. The appellant Q,…
Read moreSupreme Court concludes restraint of trade was u...
Arthur Moses SC and Justin Simpkins recently represented defendants who successfully resisted an application to permanently restrain them from selling flowers imported from South…
Read moreDoyles Leading Competition Law Senior Counsel &#...
Congratulation to New Chambers’ Michael Hodge QC for being listed as Recommended in the Doyles Guide Competition Law Senior Counsel in Australia for 2020…
Read moreNSW Bar Association SMH Half Marathon Team
Arthur Moses is leading the charge this year for the NSW Bar Association’s entry in the SMH Half Marathon! It will be run on…
Read moreCourt of Criminal Appeal on referred questions o...
Arthur Moses SC and Henry Cooper were two of three members (with Jaye Alderson of State Chambers) of the successful counsel team who appeared…
Read moreDoyles Leading Wills and Estates Litigation Coun...
The Doyles 2020 Leading Wills and Estates Litigation list has been published with New Chambers represented in both Senior and Junior Counsel lists. Miles…
Read more$27million High Court judgment
Philip Santucci (led by J T Gleeson SC and C S Ward SC) appeared in the High Court of Australia’s recent decision on damages…
Read moreTax Leaders 2020 – World Tax
The Annual World Tax guide for 2020 has recently been released and New Chambers is proudly represented by 4 members across 2 categories. Described…
Read moreForemost Lawyer of the 21st Century
New Chambers is incredibly proud to share the news that our very own Kate Eastman SC has been named as a finalist for the…
Read moreBar Association 2020/21 Committees
The New South Wales Bar Association has recently published the membership lists of each Bar Association committee. This year the Bar Council has approved…
Read moreCourt allows AR network to terminate member’s ...
Elizabeth Cheeseman SC and Matt Karam recently represented the respondent in urgently setting aside mandatory and prohibitory injunctive relief obtained on an ex parte…
Read moreCourt of Appeal on tracing into a deficient fund
Emma Beechey recently appeared in the New South Wales Court of Appeal on a question of tracing into a deficient fund. On Friday, the…
Read moreCriminal Proceeds Forfeited from Fraudulent Meat...
Luke Livingston recently appeared, successfully, for the Commissioner of the Australian Federal Police at the final hearing of forfeiture proceedings in respect of C…
Read moreNeil Young QC named again by Doyles
Neil Young QC has been Recommended by Doyles in the Leading Insolvency and Restructuring Senior Counsel in Victoria 2020 category. This makes Neil’s fifth…
Read moreBPESAM IV M Limited v DRA Global Limited [2020] ...
Liz Cheeseman SC and Daniel Habashy recently represented the applicant companies in obtaining a permanent injunction to prevent DRA Global Limited and its directors…
Read moreDoyles- Leading Commercial Litigation and Disput...
On 29 May 2020 Doyles have announced their Leading Commericial Litigation and Dispute Resolution Senior and Junior Counsel. New Chambers is pleased to be…
Read moreStability in a Pandemic: Supreme Court appoints ...
Luke Livingston recently appeared, successfully, in an urgent interlocutory application in the Corporations List seeking the appointment of a receiver and manager to…
Read moreNew Chambers barristers in fight for $140m tax b...
Anthony McInerney SC and Luke Livingston recently appeared via Microsoft Teams for the Deputy Commissioner of Taxation before the Full Court of the Federal…
Read moreNeil Young QC named Preeminent Leading Commercia...
New Chambers’ Neil Young QC has been named Preeminent in the Doyles Leading Commercial Litigation and Dispute Resolution Senior Counsel for Victoria in 2020….
Read moreRuby Princess Special Commission of inquiry
David McLure SC, Greg O’Mahoney, Trent March, Amy Reid and Henry Cooper are acting for the owners of the Ruby Princess in the NSW…
Read more2021 Best Lawyers in Australia
The 2021 Best Lawyers in Australia has just been announced and we are very pleased to say the New Chambers barristers had a fantastic…
Read moreVirtual Court attendances – weekly round u...
During this challenging time, New Chambers barristers continue their hard work for solicitors and clients, adopting a “new normal” in a range of virtual…
Read moreNew Chambers Covid-19 update
Yes, we are open! The Board at New Chambers is meeting regularly to stay on top of the daily updates and changes to assist…
Read moreDominic Villa SC’s Covid-19 Law Blog
New Chambers’ Dominic Villa SC has collated relevant Australian legal resources into a helpful, easy to navigate blog for all users. Search by relevant…
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