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In Gujarat NRE India v Wollongong Coal [2017] NSWSC 209 the Supreme Court held that a solicitor who had formerly acted for two of the  parties to a series of transactions, which was now the subject of litigation between those… More

Edmund Barton Chambers is pleased to welcome Tony Di Francesco and Richard Bell (both formerly of 16 Wardell Chambers) to the floor. In other news, David Turner who came to the chambers as a reader has now become a full… More

Paul Cutler was recently involved in a prosecution in the Land and Environment Court in respect of a breach of s 9(1) of the Dangerous Goods (Road and Rail Transport) Act 2008. The detailed judgment given by her Honour Pain… More

In Healey v Penrith City Council & Ors, the Court of Appeal held that the Council owed no duty of care to a refuse collector employed by a refuse collection company, overturning the trial judge’s decision. The Court held… More

In Yates & Wilcox and Ors [2016] FamCA 518 the Family Court has refused an application by a husband for an interim property settlement of $674,000. The Court also granted a suite of injunctions against the husband in respect of… More

On 7 April 2016, the Court of Appeal overturned the trial judge’s decision in TAL Life & Anor v Shuetrim, a life insurance claim by a former police officer. The Court held that the question of whether the plaintiff… More