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Michelle Painter SC receives a feature in the The Australian Financial Review's latest article “Justice of the Piece”.
Her curated chambers and collection of Asian-origin headpieces are displayed alongside the grand collections of The Hon Chief Justice Andrew Bell, The Hon Justice John Sackar KC, The Hon Justice Richard Weinstein SC and Laina Chan of 2 Selborne Chambers.
Explore the collections of the Bench and Bar in the full article here.
David Knoll regularly presents updates for the profession in the field of Strata and Community Title. His most recent paper, presented on 6 March 2024 at the Australian College of Strata Lawyers 2024 conference was entitled: “Liability for Breach of Statutory Duty”. The focus was primarily on water ingress cases and the capacity of Tribunals to award damages to lot owners, which differs across the Australian States and Territories. A pdf extract can found be here.
Congratulations to our eight barristers who were featured in 2025 edition of Best Lawyers for their expertise in various areas of law:
1. The Hon P A Bergin AO SC – Alternative Dispute Resolution
2. Katrina Howard SC – Intellectual Property Law
3. Jack Hynes – Insolvency and Reorganisation Law
4. Mark Newton – Insurance Law
5. Michael Swanson – Shipping and Maritime Law
6. Frank Tao – Insolvency and Reorganisation Law
7. Josh Sukkar – featured on the Ones to Watch list for Insurance Law
8. Andrew Berriman – also featured on the Ones to Watch list for International Arbitration and Litigation
See the listings here.
David D. Knoll AM's recent article titled A Jewish Perspective on the Need for Effective Anti-Vilification Criminal Laws (2024) 98 ALJ 339, has been published in the Australian Law Journal. View the full article here.