Martin Watts joins 6 St James Hall

6 St James Hall Chambers would like to welcome Martin Watts. Martin specialises in employment law and industrial relations, as well as work health and safety, anti-discrimination law and administrative law.

With over a decade of experience, Martin has regularly conducted litigation in all courts and tribunals in his chosen fields. He is also regularly called upon to provide practical and commercial advice to clients requiring assistance.

Welcome Martin!

Temporary Travel Ban on Australian Citizens in India

6 St James Hall Counsel, Dr Christopher Ward SC represented Mr Newman before the Federal Court on Monday, 10 May 2021, against the Government’s temporary ban on citizens entering Australia from India.

Mr Newman’s case was mentioned in The Sydney Morning Herald.

CHAMBERS AND PARTNERS RANKING FOR EMPLOYMENT BAR 2021

 Ian Neil SC and Michael Seck have been ranked in the Chambers and Partners Employment Bar 2021 - Band 1 throughout Australia and Asia-Pacific.

 

Ian Neil advises and appears for leading law firms throughout Australia for clients in mining and resources, building and construction, banking and finance, industry, and government. A focus of Ian’s practice is employment and industrial law.

 

Michael Seck advises and appears for major Australian employers in the public and private sector, workplace regulators, employer/industry associations, senior executives and trade unions.

Berry v CCL Secure Pty Ltd - High Court Judgment

The High Court has upheld the appeal of Dr Benoy Berry in long running litigation against CCL Secure Pty Ltd arising out of the Securency plastic banknote scandal.  Dr Berry was represented throughout more than 6 years of litigation by 6 St James Hall Senior Counsel Dr Christopher Ward SC with junior counsel Phillip Santucci, assisted in the High Court by former Solicitor-General Justin Gleeson SC and instructed by Damian Sturzaker of Marque Lawyers. The High Court substantially restored the damages award obtained at trial in 2018, assessing damages and interest at more than $37 million. The unanimous High Court concluded that a serious onus of proof lay upon a litigant who had resorted to fraud but who wished to assert that it would have hypothetically relied upon lawful means to terminate a contract had it not engaged in fraud.

The High Court matter was mentioned in Lawyers Weekly.

The reasons for the decision can be found here.

DOYLES GUIDE - LEADING MEDIATORS nsw 2020

Doyle’s Guide has listed Robert Angyal SC as one of New South Wales’ leading mediators. 

Robert Angyal has been mediating since 1991. He has a vast experience in mediating commercial disputes of all types, including partnership disputes, Insurance claims, lessor-lessee disputes, intellectual property claims, banking disputes, trade practices claims and professional negligence actions.

What happens when JobKeeper Ends?

Loren Web of Dynamic Business interviews Ian Neil SC who provides his insight and advice for employers for navigating the uncertain times ahead with coming out of JobKeeper, including having difficult conversations with employees and establishing good practices for Health & Safety.

The article can found through Ian Neil’s website: https://www.ianneil.com.

Queensland Nickel Refinery insolvency dispute

Six St James Hall Senior Counsel Dr Christopher Ward SC has successfully defended Clive Palmer’s flagship company Mineralogy Pty Ltd in the mammoth Queensland Nickel Refinery insolvency dispute.  The Queensland Supreme Court dismissed the claims of liquidators seeking to recover very substantial sums. Dr Ward led a team of counsel throughout the hearings between April and October 2019.

The matter was mentioned in the Australian Financial Review.

Guide to the JobKeeper Scheme

Ian Neil SC, with David Chin SC and Christopher Parkin, has written a 'Guide to the JobKeeper Scheme'. You can download the guide on this page.

Ian, David, and Christopher will be presenting a webinar the week beginning 20 April 2020 under the auspices of the Australian Labour Law Association in which they will answer questions about the scheme. Details of the webinar will be published on Ian Neil SC's website.

Glenfyne International Holding Limited v Glenfyne Farms International AU Pty Ltd (in liq)

In Glenfyne International Holding Limited v Glenfyne Farms International AU Pty Ltd (in liq) [2019] NSWCA 304, the New South Wales Court of Appeal set aside orders of the primary judge and ordered that a proposed resolution to appoint alternative liquidators be taken to have been passed pursuant to 75-43 of the Insolvency Practice Schedule. David Rayment appeared for the appellants.

From the NSW Court of Appeal:

CORPORATIONS – Insolvency – second meeting of creditors resolves to place company into liquidation – substantial creditors’ motion for appointment of liquidator fails – former administrator as person presiding at meeting exercises casting vote against resolution – proper characterisation of resolution – whether or not resolution to appoint liquidator was a resolution to remove an external administrator within the meaning of s 75-115 of Insolvency Practice Rules – whether Court should have ordered that proposed resolution to appoint liquidators should have been taken to have been passed at meeting within meaning of s 75-43(4)(a) of the Insolvency Practice Schedule – relevant considerations.

Fundraiser to Support Women’s and Girls’ Emergency Centre

This Saturday, 30 November 2019, David Rayment will be competing in the Head of the Yarra rowing regatta in Melbourne in a coxed eight. He and a number of members in his crew from Leichhardt Rowing Club are using this event to raise funds for the Sydney based Women's and Girls' Emergency Centre (WAGEC). 

WAGEC is a non-government, not-for-profit charitable organisation that delivers a range of crisis and early intervention accommodation and support services to women, children and young people, and families who are experiencing or at risk of homelessness and/or domestic and family violence. More details on what the Centre does can be found here.

The crew has now raised over $13,000 prompting the CEO of WAGEC to post this video.

To donate please visit David’s “Every Day Hero” page for this event.

Every Day Hero takes a percentage of every donation. If you wish to avoid that from happening, you can always donate to the charity directly by going to the WAGEC webpage.

Donations of any amount are welcome, and all donations over $2 are tax deductible.

Please spread the word by clicking the “share” button below with anyone you think might be willing to support the centre.

The Head of the Yarra is a gruelling 8km time-trial regatta for coxed eights. The course winds from within the heart of Melbourne to the Hawthorn Rowing Club navigating through 11 bridges and some serious hairpin turns. Current entries suggest approximately 2,500 athletes are participating. More information on the event can be found here. 

The 8km regatta course is below.

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2020 CPD Regional Conference Series

Robert Angyal SC has been invited by the NSW Bar Association to present at the 2020 CPD Regional Conference Series. Robert will be presenting at Ballina on 29 February 2020 and Sydney on 21 March 2020, both presentations will be on mediation Advocacy. Robert has been listed in Who’s Who Legal 2019 Australia as one of 23 exceptional mediators and ranked in Doyles Guide as one of NSW’s 2019 leading mediators.

Please click here for further information about the 2020 CPD Regional Conferences Series.

Doyle's Guide - Leading Mediators NSW 2019

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Doyle’s Guide has listed Robert Angyal SC as one of New South Wales’ leading mediators.

Robert Angyal has been mediating since 1991. He has a vast experience in mediating commercial disputes of all types, including partnership disputes, Insurance claims, lessor-lessee disputes, intellectual property claims, banking disputes, trade practices claims and professional negligence actions.

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