Doyles Guide
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Exercising powers of advancement under a Trust
In the recent decision of Robert William Fischer & Ors v Nemeske Pty Ltd & Ors [2016] HCA 11 (6 April 2016), the High Court of Australia considered the extent to which a change in ownership of trust assets is necessary when…
Appointment as a Fellow, ACICA
In recognition of his experience in international arbitration, on 1 June 2016, Anthony Lo Surdo SC was appointed as a Fellow of The Australian Centre for International Commercial Arbitration (ACICA) and to its panel of arbitrators. ACICA is Australia's leading…
ADVOCATE’S IMMUNITY REVISITED AND EXPLAINED
Introduction In Attwells & Anor v Jackson Lalic Lawyers Pty Ltd [2016], HCA 16 (4 May 2016), the High Court of Australia allowed an appeal from the New South Wales Court of Appeal, reaffirming the scope of advocate’s immunity in…
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Court accepts market-based causation: In the matter of HIH Insurance Limited (In liquidation) [2016] NSWSC 482 (20 April 2016)
On 20 April 2016, Brereton J of the Supreme Court of New South Wales delivered judgment in four sets of proceedings brought by plaintiffs who were shareholders in HIH and who acquired HIH shares in the period between 26 October…