Dr Chris Ward SC reports on the Philippines v China Award in July 2016 of the Annex VII Arbitral Panel established under the auspices of the Permanent Court of Arbitration, which will stand as one of the most significant decisions of the law of the sea.
Singapore International Commercial Court online collection launched
Dominique Hogan-Doran SC FCIArb launches her online SICC Collection, providing helpful links to recent judgments, practice directions and writings concerning the Singapore International Commercial Court.
6 St James Hall welcomes Professor Tim Stephens as new Fellow of its International Legal Practice Group
The members of 6 St. James' Hall are delighted to welcome Professor Tim Stephens as a Fellow of the 6 St James' International Legal Practice Group. Professor Stephens is Professor of International Law and Australian Research Council Future Fellow at the University of Sydney.
Kate Eastman SC to address 2016 ANZSIL Conference on Business & International Human Rights
6 St. James' Hall Chambers' Kate Eastman SC will speak on Business & International Human Rights at the upcoming 2016 Australia & New Zealand Society of International Law conference in Canberra
Dr Stephen Tully to address Australian Institute of International Affairs (NSW Branch)
Dr Stephen Tully will join a distinguished panel to address the NSW Branch of the Australian Institute of International Affairs at its upcoming seminar on Reflections on international law - the effects of recent developments in Sydney on 5 July 2016.
6 St James' Hall hosts Professor James Weinstein, Amelia Lewis Professor of Constitutional Law at Arizona State University
The members of 6 St James' Hall are delighted to host a CPD lunchtime seminar on Monday, 27 June 2016 featuring Professor James Weinstein, the Amelia Lewis Professor of Constitutional Law at Arizona State University’s Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law. Prof. Weinstein is a constitutional law specialist with a particular interest in free speech and whether hate speech is a permissible exercise of the right to free speech.
Dominique Hogan-Doran SC reports on the Singapore International Commercial Court's pending cases
Dominique Hogan-Doran SC reports on three further cases pending before the Singapore International Commercial Court, following transfer from the Singapore High Court. Each is being heard by a court comprising international judges, including two Australian judges.
Counsel of 6 St. James' Hall and Essex Court Chambers advise Norfolk Islanders in Dispute with Australia
6 St. James' Hall's Dr Christopher Ward SC and Dr Stephen Tully, alongside Essex Court Chambers counsel Professor Vaughan Lowe QC and Richard Hoyle, recently advised the Norfolk Island People for Democracy.
UNCITRAL National Coordination Committee for Australia Update
6 St James' Hall's Tim D. Castle, Chair of the UNCITRAL (United Nations Convention on International Trade Law) National Co-ordination Committee for Australia, recently chaired UNCCA's flagship event, the UNCITRAL Australia Seminar held over 19-20 May 2016 in Canberra.
Dominique Hogan-Doran SC reports on the Singapore International Commercial Court's first case
Dominique Hogan-Doran SC reports on the first judgment of the recently established Singapore International Commercial Court: BCBC Singapore Pte Ltd and Anor v PT Bayan Resources TBK and Anor [2016] SGHC(I) 01 (12 May 2016).
Tim Castle joins Civil Society Roundtable at Trade Law Forum in Incheon, Sth Korea
6 St James' Hall Chambers trade law specialist Tim Castle joins this week's Trade Law Forum in Incheon, Republic of Korea.
Dr Stephen Tully calls on international legal community to participate in Australia-China Extradition Treaty parliamentary inquiry
Dr Stephen Tully, an international law and immigration specialist counsel with 6 St James International, calls on the international community to make submissions to the Joint Standing Committee on Treaties' current inquiry into the 2007 Treaty on Extradition between Australia and the People's Republic of China.
Dominique Hogan-Doran SC reports on the Financial Integrity Summit in New York
Dominique Hogan-Doran SC reports on this month's Thomson Reuters 2016 Financial and Risk Summit in New York City: see Financial Integrity: a global view (on LinkedIn Pulse).
Dominique Hogan-Doran SC meets with Hong Kong Law Society Vice President to discuss globalisation of legal services
Dominique Hogan-Doran SC, Chair of the Law Council of Australia's Globalisation (Export of Legal Services) Working Group met with Hong Kong Law Society Vice President Melissa Pang today to discuss globalisation initiatives during her stopover on her return from New York.
Kate Eastman SC addresses World Bar Conference on Use of International Law in Australian Courts
Kate Eastman SC delivered her paper "Still Anxious: Using International Law in Australian Courts" in the Scottish Parliament as part of the World Bar Conference in Edinburgh last month.
Tim Castle addresses 2016 UNCITRAL Thailand Symposium in Bangkok
Kate Eastman SC & Michelle McMahon join International Council of Advocates & Barristers at World Bar Conference, Scotland
6 St James International's Kate Eastman SC and Michelle McMahon have joined leaders and members of the Bar across the world at the International Council of Advocates & Barristers' conference in Edinburgh, Scotland this past week.
6 St. James' Hall welcomes AML/CTF Specialist Luke Chapman
The members of 6 St James' Hall are pleased to welcome new member Luke Chapman.
Dominique Hogan-Doran SC admitted as Fellow of Chartered Institute of Arbitrators
The members of 6 St James' Hall congratulate Dominique Hogan-Doran SC on her admission as a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators.
Dr James Stellios appointed Director, Centre for International and Public Law, ANU
The members of 6 St James Hall congratulate our colleague Dr James Stellios on his appointment as Director of the Centre for International and Public Law at the Australian National University.