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Dr Christopher Ward SC wins in landmark fraud and trade practices case

Dr Christopher Ward SC wins in landmark fraud and trade practices case.

Madeleine Bridgett calls for law reform to Australia’s organ trafficking laws

Madeleine Bridgett calls for law reform to Australia's organ trafficking laws.

Tim Castle in Doyle’s Guide 2017 as Leading Arbitration Barrister

Tim Castle has been recognised as one of Australia's leading arbitration barristers by Doyle's Guide for the year 2017.

AWP17 v Department of Immigration and Border Protection

Madeleine Bridgett appeared pro bono for the Applicant refugee, instructed by the National Justice Project.

Tim Castle elected Deputy Chair, International Law Section, Law Council of Australia

Dr Chris Ward SC & Dr Stephen Tully elected to International Law Association Australian Branch National Committee

2017 Board for 6 St James’ Hall Chambers

2017 Board for 6 St James' Hall Chambers

Seminar: the shifting sands below the sea: the South China Sea in a rapidly changing region

Seminar: the shifting sands below the sea: the South China Sea in a rapidly changing region.

Tim Castle elected to Law Council of Australia’s International Section Executive Committee

Tim Castle elected to Law Council of Australia's International Section Executive Committee.

Inaugural Seminar of the Australian Chapter of the New York State Bar Association’s International Section

Inaugural Seminar of the Australian Chapter of the New York State Bar Association's International Section.

UNCCA Lunch with Dr Christophe Bernasconi, Secretary General Hague Conference

UNCCA Lunch with Dr Christophe Bernasconi, Secretary General Hague Conference.

Niger Delta Child Rights Watch Project

Madeleine Bridgett joins the Niger Delta Child Rights Watch Project.

6 St James Hall welcomes Human Rights Advocate Madeleine Bridgett

6 St. James' Hall Chambers is pleased to welcome Madeleine Bridgett.

6 St. James’ Hall welcomes human rights advocate Madeleine Bridgett

6 St. James' Hall welcomes human rights advocate Madeleine Bridgett.

Robert Angyal SC appears on BenchTV: “Proof of Title of Thoroughbred Horses”

Robert Angyal appeared on BenchTV addressing how to prove title to thoroughbred horses.

ADR Master Class: Impossible Problems for Mediators

Robert Angyal SC co-chaired a workshop during the Bar Association’s 2016 ADR Master Class, participants tried to resolve two “impossible” problems which had arisen during a mediation he had conducted.

ADR Master Class: Impossible Problems for Mediators

Robert Angyal presented a session to the Bar Association Master class, participants tried to resolve two “impossible” problems which had arisen during a mediation he had conducted.

Kate Eastman SC & Michael Seck named in Doyle’s Leading Employment & WHS Barristers – Australia, 2016

Michael Seck named in Doyle's Leading Employment & WHS Barristers – Australia, 2016.

Dr Stephen Tully to address Australian Institute of International Affairs (NSW Branch)

Dr Stephen Tully to address the Australian Institute of International Affairs (NSW Branch) at the seminar on Reflections on international law - the effects of recent developments in Sydney.

Dr Stephen Tully to address the Australian Institute of International Affairs (NSW Branch)

Dr Stephen Tully address to the Australian Institute of International Affairs (NSW Branch)

6 St James’ Hall hosts Professor James Weinstein, Amelia Lewis Professor of Constitutional Law at Arizona State University

6 St James' Hall hosts Professor James Weinstein, Amelia Lewis Professor of Constitutional Law at Arizona State University on a CPD seminar.

UNCITRAL National Coordination Committee for Australia Seminar

Tim Castle chaired UNCCA's flagship event, the UNCITRAL Australia Seminar for 2016 which was co-hosted by the Commonwealth Attorney-General's Department, UNCCA, and the UNCITRAL Regional Centre for Asia and the Pacific.

UNCITRAL National Coordination Committee for Australia Update

Tim Castle joins Civil Society Roundtable at Trade Law Forum in Incheon, Sth Korea

Tim Castle joins the Trade law Forum in the Republic of Korea for the celebration of the 50th Anniversary of the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL).

Tim Castle to address 2016 UNCITRAL Thailand Symposium

Tim Castle presentation on the Convention on the International Sale of Goods.

Kate Eastman SC and Michael Seck listed in Doyle’s Guide to Employment Barristers

Michael Seck named a 2016 Leading Employment and Industrial Relations Barrister.

3rd Annual 10 Points in One Day LegalWise Seminar – Parramatta, 12 February 2016

Robert Angyal SC Seminar on Drafting a Settlement Agreement at the End of a Mediation.

2015 AGM and Board Elections

2015 AGM and Board Elections.

In re Al Jazeera journalist Peter Greste

Articles by Dr Christopher Ward and Dr Stephene Tully regarding Peter Greste.

6 St James’ Hall Chambers welcomes new member David Rayment

6 St James Hall Chambers welcomes David Rayment.

6 St James’ Hall Chambers welcomes new member Tim D. Castle

6SJH Welcomes Tim Castle.

6 St. James’ Hall welcomes UNCCA Chair Tim D. Castle

6SJH Welcomes Tim Castle.

Comparative Constitutional Law – 2015 Roundup on today

Dr Christos Mantziaris seminar on constitutional developments.

Swearing-in ceremony for his Honour Judge Philip Dowdy

6 St. James’ Hall’s Philip Dowdy will be sworn-in as a judge of the Federal Circuit Court of Australia in Courtroom 13.1, Floor 13, 80 William Street, Sydney, at 1.00pm on Monday, 7 December 2015. Arthur Moses SC will speak on behalf of the New South Wales Bar.

Doyle’s Guide Updates

Michael Seck recognised as a leading Junior Counsel in Business Employment.

6 St James Hall’s Philip Dowdy Appointed to the Federal Circuit Court

6 St James’ Hall is delighted to note today’s announcement by the Commonwealth Attorney-General Sen. the Hon. George Brandis of our long-standing member Mr Philip Dowdy to the Federal Circuit Court of Australia, commencing in the Sydney registry on 7 December 2015. The Court is an independent federal court under the Australian Constitution. It is a federal […]

Dr Christopher Ward SC attends European Parliament to discuss human rights cases

Dr Christopher Ward SC attending the European Parliament to discuss human rights cases.

Dominique Hogan-Doran and Dr Christopher Ward appointed Senior Counsel

6 St James' Hall is delighted to announce that Dominique Hogan-Doran and Dr. Christopher Ward have both been appointed Senior Counsel.

Peter Uelese and Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2015] AATA 740

AATA Decision regarding considerations of children.

ILA Seminar on Representing Australians Abroad: Lessons from Egypt and Indonesia

Seminar regarding Representing Australians Aborad.

Law Council Client Legal Privilege Update

Dr Stephene Tully's paper on Client Legal Privilege.

Australian Bar Association pays tribute to lawyers who defended Chan & Sukumaran

From the New South Wales Bar Association’s InBrief: Australian Bar Association President Fiona McLeod SC today endorsed the remarks of Victorian Bar President Jim Peters QC and New South Wales Bar Association President Jane Needham SC in paying tribute to the team of Indonesian and Australian lawyers who had worked so tirelessly, pro bono, over […]

ABA pays tribute to lawyers who defended Chan & Sukumaran

Dr Christopher Ward SC recognised for defending Chan & Sukumaran.

Hill and Members of the Companies Auditors and Liquidators Disciplinary Board and Australian Securities & Investments Commission [2015] AATA 245

Considering corporations performance and remedies.

Maximising Your Effectiveness as an Advocate at Mediation

Robert Angyal SC presenting NSWCO seminars regarding mediation efficacy.

Discrimination Law: Just Another Compliance Cost?

Panel regarding discrimination law including Dr Christopher Ward SC.

Robert Angyal SC appointed to mining & petroleum disputes Arbitration Panel

The members of 6 St James’ Hall Chambers congratulate our colleague Robert Angyal SC on his recent appointment by the NSW Minister for Resources and Energy to the Arbitration Panel constituted under the Mining Act 1992 and Petroleum (Onshore) Act 1991 to conciliate and arbitrate disputes about access to land between landowners and holders of mineral or […]

Robert Angyal SC appointed to Mining & Petroleum Disputes Arbitration Panel

Dr James Stellios elected to Council of Australian Association of Constitutional Law

The members of 6 St James' Hall Chambers congratulate our colleague Dr James Stellios on his election to the Council of the Australian Association of Constitutional Law.

6 St James’ Hall Chambers counsel assist in release of journalist Peter Greste

Release of Peter Greste with 6SJH Counsel assisting.

6 St James’ Hall Chambers counsel assist in release of journalist Peter Greste

Release of Peter Greste with 6SJH Counsel assisting.

Peter Greste Egyptian Deportation Application Lodged

Application lodged re: Peter Greste Journalist.

Egyptian Court of Cassation Orders Retrial for Journalist Peter Greste

On 1 January 2015, Egypt’s highest judicial body overturned the conviction, and ordered a retrial, of Australian journalist, Peter Greste. Mr Greste, along with two other Al Jazeera journalists, Mohamed Fadel Fahmy and Baher Mohammad, had been convicted of news reporting “spreading lies in an attempt to aid a terrorist group” (the banned Muslim Brotherhood) in June […]

Egyptian Court of Cassation Orders Retrial for Journalist Peter Greste

Egypt Court report on Journalist Peter Greste.

Arbitration Clauses and Proceedings in Administrative Tribunals

Dr Stephene Tully's article on [2014] VSCA 142.

Arbitration Clauses and Proceedings in Administrative Tribunals

Dr Stephene Tully's article on [2014] VSCA 142.

Dr Christopher Ward delivers the 2014 Justice Richard Cooper Memorial Lecture

Dr Christopher Ward SC delivers the 2014 Justice Cooper Memorial Lecture.

Dr Christopher Ward delivers the 2014 Justice Richard Cooper Memorial Lecture

On 27 November 2014, Dr Christopher Ward of 6 St James' Hall Chambers delivered the 2014 Justice Richard Cooper Memorial Lecture. Dr Ward's address, "South China Sea: An Introduction to the Disputes and the Role of International Law", can now be read online on our blog.

Counsel News: Chambers welcomes Dr Christopher Ward

6 St James Hall Welcome Dr Christopher Ward SC.

Case Note: Timor Leste v Australia

Dr Stephen Tully’s recent report on the International Court of Justice litigation between Timor-Leste (East Timor) and Australia Legal Professional Privilege and National Security published in the Winter 2014 edition of the NSW Bar Association’s Bar News is now available online (pp 24-26 of PDF).

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Dr Christopher Ward SC wins in landmark fraud and trade practices case

Madeleine Bridgett calls for law reform to Australia’s organ trafficking laws

Tim Castle in Doyle’s Guide 2017 as Leading Arbitration Barrister

AWP17 v Department of Immigration and Border Protection

Tim Castle elected Deputy Chair, International Law Section, Law Council of Australia

Dr Chris Ward SC & Dr Stephen Tully elected to International Law Association Australian Branch National Committee

2017 Board for 6 St James’ Hall Chambers

Seminar: the shifting sands below the sea: the South China Sea in a rapidly changing region

Tim Castle elected to Law Council of Australia’s International Section Executive Committee

Inaugural Seminar of the Australian Chapter of the New York State Bar Association’s International Section

UNCCA Lunch with Dr Christophe Bernasconi, Secretary General Hague Conference

Niger Delta Child Rights Watch Project

6 St James Hall welcomes Human Rights Advocate Madeleine Bridgett

6 St. James’ Hall welcomes human rights advocate Madeleine Bridgett

Robert Angyal SC appears on BenchTV: “Proof of Title of Thoroughbred Horses”

ADR Master Class: Impossible Problems for Mediators

ADR Master Class: Impossible Problems for Mediators

Kate Eastman SC & Michael Seck named in Doyle’s Leading Employment & WHS Barristers – Australia, 2016

Dr Stephen Tully to address Australian Institute of International Affairs (NSW Branch)

Dr Stephen Tully to address the Australian Institute of International Affairs (NSW Branch)

6 St James’ Hall hosts Professor James Weinstein, Amelia Lewis Professor of Constitutional Law at Arizona State University

UNCITRAL National Coordination Committee for Australia Seminar

UNCITRAL National Coordination Committee for Australia Update

Tim Castle joins Civil Society Roundtable at Trade Law Forum in Incheon, Sth Korea

Tim Castle to address 2016 UNCITRAL Thailand Symposium

Kate Eastman SC and Michael Seck listed in Doyle’s Guide to Employment Barristers

3rd Annual 10 Points in One Day LegalWise Seminar – Parramatta, 12 February 2016

2015 AGM and Board Elections

In re Al Jazeera journalist Peter Greste

6 St James’ Hall Chambers welcomes new member David Rayment

6 St James’ Hall Chambers welcomes new member Tim D. Castle

6 St. James’ Hall welcomes UNCCA Chair Tim D. Castle

Comparative Constitutional Law – 2015 Roundup on today

Swearing-in ceremony for his Honour Judge Philip Dowdy

Doyle’s Guide Updates

6 St James Hall’s Philip Dowdy Appointed to the Federal Circuit Court

Dr Christopher Ward SC attends European Parliament to discuss human rights cases

Dominique Hogan-Doran and Dr Christopher Ward appointed Senior Counsel

Peter Uelese and Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2015] AATA 740

ILA Seminar on Representing Australians Abroad: Lessons from Egypt and Indonesia

Law Council Client Legal Privilege Update

Australian Bar Association pays tribute to lawyers who defended Chan & Sukumaran

ABA pays tribute to lawyers who defended Chan & Sukumaran

Hill and Members of the Companies Auditors and Liquidators Disciplinary Board and Australian Securities & Investments Commission [2015] AATA 245

Maximising Your Effectiveness as an Advocate at Mediation

Discrimination Law: Just Another Compliance Cost?

Robert Angyal SC appointed to mining & petroleum disputes Arbitration Panel

Robert Angyal SC appointed to Mining & Petroleum Disputes Arbitration Panel

Dr James Stellios elected to Council of Australian Association of Constitutional Law

6 St James’ Hall Chambers counsel assist in release of journalist Peter Greste

6 St James’ Hall Chambers counsel assist in release of journalist Peter Greste

Peter Greste Egyptian Deportation Application Lodged

Egyptian Court of Cassation Orders Retrial for Journalist Peter Greste

Egyptian Court of Cassation Orders Retrial for Journalist Peter Greste

Arbitration Clauses and Proceedings in Administrative Tribunals

Arbitration Clauses and Proceedings in Administrative Tribunals

Dr Christopher Ward delivers the 2014 Justice Richard Cooper Memorial Lecture

Dr Christopher Ward delivers the 2014 Justice Richard Cooper Memorial Lecture

Counsel News: Chambers welcomes Dr Christopher Ward

Case Note: Timor Leste v Australia