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View AllDavid Russell AM KC joins Level Twenty Seven Chambers
David Russell AM RFD KC — Appellate, Arbitration, Commercial Equity, Corporations, International, Succession, Tax
Level Twenty Seven Chambers is pleased to announce the addition of David Russell AM RFD KC to the set as an Associate Member. Internationally recognised as a leading taxation specialist, David is admitted to practise in Australia, England and Wales, the Courts of the Dubai International Financial Centre, New York (as…
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View AllVanderstock v Victoria: Free Trade and Federalism (2024) 35(1) Federal Law Review 13–23 wins 2025 Saunders Prize for Excellence in Constitutional Law
21-8-25 / Sarah Spottiswood — Appellate, Judicial Review & Administrative, Tax
Level Twenty Seven Chambers is delighted to announce that the article “Vanderstock v Victoria: Free Trade and Federalism” by Sarah Spottiswood and Felicity Nagorcka has been awarded the 2025 Saunders Prize for Excellence in Constitutional Law. This prestigious award, presented by the Australian Association of Constitutional Law (AACL), recognises exceptional…
Beyond “But-For” Once More
1-7-25 / Benjamin Teng — Appellate, Insurance
Benjamin Teng co-authored this article with Hannah Williams published in Cambridge Law Journal. This article examines the “but for” test in assessing factual causation and the recent decisions of London International Exhibition Centre Plc v Allianz Insurance Plc [2024] EWCA Civ 1026 and Financial Conduct Authority v Arch Insurance (UK)…
Vanderstock v Victoria: Free Trade and Federalism (2024) 35 (1) Federal Law Review Law Review 13-23
1-5-24 / Sarah Spottiswood — Appellate, Judicial Review & Administrative, Tax
In Vanderstock v Victoria (2023) 98 ALJR 208, a 4-3 majority of the High Court held that a tax imposed by Victoria on the use of electric and hybrid vehicles was invalid. The majority held that the tax was a "duty of excise" which, under section 90 of the 'Constitution',…
Recent Cases
View AllCommissioner of Taxation v Cheung [2026] FCAFC 75
28-5-26 / Mark Robertson KC — Appellate, Tax
Mark Robertson KC (leading Mr J Byrne) represented the respondent, instructed by Macpherson Kelley Lawyers. This case concerned an appeal by the Commissioner of Taxation from a decision allowing the Respondent’s objection to amended income tax assessments. The primary judge had found that deposits exceeding $30 million received by the…
SHRL Ventures Pty Ltd v Pedro-X Pty Ltd [2026] QCA 119
11-5-26 / Chris Stackpoole — Appellate, Contract
Chris Stackpoole appeared on behalf of the appellant, instructed by Mia Behlau & Associates. In summary, this was an appeal against the primary judge’s findings that the appellant had breached a Joint Venture Agreement (‘JVA’), engaged in unconscionable and oppressive conduct, and had secured an agreement for the respondent to…
