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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 AllSunna v Commissioner of Taxation [2026] FCAFC 133
1-10-26 / Mark Robertson KC — Appellate, Tax
Mark Robertson KC appeared for the appellant (the taxpayer), instructed by Small Myers Hughes. This was an appeal from Sunna v Commissioner of Taxation [2025] FCA 1499, in which the primary judge determined the taxpayer’s challenge to objection decisions made by the respondent (the Commissioner). Mr Sunna (the taxpayer) had…
Dennison v Brisbane City Council [2026] QCA 193
29-9-26 / Mark Eade — Appellate, Professional Negligence
Mark Eade (led by C C Heyworth-Smith KC and D M Cormack) appeared for the appellant, instructed by Hall Payne Lawyers. This matter concerned a personal injury claim brought by a cyclist who collided with a temporary orange mesh barricade erected by the respondent. The appellant appealed against the primary…
Jason H Pty Ltd ATF the Jason H Family Trust v Habchi [2026] QCA 172
11-9-26 / Andrew O'Brien KC, Chris Stackpoole — Appellate, Contract, Land Law & Property
Andrew O'Brien KC and Chris Stackpoole appeared for the Appellants, instructed by Bartley Cohen. This appeal arose from a brotherly dispute concerning a family agreement, under which the trial judge found that the appellants had breached their obligations by failing to account to the respondent for profits from development properties…
