A brief introduction to international commercial arbitration including a case study, intended for people with no prior experience. This interactive session will provide an initial practical demonstration of the use of arbitration in international commercial contracts, and will be very useful for practitioners who are intending to attend the Arbitration Conference on 24 October or…
Congratulations to Golden Gavel 2018 winner, Myles Brown (DCLS) for his performance of “Swipe right. I’m a lawyer” in this year’s Golden Gavel competition, held at the NT Supreme Court on 14 September 2018, of which William Forster Chambers is a sponsor. As winner of 2018’s Golden Gavel, Myles will be travelling to Adelaide to…
Lyma Nguyen of William Forster Chambers has been admitted to the List of Counsel before the International Criminal Court (ICC). The ICC, established under the Rome Statute, has a mandate to prosecute and punish persons responsible for the most serious crimes of concern to the international community. Victims, accused persons and, in some cases, suspects…
On 2 December 2017, WFC member Tass Liveris was elected as an executive member of the Law Council of Australia. The Law Council is the peak representative body of the Australian legal profession and works for the improvement of the law and the administration of justice. Tass joins the Law Council executive after completing 3…
William Forster Chambers congratulates Miles Crawley on his appointment as Senior Counsel with effect from 24 October 2017. Miles joined Chambers in 2012 and quickly established a reputation as very good lawyer and advocate. Miles now stands beside Alistair Wyvill SC as the only local Senior Counsel at the private Bar practising predominately in commercial…
On 16 October 2014 , our own President Elect of the Law Council Duncan McConnel travelled to Malaysia to act as an Observer in the ‘Walk for Peace and Freedom’. The Law Society of England and Wales and the Union Internationale des Advocats, also deeply troubled by the use of the Sedition Act in Malaysia,…
I am delighted to announce that Lyma Nguyen has joined William Forster Chambers. Lyma holds Bachelor Degrees in Arts and in Law and a Masters of Law. She also has French and Vietnamese language skills.Lyma has practised both domestically and internationally in the areas of criminal law, civil reparations and human rights law. In Australia, she worked…
Professor Les McCrimmon of William Forster Chambers appeared for the Respondent in the NT Court of Appeal in Want v Blackbear (NT) Pty Ltd [2014] NTCA 3. The appeal related to the termination of a building contract, and in particular the wording of the notice required to terminate such a contract. The Respondent successfully argued that the…
Tass Liveris successfully appeared in Holmes & Anor. v Commissioner of Police [2011] NTSC 108 against Libby Armitage , making an application for a writ of certiorari. The Commissioner had decided to commence disciplinary proceedings under the Police Administration Act.
Sonia Brownhill successfully intervened for Serco Australia Pty Ltd in an application for non publication of subpoenaed documents on the basis of public interest immunity, in the prosection of Habib, Rashid and Bashir.