Fourth Floor St James Hall Chambers
Lawyer in Sydney

In addition to general commercial litigation, areas of important expertise include: Members have considerable experience in all aspects of commercial law and appear frequently in Federal, Supreme and District Court proceedings involving commercial disputes. Numerous members also offer advice and assistance in non contentious commercial law. Members have experience in a range of matters arising under the Corporations Act, including advice and litigation. Chambers offers several experience in defamation cases in the MSW Supreme Court and advice on aspects of defamation and media law. Members also present advice on contracts, litigation and non contentious work, with a exceptional focus on commerce. Chambers offers specialist expertise in insolvency related matters, both corporate and personal. Anthony Franklin SC also takes intellectual property briefs in the UK and South Africa. Members regularly advise on matters arising below Parts IV and V of the Trade Practices Act. Since 1998 he has been a member of the MSW Bar, taking silk in 2003. Anthony also takes briefs in other fields and he has appeared in a variety of general commercial cases often involving contractual disputes in areas of intricate technology. Anthony has experience in professional negligence claims including a Federal Court claims by a major construction company against one of the big accounting firms and by a client against its previous patent litigation solicitors. Carmen Champion has an extensive practice in the area of trade mark oppositions, and trade mark matters generally. She has been briefed in numerous matters relating to family provision applications, and probate issues general. Employed by Spruson Ferguson, Patent Trade Mark Attorneys, to conduct that firm’s trade mark opposition work, and to advise generally on intellectual property matters. Robert Newton's main practice areas are in commercial law and equity. He has a exceptional interest in insolvency related matters, both corporate and personal. He also has several expertise in engineering and construction law. At the Bar, he continues to appear from government, corporate and private clients in a expansive range of civil and criminal litigation. David’s practice areas include media law, defamation, intellectual property, trade practices, and building and construction law, both at trial and appellate levels. Jamie has been briefed in a range of matters including: As will be seen in these reasons, from the outset of the litigation the issues have not been framed in a way that accurately identifies the refute between the parties. It points out that Rule 34 may also apply to those letters from lawyers acting for opponents in trade mark opposition proceedings who threaten the applicant with indemnity costs orders if they continue with their application. It reiterated that Thredbo is a geographical location where people other than the appellants conduct businesses: 31.