Cynthia Cochrane SC is presenting a webinar for IPSANZ on Tuesday, 30 November 2021 that looks at where we are 8 years on from Parliament “raising the bar” on the disclosure requirements for patents in s 40 of the Patents Act. Here

5 Wentworth is delighted to announce the appointment of Cynthia Cochrane and Andrew Fox as Senior Counsel.

You can view a recording of the webinar on 11 August by David Chin SC and Christopher Parkin, with Ian Neil SC, on the High Court’s decision in WorkPac Pty Ltd v Rossato here

5 Wentworth is pleased to announce that Dominique Hogan-Doran SC has been appointed to the Chartered Accountants Australia & New Zealand (CA ANZ) Disciplinary Tribunal for a 3 year term.

Today, in WorkPac Pty Ltd v Rossato [2021] HCA 23, the High Court of Australia unanimously allowed an appeal concerning the nature of casual employment and the importance of written contracts of employment. The High Court made it clear that the true character of an employment relationship is governed by enforceable contractual obligations, and not by mere… Continue reading Today, in WorkPac Pty Ltd v Rossato [2021] HCA 23, the High Court of Australia unanimously allowed an appeal concerning the nature of casual employment and the importance of written contracts of employment

5 Wentworth has once again dominated Doyles’ Leading Intellectual Property Junior Counsel & Technology, Media & Telecommunications – New South Wales, 2021 Congratulations to Julian Cooke, Phoebe Arcus, Andrew Fox, David Larish, Cynthia Cochrane, Ben Mee, Rob Clark, Sam Hallahan, Anna Spies and Angela McDonald.

5 Wentworth dominates Best Lawyers – Australia 2022. Congratulations Andrew Fox, Andrew Tokley SC, The Hon Dr Annabelle Bennett SC, Cynthia Cochrane, David Larish, David Bennett QC, David Chin SC, Dominique Hogan-Doran SC, Elizabeth Raper SC, Gregory Burton SC, Hugh Stowe, James Gibson, Julian Cooke, Kieran Smark SC, Matthew Lewis, Phoebe Arcus & Rob Clark.

5 Wentworth is delighted to announce that Elizabeth Raper SC and David Chin SC have once again, both been listed in the 2021 Doyle’s Leading Employment Law Senior Counsel NSW rankings. Congratulations on a great achievement. To see this year’s full list, see here 

5 Wentworth is pleased to announce it has been recognised as a Top Tier Set in the 2021 edition of the Legal 500 Guide to the Australian Bar along with 7 of our members individually listed.  See here.