Anthony Lo Surdo SC is honoured to have been included in the inaugural Doyle's Guide Leading Mediator Rankings - New South Wales, 2018. The 2018 rankings of NSW's Leading Mediators details those individuals with expertise across a range of mediation…
Anthony Lo Surdo SC has been appointed to the Court of Arbitration for Sport Ad Hoc Panel for the Commonwealth Games being held on the Gold Coast between 4 and 15 April 2018.
On Friday, 23 March 2018, I have been invited by the Newcastle Law Society to present on Ethics in Litigation. Join me as I examine the labyrinthine ethical and professional obligations associated with the commencement, pursuit and settlement of proceedings…
Anthony Lo Surdo SC has been retained by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to provide training to lawyers and to the private sector in Tonga on 19 & 20 September 2017 on international commercial arbitration as part of its technical…
In recognition of his commitment to mediation as a form of dispute resolution, Anthony Lo Surdo SC has been certified as a mediator by the Singapore International Mediation Institute (SIMI). The SIMI is the premier independent professional standards body for…
Doyles Guide to the Australian Legal Profession, 2017 has once again named Anthony Lo Surdo SC as one of the State's "Leading" Insolvency and Restructuring Silks. (He has also been named in 2011, 2014, 2015 and 2016) The content within…
Introduction It is not uncommon for proceedings to be ordered to mediation with the consent of the parties. There are many benefits of a court-ordered mediation including the parties being able to avail themselves of the privilege with respect to…
In 2016, the Court handed down its decision in Attwells v Jackson Lalic Lawyers Pty Limited [2016] HCA 16. In Attwells, the appellants claimed that earlier litigation to enforce a guarantee was settled on unfavourable terms because of negligent advice…
Sanderson as Liquidator of Sakr Nominees Pty Ltd (in liquidation) v Sakr [2017] NSWCA 38 (9 March 2017) Introduction At issue in these proceedings determined by a five-member bench of the New South Wales Court of Appeal (Bathurst CJ, Beazley…
On 27 July 2016, the High Court of Australia held in Paciocco that a late payment fee imposed by the ANZ in respect of two credit card accounts was not void as a penalty. The Court considered the test to apply…