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James Arnott

James Arnott

SC
71
Published decisions
0
Appellate decisions
0
Decision citations
0
Years at the bar
4
Practice areas

Professional Summary

James is a leading commercial silk with a broad practice in high-stakes commercial and regulatory litigation. He is regularly briefed in complex disputes across competition and consumer law, energy law, class actions, corporations and insolvency, and professional negligence.

Practice Areas

23published decisions
35%
9%
57%
0%

Cases

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  • Merciful Group Incorporated v Norfina Limited

  • t/as Suncorp Bank[2025] NSWSC 841
  • Corporation Limited[2025] NSWSC 519
  • Trust[2025] NSWCA 68

  • atf Macquarie Retail Trust v Dexus Capital Funds

  • Management Ltd[2024] NSWSC 1413

  • nib Holdings Ltd v Raffy Nominees Pty Ltd as

  • 715 and[2023] NSWSC 1036

  • Alto Pty Ltd v General Motors Australia and New

  • Potts v National Australia Bank Limited

  • ALJR 81[2023] HCA 41
  • liq) v Potts (2022) 405 ALR 70[2022] NSWCA 165
  • and (No 2)[2022] NSWCA 258

  • DSHE Holdings Ltd v Abboud (No 3); National

  • Australia Bank Ltd v Abboud (No 4)

  • ACSR 1[2021] NSWSC 673

  • Ltd v Abboud (No 4); National Australia Bank Ltd v

  • Abboud (No 5)[2022] NSWSC 91
  • Commission[2026] FCAFC 37

  • ACCC v Mastercard Asia/Pacific Pte Ltd [2025]

  • ACCC v Mastercard Asia/Pacific Pte Ltd [2024]

  • FCA 999 (first instance)[2024] FCA 1237

  • Ergon Energy Queensland Pty Ltd v Australian

  • Energy Regulator[2025] FCA 541

  • Master Wealth Control Pty Ltd v ACCC [2024]

  • FCAFC 171; ACCC v Master Wealth Control Pty

  • Ltd[2024] FCA 344
  • (public interest immunity)[2024] FCA 795

  • Australian Energy Regulator v AGL Retail Energy

  • Limited[2024] FCA 969

  • Australian Energy Regulator v Santos Direct Pty

  • Ltd[2024] FCA 579

  • Ramsay Health Care Australia v Australian

  • Perth[2024] FCA 519

  • Australian Energy Regulator v AGL Loy Yang

  • Marketing Pty Ltd[2023] FCA 1299

  • AER v Hornsdale Power Reserve Pty Ltd [2022]

  • ACCC v Fujifilm Business Innovation Australia

  • Pty Ltd[2022] FCA 928
  • 165[2021] FCA 153

  • ACCC v IVF Finance Pty Limited (No 1) [2021]

  • FCA 1266 and (No 2)[2021] FCA 1295

  • Vodafone Hutchison Australia Pty Ltd v ACCC

  • ASIC v Bekier (Liability Judgment)[2026] FCA 196
  • Apptd)[2026] NSWSC 11
  • ASIC v Macleod[2024] FCAFC 174
  • Ltd[2024] FCA 495
  • ASIC v Noumi Ltd[2024] FCA 862
  • ASIC v Noumi Ltd[2024] FCA 1192
  • ASIC v Bit Trade Pty Ltd[2024] FCA 953
  • Re Suncoast Cabs Ltd[2023] FCA 1605

  • Melbourne Aircraft Leasing (UK) Ltd v Algeri in

  • Project Volar Creditors' Trust

  • 569[2022] NSWSC 443
  • Fund[2021] NSWSC 1711

  • Bank Ltd(2020) 384 ALR 148

  • 342[2020] FCA 1208

  • Tour v Australia and New Zealand Banking Group

  • Ltd[2024] FCA 1513

  • Fund v Ardent Leisure Limited (Settlement

  • Approval)[2024] FCA 836
  • FCA 147 and[2021] FCA 36

  • Ghee v BT Funds Management Limited [2023]

  • Sanda v PTTEP Australasia (Ashmore Cartier) Pty

  • Ltd[2022] FCA 1409
  • Ltd (No 1)[2017] FCA 14
  • (No 3)[2017] FCA 1272
  • 5)[2019] FCA 932

  • Giabal Pty Ltd v Gunns Plantations Ltd (in liq)

  • NSWSC 184 and[2023] NSWSC 201
  • Goodwin v HBCA Pty Ltd[2022] FCAFC 166

Admissions

  • 2008Admitted as legal practitioner
  • 2021Appointed Senior Counsel

Documents

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