Edmund Thomas Finnane

Barrister

Tel:  (02) 9223 9285          Fax:  (02) 9232 4071

Email:   efinnane@13wentworthselbornechambers.com.au

Special Interests

Insolvency
Mortgage and Security Law
Trade Practices
Commercial Disputes
Equity and Trusts
Deceased Estates

Publications

Edmund is co-author of the following books:

Aziz J, El Khoury P, Finnane E, Pleading Precedents (6th Edition) (Thomson, 2009)

Finnane E, Newton N, Wood, C, Equity Practice and Precedents (Thomson, 2008)

Edmund has since 2010 been the author of the annotation in the annotated online service

Corporations Legislation (Thomson Reuters) as well as the annual volumes, being -
• Corporations Legislation 2011 (Thomson Reuters, 2011)
• Corporations Legislation 2010 (Thomson Reuters, 2010)

Edmund has been, since 2010, the General editor of the looseleaf service, Practical Forms & Precedents NSW (Thomson Reuters).

Other publications:

Finnane, E, 'Property (Relationships) Act: Do Costs Follow the Event?', Law Society Journal, September 2006 p66

Finnane E, 'Pooling in Corporate Insolvency', (2005) September-November Commercial Law Quarterly 30-34

Finnane E, 'Insolvency inquiry: voluntary administration to remain, but some changes on the way' (2004) September-November Commercial Law Quarterly

Young Lawyers, "A Practitioners Guide to Civil Litigation" (2nd Ed, 2006, NSW Young Lawyers, Sydney) (one of several contributors and editors)

Young Lawyers, "A Practitioners Guide to Civil Litigation" (1st Ed, 2004, NSW Young Lawyers, Sydney) (one of several contributors and editors)

Edmund Finnane and Daren Armstrong, 'Legislative Review: Repayment of Directors' Bonuses' (2003) March-May Commercial Law Quarterly 26-27

Edmund Finnane and Daren Armstrong, 'Legislative Review: Repayment of Directors' Bonuses' (2003) March-May Commercial Law Quarterly 26-27

CLE Papers

Equitable Interests in Land Created by Informal Arrangements (College of Law, March 2011)

Estoppel (College of Law, March 2010)

Time Limits on Loans Payable on Demand (Inner West Law Society, February 2010)

Caveats (College of Law, August 2009)

Rescission, March 2009 (College of Law)

Equitable Relief, August 2008 (College of Law)

Rescission, August 2008 (College of Law)

Pooling in Corporate Insolvency - July 2007 (13 Wentworth Selborne Chambers); March 2008 (College of Law)

Property (Relationships) Act Proceedings - The Essential Update, November 2007 (College of Law)

De Facto Relationships update - March 2007 (ALB Masterclass); April 2007 (Young Lawyers)

Commercial Damages, March 2007 (College of Law); October 2007 (CLE Centre); May 2009 (CLE Centre)

Equitable Relief, October 2006 (CLE Centre)

Edmund has been engaged in a number of significant cases including:

Rasyid v Conrad (2010) NSWSC 134

Kekatos v Stafford (2009) NSWSC 219

Strang v Strang (2009) 3 ASTLR 76, [2009] NSWSC 760

Remuneration Data Base Pty Ltd v Pauline Goodyer Real Estate Pty Ltd Anor [2007] NSWSC 59

Ozem Kassem v Sentinel Properties Limited (2005) 53 ACSR 724

Blacktown City Council v Macarthur Telecommunications Pty Ltd (2003) 47 ACSR 391 re Strarch International Limited (In Liquidation) (2005) 191 FLR 225

Strarch International Limited (In Liquidation) v Loh & Ors 54 ACSR 481

Roach & 1 Ors v Winnote P/L (in Liq) & 3 Ors (2001) NSWSC 822

Nicom Interiors Pty Ltd v Circuit Finance Pty Ltd (2004) 50 ACSR 25, (2005) NSW ConvR 56-107

Shirim v Fesena (2002) NSWSC 10

Smith v UGLA (1999) NSWSC 1123

Smits & Ors v Roach & Ors (2002) 55 NSWLR 166

Frederick Swaab v Commissioner of the NSW Police Service (2005) NSWSC 901

Scott v Commissioner of Police (2005) NSWCA 283

Miller v Sweeney (2000) 157 FLR 1

He has also prepared submissions and represented Commercial Law Association at hearings of the following Inquiries by the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Corporations and Financial Services:

Corporate Insolvency Laws: a Stocktake (Report June 2004);
Corporate Social Responsibility (2005-6)