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Banki Haddock Fiora partners in Australian Financial Review Best Lawyers list for 2010
(March 2010)
Half our firm’s partners have appeared in the AFR’s 2010 Best Lawyers list. The survey lists Australia’s leading lawyers in private practice through an exhaustive process of more than 220,000 evaluations by their peers. Kate Haddock, Peter Banki and Peter Knight were listed in the Intellectual Property lawyers category and Peter Banki was also listed in the Entertainment lawyers category. Bruce Burke was listed in the Defamation and Media category. An article ‘The quest to protect creativity’ by AFR journalist Hannah Low featured our firm’s partners and particularly our work in protection of clients’ copyrights in new media.

Walkley Awards for Excellence in Journalism, sponsored by Banki Haddock Fiora
(November 2009)
Banki Haddock Fiora is a sponsor of the Walkley Awards for Excellence in Journalism - our award is for the category of best cartoon.

This year the winner was Peter Nicholson of The Australian, for his cartoon “Bashir and Bombing”. The panel's comment was "In the wake of the Jakarta bombings, Nicholson deftly skewered the morality of a spiritual teacher who has guided his young pupils towards suicide bombing".

Further recognition for BHF partner Peter Knight
(August 2009)
Banki Haddock Fiora Partner Peter Knight has been recognised as a leading practitioner in internet and e-commerce law in the International Who’s Who of Internet & e-Commerce Lawyers 2009. This independent survey by London-based Law Business Research Ltd identifies the leading general counsel and internet and e-commerce lawyers in private practice worldwide, as nominated by clients and peers.

Peter Knight joined Banki Haddock Fiora in 2009. In the past he has repeatedly been recommended as a leading lawyer in information technology and intellectual property by publications such as Chambers Global and The Asia Pacific Legal 500.

Managing Intellectual Property ranks Banki Haddock Fiora in leading firms
(March 2009)
In its World IP Survey 2009 Managing Intellectual Property has rated Banki Haddock Fiora as a leader in the key fields of trade mark contentious, trade mark prosecution and patent contentious.

Banki Haddock Fiora is also currently rated by Managing Intellectual Property as a leading firm for copyright work.

This is the magazine’s 13th survey of leading trade mark firms. Based on extensive research and interviews with practitioners worldwide, the 2009 survey is the largest ever undertaken, covering 70 international jurisdictions.

Banki Haddock Fiora is very proud of this qualitative ranking by our peers of our expertise and depth of ability to service our clients.