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Both Singleton and Windsor Court Houses will remain closed tomorrow Thursday, 7 July 2022 due to flooding in the areas.
Casino Local Court is closed indefinitely with all matters...
Read more >Both Singleton and Windsor Court Houses will remain closed tomorrow Thursday, 7 July 2022 due to flooding in the areas.
Casino Local Court is closed indefinitely with all matters...
Read more >Richard Taperell, former barrister at Newcastle Chambers, died on 23 June 2022. Richard was admitted to practise at the Bar on February 1980 and retired in 2018. A private funeral was held...
Read more >The NSW Attorney General is recruiting for the following roles:
Singleton Court House will be closed today Wednesday, 6 July 2022 and Thursday, 7 July 2022 due to flooding in the area.
Should you have any queries about the interrupted court...
Read more >Windsor Court House will be closed on Wednesday, 6 July 2022 and Thursday ,7 July 2022 due to flooding in the area. Matters listed for Wednesday and Thursday are currently being...
Read more >Attorney General Mark Speakman today announced the appointment of Monique Hitter as the Chief Executive Officer of Legal Aid NSW.
Click here for the media release.
Read more >The Reserve Bank of Australia’s Board today decided to raise the cash target rate from 0.85% to 1.35%. Accordingly, the rate of interest on unpaid legal costs prescribed by s 195 of the Legal...
Read more >The Law Council of Australia has opened nominations for both the Australian Young Lawyer Award and the Australian Young Lawyer Organisation Award. The nominations will close on 12 August 2022.
The...
Read more >Court Services has advised that the Windsor Local Court will be closed tomorrow.
Should you have any queries about the interrupted court services, please contact the NSW Court...
Read more >Now that everything is “back to normal”, what does normal feel like? We have been told to get used to the “new normal” but have also been told to get back to the “old normal”.... Read more >
The Australian Institute of Administrative Law is holding its 2022 National Administrative Law Conference entitled 'Administrative law in unprecedented times' at the Hotel Realm in Canberra on 21 and...
Read more >The Legal Services Council June newsletter is here.
Read more >Judge Weinstein SC will deliver 'A Practical Guide to Child-Sexual Assault Pre-Recorded Hearings' on Wednesday, 20 July 2022 at the University of Newcastle from 5pm.
For more information, please...
Read more >The Chief Commissioner of the Industrial Relations Commission of NSW invites members to celebrate the occasion online at a ceremonial sitting to mark the 120th anniversary of the Commission and of...
Read more >The NSWBA Flood Appeal Recital was held last night at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music. It featured two masterful musicians; polymath Barrister Cameron Jackson (violin) along with...
Read more >The Chief Justice, the Hon. Andrew Bell, in his capacity as President of the Judicial Commission of New South Wales, has today announced the appointment of Ms Una Doyle as Chief Executive of the...
Read more >NCAT's fees and charges for the filing of applications, appeals and other services changed on Friday, 1 July 2022.
Click here for the NCAT Fees and charges schedule as at 1 July 2022.
Read more >The end of this month marks a period of both change and continuity at the Bar, through the renewal of Practising Certificates and the refreshment of our Committees. I would like to thank our members...
Read more >The Chief Magistrate has released the Chief Magistrates Memorandum No. 28 and it will commence on Monday, 4 July 2022. The Local Court advises that the new memorandum has fewer...
Read more >The Local Court has advised the Bar Association that from Monday, 4 July 2022, the listing calendar for Central Local Court will be transferred to the Downing Centre. Please refer...
Read more >The membership lists for the Bar Association's 2022/2023 committees have now been finalised.
Read more >The Australian Academy of Law is holding two seminars both in person and online on 7 July and 28 July 2022 focused on the appointment of judges.
For more information, please click here.
Read more >The Memorial Service for The Hon. Barrie Hungerford Q.C. will be held on Tuesday, 5 July 2022 at 2.30pm in St. James Church, King St, Sydney. The service will be followed by a wake in...
Read more >The Legal Practice Section of the Law Council of Australia and the Environment and Planning Law Association of New South Wales will co-host the 10th Mahla Pearlman Oration on Wednesday, 27 July 2022...
Read more >Application fees payable in the Administrative Appeals Tribunal in respect of certain types of applications will increase on 1 July 2022.
General, Freedom of Information, Security, Taxation &...
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