President's Message

The NSW Bar Association welcomes the decision of the NSW Legislative Council to refer the Workers Compensation Legislation Amendment Bill 2025 to the Public Accountability and Works Committee for a...
Read more >The NSW Bar Association welcomes the decision of the NSW Legislative Council to refer the Workers Compensation Legislation Amendment Bill 2025 to the Public Accountability and Works Committee for a...
Read more >At its meeting on 5 June 2025, the Bar Council resolved by acclamation to award life membership of the New South Wales Bar Association to Dr Ruth Higgins SC for exceptional service to the Bar...
Read more >The NSW Bar Association's Media and Information Law and Technology (MILT) Committee is pleased to invite you to attend a panel discussion on this important...
Read more >Join the Women Barristers Forum and the New Barristers Committee on 17 June 2025 at 5pm for in-person practical workshop with her Honour Justice Markovic (Federal...
Read more >The NSW Bar Association has been working with cyber insurers, insurance brokers, barristers and clerks to assist insurers to develop cyber insurance policies tailored for barristers. This was based...
Read more >A rare opportunity has arisen to take a lease in the much sought after Lockhart Chambers. The space is located behind the foyer on the Ground Floor of Lockhart Chambers and will become available for...
Read more >The Bar Library will have changed operating hours on Friday 6 June and Tuesday 10 June due to staff availability. The library will open at 9am and close at 5pm and will be closed for one hour during...
Read more >Applications for renewal of practising certificates are now open. All barristers should have received an email containing a link to renew their practising certificates using the same online system as...
Read more >Please be reminded that all barristers who hold/ have held a trust money account for the purposes of receiving fees in advance, for the reporting period 1 April 2024 to 31 March 2025, are required to...
Read more >Effective 10 June 2025, the Association’s in-person reception services for members, including post drop off and NSWBA ID cards will be available from the Bar Library on the sub-basement level of...
Read more >A formal ceremony to mark the appointment of Tony Howell as a Commissioner of the Industrial Relations Commission of New South Wales will be held in Court 4.1, on Level 4 of the Chief Secretary...
Read more >An opportunity is available to join Samuel Griffith Chambers.
The floor is busy, vibrant and well established floor with the majority of barristers practicing criminal law.
The Chambers are modern...
Read more >The room has built-in cupboards, shelving throughout, robing cupboard, together with air conditioning, painted in neutral tones with plenty of natural light.
4 Wentworth Chambers is a busy,...
Read more >This panel discussion, organised by the New Barristers Committee, will shed light on pathways and opportunities for junior practitioners to join and...
Read more >This CPD is being conducted jointly by both the Wellbeing Committee and the Equality and Diversity Committee (‘DEC’).
It considers judicial bullying and...
Read more >A ceremonial sitting of a Full Court of the Federal Court of Australia will be held in Sydney on Friday, 20 June 2025 to farewell the Hon Justice Anna Katzmann as a judge of the Federal Court of...
Read more >In Australia, Eid al-Adha, also known as the Feast of Sacrifice, is expected to fall on Friday, 6 June 2025, depending on the sighting of the moon.
Eid al-Adha falls on the 10th day of Thul Hijjah,...
Read more >The Supreme Court of NSW invites members to an informal farewell sitting to mark the retirement of the Hon Justice David Davies as a Judge of the Common Law Division. The farewell sitting will be...
Read more >The District Court of NSW has issued a media release regarding the reopening of Central Courthouse on Liverpool street. To read the release, please click here.
Read more >Commodore Ian Park is a barrister and Head of UK Royal Navy Legal. He has deployed as a legal adviser on operations to Afghanistan and, on many occasions,...
Read more >The STEP National Incapacity Conference brings together leading international legal and medical minds presenting on this very topical growth area of Incapacity. It is not to be missed. The...
Read more >The Bar Association website contains the four approved Professional Indemnity Insurance policies for the 2025/26 practicing year and a table comparing rule 79 for barristers to easily compare the...
Read more >Join the New Barristers Committee for Bar Trivia 2025! Are you ready to put your legal prowess and general knowledge to the test? Bar Trivia 2025 will be an evening of fun, competition, and...
Read more >The NSW Bar Association recommends any members who accept direct access matters read the recently updated Direct Access Factsheet which can be accessed here.
Read more >The Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (Div 2) invites members of the Bar to attend a Ceremonial Sitting on Thursday, 5 June 2025 at 9:30am (AEST) in Courtroom 13.1, Level 13, William...
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