Inbrief

The Indigenous Barristers' Strategy Working Party invites you to The Story of the Miracles at Cookie's Table

The Indigenous Barristers' Strategy Working Party is proud to support The Story of the Miracles at Cookie's Table, a�powerful and stirring play by Wesley Enoch about four generations of an...

Positions available: public defenders

The Honourable John Hatzistergos, MLC, attorney general, is seeking expressions of interest from qualified persons for appointment as a public defender under the Public Defenders Act 1995.�More...

Appointment as part-time judicial and non-judicial members of the ADT

The Honourable John Hatzistergos, MLC, attorney general of New South Wales, is seeking expressions of interest from qualified persons for appointment as part-time judicial and non-judicial members of...

A few facts and figures relating to the July 2007 Bar examinations

In July 2007, a final total of 81 candidates sat for the various Bar exams. Here are some interesting statistics about the results.

>> **A pass mark is 75 per cent for each...

APEC

Security and other arrangements for the Asia Pacific Economic Co-operation (APEC) Conference in September 2007 will impact upon court sittings over the period 27 August to 9 September 2007.

First,...

A guest lecture by Justice Joubran of the Supreme Court of Israel: 4.30pm today

Tonight, members of the New South Wales Bar will have the rare opportunity to hear a guest lecture by Justice Joubran, a justice of the Supreme Court of Israel. Since 1993 Justice Joubran sat on the...

The Hon Justice Susan Kiefel appointed to the High Court

Attorney-General Philip Ruddock has announced that the Hon Justice Susan Kiefel has been appointed as the next justice of the High Court of Australia. Justice Kiefel, 53, originally from Cairns, is...

Uniform Civil Procedure Rules: redesigned civil forms released for public comment

The Working Party on Civil Procedure is redesigning the civil forms. Visit Lawlink to view the redesigned forms and to provide feedback.

13 August 2007

Charter of Rights Forum No.2: arguments for and against a charter of rights for NSW

The second in a two part series that will allow members of the Bar to contribute and participate in the debate regarding a Charter of rights. Presented by Professor Hilary Charlesworth and Noel...

Reminder: memorial service for David Officer

The memorial service for David Officer will be held on **Monday, 3 September at 11am at Christ Church, Lavender Bay **(Corner of Walker and Lavender Streets, North Sydney).�Mourners are advised...

@theLCA: the Law Council

Download and view the Law Council's periodic e-newsletter, @theLCA. This bulletin provides timely information to lawyers about issues of national importance. Volume�17,�9 August...

New procedures for audio visual links take effect on 3 September

The chief magistrate of the NSW Local Court has issued Practice Note No.5 of 2007, which relates to procedures for the use of audio visual links�for persons in custody. The provisions will take...

Bar Association web statistics for July

A brief analysis of statistics from the Bar Association's web site provides an insight into how many people visit, when they do so and what sort of pages they open. Some of the results are quite...

National Indigenous Legal Conference, Brisbane, 14-15 September 2007

The Conference Organising Committee warmly invites you to attend the Second National Indigenous Legal Conference, which is proudly supported by the Australian Bar Association, the Bar Association of...

Reminder: Bar Brief No.142 (August 2007) is available online

Bar Brief No.142 (August 2007) is now available online. In this issue, Anna Katzmann SC�discusses�schemes to assist barristers suffering emotional or psychiatric problems. Garry McGrath,...

Increase in interest on unpaid legal costs

At its meeting on 7 August 2007, the Reserve Bank Board decided to increase the cash rate by 25 basis points to 6.5 per cent.�Accordingly the rate of interest on unpaid legal costs, prescribed...

Family Court of Australia: Practice Direction No 1 of 2007

The Family Court has reviewed�its current national practice notes and local practice directions. The purpose of�Practice Direction No 1�of 2007 is to formally revoke certain national...

Parliament should carefully consider NT Emergency Plan laws: Law Council

The Law Council is urging all parliamentarians to carefully consider the Australian Government’s NT Emergency Plan package of legislative measures when it is introduced into the parliament later...

LCA Update: A weekly glance at the key activities of the Law Council of Australia

The latest�summary of�LCA submissions and�other initiatives is�now available online. View LCA Update No.142 (10 August 2007)

10 August 2007

Coming up: final two seminars in the Bar Association

Seminar six in the Bar Association's Rhetoric Series, "The Rise (and Fall?) of the Barrister Class", will be held on Monday, 20 August 2007. The presenter will be the Hon Michael McHugh AC QC and the...

Law Council media release: Removing GST Could Put Home Ownership Back Within Australians’ Reach

The�Australian Government can make a significant contribution to increasing housing affordability by removing GST for all residential properties, according to the Law Council of Australia. View...

Reminder: the Under Sixes Dinner is on tonight

The president and the New Barristers Committee request the pleasure of your company at the 2007 Under�Sixes Dinner - tonight.�The dinner is for all members who are under�six years call...

An update on wigs in the District Court and Court of Criminal Appeal

Beginning on Monday, 3 September 2007, judges in the New South Wales Court of Appeal will no longer wear wigs. Consequently, barristers will no longer be required to wear wigs in the Court of Appeal...

Commencement of 2008 Law Term

The 2008 Law Term will commence on Tuesday, 29 January 2008.� The preceding Monday will be part of the Australia Day long weekend. The 2007 Law Term ends on Friday, 14 December 2007.

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Law Council Media Release: Don’t Increase Police Powers at the Expense of Our Rights

Moves to extend the powers of law enforcement agencies will come at the expense of the rights and privacy of Australian citizens, the Law Council has warned. Read the media release >>

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