Members�are invited to attend the key legal event of the 2007 federal election campaign â a debate between Attorney-General Philip Ruddock MP and Shadow Attorney-General Senator Joe Ludwig....
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The South Australian Government has amended the Criminal Assets Confiscation Act 2005 to prevent David Hicks from profiting from any "account of his exploits". It provides for serious offences should...
Read more >The attorney-general of Victoria, the Hon Rob Hulls MP, has announced the appointment of Lex Lasry QC to the Supreme Court of Victoria.
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New South Wales Police will roll out a new state-wide system of Criminal Infringement Notices (CINs) from 1 November 2007. The police media release describes the�Criminal Infringement...
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The Courts Legislation Amendment Bill 2007 was introduced into the Legislative Assembly on 19 October 2007,�and was the subject of�an agreement in principle speech on the same day. The...
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The 2008 Maurice Byers Address will be delivered by the Right Honourable Dame Sian Elias on 24 April 2008 in the Bar Association Common Room.
**About the lecturer
**She graduated from Auckland...
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Recent tax law changes affect business owners operating under a private company structure. Under recent changes to Division 7A of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1936 a company's franking account is no...
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List of cases received and marked reportable by the Council of Law Reporting for New South Wales
Chaina v The Presbyterian Church (NSW) Property Trust and Others [2007] NSWSC 353 (Howie J)...
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Following last week's seminar on practice at the New Zealand Bar, conducted by Mr Jim Farmer QC, those members who wish to seek further details about the requirements of and practical ideas for...
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The president of the Law Council, Ross Ray QC, has appeared on ABC Radio National's Law Report this morning to discuss client legal privilege.
Visit the Law Report's web site and listen to the...
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The House of Commons has been debating�the Criminal Justice and Immigration Bill. The Commons report describes it as "a very wide-ranging Bill, drawing together a large number of disparate and...
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GlobaLex is a product of the Hauser Global Law School Program at New York University Law School, providing specialty research guides in the areas of international, comparative, and foreign law, with...
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The Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Amendment Bill 2007 was introduced by Attorney General John Hatzistergos in the NSW Legislative Council on 17 October 2007. Debate was adjourned for�five...
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The National Pro Bono Resource Centre is conducting a survey on the pro bono activities of barristers in New South Wales, being part of a national survey of all lawyers. The survey, endorsed by the...
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The ABA Residential Advocacy Course (to be held in conjunction with the New South Wales Bar Association) is based on the demanding intensive advocacy training offered each year by the South Eastern...
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The Gala Presentation Dinner for the 2007 NSW Women Lawyers Achievement Awards was held at the Hilton Hotel on Friday, 19 October.�
The recipients were:
The Evidence Amendment Bill 2007 was introduced into the Legislative Assembly and received its agreement in principle speech on 17 October 2007. The object of the Bill is to make amendments to the...
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$287,900 per annum plus conveyance allowance of $19,800 per annum
The Hon John Hatzistergos MLC, attorney general, is seeking expressions of interest from qualified persons for appointment as a...
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Michael Mukasey, President Bush's nominee for US attorney general, is appearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee. He has�been questioned on his views on Guantanamo Bay and interrogation...
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Michael John Connell, Geoffrey Graeme Hiatt and Brian John van Zuylen have been appointed as magistrates and as mining wardens,�effective 5 November 2007. Details of the swearing in ceremony...
Read more >Changes have been made to the way in which legislation passes through this state's lower house, the Legislative Assembly. After a Bill is introduced the member responsible for the Bill gives an...
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Crown Law Officers Legislation Amendment (Abolition of Life Tenure) Bill 2007 An Act to amend the Director of Public Prosecutions Act 1986, the Crown Prosecutors Act 1986, the Public Defenders Act...
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The Hon Timothy Studdert QC has been appointed as an acting judge of the Supreme Court of New South Wales for the period commencing on 5 November 2007 and expiring on 4 November 2008.
Mr Neil...
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Ballot papers for the election of the 2008 Bar Council�have been mailed�to all those eligible to vote. Polling closes at 1pm on Friday, 2 November 2007.�View the�list of nominees>... Read more >
1.�Law of partnership in Australia / Keith L Fletcher, 9th ed, 2007, N267/FLE/2007 **2.�Byles on bills of exchange and cheques / Nicholas Elliott, John Odgers, Jonathan Mark Phillips, 28th...
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