Inbrief

Reminder: Graham Freudenberg to deliver final rhetoric seminar TONIGHT

Tonight, the final seminar, "20th Century Political Rhetoric: Churchill, Menzies & Whitlam" will be presented by Graham Freudenberg AM, the highly acclaimed speechwriter and press secretary to state...

Reminder: life membership presentation for Justice Callinan, Monday, 27 August at 5.15pm

Justice Callinan will be presented with life membership of the Bar Association at a ceremony in the **Bar Common Room on Monday, 27 August 2007 at 5.15pm. Refreshments will be served. **

Justice...

Part-time employment opportunities wanted for Indigenous law students

As part of the Bar Association's Indigenous Barristers Strategy, all barristers, clerks and chambers are encouraged to identify part-time employment opportunities for Indigenous law students....

Reminder: Sydney Admiralty and Maritime Users Group meeting

The Admiralty and Maritime judges in the Federal Court and Federal Magistrates Court have given consideration to a draft note concerning the conduct of cargo claims. It is proposed to have user group...

Papers to note: Corporations Amendment (Insolvency) Bill 2007

This Bill, which passed the Senate on 9 August 2007 and is awaiting assent,�amends the Superannuation Guarantee (Administration) Act 1992, the Australian Securities and Investments Commission...

Do you move? Notify the Bar Association if you change your practice address

Clause 11(1)(d) of the Legal Profession Regulation 2005� provides that barristers must advise The New South Wales Bar Association of the address/addresses at which they practise. Please note a...

Diarise for next week: seminar six in the Bar Association's Rhetoric Series

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...

Tonight: Advocacy Training Kit to be launched at the Bar Association

Tonight, the Bar Association will host the launch of the Advocacy Training Kit. Developed by judges, barristers, solicitors, academics and senior students, the Advocacy Training Kit is the ultimate...

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...