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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Newly appointed senior counsel will be presented with their appointment scrolls tonight at 5.00pm in the Bar Associationâs Common Room, with the scrolls being presented by Chief Justice...
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On Wednesday, 10 October 2007, Justice Kirby delivered the 10th Annual Hawke Lecture at Adelaide Town Hall. The speech was entitled "Consensus and Dissent in Australia".�This morning,�Radio...
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Women Barristers Forum�invite you to a cocktail evening to celebrate the appointment of Margaret Cunneen SC and Sophie Goddard SC. Where: the moonshadow grill, Lobby level, MLC Centre, Martin...
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The International Criminal Court is now investigating or prosecuting individuals involved in three of the most devastating conflicts in Africa â Darfur, northern Uganda and the Democratic...
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Is state sovereignty is a license to kill, or can military intervention be a legitimate response when a state fails in its "responsibility to protect" citizens from�mass atrocities? This speech...
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The Bar Council of England and Wales has announced the formation of�a new advisory panel to help "maintain the Bar's reputation for excellence in legal advice and representation".
The Bar...
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The chief justice of the NSW Supreme Court, the Hon JJ Spigelman AC, has released a�policy setting out how the court deals with requests for statistical information and the limitations on the...
Read more >The chief judge of the District Court, the Hon Justice RO Blanch, has issued a practice note, which sets a�state-wide standard of four weeks for the prosecution to file an indictment. The court...
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Mr Gregory Michael Keating, solicitor,�has been appointed as a judge of the District Court of New South Wales, effective 5 November 2007. Details of the swearing in ceremony will be announced...
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The president of the American Bar Association, William Neukom,�has urged Congress to override the US Justice Departmentâs torture memos�and a July 2007 White House executive order that...
Read more >The Federal Magistrates Court has issued a notice to practitioners setting out the expectations and requirements of practitioners and parties in respect of the first court date in general law (non-...
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A review of the role of the Office of The Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions in the Dr�Haneef case has been completed. The review confirmed the position outlined in the media release...
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On Friday, 12 October, the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation (ASIO) was issued with new guidelines by Attorney-General Philip Ruddock relating to the organisation's functions of obtaining...
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