Inbrief

New and improved web pages dedicated to wellbeing at the bar

The Bar Association has revised and improved�its web pages dedicated to wellbeing at the bar. Members can�obtain information about BarCare and other forms of assistance to overcome major...

ChamberSpace and Chambers Web Sites: is your listing up to date?

Clerks are encouraged to update their information about readers' accommodation and other rooms for sale or license. To obtain a login and password for�ChamberSpace or to be listed on the�...

Speeches to note: swearing-in of the Hon Justice Nye Perram

The Hon Justice Nye Perram was sworn in at a ceremonial sitting of the Federal Court on 8 August 2008. Anna Katzmann SC spoke on behalf of the Australian Bar Association, the Law Council of Australia...

UK Parliament studies a British Bill of Rights

Whilst proposals for a Charter of Rights struggle to gain�political support in New South Wales and�Senator Brandis sees it as an opportunity to "wedge" the Labor Party, the UK Parliament's...

Papers to note: ALRC report on Australian privacy law

The Australian Law Reform Commission has today launched its mammoth report on privacy. _For Your Information: Australian Privacy Law and Practice _(ALRC 108),�a three-volume, 2700 page report,...

Government announces new registrar of the Native Title Tribunal

Attorney-General Robert McClelland has announced the appointment of Associate Professor Stephanie Fryer-Smith as the registrar of the National Native Title Tribunal.��Her appointment will...

John Lehane Memorial Lecture

The Fourth John Lehane Memorial Lecture presented by the Sydney Law School and Allens Arthur Robinson will be held on Thursday, 21 August 2008 at 6.00pm in the Banco Court, Queen’s Square,...

2008 Julius Stone Address: 'The Authority of International Law'

The 2008�Julius Stone Address will be held on Tuesday, 19 August at 5.30pm in Banco Court, Queen's Square. This year's address, 'The Authority of International Law',�will be delivered by...

Cases selected for reporting in CLR and FCR

The following case will be published in a forthcoming volume of CLR:

MZXOT v Minister for Immigration and Citizenship [2008] HCA 28

The following cases will be published in a forthcoming volume of...

15 Bobber: the Hon Justice Nye Perram

To celebrate the appointment of the Hon Justice Nye Perram to the Federal Court of Australia a 15 Bobber will be held on Friday, 12 September 2008. Speaking for the Hon Justice Nye Perram will be...

Position vacant: public defender based at Port Macquarie

$213,040 per annum plus conveyance allowance of $15,840 per annum

Attorney General John Hatzistergos is seeking expressions of interest from qualified persons for appointment as a public defender...

Amendments to the Uniform Civil Procedure Rules

The Uniform Rules Committee has approved amendments to the Uniform Civil Procedure Rules.�The amendments will:

• carry over into the UCPR, parts of Schedule J of the Supreme Court Rules 1970 and...

Speeches to note: Commonwealth AG

Attorney-General Robert McClelland delivered a speech to the Australian Institute of Administrative Law Forum, held at the Sofitel Hotel in�Melbourne on Thursday, 7 August 2008. The attorney...

Bar Council business for June – July 2008

Matters reported elsewhere in In Brief are omitted from this summary of Bar Council business. Bar Council regularly considers requests by the attorney general, the courts and other agencies for...

The Hon Justice Catherine Branson to be next president of HREOC

Attorney-General Robert McClelland today announced the appointment of the Honourable Justice Catherine Branson as the next president of the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission.

Justice...

Australian Government invites UNHRC special rapporteur to visit Australia

The�Australian�Government will extend a standing invitation to the United Nations Human Rights Council�to visit Australia.

“The Government supports both the promotion of human...

New members of the Bar Association

At a meeting of Bar Council on 25 June, the person(s) listed below�were accepted as members of the New South Wales Bar Association.

Government announces the appointment of two new magistrates

Attorney General John Hatzistergos today announced the appointments of solicitors Stephen Corry and Susan McIntyre to the bench of the NSW Local Court. The two new magistrates will be sworn in on...

Latest judicial appointments

The Executive Council has approved the following four judicial appointments:

Ms Julie Kathryn Ward, as a judge of the Supreme Court of New South Wales, effective�29 September 2008.

The Hon...

Speeches to note: Lord Mansfield and the Culture of Improvement

Chief Justice Spigelman AC has delivered an address�to the Centre for Independent Studies Consilium, which was held at Coolum on 2 August 2008. "Lord Mansfield and the Culture of Improvement"...

Confidentiality and secrecy laws to be reviewed by the ALRC

The Australian Law Reform Commission has launched an inquiry�into�secrecy and confidentiality laws. The Attorney-General has asked the ALRC to provide its final report to him by 31 October...

High Court hands down decision on copyright in survey plans

New South Wales was not entitled to use surveyors’ plans without fairly remunerating copyright owners, the High Court of Australia has decided in Copyright Agency Limited v State of New South...

You're invited to the seventh annual Supreme Court Concert

The chief justice of New South Wales cordially invites all members of the Bar, their partners and friends to an evening of music in the Banco Court on **Monday, 20 October 2008. **This year's concert...

Cases selected for reporting in NSWLR by the editor, Bret Walker SC

The following five cases will be published in a forthcoming volume of NSWLR:

Da Silva and Da Silva Constructions Pty Ltd v Bresond Pty Ltd and Another [2008] NSWSC 158 (Smart AJ) Re; Alan [2008]...

Australian Law Reform Commission launches inquiry into DNA testing online

The Australian Law Reform Commission (ALRC) and the National Heath and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) have joined forces to examine rapid advances in genetic science and technology, which are...