Inbrief

Law Society supports Crime Commission watchdog

The Law Society of NSW has issued a media release�supporting the�establishment of a body to oversee the functions and performance of the NSW Crime Commission, citing "long-held concerns...

Commercial Practice in a Global Economy

The Commercial Law Association, in conjunction with the Ross Parsons Centre of Commercial, Corporate and Taxation Law, University of Sydney, presents a one-day conference, Commercial Practice in a...

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

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

Warringah Council v Kazi and Another [2008] NSWCCA 6 (McClellan CJ at CL, Hall J and Price J) New South Wales Commissioner of...

New child support regulations

Beginning�1 July 2008, there will be a new formula for assessing the level of parents’ child support liabilities. Accordingly, a number�of Commonwealth regulations have been gazetted...

Public defenders to host seminar on treatment of sex offenders

The New South Wales Bar Association is privileged to present Professor Bill Marshall PhD FRSC, to speak to members�regarding "The Principles of and Evidence for the Efficacy of Sex Offender...

Bar Council of England and Wales open le bureau in Brussels

Following on from the success of�its trade mission to Dubai, Qatar and Bahrain, the Bar Council of England and Wales has�opened its new office in Brussels.� Tim Dutton QC, chairman of...

Returning documents or things produced in response to a subpoena

On 2 June 2008 the registrar of the Federal Court issued�a notice to practitioners and litigants, which is designed to facilitate the timely return of documents or things to�a person who...

Federal Criminal Law Conference: 5 September 2008

The Law Council of Australia and the New South Wales Bar Association will host a federal criminal law conference on 5 September 2008 in Sydney. The primary purpose of the conference is to generate...

Court system to benefit from NSW Budget splash

Attorney General John Hatzistergos has announced a swag of capital works for courts across New South Wales, including a new "$2 million super-sized courtroom" for the Supreme Court.�

“Our...

Hurry! Your last chance to get seats for Mathinna

Wellbeing

Join members of the Indigenous Barristers' Strategy Working Party for the performance of Mathinna at the Drama Theatre, Sydney Opera House�tomorrow, 15 August 2008 **(performance...

Speeches to note: retirement of Mason P

A ceremonial sitting took place in the Banco Court on Friday, 30 May to mark the retirement of the Hon Justice Keith Mason AC, president of the Court of Appeal. Anna Katzmann SC spoke on behalf of...

Federalism under the microscope in Brisbane

Brisbane will play host in July to an international panel of experts to discuss the major challenges and opportunities for federal systems around the world. Under the patronage of the Hon Sir Gerard...

Cases selected for reporting in FCR by V Kline

The following four�cases will be published in a forthcoming volume of FCR:

Shahid v Australian College of Dermatologists [2008] FCAFC 72 Branson, Stone, Jessup Blue Wedges Inc v Minister for...

Bar Council business for Thursday, 1 May 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...

Practising Certificate Renewals Update No.2

Bar Standards

Little more than one quarter of practising certificate renewal notices have been returned for processing. All practising certificate renewal documentation and payment **must be...