The Judicial Conference of the United States today approved the first-ever binding, nationwide set of rules for handling conduct and disability complaints against federal judges, bringing consistency...
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On 10 March 2008 Lord Chancellor Jack Straw gave a speech to the Guardian Criminal Justice Summit on prisons, probation and the press. He spoke on a topic that is familiar to judges and legal...
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The Federal Court (Bankruptcy) Amendment Rules 2008 (No.1) has been added to the Federal Register of Legislative Instruments. The new rules amend the Federal Court (Bankruptcy) Rules 2005. View the...
Read more >The first of this year's�Bench and Bar lunches at the Hyde Park Barracks Cafe in Macquarie Street�is now** fully subscribed**. There will be at least six lunches during 2008,...
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Canberra's newest hotel, Hotel Realm, was the venue for last weekend's regional CPD mini-conference. Seventy five barristers attended with a welcome from George Brzostowski SC, president of...
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The Office of the Privacy Commissioner has released new guidelines to assist private health providers and the public. They include disclosure of health information and impaired capacity and denial of...
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The Bar Council has resolved to recommend the adoption of a Charter of Rights for New South Wales. The council has approved a number of principles which are intended to form a basis for further...
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The United Kingdom Ministry of Justice has announced the appointment of five honorary QCs. The honorary rank "recognises lawyers who have made a major contribution to the law of England�and...
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The following five cases will be published in a forthcoming volume of the Federal Court Reports:
Probiotec Ltd v University of Melbourne [2008] FCAFC 5 Finn, Rares, Besanko 8/02/2008 Colby...
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The New South Wales Opposition has released a discussion paper on judicial appointments entitled Restoring Faith in Justice: Promoting Transparency in Judicial Appointments in NSW. The shadow...
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The Workers Compensation Amendment (Index Number) Regulation 2008 has been gazetted. The object of the Regulation, as provided in the explanatory note, is to update the indexation of benefits under...
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The Criminal Procedure Amendment (Public Officers) Regulation 2008(NSW)has been gazetted.The object of this Regulation, as provided by the explanatory note, is to amend the Criminal Procedure...
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The 2008 Bench and Bar Dinner will take place at the Hilton Sydney on Friday, 9 May 2008. Invitations will be sent out through In Brief at the end of March. Jane Needham SC and Brad Hughes will be Ms...
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The Hon Justice Gummow AC will deliver an address entitled 'Form or Substance' on 12 March before a meeting of the Sydney branch of the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP). The address...
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The presidents of the South Australian Bar Association and Law Society have issued a joint statement condemning that state's Serious and Organised Crime (Control) Bill 2007, describing it as...
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Commonwealth Attorney-General Robert McClelland has told an audience at the Institute for Factors and Discounters that the Rudd government will be "injecting renewed vigour" into the�reform...
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The World Justice Project (WJP) is, according to its home page,�"a multinational, multidisciplinary initiative to strengthen the rule of law worldwide". It's sponsors include the American,...
Read more >On 3 March 2008 the Supreme Court Rule Committee�passed the Supreme Court Rules (Amendment No 413) 2008.
The amend the Supreme Court Rules 1970 to:
(a) to update references in the Rules to the...
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The Uniform Rules Committee has approved amendments to the Uniform Civil Procedure Rules that will be published in today's gazette.� Learn more>
7 March 2008
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The Extradition (Hong Kong) Regulation 2008�was listed on the Federal Register of Legislative Instruments today, 7 March 2008. These Regulations repeal the Extradition (Hong Kong) Regulations...
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The president of the Bar Association, Anna Katzmann SC, went on the Alan Jones Show this morning to explain to listeners the object of amendments to�the Barristers Rules. The president told the...
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This Friday, 28 March, come and have a social breakfast with colleagues at the Bar� and earn one point in the management strand, with a presentation by Zoe Bingley-Pullin - nutritionist, chef...
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The�Crimes Amendment (Drink and Food Spiking) Bill 2008 passed the Legislative Assembly on 28 February.�The shadow attorney general, Greg Smith MP, led the debate�for the Opposition....
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The Crimes (Domestic and Personal Violence) Act 2007 will commence on 10 March 2008. The object is to repeal and re-enact Part 15A of the Crimes Act 1900 with modifications as a Principal Act. That...
Read more >The Bar Association, through the Equal Opportunity committee, has arranged an open half day visit to the Bar and the courts for female students from the universities of Newcastle,...
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