Inbrief

New Supreme Court Rule amendments

On Monday, 3 November 2008 the Supreme Court Rule Committee approved the following amendments to the Supreme Court Rules 1970, and the Service and Execution of Process Act (Courts other than the...

Cases selected for reporting in FCR by V Kline

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

SZKNX v Minister for Immigration and Citizenship [2008] FCAFC 176�� Toohey v Tax Agent's Board of Victoria...

US election results live in the Bar Common Room

Continuous coverage of counting in the US elections will be available via the big screen projector in the Bar Common Room today, beginning around 2.30pm and finishing at 5.00pm. All members are...

Quasi Trusts - an address by the Hon Justice Young

The Society of Trustee and Estate Practitioners invite members to a lecture by the Hon Justice Peter Young AO on "Quasi Trusts", to be held on Thursday, 13 November 2008 at 5.30 in Banco Court.�...

Increase in interest on unpaid legal costs

At its meeting on 4 May 2010, the Reserve Bank Board decided to increase the cash rate by 25 basis points to 4.50%, effective 5 May 2010. Accordingly the rate of interest on unpaid legal costs,...

Don't forget to cast your vote for the election of the 2009 Bar Council

Ballot papers for the election of the 2009 Bar Council have been mailed to all those eligible to vote. Any member who has not received their ballot paper and who wishes to cast a vote should contact...

Casual markers for UNE administrative law exams

Dr Eric Ghosh, the coordinator of administrative law at the University New England�is looking to hire�readers or barristers in their first year at the bar�as casual markers for the...

Reminder: Law Council to host free ADR seminar in Sydney

The Law Council’s Standing Committee on Alternative Dispute Resolution and The European Focus Group will co-host a seminar in Sydney on 13 November 2008 from 2:30pm.�This free seminar will...

Cross-border insolvency administrative arrangements in the Federal Court

The NSW District Registry of the Federal Court of Australia has issued the Notice to Practitioners - Corporations Matters (Administrative Arrangements).�This Notice outlines the procedures for...

Votes and proceedings in the House of Representatives, 1901-

The Parliamentary Library�recently�announced that the�House of Representatives has loaded the complete set of its Votes and Proceedings, 1901- on the Australian Parliament's web site....

Webwatch: Initiatives and referenda in the forthcoming US elections

Amidst the festival of democracy that is the US presidential election, an often overlooked electoral contest occurs in the form of initiatives and referenda for�state constitutional and...