Inbrief

Letter to the editor, Sydney Morning Herald, 4 July 2008

**The president of the Bar Association, Anna Katzmann SC, wrote a letter to the editor of the Sydney Morning Herald concerning comments by the New South Wales Government's World Youth Day...

Long-awaited national e-conveyancing system a step closer

The Law Council has welcomed yesterday’s Council of Australian Government (COAG) resolution on the development and implementation of a national electronic conveyancing system. Law Council...

The Credit Crunch & the Law: the 2008 Supreme Court / Law Society Conference on Corporate Law

The Third Annual Supreme Court/Law Society Conference on Corporate Law 2008 "The Credit Crunch and the Law" will be held from 1.30pm to 6.00pm on Wednesday, 20 August 2008 at the Banco Court, Supreme...

2008 Justice Awards: nominations close tomorrow

Nominations for the 2008 Justice Awards close tomorrow, 15 August 2008.�The Bar Association sponsors the Law and Justice Volunteer award, which is presented to an individual or group who, in a...

Code of conduct for justices of the peace

Attorney General John Hatzistergos has announced�the new code of conduct for justices of the peace. The code is being 'rolled out' today, but�will not come�into force�until 1...

Catholic teaching affirms freedom that may annoy pilgrims: Frank Brennan

Frank Brennan AO has condemned the NSW Government's World Youth Day regulations as "a dreadful interference with civil liberties, and contrary to the spirit of Catholic social teaching on human...

Change to Compulsory Dispute Resolution: a reminder to practitioners

As from 1 July 2008 all applicants, regardless of whether they have filed previous parenting applications (pending or finalised) , must obtain a certificate from a registered family dispute...

World Youth Day: transport and road closure information

Preparations for World Youth Day and the visit by Pope Benedict XVI will affect public transport and traffic arrangements throughout the Sydney CBD, Surry Hills, Randwick and North Sydney between...

Recent House of Lords decisions

__The following three opinions of the lords of appeal are available on the House of Lords web site:

R v Rahman and others (Appellants) (On Appeal from the Court of Appeal (Criminal...

Your opportunity to contribute to criminal law reform

The Law Council of Australia and The New South Wales Bar Association will host a Federal Criminal Law Conference on Friday, 5 September 2008 in Sydney. The primary purpose of the one day conference...

Reminder: Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners lecture

The Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP) will host an address by James Kessler QC of the English Bar, titled�"Drafting inter vivos trusts and will trusts".�Kessler QC is...

Federal Court of Australia announces full court sitting dates in 2009

The acting chief justice of the Federal Court has approved the dates for the sitting of the full court in 2009. Subject to there being sufficient business, sittings of a full court of the Federal...

Appointments to the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission

Attorney-General Robert McClelland has today announced two appointments to the�Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission. Graeme Innes AM has been appointed disability discrimination...

@LCA: Law Council's e-newsletter, volume 26, June 2008

Download and view the Law Council's periodic e-newsletter, @theLCA. This bulletin provides timely information to lawyers about issues of national importance. Volume�26 is now available online.

ABA and LCA condemn the deterioration of the rule of law in Zimbabwe

The Law Council of Australia and the Australian Bar Association have both endorsed a series of resolutions made by bar associations around the world condemning the recent deterioration of the rule of...

Federal criminal justice forum to be held in Canberra

Minister for Home Affairs Bob Debus has announced that he will host a national forum in Canberra on federal criminal justice on 29 September 2008. A web site for the forum has been launched, which...

Reminder: applications for appointment as senior counsel close on 31 July

Members are reminded that applications for appointment as senior counsel for 2008 will close at 5.00pm on 31 July.�Senior counsel will be selected by a committee comprising the president and the...

World Youth Day regulations undermine our basic rights

In a media release issued this morning, the president of the New South Wales Bar Association, Anna Katzmann SC, has condemned the Iemma government’s World Youth Day regulation as a direct...

Legal Services Directions for provision of legal services to the Commonwealth

The federal attorney-general has today amended the The Legal Services Directions 2005;�the rules�that have governed the�performance of legal�services for the Commonwealth after...

Government introduces the Vexatious Proceedings Bill 2008

The NSW Government introduced the Vexatious Proceedings Bill 2008 before parliament rose for the winter recess. View the Bill�and the parliamentary secretary's "Agreed to in Principle" speech on...

Cases selected for reporting in FCR by V Kline

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

Leghaei v Director General of Security� [2005] FCA 1576 Madgwick J���� The Village Building Co Ltd v...

Cases selected for reporting in Commonwealth Law Reports by J D Merralls QC

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

AK v Western Australia [2008] HCA 8 Aussie Vic Plant Hire v Esanda Finance [2008] HCA 9 Ayles v The Queen [2008] HCA 6 Dwyer v...

Reminder: amendments to the Barristers

The Council of the New South Wales Bar Association, on 22 May 2008, pursuant to its powers under section 702 of the Legal Profession Act,� resolved to amend the _New South Wales Barristers’...

Afghan women lawyers: impressive, enthusiastic and deserving of our support

Last week the women silks hosted a function to welcome to Australia two young Afghan women lawyers, to increase awareness about the situation in Afghanistan and, most importantly, to raise money to...

Regional CPD Conferences: expressions of interest due this Friday

The New South Wales Bar Association will host five CPD conferences around New South Wales in February / March 2011. The conferences assist members of the Bar to obtain their annual CPD requirement....