Inbrief

Vale John Murray Foord (1931 - 2008)

John Murray Foord QC�former judge of the New South Wales District Court�died on 14 June 2008. He was�privately cremated in accordance with his wishes last Tuesday, 17 June 2008.�A...

Application fees for lodging applications at the Administrative Appeals Tribunal

An application fee must be paid to the ADT for the review of decisions that are not prescribed under the Administrative Appeal Tribunal Regulations 1976. Pursuant to regulation 19A, the fees that are...

International practice to feature at the NZ Bar Association

Local barristers are fortunate to have the 2008 New Zealand Bar Association Annual Conference taking place in Sydney�on **Friday, 15 and Saturday, 16 August 2008. **The Kiwis have devised an...

Cases selected for reporting in FCR by V Kline

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

Police Federation of Australia v Nixon [2008] FCA 467 Ryan BHPB Freight Pty Ltd v Cosco Oceania Chartering Pty Ltd [2008] FCA...

Showing the way: Beazley J special guest at Toongabbie Legal Centre fundraising dinner

Members�are invited to the inaugural fund-raising dinner of the Toongabbie Legal Centre on Saturday, 28 June 2008 at 7.30pm. The guest of honour�will be the Hon�Justice Margaret...

Reminder: cocktail fundraiser for Afghan women lawyers

Philanthropy

THE WOMEN SILKS�invite you to a cocktail party to support Afghan women lawyers through the UNIFEM/IDP Peace Scholarship program at the Sky Room at the Blacket Hotel on King...

Australian Government announces funding boost for ALS and access to justice in regional areas

The minister for home affairs, the Hon Bob Debus,� has announced the allocation of�more than $6.3 million in one-off funding for Aboriginal Legal Services (ALS), which will help them meet...

Call for Papers – Regional CPD Conferences

The New South Wales Bar Association will host six CPD conferences around New South Wales in February / March 2009. The conferences assist regional members of the Bar to obtain their annual CPD...

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

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

R v Gilham [2007] NSWCCA 323 (Spigelman CJ, McClellan CJ at CL, Hulme J and Hidden J) Pellegrino v Director of Public...

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 Davis (Appellant) (On appeal from the Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)) [2008] UKHL 36 18...

Web watch: Australian Government launches the new Commonwealth Courts Portal

The federal attorney general has launched the Commonwealth Courts Portal, which provides web-based services for clients to access information about cases before the Family Court of Australia,...

Speeches to note: Commonwealth AG to examine tax deductibility of litigation

Attorney-General Robert McClelland has identified tax deductibility of legal fees as one of the factors contributing to the rising cost of litigation. The attorney said there may be "some merit in...

15 Bobber - his Honour Judge Michael Elkaim SC and his Honour Judge Leonard Levy SC

To celebrate the appointment of his Honour Judge Michael Elkaim SC and his Honour Judge Leonard Levy SC to the District Court of NSW a 15 Bobber will be held on Thursday, 7 August 2008.

Criminal Bar Association of New Zealand annual conference, Queenstown, NZ

Members are invited to the New Zealand�Criminal Bar Association Conference, to be held�in�beautiful Queenstown on 1-3 August 2008. The conference�has been accredited by The New...

Speeches to note: swearing-in of his Honour Judge Michael King SC

A�ceremonial sitting was held this morning for the swearing-in of Michael King SC as a judge of the District Court of New South Wales.�President Anna Katzmann SC spoke on behalf of the Bar....

Web watch: information on human trafficking

As its name indicates, humantrafficking.org is a web site dedicated to combating a growing and complex international crime. The site is funded by the US State Department and includes background...

Deadline for ATO Service Entity Arrangements Survey extended

Last month members of the Bar were invited to participate in the Service Entity Arrangements Survey, which�is designed to test awareness of recent Tax Office initiatives in this area. The cut...

Yoga at the Bar – Free Trial Classes and New Term

Yoga classes have been running at the Bar Association for members on Tuesday mornings and Wednesday afternoons.� Participants have reported that they have experienced greater flexibility,...

Attorney announces changes to life sentence redeterminations

Offenders will only get one chance to have their life sentences re-determined under changes announced today by Attorney General John Hatzistergos. Under legislation to be introduced into the�NSW...

Tomorrow: Cheap and Quick Bench and Bar Lunch

The next Bench and Bar Lunch for 2008�will be held�tomorrow, 30 September 2008 at the Barracks Cafe, Macquarie Street.�A selection of three main courses is offered with tea or coffee...

Cocktail party to support Afghani women lawyers

Members are encouraged to support the work that the United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM) is doing�to assist Afghani women lawyers. UNIFEM Australia will bring three more...

Inaugural NSW Bar v Victorian Bar football match

The inaugural NSW Bar v Victorian Bar football match�will kick off at St Andrews Oval, University of Sydney, at 3.00pm on Saturday, 6 September 2008.

The curtain-raiser will be a game between...

Convicted sex offenders to be barred from changing their names

Attorney General John Hatzistergos has announced that convicted sex offenders will not be allowed to change their names under a proposal agreed to by the Corrective Services Ministers Conference last...

Diarise for next week: swearing-in for his Honour Judge Michael King SC

On **Tuesday,�17 June�2008 **there will be a ceremonial sitting for the swearing-in of Michael King SC as a judge of the District Court of New South Wales. It will take place at 9.30am in...

US Supreme Court decision on the Military Commissions Act

The United States Supreme Court has ruled that�a key provision of the Military Commissions Act 2006�"operates as�an unconstitutional suspension" of habeas corpus. The president of the...