Inbrief

Breakfast Talk series: Stoic apathy contrasted to the foundations of our duty of care

Members are invited to�attend next week's Breakfast Talk on Thursday, 22 May. Entitled�"The Stoics argued for apathy, the detachment from passion. Why then do we have a duty of care?", by...

New motor accidents costs and fees regulation

The Motor Accidents Compensation Amendment (Costs and Fees) Regulation 2008�was gazetted today,�16 May 2008.�

The object of this Regulation, as provided by the explanatory...

2008 Bench and Bar Dinner photos now available online

Photographs from the 2008 Bench and Bar Dinner�are now available for purchase online at: www.murrayharris.com.au Click on 'client viewing' and follow the link to Bench and Bar Dinner. The...

Legislation to note: Strata Management Legislation Amendment Bill 2008

The Strata Management Legislation Amendment Bill 2008 was introduced in the NSW Legislative Assembly today, and has passed the agreement in principle stage.

The object of this Bill, as provided in...

Comparison of approved PII policies available on Bar Association web site

All New South Wales barristers' practising certificates expire on 30 June 2008.� The attorney general approves the type of professional indemnity insurance, the level of insurance provided and...

Recent House of Lords decisions

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

R v May (Appellant) (On Appeal from the Court of Appeal (Criminal Division))�[2008] UKHL 28 14 May...

Reminder: proposed amendments to the Barristers Rules concerning cross-examination

Members are reminded that submissions on the proposed rule changes concerning cross-examination must be received by close of business on Friday, 16 May 2008. **Anyone wishing to be heard (whether in...

Equity Family Provision Matters in the Supreme Court

The NSW Supreme Court has announced that from 20 May 2008 a registrar will sit on Tuesdays at 2.00pm to deal with family provision proceedings.�Urgent applications can continue to be dealt with...

Supreme Court reduces deposit on transcript fees

The NSW Supreme Court announced yesterday that it has reduced the deposit payable on transcript fees from $100 to $70. Learn more>

14 May 2008

Court sittings during World Youth Day celebrations on 17 July 2008

The Supreme Court has announced that due to CBD road closures on Thursday, 17 July 2008�it will not be conducting criminal trials, except where a jury is deliberating; CCA hearings where...

Practising certificate renewals 2008-09 renewals update no.1

All New South Wales barristers' practising certificates expire on 30 June 2008.� Therefore, a new practising certificate has to have been�issued before a barrister may practise from 1 July...

NSW Government to tighten restrictions on vexatious litigants

Courts will be asked to consider protocols to refer vexatious litigants to mental health treatment, under a proposal announced by Attorney General John Hatzistergos on Sunday, 11 May 2008. The NSW...

Reminder: swearing-in ceremony for Levy SC and Elkaim SC

On Thursday, 15 May 2008 there will be a ceremonial sitting for the�swearing-in of�Leonard Levy SC and�Michael Elkaim SC as judges of the District Court of New South Wales. It will...

New amendments to the Supreme Court Rules

At its meeting on Monday, 5 May 2008, the Supreme Court Rule Committee approved the�Supreme Court (Corporations) Amendment (No 8) Rules 2008. The object of the amendments, as provided in the...

St Thomas More Society fundraiser

Philanthropy

The St Thomas More Society invite members of the Bar to attend a fundraising evening at New South Wales Parliament House to raise money for young people from disadvantaged backgrounds...

Humanitarian Law Perspectives seminar - 29 May

“In July 1995… [D]espite a UN Security Council resolution declaring that the [UN ‘safe area’ of Srebrenica in Bosnia and Herzegovina], was to be ‘free from armed attack or...

Cases selected for reporting in FCR by V Kline

The following 15�cases will be published in a forthcoming volume of FCR:

Harrington v Rich�[2008] FCAFC 61 Sackville, Emmett, Jacobson��� Repatriation Commission v Warren...

Law Management Journal looks at the role of barristers' clerks

The Autumn 2008 issue of Australasian Law Management Journal features an article by Lynette MacDonald, clerk�at Blackstone Chambers,�on the evolving role of barristers' clerks in New South...

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

The following�five cases will be headnoted, verified and published in a forthcoming volume of NSWLR.

Automotive, Food, Metals, Engineering, Printing and Kindred Industries Union v Noack [2004]...

Local Court Practice Note 4 of 2008: committal hearings in the Local Court

On 29 April, Chief Magistrate Graeme Henson issued Practice Note 4 of 2008: Procedures to be adopted for committal hearings in the Local Court for proceedings commenced on or after 1 May 2008. View...

Counsel's Chambers re-launch the National Dispute Centre hearing rooms

You are invited to attend Counsel Counsel’s Chambers Limited's re re-launch of their newly refurbished hearing rooms, located at level 1, 174 Phillip St, Sydney.

When: **Tuesday,20thMay...

15 Bobber - The Hon Justice Lucy McCallum and His Hon Judge Paul Lakatos SC

To celebrate the appointment of the Hon Justice Lucy McCallum to the Supreme Court of NSW and his Hon Judge Paul Lakatos SC to the District Court of NSW a** 15 Bobber will be held on Friday, 23 May...

Appointment of new Chief Executive Officer of the NSW Legal Aid Commission

Attorney General John Hatzistergos MLC has�announced the appointment of Mr Alan Kirkland as the new Chief Executive Officer of Legal Aid NSW. Mr Kirkland is currently the Executive Director of...

Federal Criminal Law Conference 5 September 2008

The Law Council of Australia and The New South Wales Bar Association are planning to host a Federal Criminal Law Conference on 5 September 2008 in Sydney. The primary purpose of the Conference is to...

Reminder: ceremonial sitting of the Licensing Court of NSW

The Licensing Court of New South Wales will be abolished�at midnight on 30�June 2008.

A ceremonial sitting� will be held on at 9.00am on Monday, 30 June 2008 in Court 5.2 at the...