Inbrief

Nominations for Legal Aid panels

The Bar Association is seeking nominations for the Legal Aid NSW General and Serious Criminal Law panels.�Please contact Cindy Penrose via e-mail cpenrose@nswbar.asn.au or�ph:...

Australian Bar Association Trial Advocacy Course

During January 2008, a group of some forty barristers from around Australia attended the Australian Bar Association Trial Advocacy Course.�In Brief's rapporteur, Kate Williams, reports�>

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Change of contact details for Barristers Sickness and Accident Fund

The Barristers Sickness and Accident Fund has changed its contact details.

They may now be contacted at:

Suite 7, 12 Tryon Road, Lindfield, NSW 2070 PO Box 2583 Lindfield NSW 2070 Dx 23403...

Opportunities for legal practitioners with RAMSI Law and Justice Program

International practice

The RAMSI Law and Justice Program supports the Solomon Islands Government to restore law and order and re-establish an effective and accessible justice system. The program...

Portrait of the Hon Justice Michael Kirby AC CMG

In July 2006 the Bar Association, in conjunction with the Law Society of New South Wales, purchased a magnificent portrait of the Hon Justice Michael Kirby AC CMG, which was an entry in the 2006...

Web watch: Justice Access Programs Alert

JAPA - Justice Access Programs Alert - is a free bi-monthly electronic alert published by the Law and Justice Foundation of NSW. It covers innovative programs improving access to justice for...

Reminder: commencement of Succession Act 2006 and Regulation

The Succession Act 2006 (NSW) commenced on 1 March 2008. View the proclamation> The Succession Regulation 2008, made pursuant to that Act,�also entered into force on 1 March 2008.

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Position vacant: full-time commissioner, Land and Environment Court

**$211,120 per annum plus conveyance allowance of $15,840 per annum

**Attorney General John Hatzistergos�is seeking expressions of interest from qualified persons for appointment as a full-time...

Appointments to the New South Wales Local Court

Mr Roger Clisdell and Ms Michelle Goodwin�have been appointed as a magistrates and as mining wardens, effective 17 March 2008 and 7 April 2008 respectively.

3 March 2008

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

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

Trustees of the Roman Catholic Church v Ellis and Another [2007] NSWCA 117 (CA)...

Compulsory family dispute resolution

The Federal Magistrates Court has replaced Practice Direction No.2 of 2007 - Family Dispute Resolution - Applications for orders under Part VII Family Law Act 1975,�in order to make its...

Conference on private equity and the sub-prime crisis

Members are invited to attend�a joint Law Council - International Bar Association conference on�private equity and�the sub-prime crisis, which will take place from 7 - 8 April 2008 at...

Nominations for Legal Aid panels

The Bar Association is seeking nominations for the following Legal Aid panels:

• Veteran's Law Panel Selection Committee
• Prisoner's Legal Service; and
• Mental health advocacy

For further information...

Opportunity to own beautiful Indigenous art

The New South Wales Bar Association encourages you to donate to the Indigenous Barristers’ Trust, The Mum Shirl Fund.�Doing so affords you the opportunity to be the proud owner of a...

Federal Court Corporations Law seminars

On Wednesday, 2 April 2008 the Federal Court will hold a seminar in all of its registries on current issues and developments in corporate insolvency law and practice. The seminar will be...

Correction: Proposed Amendment to the New South Wales Barristers’ Rules

LEGAL PROFESSION ACT 2004

Yesterday's In Brief included an article about proposesd amendments to�the New South Wales Barristers' Rules. The article pointed to a copy of the proposed rules on...

Call for comment on draft Associations Incorporation Bill 208

The New South Wales�Office of Fair Trading has released an exposure draft of the Associations Incorporation Bill 2008. The deadline for submissions is Friday, 11 April 2008 and they should be...

Updated allocation of New South Wales Acts

Executive Council of New South Wales has approved a new allocation of the administration�Acts among the ministry. The allocation is included in a special supplement to the Government Gazette,...

Family lawyers' forums for 2008

The Family Court of Australia Family Lawyer's Forum has been in operation for some time and will�continue to meet in 2008. The forum provides the legal profession with an opportunity to raise...

Recent House of Lords decisions

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

Corr (Administratix of The Estate of Thomas Corr (Deceased)) v Ibc Vehicles Limited, Appellate...

Law Council signs Guantanamo Bay Letter

The Law Council has joined forces with fellow peak legal bodies from around the world, representing hundreds of thousands of lawyers, to call for the closure of the United States prison facility at...

Anti-spiking amendment to the Crimes Act

The�Crimes Amendment (Drink and Food Spiking) Bill 2008 has been introduced into the Legislative Assembly. The�object of this Bill, as provided in the explanatory notes, is to amend the...

Premier Iemma

New South Wales Parliament resumed yesterday.�In the�Legislative Assembly there was a ministerial statement from Premier Morris Iemma on the�Australian Parliament's apology to the...

Bureau of Crime Statistics launches report on alternatives to custodial sentences

The Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research has announced the findings of its research on rates of imprisonment and alternatives to custody in regional New South Wales. In�today's media release,...

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

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

Jessica Estates v Lennard [2007] NSWSC 1175 (Austin J) (22.10.07) (4500/2007)

R v...