Inbrief

Change to Costs and Disclosure Precedents

Costs and Disclosure Precedent ‘2.2 Costs disclosure notice’ has been revised in connection with direct access retainers and the disclosures required by rule 80 of the _New South Wales...

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

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

Allen v Feather Products Pty Ltd [2008] NSWSC 259 Amorin Constructions Pty Ltd v Kamtech Electrical Services Pty Ltd [2008]...

So you want to be briefed in a war crimes trial?

Fatou Bensouda, a deputy prosecutor�at the International Criminal Court, will be�one of the�special guest speakers at the International Criminal Law Congress, which gets underway...

Swearing in ceremony for federal magistrates Walker and Dunkley

A ceremonial sitting of the Federal Magistrates Court will be held on **Monday, 13 October 2008 **to mark the swearing-in of Judith Walker and David Dunkley as federal magistrates. The ceremony will...

2009 Constitutional Law Conference and Dinner

A major conference on constitutional law, the eighth in a series, will be held at the Australian National Maritime Museum on Friday, 20 February 2009. The conference will be followed by a dinner at...

Retirement ceremony for the Hon Justice Branson

A ceremonial sitting will be held on Monday, 13 October 2008 to mark the retirement, from 14 October, of the Hon Justice Catherine Branson as a judge of the Federal Court of Australia. The sitting...

Federal Court seminar on cross-border insolvency

The Federal Court of Australia will host a national seminar on the _Cross-Border Insolvency Act 2008 _(Cth) by videoconference at 5.30pm (Australian Eastern Daylight Time) on 2 December 2008. Those...

Nominations for 2009 Bar Council

Members are reminded that nominations for the 2009 Bar Council must be received by the returning officer by **4.00pm on Monday, 20 October 2008. **Nomination forms have been posted to all...

eSearch to Federal Law Search change over – 8 October 2008

As of Wednesday, 8 October 2008, the Federal Court of Australia’s eSearch facility will be available through the Commonwealth Courts Portal, as Federal Law Search. The Federal Law Search...

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

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

McGovern and Anor v Ku-ring-gai Council and Anor [2008] NSWCA 209 R v Wall [2002] NSWCCA 42 Smythe v Thomas [2007]...

2008 senior counsel will be announced today

The appointment of senior counsel for 2008 will be announced at 1.30pm today, Thursday, 2 October 2008. A copy of the president’s announcement will be e-mailed to all members and clerks and...

Senior counsel appointments for 2008

I am pleased to announce that the following applicants have been appointed senior counsel for 2008. The successful applicants, in order of seniority, are:

Australian Government to amend the Age Discrimination Act 2004

Attorney-General Robert McClelland and Minister for Ageing Justine Elliot announced that the�Australian Government will amend the Age Discrimination Act 2004 to remove the 'dominant reason'...

Alexander Shand QC made a life member of the Bar Association

At a recent meeting of the Bar Council, it was�noted that Alexander Shand QC had been admitted to the Bar on 12 February 1954.�He had retired on 30 June 2006, but remains a member of the...

Speeches to note: retirement of the Hon Justice Graham Mullane of the Family Court

Justice Graham Mullane, of the Family Court's Newcastle registry retired yesterday, after 22 years on the bench. His Honour did not pull any punches in his farewell speech, focussing�heavily on...

Cases selected for reporting in the CLR and FCR

The following cases have been selected for reporting in CLR by J D Merralls QC:

Telstra v The Commonwealth [2008] HCA 7� Gumland Property Holdings v Duffy Bros [2008] HCA 10

Cases selected for...

Julius Stone Institute of Jurisprudence Guest Speakers Program

The Julius Stone Institute of Jurisprudence at the University of Sydney Law School presents its Guest Speakers Program:

23 October 2008: Professor Tom Campbell - ‘Rescuing Human Rights (from...

Distinguished speakers to present papers on justice in Indigenous communities

Rex Wild QC, former DPP for the Northern Territory and co-chair of the NT Government's Board of Inquiry into the Protection of Aboriginal Children from Sexual Abuse, will be�one of�the many...

Opening Address and Closing Argument Workshop Series

‘Opening Address and Closing Argument’ will be the focus of a workshop series being held at the Bar Association in October. The workshops�are designed to build�practical skills in...

New security screening introduced in ACT courts and tribunals

New 'airport-style' security measures will be introduced today at courts and tribunals in the Australian Capital Territory.�ACT Attorney General Simon Corbell said: "From today, all people...

Appointment of new ICAC inspector

The New South Wales Government�today announced the appointment of former District Court judge�Harvey Cooper as the inspector of the Independent Commission Against Corruption. Mr Cooper...

Nominations for election of the 2009 Bar Council

Nomination forms for election of the 2009 Bar Council were posted on Friday 26 September to all members of the Bar Association eligible to nominate or be nominated.� Any member who has not...

Reforms to Australia's military justice system

The Senate Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade has tabled�its fourth and final progress�report on reforms to Australia's military justice system. Citing the Australian...

Opposition calls for review of Bail Act

Shadow Attorney General and Shadow Minister for Justice Greg Smith SC has called on the New South Wales Government to conduct a full review of the Bail Act 1978.

“Section 36C of the Bail Act...

Papers to note: Evidence Amendment Bill 2008

The Senate�Standing Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs has tabled its report on the Evidence Amendment Bill 2008. On 18 June 2008, the Senate referred the provisions of...