Inbrief

Review of the Senior Counsel Protocol

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The Bar Council is reviewing the Senior Counsel Protocol and the related administrative procedures to see where improvements might be effected. The council is to be informed by a report to be...

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Web watch: French constitutional cases online - and in English

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French laws and administrative decisions occasionally attract attention in the English-language media, particularly in matters pertaining to immigration, terrorism and secularism. The Conseil...

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Federal Court issues guide to counsel fees for 2010

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Federal Court has updated the National Guide to Counsel Fees, which takes effect from 4 January 2010. The principal object, as provided by the guide's preamble, is to assist taxing officers of the...

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Red Mass for opening of 2010 Law Term

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The archbishop of Sydney, Cardinal George Pell, and the president of The St Thomas More Society, Richard Perrignon, invite all members of the bench and bar to the celebration of the 2010 Red Mass....

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In Brief distribution during the Christmas-New Year holiday

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In Brief will be winding down its daily distribution over the Christmas-New Year period. Beginning Monday, 9 December 2013, bulletins will be distributed once or twice per week. Normal service will...

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Web watch: Frank Costigan QC and the Vic Bar oral history programme

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A profile of Frank Costigan QC has been added to the excellent oral history page on the Victorian Bar's web site. Listen to an interview with the Hon Alastair Nicholson AO RFD QC, view photos and...

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Legal Aid web site - survey of users

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The NSW Legal Aid Commission is reviewing its web site. Members of the Bar Association who use the Legal Aid web site are invited to complete the **attached survey **and return it to Sean O'Hagan by...

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Changes to Federal Magistrates Court Human Rights forms

As a consequence of amendments following passage of the _Disability Discrimination and Other Human Rights Legislation Amendment Act 2008 _(Cth) the Federal Magistrates Court’s Application -...

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Life membership for Anna Katzmann SC

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At a recent meeting of the Bar Council it was formally resolved to appoint Anna Katzmann SC as a life member for her "exceptional service to the Bar Association and to the profession of the law".

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Financial assistance for the family of Stephen Stewart

Stephen Stewart of Culwulla Chambers was tragically killed on Saturday night in a car accident caused by a massive heart attack. His wife, Kay, is in intensive care. Stephen and Kay's sons, Andrew...

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