Inbrief

Cases selected for reporting in FCR by V Kline

Following are the cases selected by V Kline for reporting in FCR:

Health World Ltd v Shin-Sun Australia Pty Ltd� [2009] FCAFC 14 AXA Asia Pacific Holdings Ltd v Direct Share Purchasing�...

Cross-Border Insolvency – Cooperation with Foreign Courts or Foreign Representatives

On 2 March 2009 the chief justice of the Federal Court issued Practice Note No 29: Cross-Border Insolvency – Cooperation with Foreign Courts or Foreign Representatives. In 2008 the Federal Court...

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:

Jameson v Professional Investment Services Pty Ltd [2009] NSWCA 28 _Trinkler v Beale _[2009] NSWCA 30 _R v RK and LK _... Read more >

New covert police powers of search and seizure threaten all of us

The New South Wales Bar Association is gravely troubled about the state government’s proposed covert search warrants legislation, which poses a real threat to individual privacy.

"What this...

Papers to note: International Bar Association report on rule of law in Fiji

The International Bar Association has sounded a warning about the progressive erosion of judicial independence in Fiji. The report, entitled Dire Straits: A Report on the Rule of Law in Fiji, noted...

Matt Laffan Memorial Scholarship Public Appeal

Friends and colleagues of the late Matt Laffan are working to set up a scholarship at St John's College, which, it is hoped, will "support and inspire many more gifted people in the future who face...

The Australian's coverage of the ABA 2009 conference in Strasbourg and London

The Australian devoted much of last Friday's coverage of legal affairs to criticising the forthcoming ABA conference. The criticism in The Australian was essentially a rehash of what has been said by...

2009 Bench and Bar Dinner RSVP by today

Today is the deadline to book your tickets to the 2009 Bench and Bar Dinner in the beautiful surrounds of the Hilton Sydney. The guest of honour is the Hon Robert French, chief justice of the High...

Speeches to note: 25 years of the Commonwealth DPP

Attorney General Robert McClelland spoke last night at the 25th anniversary dinner at the Old Parliament House, Canberra for the Office of the Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions. The...

Wanted: claims assessors for the Motor Accidents Authority

The Motor Accidents Authority of NSW seeks to appoint independent assessors with relevant legal qualifications and at least seven years experience of assessing personal injury claims to assess claims...

Amendments to the Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005

The Uniform Rules Committee has approved amendments to the UCPR and a replacement form 28 (Subpoena notice and declaration).The_ Uniform Civil Procedure Rules (Amendment No 24) 2009_ have been...

Australia's Right to Know Coalition to hold Freedom of Speech Conference

John Hartigan, chairman and chief executive News Limited and Mark Scott, managing director ABC, and the Australia’s Right to Know Coalition invite you to an important conference on the state of...

Legislation to note: Wood Inquiry recommendations

The_ Children Legislation Amendment (Wood Inquiry Recommendations) Bill 2009_ was introduced into the Legislative Assembly on 3 March, with the agreement in principle speech delivered today. The...

Catch up and connect: Women Barristers invite you to Twilight at Dolce

The Women Barristers Forum would like to invite all members to catch up and connect over a drink and finger food at Twilight at Dolce (situated on the ground floor of the Deutsche Bank Building,...

Bond University wins ICC Trial Competition

Bond University today announced that its Faculty of Law has won first place in the International Criminal Court (ICC) Trial Competition in The Hague in the Netherlands. Bond University’s team of...

Law Council welcomes international scrutiny of women's rights in Australia

The commencement of the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) is an important demonstration of Australia’s commitment to...

Recent decisions of the House of Lords

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

_R v G (Respondent) (on appeal from the Court of Appeal Criminal Division) __R v J (Respondent) (on...

Michael Kirby elected to IAMA's governing council

The Hon Michael Kirby AC CMG has been elected to the council of the Institute of Arbitrators & Mediators Australia (IAMA). It is the first time in IAMA's history that a former High Court judge has...

First High Court sitting in Sydney for Bell J

The Hon Justice Virginia Bell will take part in the full court sitting by the High Court in Sydney on Friday, 13 March 2009 at 9:15am in the courtroom on level 23, Law Courts Building, Queens Square....

Legislation to note: covert search warrants

The government yesterday introduced the Enforcement (Powers and Responsibilities) Amendment (Search Powers) Bill 2009 to provide for covert search warrants, which would allow police to enter premises...

Achieving better outcomes for families in high conflict

The Greater Sydney Families in Transition Pathways Network (GSFIT) will present a professional development forum for family law professionals, facilitated by Julie McCrossin and Professor Richard...

Diarise: Bench and Bar Dinner, Friday, 8 May 2009

The 2009 Bench and Bar Dinner will take place at the Hilton Sydney on Friday, 8 May 2009. Invitations will be sent out through In Brief next week. The guest of honour is the Hon Robert French, chief...

Legislation to note: Mental Health Criminal Procedure Regulation

__The_ Mental Health (Forensic Provisions) Regulation 2009 _(NSW) has been gazetted. The object of this Regulation, as provided in the explanatory note, is to repeal the Mental Health (Criminal...

District Court judge to head Children's Court

Attorney General John Hatzistergos has announced that henceforth a District Court judge would be appointed to head the Children’s Court. The attorney said the as yet un-named judge would take up...

Correction: funeral service for Matt Laffan

Matt Laffan, solicitor, prosecutor, Law Society councillor, disability rights campaigner, public speaker, intrepid traveller and former candidate for mayor of Sydney, died on Sunday. A funeral...