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Mock Trial Competition: feedback and contributions from the bar are welcome

The Law Society's Interschool Mock Trial Competition was launched in 1981 to foster an understanding of legal principles in high school students. Robyn Cross, the programme co-coordinator, is keen to...

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Cases selected for reporting in Commonwealth Law Reports by J D Merralls QC

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The following cases have been selected by JD Merralls for reporting in CLR:

DCT v Broadbeach P/L [2008] HCA 41 ACQ P/L v Cook _[2009] HCA 28 _Pape v FCT [2009] HCA 23 Vale v Sutherland [2009] HCA 26... Read more >

Cases selected for reporting in FCR by V Kline

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The following 18 cases have been selected by V Kline for reporting in FCR: _ Keo v Minister for Immigration and Citizenship�_ [2009] FCA 676 JMB Beverages Pty Ltd v Federal Commissioner of...

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Internet Law for Professionals, Niseko, Japan

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Internet Law for Professionals is a six point CPD course run at Niseko, Japan between 18-21 January 2009.� Richard Cobden SC and Matthew Sulman will speak on business innovation patents, Scott...

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Call for submissions on draft bankruptcy legislation

Attorney-General Robert McClelland has released an exposure draft of the Bankruptcy Legislation Amendment Bill 2009. Members who would like to make a submission should send their written comments to...

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Diversity on the menu at the next WLA corporate lunch

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Members are invited to the next Women Lawyers corporate lunch on **Monday, 7 September 2009. **The guest speaker, Lori Callahan, general manager of liability & third party claims at Allianz...

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The annual Supreme Court Concert

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All members of the legal community are invited to an evening of music in the Banco Court, Queens Square, on **Monday, 18 October 2010. **Under the title "Baroque and Beyond", this year's concert...

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Memorial service for John McKenna

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A memorial service will be held for John McKenna on Wednesday, 2 September 2009 at 11.00 am at St Marys Anglican Church, 240 Birrell Street, Waverley.

26 August 2009

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Things you wanted to know about Tasers but were too afraid to ask

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Tasers are sometimes described as a "less-lethal", or "less-than-lethal" weapon. The New South Wales Government, Opposition and Police support their deployment, but what are some of the concerns...

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15 Bobber: the Hon Justice David Davies and his Honour Judge Michael Bozic SC

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The 15 Bobber to celebrate the appointment of the Hon Justice David Davies to the Supreme Court and his Hon Michael Bozic SC to the District Court a 15 Bobber will be held on Friday, 25 September...

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President's interview on Sky News

The President of the New South Wales Bar Association, Anna Katzmann SC, was interviewed yesterday on the the Law TV programme on Sky News Business Channel. In the second segment of the programme, the...

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Calling all participants in the Law Society Interschool Mock Trial Competition

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In 2010 the� Interschool Mock Trial Competition will celebrate its 29th year. Robyn Cross, the programme coordinator, is keen to hear from any practitioners who have had experience with the...

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Book your place at the 36th Australian Legal Convention

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Members are invited to attend the 36th Australian Legal Convention, which will be held in Perth at the Burswood Entertainment Complex from 17 to 19 September 2009. The convention will showcase...

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David Ipp nominated to be next ICAC commissioner

New South Wales Premier Nathan Rees has announced that the Hon David Ipp AO will be the government’s nominee to become the next commissioner of the Independent Commission Against Corruption...

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Parliamentary committee report on organised crime groups

The Parliamentary Joint Committee on the Australian Crime Commission has issued a report on legislative and administrative approaches adopted in a number of jurisdictions to tackle both domestic and...

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Full Court of the Federal Court sitting dates for 2010

The chief justice of the Federal Court has approved the dates for the sitting of the full court in 2010. Subject to there being sufficient business, sittings of a full court of the Federal Court of...

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ALRC releases discussion paper on royal commissions and official inquiries

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Executive inquiries, such as the Clarke Inquiry into the case of Dr Mohamed Haneef and the AWB Food-for-Oil Inquiry, have become a prominent feature of federal political and legal affairs and an...

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Latest report on PI and PL claims from the National Claims and Policies Database

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The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) today released the latest set of annual reports on policies and claims for public and products liability (PL) and professional indemnity (PI)...

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Latest part of the NSWLR

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_New South Wales Law Reports _Volume 72, Part 3, is now available to online and print subscribers. For a list of cases in the part, and other NSWLR parts and volumes, go to www.nswlr.com.au/reports ... Read more >

Prosecutors do care about human rights - Cowdery AM QC

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Last Friday, the director of public prosecutions, Nick Cowdery AM QC, was the special guest speaker at a lunch hosted by the New South Wales Council for Civil Liberties. Under the title� "...

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NSWLRC hands down new report on privacy

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The NSW Law Reform Commission released a report on Invasion of Privacy (Report 120), which recommends that, as part of a uniform law initiative in Australia, New South Wales should amend the Civil...

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Commonwealth Public Interest and Test Cases Scheme

How many test cases has the Commonwealth Government funded during the past 10 years? In response to an Opposition question on notice in the Senate, the Attorney General's Department's Legal...

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Web watch: the Sydney Electronic Text and Image Service (SETIS)

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The Sydney Electronic Text and Image Service (SETIS) is a scholarly electronic publishing and digital library service, which contains, among other things, important texts, images and digital theses....

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