Inbrief

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

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

_McManus RE Pty Ltd v Ward _[2009] NSWSC 440 R v Davidson [2009] NSWCCA 150 Turagadamudamu v PMP Ltd [2009] NSWCA 120

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Government gazettes bikie Regulation

The New South Wales Government has gazetted the_ Law Enforcement (Powers and Responsibilities) Amendment (Criminal Organisations) Regulation 2009_. The object of this Regulation, as provided by the...

The World Bar Conference April 2010

The 5th World Bar Conference will be held in Sydney, between **Thursday, 1 April and Sunday, 4 April 2010. **The conference theme will be "The New Legal Challenges". It will commence with a reception...

Final reminder: 2009 Advanced Mediation Workshop

Following on from the sold out workshop last year, the 2009 Advanced Mediation workshop, to be held on Saturday 5 September 2009 from 9:00am – 4:45pm in the Bar Association Common **Room, will...

SBS Insight - Consent: Is it as simple as yes or no?

Ian McClintock SC, from the Bar Association's Criminal Law Committee, was a studio guest on SBS Insight's discussion last night on consent in sexual assault cases. Insight can be viewed online...

Minister invites submissions on reform of Indigenous heritage protection laws

The minister for the environment, heritage and the arts has invited written submissions on proposed reforms to the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Heritage Protection Act 1984. The Australian...

Cases selected for reporting in FCR by V Kline

The following are cases selected by V Kline for reporting in the FCR:_

Ngo v United States of America� [2009] FCAFC 87 SZLSM v Minister for Immigration and Citizenship� [2009] FCA 537 _...

Compensation when governments get things wrong

The Commonwealth ombudsman, Professor John McMillan, today called for improvements to the delivery of an Australian Government scheme for compensating victims of deficient government advice,...

Criminal Organisations Legislation Amendment Act 2009

The uncommenced provisions of the Criminal Organisations Legislation Amendment Act 2009 will commence on 7 August 2009. Learn more>

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Fees owed to counsel - Summit Law Pty Ltd

Pursuant to s623(2) of the Legal Profession Act 2004 (NSW), Raymond John Collins has been appointed manager of the�law practice of **Summit Law Pty Ltd, principally situated at Level 3, 255...

Invitation to the Women in Law Dinner

The Women’s College and The Women Barristers Forum invite you to The Women in Law Dinner on Friday, 28 August 2009 at The Women’s College. The guest speakers will be the Honourable Acting...

Recent decisions of the House of Lords

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

Moore Stephens (a firm) (Respondents) v Stone Rolls Limited (in liquidation (Appellants)�...

Media bouquet for Indigenous Barristers Strategy

On 25 July _The Weekend Australian's _careers section (page 2) ran a story on the Bar Association's Indigenous Barristers Strategy, under the heading 'Mentoring ways help indigenous law students'....

Australia to sign up for UN disabilities protocol

Attorney-General Robert McClelland and Parliamentary Secretary for Disabilities and Children’s Services Bill Shorten today announced that Australia will accede to the Optional Protocol on the...

Heather Ridout guest speaker at WLA Corporate Lunch

Members are invited to a lunch time seminar hosted by the Women Lawyers Association on Monday, 10 August 2009. The guest speaker will be Heather Ridout, chief executive of the Australian Industry...

Refurbished Courtrooms and facilities on Level 9 Queens Square

The Supreme Court is pleased to announce that following the completion of the refurbishment of Level 9 at Queens Square, the courtrooms and public areas will be **reopened on Monday, 3 August 2009....

Countdown to return match against the Vic Bar

Organisers have announced the touring squad for the New South Wales Bar football team, which will travel to Melbourne this **Saturday, 5 September **to defend the Suncorp Perpetual Trophy. They are...

Jury Directions: the final report by the VLRC

The final report by the Victorian Law Reform Commission on jury directions has been tabled in parliament today. While launching the report, Attorney General Hulls also announced the Victorian...

UK Human Rights report on policing of G20 demonstrations

The UK Parliament's Joint Select Committee on Human Rights has published a report on its review of the policing of the G20 protests. Demonstrating Respect for Rights? concluded that there is "a long...

Life membership presentation for The Hon Michael Kirby AC CMG

The Hon Michael Kirby AC CMG will be presented with life membership of the Bar Association at a ceremony in the Bar Common Room on Friday, 28 August 2009 at 5.15pm. Refreshments will be served. No...

Cases selected for reporting in FCR by V Kline

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

Suntory (Aust) Pty Ltd v Commissioner of Taxation_� [2009] FCAFC 80 Dura-Post (Aust) Pty Ltd v Delnorth Pty Ltd� [2009]...

Bar Council business for 11 June 2009

Matters reported elsewhere in In Brief are omitted from this summary of Bar Council business. Bar Council regularly considers requests by the attorney general, the courts and other agencies for...

Constitutional law seminars for 2009-2010

The Australian Association of Constitutional Law has just released its program of seminars for 2009-2010, beginning with a forum on 22 September on Pape v Commissioner of Taxation of the Commonwealth...

You are invited to the inaugural Common Law Dinner

** It was on 26 August 1928 that Mrs May Donoghue drank ginger beer from a tumbler which, it was claimed, contained the remains of a decomposed snail. To mark the occasion of the 81st anniversary of...

Fast Track Directions in the Federal Court

The chief justice of the Federal Court issued Practice Note No 30: Fast Track Directions (‘the Fast Track Directions’) on 24 April 2009. The aim of the Fast Track Directions is to provide a...