New South Wales Supreme Court judge, Justice Michael Adams, has been appointed to the United Nations Internal Dispute Tribunal. He will begin his new role on 1 July this year and will take leave...
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The Commercial Law Association has announced a series of seminars in May-June 2009. For more information regarding any or all of the following seminars, or to register online, visit the CLA web site.... Read more >
Following are the cases selected by V Kline for reporting in FCR:
Saeed v Minister for Immigration and Citizenship [2009] FCAFC 41 Suh v Minister for Immigration and Citizenship �[2009] FCAFC...
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The following cases will be published in a forthcoming volume of NSWLR:
Strinic v Singh [2009] NSWCA 15 Bros Bins Systems Pty Ltd v Industrial Relations Commission of New South Wales [2008] NSWCA...
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The Federal Court of Australia will hold an admiralty and maritime law seminar on 21 May 2009 under the title "Ship Arrests and Insolvency".� Speakers include Professor Sarah Derrington and Greg...
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Chief Justice Spigelman has amended the delegation of functions to registrars under the Civil Procedure Act 2005. Attached is a copy of the amended delegation. The instrument will be published on the...
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Frank Costigan QC, one of the leaders of the Victorian Bar, died yesterday. The chairman of the Victorian Bar, John Digby QC, has released an obituary.�
**14 April 2009 **
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Members of the Institute of Strata Titles Management (ITSM) will walk the Kokoda Trail in Papua New Guinea for the Black Dog Institute to increase awareness of depression and to raise money to...
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The Queensland committee for the Australian Insurance Law Association together with the Queensland Law Society are very pleased to present the 2009 Insurance Intensive on 14 - 15 May 2009 at Noosa...
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On Thursday, 9 April, the Fiji Court of Appeal has found in favour of ousted Prime Minister Laisenia Qarase and ruled that the interim government led by Commodore Frank Bainimarama was unlawfully...
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Yoga classes will be continuing in the new term, starting Tuesday 28 April. **Yogabowl will be running a **free trial class tomorrow, 21 April 2009, at 7:15am **in the Common Room -** a great way for...
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__The following are the cases selected by V Kline for reporting in FCR:
E & J Gallo Winery v Lion Nathan Australia Pty Ltd [2009] FCAFC 27 Momentum Productions Pty Ltd v Lewarne [2009] FCAFC 30 ...
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The Federal Court of Australia (NSW District Registry) is seeking expressions of interest from, or nominations of, legal practitioners interested in being members of the NSW Registry's Practitioners'...
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On Tuesday, 7 April, Radio National's Law Report studied the issue of court attire. Among the guests was Jim Farmer QC, former head of the New Zealand Bar. When asked about the effect of New...
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Attorney General John Hatzistergos has appointed Mr Stephen Peter Olischlager as a full-time assessor to exercise the jurisdiction of every Local Court sitting in its Small Claims Division for the...
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On 6 April 2009 Francis Douglas QC was sworn in as a judge of the Fiji Court of Appeal.
**8 April 2009 **
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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...
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The Bar Association's football team has entered the Domain Soccer League (DSL). The DSL competition is played across five divisions. The grit, skill and determination shown by the NSW Bar team in...
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An essential conference for all family dispute resolution practitioners, lawyers, counsellors, psychologists, mediators and others involved in family dispute resolution will be held on Saturday, 2...
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The New South Wales chapter of the Council fo Australasian Tribunals will hold its sixth annual conference on **Friday, 22 May 2009. **The theme will be Alternative Dispute Resolution and Tribunal...
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The Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners invites members to an address by Professor Rosalind Croucher on 'Quirks and Curios - Lighthearted Reflections on Classic Moments in Succession Law', to...
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The following cases will be published in a forthcoming volume of NSWLR:
McGuinness v State of New South Wales [2009] NSWSC 40 Wang v Council of the Law Society of New South Wales [2009] NSWSC 67 R...
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On 27 March 2009, the chief justice ammended Practice Note SC CA 1 - Court of Appeal. The amended Note has a new paragraph (number 24) covering related appeals or applications and the paragraph...
Read more >The Crimes (Criminal Organisation Control) Bill 2009 was introduced into the Legislative Council yesterday afternoon and passed after a brief debate. Greens MLC Lee Rhiannon raised a number of Bar...
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The Children Legislation Amendment (Wood Inquiry Recommendations) Bill 2009 was debated in the Legislative Council last night. A number of amendments were passed, based upon recommendations made by...
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