The Law Council says the Australian Government has taken an historic step forward in its formal recognition of the human rights of Indigenous Australians by officially lending its support to an...
Read more >The Government introduced� the Succession Amendment (Intestacy) Bill 2009 in the Legislative Assembly yesterday. The Bill is intended to implement the recommendations of the National Committee...
Read more >Debate in the Legislative Council on the Children Legislation Amendment (Wood Inquiry Recommendations) Bill 2009 began yesterday in the Legislative Council. The Bar Association has provided briefings...
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Spouses will automatically inherit the estates of their partners when their partners donât leave a will, under new laws to be introduced to NSW Parliament today, said Attorney General John...
Read more >New South Wales Bar Association Secretary Rachel Pepper has been appointed as a judge of the Land and Environment Court, Attorney General John Hatzistergos announced today.
"In a 14-year legal...
Read more >Attorney-General Robert McClelland today announced the appointment of Justice Robert Buchanan as a presidential member and acting president of the Administrative Appeals Tribunal. Learn more>
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NSW Attorney General John Hatzistergos today announced the appointment of Andrew Colefax SC as a judge of the District Court. Mr Colefax was called to the bar in 1988 and took silk in 2004. Recently,...
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As part of the opening celebrations for the new Sydney University Law School building, eminent law professionals and academics from around the world will present a programme of lectures, seminars and...
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On 4 February 2009, the Attorney-General approved an instrument of appointment to enable nominated lawyers of DLA Phillips Fox to receive service in accordance with section 63 of the Judiciary Act...
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The Australian Government has released its Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme Bills and the Senate has established two inquiries into the legislative package. The Law Council's Environment and...
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The following case was selected by JD Merralls for reporting in CLR:_
Tabcorp Holdings v Bowen Investments_ [2009] HCA 8.
Following are the cases selected by V Kline for reporting in FCR:
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The Womenâs College invites you to join us at the Young Indigenous Women Fundraising Breakfast at The University of Sydney at 7am, Tuesday 7 April 2009. Guest Speaker is Dr Marlene...
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Pursuant to s623(2) of the Legal Profession Act 2004 (NSW), the Law Society of New South Wales has appointed a manager to the law practice of BDA Legal, Suite 27, Level 3, 301 Castlereagh St, Sydney....
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Anthony Cook SC, public defender, died on Friday, 27 March 2009. A funeral service will be held on Friday, 3 April 2009 at St John's Anglican Church, corner of Spring Street and Birchgrove Road,...
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The Bar Association is frequently asked if it will make available to a third party lists of members' contact details, including e-mail addresses. The Bar Association makes every effort to protect the...
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A ceremonial sitting of the full Federal Court was held this morning in Court 18D, Queens Square, to farewell the Hon Justice Tamberlin. President Anna Katzmann SC spoke on behalf of the bar.
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The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) today released the fourth set of annual reports on policies and claims for public and products liability (PL) and professional indemnity (PI)...
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The following two opinions of the lords of appeal are available on the House of Lords web site:
King (Respondent) v Director of the Serious Fraud Office (Appellant) (On Appeal from the Court of...
Read more >On 24 March Chief Justice Robert French delivered at the University of Melbourne a lecture on the major developments leading to the recognition of Indigenous land rights in Australia. Download and...
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The Industrial Relations Amendment (Jurisdiction of Industrial Relations Commission) Bill 2009 was introduced in the Legislative Assembly yesterday, 25 March. The object of the Bill, as provided by...
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New South Wales Attorney General John Hatzistergos today announced the appointment of Acting Magistrate Brian Lulham as the chairperson of the Victims Compensation Tribunal.
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On 31 March 2009 Legal Aid NSW will launch a new version of Grants Online, its web-based facility for the electronic submission of applications for grants of legal aid. From that date practitioners...
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The Law Enforcement (Powers and Responsibilities) Amendment (Search Powers) Bill 2009 was debated yesterday in the Legislative Council. A number of speakers in the debate mentioned the Bar...
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Deputy Chief Magistrate Helen Syme has been appointed to the bench of the District Court of NSW, Attorney General John Hatzistergos announced today. A swearing in ceremony will be held on 14 April...
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The following cases will be published in a forthcoming volume of NSWLR:
Aktas v Westpac Banking Corporation Ltd [2009] NSWCA 9 Owners of Strata Plan 36131 v Dimitriou [2009] NSWCA 27 Transfield...
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