Inbrief

John Marsden Memorial Lecture (ADVERTISEMENT)

The second John Marsden Memorial Lecture will be given on the evening of Monday, 30 November 2009 in� the Grand Hall of the Sydney Masonic Centre, 66 Goulburn Street, Sydney at 5.30pm for 6pm....

Barristers and the Australian Tax Office: A message from the president

For some years now the NSW Bar Association has had a close working relationship with the ATO with a view to assisting members who for various reasons have difficulty meeting their taxation...

Cases selected for reporting in FCR by V Kline

__The following cases were selected by V Kline for reporting in the FCR:

Minister for Immigration and Citizenship v Dhanoa [2009] FCAFC 153 National Australian Bank Ltd v Norman� [2009] FCAFC...

Law Council supports reinstatement of Racial Discrimination Act

The Law Council of Australia has supported the reinstatement of the Racial Discrimination Act (RDA) under the NT Intervention. Law Council President John Corcoran said, "The restoration of...

Moves to streamline trans-Tasman litigation

Attorney-General Robert McClelland has introduced legislation improving access to trans-Tasman litigation. The Trans-Tasman Proceedings Bill 2009 and _Trans-Tasman Proceedings (Transitional and...

NSW Parliament passes proceeds of crime legislation

Minister for Police Michael Daley today announced that the Criminal Assets Recovery Amendment Bill 2009 _had passed through both houses of the New South Wales Parliament yesterday. The object of the...

A series of silk events

The bar associations of Queensland and Western Australia have announced the appointment of new senior counsel.

**25 November 2009 **

Print your own regulations

The Parliamentary Counsel's Office has announced that the publication of pamphlet copies of individual statutory instruments and annual bound volumes of Regulations will cease from the end of 2009....

Reminder: funeral for the Hon John B Kearney (1921-2009)

A funeral service for the Honourable John Kearney KCSG CEP QC will be held at 2.00pm on **Monday, 30 November 2009 **at the St Aloysius' College Chapel, 47 Upper Pitt Street, Kirribilli. Parking is...

Come along to the NSW Bar Christmas Party

The EO and HSR Committees invite members and their family�to celebrate the festive season at the NSW Bar Christmas Party on **Wednesday,�7 December at 5.00pm in the Common Room. **The cost...

MAAS arrangements during December 2009 - January 2010

In accordance with a general direction from the Premier’s Department to New South Wales Government agencies, the Motor Accidents Assessment Service (MAS and CARS) will be operating with skeleton...

The Vic Bar announces its new silks

Three women are among the 13 new silks appointed by the Victorian Bar. Mr Michael Colbran QC, chairman of the Victorian Bar thanked the chief Justice, and the judges of the Supreme Court for "the...

Papers to note: report on the Northern Territory Intervention

The Australian Government today released the Report on the Northern Territory Emergency Response Redesign Consultations, detailing feedback from several thousand people at more than 500 meetings...

Swearing in ceremony for Susan McGowan and Teresa O'Sullivan

A ceremonial sitting will be held in the Local Court on Monday, 30 November at 9.00am in courtroom 5.2 to mark the swearing-in of Susan McGowan and Teresa O'Sullivan as magistrates. Peter Maiden SC...

Remuneration for judges, magistrates and related office holders

Section 13 of the Judicial Officers Act 1986, requires the Statutory and Other Offices Remuneration Tribunal, each year, to make a determination on the remuneration to be paid to office holders on...

OpenAustralia - tracking parliamentary debate has never been easier

OpenAustralia.org is a non-partisan web site run by a group of volunteers which aims to make it easy for people to keep tabs on their representatives in the Australian Parliament. Debates are...

Internet Law for Professionals, Niseko, Japan

Members are reminded that the Internet Law for Professionals, CPD Course, will be held at the Alpen Hotel, Niseko, Japan, on 18-21 January 2010. Speakers include Richard Cobden SC on Internet patents...

Law Council condemns attack on High Court

The Law Council has described as "extraordinary" a reported attack on the High Court by Senator Steve Hutchins, the Chair of the Parliamentary Joint Committee on the Australian Crime Commission. Law...

Family Law Courts Liaison Meeting

The Family Court and Federal Magistrates Court in Sydney will be holding its next Family Law Liaison Meeting with the legal profession on Wednesday, 9 December 2009 at 5pm at the Sydney Registry....

Latest part of the NSWLR online

NSWLR Volume 73, Part 2, 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.

**20 November 2009 **

Solicitors v Bench and Bar Golf Day

The annual Solicitors v� Bench and Bar Golf Day is to be held for the second successive year at Elanora Golf & Country on Monday, 18 January 2009. The cost for the day is $160.00 including...

Commonwealth Attorney-General introduces Torture Prohibition and Death Penalty Abolition Bill

The Commonwealth Attorney-General, the Hon Robert McClelland MP, today introduced the Crimes Legislation Amendment (Torture Prohibition and Death Penalty Abolition) Bill 2009 into the House of...

Retirement ceremony for the Hon Justice Lloyd Waddy

The Family Court of Australia will mark the retirement of the Hon Justice Lloyd Waddy RFD by holding a ceremonial sitting at the Commonwealth Law Courts in Parramatta on Thursday, 17 December at...

Bench and Bar Tennis Day 2009

The annual bench and bar tennis doubles competition will be held on grass at the Royal Sydney Golf Club, Kent Road, Rose Bay on Tuesday, 22 December 2009. The Hon Susan Crennan Cup will be awarded to...

Web watch: Google Scholar now covers US cases and law journals

Google Scholar now has US case law and law journals. The advanced search page allows users to narrow a search to legal journals, US federal court opinions or particular states, such as California,...