Inbrief

Online notification of statutory instruments in New South Wales

Beginning on 2 March 2009, certain statutory instruments are to be notified on the official NSW legislation web site and listed in the Gazette. This will affect all environmental planning...

Revised Federal Court Practice Note No 17

On 29 January 2009 the chief justice of the Federal Court issued a new Practice Note No 17 – The Use of Technology in the Management of Discovery and the Conduct of Litigation which replaces...

Commercial Law Association seminars in February through April

The Commercial Law Association has organised a series of lunch time and half-day seminars, to be held at the NSW State Library. Upcoming topics include Disclosure, Professional Indemnity Insurance...

Prisoners Legal Service Panel

The NSW Legal Aid Commission's Prisoners Legal Service Panel is currently open for applications to undertake Parole Authority hearings. Applications must be lodged by close of business on 20 February...

2010 Bar Library Academy Awards Competition

The Bar Library Academy Awards Competition is one of the most popular institutions of the New South Wales Bar. Entries must be lodged at the Bar library** by close of business on Friday, 5 March...

Review of Royal Commissions Act 1902

Attorney-General Robert McClelland today announced that the Australian Law Reform Commission will review the Royal Commissions Act 1902.

“Royal Commissions have been an important means of...

Life Membership for the Hon Justice Michael Kirby AC CMG

At a recent meeting of the Bar Council it was formally resolved to appoint the Hon Justice Michael Kirby AC CMG as a life member for his ‘exceptional service to the Bar Association and to the...

Recent decisions of the House of Lords

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

R (On The Application of Black) (Respondent) v Secretary of State for Justice (Appellant)�...

High Court decision in Fiji Times contempt case

On 27 January 2009 Fiji's military-backed government declared Rex Gardner, the publisher and acting chief executive of the Fiji Times, to be a prohibited immigrant and ordered his removal from the...

A busy year for LAWACCESS NSW

In 2008 LawAccess answered just under 180,000 enquiries, which represents a 23 per cent increase in demand for the free legal information service compared to 2007. The increase is in line with the...

Fee recovery assistance

The Bar Association assists members with recovery from solicitors of unpaid fees which have been outstanding for more than three months but less than two years.� The association will only assist...

Don't miss out on a place at the 2011 Personal Injury Conference

Seats are still available at the New South Wales Bar Association Personal Injury Conference, which will be held on **Saturday, 5 March 2011 between 9am - 5pm, in the State Room, Hilton Sydney....

Farewell to the Hon Justice Michael Kirby and swearing in ceremony for the Hon Justice Virginia Bell

There will be a farewell for the Hon Justice Michael Kirby at the High Court of Australia in Canberra at 12 mid-day on Monday 2 February.

The swearing in ceremony for the Hon Justice Virginia Bell...

Opening of Law Term - Parramatta

An Inter-Church Law Service will be held at Leigh Memorial Uniting Church, 119 Macquarie� Street, Parramatta on Tuesday, 1 February at 9.30am. An Address will be given by The Most Reverend...

Reminder: opening of Law Term - Newcastle

An Ecumenical Service will be held at Christ Church Cathedral, Church Street, Newcastle **at **9.30am on Wednesday 4 February 2009 followed by a ceremony and morning tea in the Newcastle Court House...

Opening of Law Term Services - Sydney

Members are reminded of the following services to be held in Sydney to mark the commencement of Law Term.

The Jewish service will be held at The Great Synagogue on Friday 6 February at 5.30pm.

The...

Bar Association - 2011 committees

The membership lists for the Bar Association's 2011 committees have now been finalised. As happens every year, we have received an overwhelming number of offers to assist in the work of the...

Australia Day Honours 2009

In the Australia Day Honours announced on 26 January, the Hon Richard Chisholm was appointed a Member of the Order of Australia (AM) "for service to the judiciary, to the law and legal education,...

Yoga at the Bar – New Term commences next Tuesday 3 February

Yoga classes have been running at the Bar Association for the last twelve months.� Participants have reported that they have experienced greater flexibility, improved strength and stress relief.... Read more >

Attorney General's Department - new arrangements for client enquiries to Local Court registries

The Attorney General's Department has advised the Association that new arrangements are being put in place concerning client enquiries to Local Court registries.

Under the new arrangements,...

Listings of barristers in the Yellow Pages phone directory

The current listing of barristers in the Yellow Pages directory includes a significant number of former barristers who are now on the bench, have retired or have died.� There are also a number...

New Appointment to the New South Wales Local Court

The Attorney General the Hon John Hatzistergos MLC has announced the appointment of Michael Allen of William Owen Chambers as a magistrate of the Local Court of New South Wales, effective 27 January...

Cases selected for reporting in the Australian Law Reports (LexisNexis)

The Australian Law Reports provide fast and accurate reports of decisions of the High Court, the Federal Court and other courts throughout Australia in significant federal matters.

Part 2 of 251 ALR...

Vale Graham Barry Hall QC (1931 - 2009)

G Barry Hall QC of Ninth Floor Wentworth Chambers died on Saturday 17 January. A funeral service will be held at Saint Andrew's Cathedral at 10am on Friday 23 January 2009.

19 January 2008

Capital works in NSW courts

The Attorney General's Department of NSW meets quarterly with the Bar Association and the Law Society to discuss property and asset related issues. Since the last meeting in November 2008, department...