The Great (Law) Debate

Attorney-General Robert McClelland and Shadow Attorney-General George Brandis SC will take part in an election debate on Friday, 13 August between 11.00am and 12.00 noon in the offices of Gilbert +...
Read more >Attorney-General Robert McClelland and Shadow Attorney-General George Brandis SC will take part in an election debate on Friday, 13 August between 11.00am and 12.00 noon in the offices of Gilbert +...
Read more >The Home Warranty Scheme recently changed, with the Government becoming underwriter for the Scheme on 1 July 2010. Although that in itself is not anticipated to have any impact on the rate and volume...
Read more >Industrial Law Section Dinner will be held at Parliament House on Wednesday, 22 September 2010 at 6:30 p.m. The speaker for the evening will be Justice Gray of the Federal Court. For further...
Read more >Members are invited to attend the Berenice and Ken Buckley Dinner 2010 - A fundraiser for the NSW Council for Civil Liberties - on Wednesday, 25 August at 6.30pm for 7.00pm at the Marigold...
Read more >On 7-9 September 2010 the High Tech Crime Operations portfolio, within the Australian Federal Police (AFP), will hold its second annual High Tech Crime Conference in Sydney. It will be held over...
Read more >The Federal Court of Australia, NSW Registry, invites practitioners interested in intellectual property and patent law to attend a professional liaison meeting to discuss current issues relating to...
Read more >President Tom Bathurst QC and Executive Director Philip Selth jointly request that all members of the Bar Association give consideration to having their photograph included next to their details on...
Read more >Ross Letherbarrow SC will be sworn in as a District Court judge on Wednesday, 11 August 2010 at 9.30am in Court 21A John Maddison Tower. Tom Bathurst QC will speak on behalf of the New South Wales...
Read more >The following cases were selected by V Kline for reporting in the FCR:
AA Shi Pty Ltd v Avbar Pty Ltd (No 3) [2010] FCA 440 Sainju v Minister for Immigration and Citizenship [2010] FCA 461 Primary...
Read more >Members are invited to attend Who Owns Your Genes? a lecture by Professor Peter Cashman on the legal, policy and public interest questions arising out of the patenting of human genetic discoveries....
Read more >The Family Law Amendment Rules 2010 (No. 1) was registered on 30 July 2010 and came into effect on 1 August 2010.�
**2 August 2010 **
Read more >The Australian Institute of Judicial Administration is inviting expressions of interest from those who are interested in contributing to a new research project, Australian Courts: Serving Democracy...
Read more >The following cases were selected by JD Merralls for reporting in CLR: _ Health World Ltd v Shin-Sun Aust Pty Ltd_ [2010] HCA 13 Minister for Immigration and Citizenship v SZMDS [2010] HCA 16...
Read more >On 28 July 2010 the chief judge of the Land & Environment Court, the Hon Justice Brian Preston, issued a new practice note for Class 2 Tree Applications, effective the same date. This practice note...
Read more >The following three CPD seminars will be taking place this week: TONIGHT: Views of the âHot Tubâ from the Bar and the Bench, presented by The Hon Justice Rares and Bernie Coles QC â...
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