Inbrief

ALRC inquiry into discovery in federal courts

The Australian Law Reform Commission will inquire into the law, practice and management of the discovery of documents in litigation before federal courts. Attorney-General Robert McClelland today...

Amendments to the Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005

The� Uniform Civil Procedure Rules (Amendment No 32) 2010 have been published on the NSW Legislation web site. The object of these Rules, as provided by the explanatory note, is to amend the...

Appointment of three new federal magistrates

Attorney-General Robert McClelland has announced the appointment of Mr Joseph Harman, Ms Leanne Turner, and Commissioner Dominica Whelan as federal magistrates. Mr Harman will be appointed to the...

Three rare and valuable books for sale from the Supreme Court of Queensland Library

The Supreme Court of Queensland Library has three exceptional and valuable books for sale. One book, The Order of the Coif (1897), is bound in green Moroccan leather, with gold lettering on the...

ASIC grants interim class order relief

ASIC today announced its intention to grant interim class order relief to lawyers and funders involved in legal proceedings structured as funded representative proceedings and funding claims lodged...

National legal profession reform consultations

Attorney-General, Robert McClelland, today announced consultation on the National Legal Profession Reform Project will commence on 14 May 2010. Stakeholder meetings will be held in all states and...

Law Council says Sex Discrimination Act changes too ‘limited’

The Law Council has criticised the Australian Government’s delayed and limited response to a Senate Committee’s report on the effectiveness of the Sex Discrimination Act. In 2008, the...

The report of the Gyles Review of the Senior Counsel Protocol

The Hon R V Gyles AO QC has completed his review of the Senior Counsel Protocol and its related administrative procedures. His report was delivered to President Tom Bathurst QC and is now being...

Speeches from the swearing in of Michael Pembroke SC

A ceremonial sitting for the swearing-in of Michael Pembroke SC as a judge of the Supreme Court was held on Monday, 12 April 2010. Tom Bathurst QC spoke on behalf of the bar. Download a transcript of...

NSW Government announces fall in WorkCover deficit

Minister for Finance Michael Daley today announced a "drastic" $266 million reduction in the� WorkCover Scheme’s deficit. Mr Daley said that he was also pleased to announce that "[f]ewer...

Papers to note: A Strategic Review of the New South Wales Juvenile Justice System

The New South Wales Government has released the report of its strategic review of the juvenile justice system, together with its response to the 77 recommendations contained therein.

**6 May 2010 **

Appointment of commissioner at the Land and Environment Court

New South Wales Attorney General John Hatzistergos announced the appointment of Sue Morris as a commissioner of the Land and Environment Court of NSW. Ms Morris is currently the director of...

Cases selected for reporting in FCR by V Kline

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

Calabretta v Redpen Developments Pty Ltd (in liq) [2010] FCA 81 Minister for the Environment, Heritage and the Arts v PGP...

ACCC publishes a "must read" publication for professionals and their associations

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has published Professions and the Trade Practices Act. This publication provides an overview of the common Trade Practices Act issues which may...

Delegation to registrar of the Land and Environment Court

The chief judge of the Land & Environment Court, the Hon Justice Brian Preston, has issued a new delegation for the registrar of the Land & Environment Court. Pursuant to section 13 of the Civil...

Fishing anyone?

The Health, Sport and Recreation Committee is calling for expressions of interest in relation to the proposed establishment of a NSW Bar Association Fishing Group. Proposed activities of the club...

NSW Bar Football team scores its first victory in DSL

The NSW Bar Football Team last week scored their first victory in this year's Domain Soccer League. They defeated the corporate regulators, ASIC B, by two goals to nil. The goal scorers were Stanton,...

Model domestic arbitration laws to go before SCAG

NSW Attorney General, John Hatzistergos, will table model domestic arbitration laws at the Standing Committee of Attorneys General this Friday. The model bill is based on the United National...

15 Bobber: the Hon Justice Malcolm Craig

The 15 Bobber to celebrate the appointment of the Hon Justice Malcolm Craig to the Land and Environment Court of NSW, a 15 Bobber will be held on Friday, 28 May 2010. Speaking for Justice Craig will...

Barristers’ PII proposal forms issued by Aon in error

The Bar Association has become aware that Aon has issued PII proposal forms to its clients despite the fact that it does not yet have an approved policy pursuant to s 403 (2) of the Legal Profession...

Admiralty and Maritime Users' Group meeting

The next� Admiralty User Group Meeting** has been re-scheduled from 10 June to 17 June 2010 **at 5.00pm in Conference Room 18.01, Queens Square. If there are any other issues which a legal...

ALRC - NSWLRC joint inquiry into family violence: a call for submissions

The Australian Law Reform Commission (ALRC) and the NSW Law Reform Commission (NSWLRC) have released the consultation paper for the joint inquiry into family violence laws—Family Violence:...