Attorney-General Robert McClelland has released the National Legal Profession Reform draft Bill and accompanying materials for public consultation. The consultation package includes draft national...
Read more >A state funeral will be held for the Hon Jeff Shaw QC, former New South Wales attorney general and justice of the Supreme Court. The funeral will be held on Wednesday 19 May, 2010 at 10:30am in...
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The Legislative Council's Standing Committee on Law and Justice has launched its Inquiry into Judge Alone Trials under s 132 of the Criminal Procedure Act 1986. The closing date for submissions is...
Read more >The New South Wales Government has introduced the Commercial Arbitration Bill 2010, which Attorney General Hatzistergos believes will transform Australia (and Sydney in particular) into "a major...
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The Institute of Arbitrators and Mediators Australia (IAMA) will present again the National Practitionerâs Certificate in Mediation course in Sydney. The six day course, which meets the...
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The Australian Government has announced an additional $154 million over four years in legal assistance programs. The Law Council of Australia has welcomed the injection of funds, but warned that the...
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Are you interested in playing cricket for Australia? The opportunity to wear The Baggy Green may have receded into the distance, but there is still hope. The Australian Lawyers' Cricket Council has...
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Members not taking part in the PILCH Walk For Justice may consider attending the 2010 Law Week Breakfast on Monday, 17 May 2010 between 7.30am and 8.45am at the Wesley Centre, 220 Pitt Street Sydney....
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The following cases will be published in a forthcoming volume of NSWLR: State of New South Wales v Corby [2010] NSWCA 27 Habib v Nationwide News Pty Ltd [2010] NSWCA 34 Dayeian v Davidson [2010]...
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All New South Wales barristers' practising certificates expire on 30 June 2010. A new PC must be issued before a barrister may practise on and from 1 July 2010. Renewal forms were sent in today's...
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Barristers taking part in the Sydney Morning Herald Half Marathon have taken delivery of their team shirts ahead of this Sunday's 21.1km race. Taking part will be: Arthur Moses SC,...
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The next lecture in the series 'Constituting Law: Lawâs Dependence on Social Values' will be presented by Professor Gillian Triggs (University of Sydney) and the Hon Justice J Basten tonight, 11...
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The president of the New South Wales Bar Association, Tom Bathurst QC, has expressed his deep regret at news of the death of the Hon Jeff Shaw QC, former New South Wales attorney general and justice...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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The Law Council has criticised the Australian Governmentâs delayed and limited response to a Senate Committeeâs report on the effectiveness of the Sex Discrimination Act. In 2008, the...
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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...
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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...
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Minister for Finance Michael Daley today announced a "drastic" $266 million reduction in the� WorkCover Schemeâs deficit. Mr Daley said that he was also pleased to announce that "[f]ewer...
Read more >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.
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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...
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