The Law Society has issued an urgent request for gowns and wigs (four of each), to be used in the grand final of the Inter-School Mock Trial, which will be held on 1 December 2010 at the Wesley...
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At the annual general meeting of the Bar Association of Queensland held on 23 November, Mr Richard Douglas SC was re-elected as president and Mr Roger Traves SC was re-elected vice-president. View...
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The Australian and NSW Law Reform Commissions were asked in 2009 to examine the interaction of Commonwealth, state and territory laws relating to family violence and child protection. The report, ...
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The following cases will be published in a forthcoming volume of NSWLR: Fenato v Chief Commissioner of State Revenue [2010] NSWCA 80 Hatfield v TCN Channel Nine Pty Ltd [2010] NSWCA 69 Bushby v...
Read more >NSWLR Volume 75, Part 5 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
**23 November 2010 **
Read more >Kathleen Trevelyan, who in 1957 became the seventh woman to be admitted to the New South Wales Bar, has died. A funeral will be held at the Northern Suburbs Crematorium at 1.30pm on Friday, 26...
Read more >The Federal Magistrates Court has announced changes to its subpoena forms and notice of request to inspect.
**22 November 2010 **
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Legal Aid NSW is expanding the Regional Outreach Clinic Program to six additional rural, regional and remote areas in NSW. Expressions of interest are invited from practitioners wanting to...
Read more >Anthony Lo Surdo (12 Wentworth Selborne Chambers) will be the Bar Associationâs representative to co-adjudicate the Law Society Inter-School Mock Trial Grand Final on 1 December 2010 at the...
Read more >The 17th Commonwealth Law Conference will take place in Hyderabad from 5 - 9 February 2011 and it is anticipated that over 1,000 lawyers, judges, and legal academics from 54 Commonwealth countries...
Read more >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, 20 December 2011. The Hon Susan Crennan Cup will be awarded to...
Read more >At a Bar Council meeting on 18 November 2010, the following were elected as office bearers of the Bar Association for 2011: President: Tom Bathurst QC Senior Vice-President: **Bernard...
Read more >The Australasian Council for Women and Policing is calling for papers for the Seventh Australasian Women and Policing Conference: Making it happen in the community. The conference will be held at the...
Read more >The Bench & Bar v Solicitors Golf Day will again be held at Elanora on Monday, 17 January 2011. Further details will be provided closer to that date. **17 November 2010 **
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The Bar Association will be unable to process applications for identity cards over the 2010-11 Christmas holiday season, due to the planned refurbishment of its premises. Members who wish to apply...
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The following cases will be published in a forthcoming volume of NSWLR: ABB Service Pty Ltd v Pyrmont Light Rail Company Ltd _[2010] NSWSC 831 _Chase Oyster Bar v Hamo Industries [2010] NSWCA 190...
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Attorney General John Hatzistergos has flagged amendments to laws relating to sexual assault communications privilege, which will, among other things, also extend the protection of privilege to...
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Places are still available at the Bar Association's Sydney CPD conference, which will be held at** **the Sofitel Wentworth Sydney on Saturday, 26 March. The conference will run from 8.00am to 6.20pm...
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Legal Aid NSW is planning to implement two specialist panels of barristers, one for complex criminal law matters and one for criminal appellate matters. The panels will be open to junior counsel...
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Pursuant to Rule 11.8.3 of the Bar Association Constitution, the following were elected to the 2011 Bar Council.
Declaration of Bar Council Ballott 2011
Election count� | Tally of Ballot...
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On 6 November 2010 Nicholas Cowdery AM QC delivered an address titled, "Rule of Law and A Director of Public Prosecutions" at the 2010 Rule of Law in Australia Conference. In his speech, the DPP...
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The Great Bar Boat Race will be held on Monday, 20 December 2010. Avoid the late fee by lodging your entry **by COB tomorrow, Friday, 10 December. **The starting line is in the vicinity of Shark...
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Today the High Court held in Plaintiff M61/2010E; Plaintiff M69 v Commonwealth of Australia that two Sri Lankan citizens who arrived at Christmas Island claiming refugee status were also denied...
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Following the successful fundraising dinner at Parliament House in August, a BBQ will be held on 25 November 2010 to further lift the spirits of the Martin Place homeless. Serving will...
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The Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP) invites you to an address by Justice Joseph Campbell on "Should the "rule in Hastings-Bass" be followed in Australia? - Trustees' Duty to Enquire...
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