Inbrief

Annual John Marsden Lecture (ADVERTISEMENT)

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NSW Council for Civil Liberties invites members to the annual John Marsden Lecture on Tuesday, 9 November, 2010 commencing at 6:30pm at the Grand Lodge Room, Sydney Masonic Centre, 66 Goulburn...

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2010 Pink Ribbon Breakfast

Philanthropy

The NSW Bar Association Pink Ribbon Breakfast is returning in 2010, bigger and better than ever. The breakfast is on **Friday, 15 October **and will be held in Silks Coffee Lounge, 170...

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NSW Government to legislate for permanent injecting room

The Premier has announced that� the NSW Government will remove the 'trial status' of the Medically Supervised Injecting Centre and formalise the facility. Legislation to be introduced during the...

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The Contribution of Women to Environmental Law in Australia - 29 September, 5.30pm

The Women Lawyers Association invites all members to an evening of networking with colleagues� to hear guest speaker� the Hon� Justice Rachel Pepper of the Land and Environment Court...

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Administrative arrangement orders

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Governor-General Quentin Bryce has issued an Administrative Arrangements Order listing the schedule of legislation falling under the administration of each minister and the matters dealt with by...

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Criminal Defence Lawyers Association Annual Dinner (ADVERTISEMENT)

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The NSW Criminal Defence Lawyers Association cordially invites you to their Annual Dinner on Friday, 1 October at 6.30pm. The dinner will be held at Dockside, The Balcony level, Cockle Bay Wharf....

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Web watch: piracy trials online

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In June 2010 the Rotterdam District Court sentenced a group of Somali pirates to five years in prison for hijacking a cargo ship registered in the Netherlands Antilles. The five men were arrested by...

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NSW Bar Football team overcomes all challengers

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The New South Wales Bar team was rampant at the inaugural Tri-State Bar Football Competition, held on Saturday, 11 September at St Andrews Oval. The NSW Bar maintained its grip on the Suncorp Cup,...

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Barristers, Bonobos and charity in the Heart of Darkness

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Philanthropy

One of the many examples of philanthropy at the New South Wales Bar will be recognised tomorrow night on the ABCTV current affairs programme, Foreign Correspondent. In 2005, 2006 and...

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Crime (still) not out of control

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The NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research has published the June quarterly update of Recorded Crime Statistics. The report found that in the 24 months to June 2010, 12 of the 17 major...

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@LCA: the newsletter of the Law Council

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The August-September 2010 issue of the Law Council's newsletter, @theLCA, is now available online. This edition features stories on the federal election, asylum-seeker policy, the 3rd National Access...

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Legislation to note: amendments to the Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005

The Uniform Rules Committee has approved amendments to the Uniform Civil Procedure Rules, (Amendment No 35) and (Amendment No 36), which **take effect today, 10 September 2010. **** **

10 September...

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Appointment of two new magistrates

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David Day and Caleb Franklin have been appointed as magistrates of the Local Court of New South Wales. They will be sworn in on 11 October 2010. In Brief will provide further details of the...

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The Sydney Juris Doctor (JD) (ADVERTISEMENT)

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Sydney Law School is introducing a Juris Doctor (JD) as its graduate entry law degree from 2011. The Sydney JD will have an unrivalled international focus, where graduates will receive a...

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Be part of the Great Bar Blood Drive

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The Red Cross Blood Service's Elizabeth Street Donor Centre needs to collect more than 80 blood donations every day. The Health, Sport and Recreation Committee has organised a Blood Drive for...

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Home detention under-used, says auditor-general

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Auditor-General Peter Achterstraat today released his report on home detention in NSW. He found that home detention is "tough on offenders [and] cheaper than fulltime prison".

Paradoxically, though,...

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BOCSAR seminar: Respecting "Terrorists" in a Jury Trial

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The Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research will host a seminar by Professor David Tait from the Justice Research Group, University of Western Sydney, on "Respecting 'terrorists' in a jury trial: how...

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The Boot and Bar Festival

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The first Tri-State Bar Football Competition will take place **tomorrow, 11 September 2010 **from 1.00pm at St Andrews Oval, University of Sydney. Presentations will follow in the Grandstand Bar from...

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Reminder: applications for deputy senior public defender close tomorrow

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Attorney General John Hatzistergos is seeking expressions of interest from qualified persons for appointment as a deputy senior public defender under the Public Defenders Act 1995 for a fixed term of...

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BOCSAR research finds no correlation between crime and Kings Cross injecting centre

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The NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research has published the results of its study into the incidence of robbery, property crime and drug offences in the vicinity of King Cross's Medically...

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