Inbrief

This week in CPD

Commercial Arbitration Act: On Tuesday 19 April and Wednesday 20 April, in a two-part seminar, Peter Callaghan SC and Ian Bailey SC will be presenting sessions on the Commercial Arbitration Act. Both...

Meet Greg Matthews at the Team4HIV Hope fundraiser

Steven Berveling, of Martin Place Chambers, is part of the 4‑person team Team4HIV Hope, the first ever team with HIV+�riders and crew to compete in the Race Across America in June...

Treasury releases discussion paper on privilege in relation to tax advice

Assistant Treasurer Bill Shorten today released a discussion paper titled Privilege in Relation to Tax Advice. In 2007 the Australian Law Reform Commission conducted an inquiry into the operation of...

UCPR amendments commence today

The Uniform Rule Committee has approved the Uniform Civil Procedure Rules (Amendment No 43) 2011. The object of these Rules is to clarify that a person may apply for an order for assessed costs in...

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Vale Robert Forster (1946-2011)

The Hon Justice Robert Forster has died. A celebration of his life will be held in the Palm Chapel of Macquarie Park Crematorium, corner of Plassey and Delhi Roads, North Ryde on Saturday, 16 April...

Law Council backs the ALRC

The Law Council of Australia has backed calls by the Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs References Committee for the reversal of funding cuts to the Australian Law Reform Commission (ALRC). Law...

Amendments to approved Uniform Civil Procedure forms

The Uniform Rules Committee has approved amendments to a number of approved forms.� The up-dated forms may be found on the UCPR website.

**13 April 2011 **

Farewell Speech by Chief Justice Spigelman

A formal ceremony to mark the retirement of the Chief Justice James Spigelman AC was held in the Banco Court at 9.30am this morning. Read a copy of the Chief Justice's farewell speech.

**31 May 2011...

Land and Environment Court registry notice

The Land and Environment Court registry counter, located on level 4, 225 Macquarie Street will be closed from 12noon on Friday 29 April 2011 and registry services will resume at 8:30am on level 1 on...

Cases selected for reporting in NSWLR by the editor, Bret Walker SC

The following cases will be published in a forthcoming volume of NSWLR: Wilson v State Rail Authority of New South Wales [2010] NSWCA 198 Environment Protection Authority v Unomedical Pty Ltd (No 3)...

Bar Book Club meets on Wednesday, 18 May 2011

The next meeting of the Bar Book Club will be held on Wednesday, 18 May at 6.00pm in the Bar Library. The selected book is Robert McCrum's Globish: How the English Language Became the World's...

Final reminder: swearing-in ceremony for Alan Robertson SC

A ceremonial sitting will be held on Monday, 18 April 2011 for the swearing-in of Alan Robertson SC as a judge of the Federal Court of Australia. It will take place at 9.30am in Court 1, Level 21,...

Life membership for Paul Daley

Paul Daley celebrated recently his 50th anniversary as a barristers' clerk. In recognition of his "exceptional service to the Bar Association and the profession of law" the Bar Council resolved at...

Something for runners and walkers at the New South Wales Bar

Sydney Morning Herald Half-Marathon 


Attention all runners! Please join the Bar Association Team in the SMH half-marathon on Sunday, 15 May 2011!�Please see the following website for...

Next Week in CPD

Writing for the Court: The NSW Bar Association will be holding a half-day Legal Writing Workshop on Monday 18 April. The workshop, led by Professor James C Raymond, PhD, will provide practical advice...

Too little progress on Aboriginal deaths in custody

In the twenty years since the Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody released its report in 1991, 269 Aboriginal people have died in custody and the majority of the 339 recommendations...

Papers to note: Senate report on the ALRC

The Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs References Committee has tabled the report of its inquiry into the Australian Law Reform Commission. The committee recommends that the Australian...

Position vacant: DPP

The attorney general, the Hon Greg Smith SC MP, is seeking a senior lawyer for the role of director of public prosecutions for a non-renewable fixed term of up to ten years. Expressions of interest...

Paul Lynch named shadow attorney general

Opposition Leader John Robertson announced his shadow cabinet today. Paul Lynch MP is the new shadow attorney general and minister for justice.

**8 April 2011 **

NSW Bar football team kicks off its DSL season on 21 April

NSW Bar FC will play its first game in the 2011 Domain Soccer League season on Thursday, 21 April 2011 at 1.15 pm in the Domain when they take on Corrs Chambers Westgarth. Members are invited to come...

2011 Maurice Byers Address

At the lectern

The 2011 Maurice Byers Address will be delivered by the Hon James Spigelman AC on Thursday, 26 May beginning at 5.15pm�in the Bar Association Common Room. The title will be...

The Court of Appeal in a nutshell

In response to an inquiry from the Supreme Court of Japan, the New South Wales Supreme Court has prepared an outline of its appellate jurisdiction. In particular, the statistics at the end may be of...

Appointments to the Federal Court and Federal Magistrates Court

Attorney-General Robert McClelland today announced that Bernard Murphy and Alan Robertson SC have been appointed as judges of the Federal Court. In addition, Garry Foster has been appointed as a...

Cases selected for reporting in NSWLR by the editor, Bret Walker SC

The following cases will be published in a forthcoming volume of NSWLR: Habib v Nationwide News Pty Ltd [2010] NSWSC 924 New South Wales Crime Commission v Lee and Ors [2010] NSWSC 1012 New South...