Inbrief

TONIGHT: Satisfaction as a Jurisdictional Fact

Tonight, in a session chaired by Neil Williams SC, Theresa Baw and James Hutton will be exploring the implications of the recent discussion of jurisdictional facts by the High Court in Minister for...

Law Council releases discussion paper on constitutional recognition of Indigenous Australians

The Law Council today released a discussion paper outlining options for Constitutional reform, to recognise Indigenous Australians. View the Law Council's media release.

7 April 2011

@LCA: the monthly newsletter of the Law Council

The March/April 2011 issue of the Law Council's newsletter, @LCA, is now available. This edition features: a President's Message; a Q and A on the National Legal Profession Project; the Law Council's...

Practising certificate renewals: Update #1

�All New South Wales barristers' practising certificates expire on 30 June 2011.� A new practising certificate has to have been ISSUED before a barrister may practise on and from 1 July...

Judges wanted for the UNSW Law Society Client Interviewing Competition

The University of New South Wales Law Society Client Interviewing Competition is currently looking for volunteer judges. Judging involves observing and scoring two teams in separate simulated...

TONIGHT: Costs in Criminal Matters

In tonight's session Russell Sweet will be discussing Costs in Criminal Matters. The seminar will be chaired by Tony Bellanto QC and will examine the circumstances in which an accused person who is...

Law Society announces key priorities under a Coalition government

The Law Society of NSW has congratulated Greg Smith SC on his appointment as the attorney general and minister for justice, and has outlined its list of priorities under a Coalition government, such...

Cases selected for reporting in the FCR

Following are the cases selected by Vic Kline for publishing in FCR:

Sogo Duty Free Pty Ltd v Federal Commissioner of Taxation _[2011] FCAFC 36 _Gray v Sirtex Medical Ltd _[2011] FCAFC 40 _Federal...

New allocation of New South Wales Acts under the O'Farrell government

Following the swearing-in of the new Executive Council and ministers, Lt Governor James Spigelman AC has approved the Allocation of the Administration of Acts 2011 (No 2—General Allocation) and...

This week in CPD

On Tuesday 5 April, Russell Sweet will be presenting a seminar on Costs in Criminal Matters. The session will be chaired by Tony Bellanto QC. The seminar will examine the circumstances in which an...

Printed New South Wales statutes

The New South Wales Government no longer does reprints of acts or regulations. Current acts and regulations may be ordered 'on demand'� and via mail order from a company called Salmat.�...

More research to challenge the "lock 'em up and throw away the key" mentality

Last month In Brief reported on the results of groundbreaking Australian Institute of Criminology study of public views on sentencing in Tasmania. Further good news has emerged from Melbourne, where...

Portrait of Sir Kenneth Jacobs

The Bar Association has commissioned a portrait of Sir Kenneth Jacobs to be donated to the Supreme Court of New South Wales and displayed in the President’s Court on Level 12 of the Law Courts...