Inbrief

Allsop P to deliver the Annual International Law Association Address

The Honourable Justice James Allsop, president of the New South Wales Court of Appeal, will deliver the Annual International Law Association Address, "Regional dispute resolution structures: Is there...

Appointments to note

Attorney General Greg Smith SC has announced�four new judicial appointments.

The�Honourable Justice Barrett has been appointed as a judge of appeal, effective 25 January 2012.

Refurbishment of Queens Square Law Courts Building

The refurbishment of the ground floor lobby in the Queens Square Law Courts Building is progressing on schedule.�Access to Level 4 (Supreme Court Criminal Registry) is now by lift only....

TONIGHT: Comparative Constitutional Law - Final Courts Round-up 2011

This seminar will provide an outline of recent constitutional developments in three jurisdictions – the United Kingdom, New Zealand and Canada – that are of key interest to Australian...

ALPHA Christmas drinks

Members are invited�to attend the Australian Lawyers Phil-Hellenic Association Christmas drinks at the common room of Edmund Barton Chambers, Level 44 MLC Centre Sydney on Thursday, 8 December...

The Great Bar Boat Race

In�Brief has been�advised that, due to a�variety of factors, the Great Bar Boat Race will not be taking place this year.�However, it has been suggested by those involved in the...

Victorian Government publishes sentencing survey data

The Victorian Coalition Government has�published the results of its MyViews Sentencing Survey, in which more than 18,500 Victorians took part. Learn more >

5 December 2011

Appointments to note: David Re

In September 2011 barrister David Re took up an appointment as a Trial Chamber judge at the�Special Tribunal for Lebanon, based in The Hague. The STL's�primary mandate is to hold trials for...

Papers to note: new Supreme Court practice note

The Chief Justice T F Bathurst�issued Practice Note SC GEN 18 on 1 December 2011. It** takes effect on 3 January 2012.**�It details procedure in relation to subpoenas and the production of...

The public defenders have moved

Public Defenders Chambers has moved to 23/1 Oxford Street, Darlinghurst,�NSW 2010, DX 11545 Sydney Downtown. Telephone: 9268 3111, Fax: 9268 3168.

**23 January�2012 **

Vale Mahla Pearlman AO (1937-2011)

The Hon Mahla Pearlman AO, first female president of the Law Society of NSW�and chief judge of the Land and Environment Court from 1992 until 2003, died this morning. A funeral will be held this...

Bar Association office closure during Christmas holiday season

The Bar Association office will close for the Christmas holiday season at 12.00 noon tomorrow, Friday, 21 December 2012. The association will re-open for business on Wednesday, 2 January 2013. Office...

Further Dates for your Diary: NSW Bar Association 2012 Personal Injury Conference

The 2012 Personal Injury Conference will be held at the Westin Hotel, Sydney on 3 March 2012. Speakers include The Honourable Justice Peter Garling RFD, Barry Toomey QC and Andrew Morrison RFD SC.