Inbrief

Surrogacy amendments to the UCPR

The Surrogacy Act 2010 is due to come into force on 1 March 2011. The rules will also commence on that date. The Surrogacy Act introduces a scheme under which the Supreme Court may make orders that...

AACL 2011 programme of events

The Australian Association of Constitutional Law has released its programme of events in Sydney for 2011, which begins on Thursday, 17 February with The George Winterton Memorial Lecture, 'Pathway to...

e-filing pursuant to Rules 2.07A and 2.07B Federal Magistrates Court Rules 2001

From 12 February 2011 the Federal Magistrates Court, in conjunction with the Family Court, will extend provision for electronic filing to include the Initiating Application (family law).� The...

Moves to change civil litigation rules in Victoria

The Victorian Government has introduced the Civil Procedure and Legal Profession Amendment Bill 2011 , which will, if passed, remove the obligation on parties to follow mandatory pre-litigation...

CPD Seminar tonight: Representing Clients with Cognitive and/or Mental Health Impairments in Criminal Proceedings

******Representing Clients with Cognitive and/or Mental Health Impairments in Criminal Proceedings: **Thursday 24 March, presented by Dan Howard SC (Management strand, download a flyer)

This seminar...

2010 Australian Government - Rio Tinto NTRB scholarships

The Australian Government and Rio Tinto are again offering two scholarships to lawyers who are currently working, or interested in working, at Native Title Representative Bodies (NTRBs) or Native...

Legal Aid NSW specialist barrister panel – UPDATED CLOSING DATE

The closing date for applications for the Legal Aid NSW Specialist Barrister Panel (Complex Criminal Law) has been** extended to 18 February 2011. **The panel is open to junior counsel only. The...

The Bar Book Club meets on 15 March

The Bar Book Club returns to its usual venue, the Bar Library, when next it meets on** Tuesday, 15 March at 6pm.** Because everyone so enjoyed The Talented Miss Highsmith, we will be reading one of...

Macquarie University Law Society Call for Adjudicators (ADVERTISEMENT)

Macquarie University Law Society cordially invites you to adjudicate Mooting and Client Interview competitions in 2011. Mooting and Client Interview competitions provide the perfect training ground...

Sentencing research shows judges not out of touch with community views

It's the man-bites-dog story of legal affairs. The Australian Institute of Criminology has published a groundbreaking study - Public Judgement on Sentencing: Final results from the Tasmanian Jury...

Review of Senior Counsel Protocol - submissions welcome

Next month The Bar Council will conduct its annual review of the Senior Counsel Protocol. Any member with a view as to how the silk appointment process could be improved is encouraged to lodge a...

Research into juror perceptions of expert evidence in criminal trials

The Bar Association's Criminal Law Committee has been approached by the lead researcher in a jury project that has the approval and support of the attorney general of New South Wales, the chief...

Bar Library Academy Awards Competition

It's one of the more eagerly awaited events at the New South Wales Bar. More colourful than Bar Council elections, but without the controversy of senior counsel selection or the complexity of Ingmar...

Members of parliament to remain exempt from jury duty

The Legislative Council's Standing Committee on Law and Justice has today tabled the report on its inquiry into the eligibility of members of parliament to serve on juries. The report makes one...

New Supreme Court Practice Note SC Eq 10 – Revenue List

This is a reminder that on 22 September 2010 Chief Justice James Spigelman AC issued Practice Note SC Eq 10 – Revenue List which commenced on 1 October 2010.� The Practice Note sets out the...

Reminder: Salvos Legal 2011 Lecture Series

Members are invited to attend the Salvos Legal 2011 Lecture Series, to be held on Saturday, 5 March 2011 at 140 Elizabeth Street, Sydney. Support the community and earn CLE points by attending this...

Sackar 15 Bobber

Collegiality

The date for the 15 Bobber to celebrate the appointment of the Hon Justice John Sackar to the Supreme Court has been changed to** Friday, 25 March 2011.** Speaking for Justice Sackar...

Legalwise Seminars March CPD Events (ADVERTISEMENT)

Join experts from different areas of law to discuss a variety of topical seminars this March. Events include decision making and judgment writing, commercial litigation update, PPS, environmental...

New South Wales: the State of Imprisonment

The NSW imprisonment rate is virtually double than of Victoria (204/100,000 of population, compared with 104/100,000 of population). Why is this so? The New South Wales Burueau of Crime Statistics...

Australian Bar Association throws support behind a national legal profession

Following the Law Council's recent expression of support for the national legal profession, the Australian Bar Association has released a media statement of its own. The president of the ABA, Peter...

Family Court six-day callover

The Family Court has given notice of an impending�six-day callover of 60 matters�during March 2011. The court will brief the profession at its next Legal Profession Liaison Meeting...

The next stage in the national profession process: "bring it on" says the LCA

The Law Council is looking forward to the Council of Australian Governments (COAG) considering the proposal put forward by its National Legal Profession Reform Taskforce and to the next stage of the...

It's an honour: member of the NSW Bar Association awarded an AO

Aziz Melick SC, member of the New South Wales Bar Association, was awarded an Officer of the Order of Australia (AO)�during the recent Australia Day Honours.�He received...

Swearing-in ceremony in the District Court

Donna Woodburne SC will be sworn in as a District Court judge on Monday, 7 February 2011 at�**9.45am **in Court 21A in the John Maddison Tower. Attorney General John Hatzistergos will speak on...

Nuit de Fete: une soiree de champagne et la cuisine Francais (ADVERTISEMENT)

The Royal North Shore Hospital invites members of the New South Wales Bar to attend Nuit de Fete, on Friday, 25 February 2011, between 6.30pm-10.00pm at the Sydney College of the Arts, Balmain Road,...