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Law Courts building refurbishments - changes to access arrangements

Law Courts Limited have notified the Association of changes in access arrangements to the Queens Square Law Courts Building as a result of the ongoing refurbishments. Due to the refurbishment of the...

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Positions vacant: Deputy Presidents, Administrative Appeals Tribunal

The Commonwealth Government is currently seeking applications for part-time Deputy Presidents of the Administrative Decisions Tribunal with taxation expertise (two in NSW and one in Victoria). The...

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Memorial service for Alec Shand QC (1929-2011)

A Memorial Service will be held for Alec Shand QC at St James Anglican Church, Phillip Street, Sydney on Thursday 21 July, 2011, at 3.30 p.m.

20 July 2011

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Next Week in CPD

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Tuesday 26 July: Managing Life and Finances at the Bar Seminar to be presented by the Hon Justice Pembroke and chaired by Sam Adair. Please refer to the flyer for further details.

Wednesday 27 July:...

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Accreditation and re-accreditation of mediators in 2011

Applications for accreditation, re-accreditation of mediators under the National Standards and for selection to the bar’s list of mediators for the Supreme Court for 2012-2013�...

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Federal Magistrates Court Amendment Rules 2011 (No. 1)

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As a result of amendments to the Federal Magistrates Court Rules, two Family Court of Australia forms have been amended to become shared forms with the Federal Magistrates Court. These forms are...

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Bar Book Club meets tomorrow

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Wellbeing

The next meeting of the Bar Book Club will be tomorrow, 16 August at 6pm in the library. The book is Five days in London, May 1940 by John Lukacs. 15 August 2011

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Update on Implementation of new Federal Court Rules

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The Federal Court Rules 2011 will commence on 1 August 2011. In order to give legal practitioners and publishers an opportunity to become familiar with the Rules before they commence, a copy of these...

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Diarise for next month: Writing Arbitral Awards

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On Wednesday the 3 August 2001, Peter Callaghan SC and Mark Dempsey SC will be presenting a seminar on arbitral award writing. This is the third in a series of Commercial Arbitration Act seminars of...

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International Bar Association launches its Justice for Burma Campaign

The International Bar Association’s Human Rights Institute has launched the Justice for Burma Campaign to mobilise support among the world’s legal profession for a United Nations Commission...

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Distinguished Speakers Program: David Bennett AC QC on life at the bar

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In the next instalment of the Sydney Law School's Distinguished Speakers Program 2011, Dr David Bennett AC QC will discuss "Life at the bar" on** Thursday, 4 August 2011 between 6.00pm and 7.00pm....

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Diarise for next month: Successful Speakers Series - Helen Conway

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Ms Helen Conway was recently appointed as� Director of the Workplace Gender Equity Agency. She was formerly General Counsel for Caltex and prior to that a partner in a large law firm and a...

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Attorney-General McClelland and Law Council of Australia launch South Pacific initiatives

The Commonwealth Attorney General, the Hon Robert McClelland MP, and the President of the Law Council of Australia, Alexander Ward, today launched the South Pacific Lawyers Association, a new...

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New NSW Barristers Rules to take effect on 8 August 2011

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Following extensive public and professional consultation, the Council of the New South Wales Bar Association has approved the introduction of new New South Wales Barristers’ Rules to reflect the...

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Vale Alec Shand QC (1929-2011)

Alec Shand QC died last night. Details of the funeral ceremony will be provided as soon as they become available.

8 July 2011

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Federal Court to host video broadcast of AMTAC Annual Address

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On Thursday, 21 July 2011 the Federal Court will videocast the Australian Maritime and Transport Arbitration Commission's 2011 annual address. Mr Peter Mannion, general manager of operations at Rio...

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Civil Dispute Resolution Act 2011 (Cth)

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Attorney-General Robert McClelland has announced that the substantive provisions of the Civil Dispute Resolution Act 2011 _(Cth)� will commence by proclamation� on 1 August 2011. The _Civil...

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Final reminder: 2011 Common Law Cocktail Party is this Friday

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It was on 26 August 1928 that Mrs May Donoghue drank ginger beer from a tumbler which, it was claimed, contained the remains of a decomposed snail. To mark the occasion of the 83rd anniversary of...

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