Inbrief

New South Wales Women Lawyers Achievement Awards

The Women Lawyers’ Association of New South Wales (WLANSW) nominations for their 2011 New South Wales Women Lawyers Achievement Awards will close on the 31 July 2011. Download a nomination form....

Changes to the Migration Act character test

Changes to the Migration Act that toughen the penalties for criminal behaviour in immigration detention have been passed by the Australian Parliament. Under the Migration Amendment (Strengthening the...

Changes to WorkCover’s Vocational Rehabilitation Programs

NSW Minister for Finance and Services, Greg Pearce announced today that the NSW Government had introduced changes to WorkCover’s Vocational Rehabilitation Programs that simplify the process for...

Office of Fair Work Ombudsman is now briefing

The Office of the Fair Work Ombudsman (FWO) is seeking expressions of interest from barristers with diverse areas of practice, who wish to accept FWO briefs. The functions of the FWO include the...

NSW Law Reports available online

NSWLR Volume 77, Part 1 is now available to online and print subscribers. For a list of cases in the part, and other NSWLR parts and volumes, go to www.nswlr.com.au/reports

**5 July 2011 **

Increased penalties for motor vehicle offences

The _Roads Amendment (Penalty Notice Offences) Regulation 2011 _and the Road Transport Legislation Amendment (Penalty Levels and Fees) Regulation 2011 have been published on the Legislation NSW web...

Legislation to note: Civil Dispute Resolution Act 2011 (Cth)

Parts 2 to 5 of the Civil Dispute Resolution Act 2011 (Cth) have been proclaimed to commence on 1 August 2011. Last month the Bar Association's ADR Committee published a schedule setting out the main...

Inaugural RP Meagher Lecture - Varieties of Judicial Method in the Late Twentieth Century (ADVERTISEMENT)

The Honourable Justice JD Heydon AC will deliver the inaugural R P Meagher Lecture, entitled "Varieties of Judicial Method in the late 20th Century" on **Thursday, 18 August **in the Banco Court of...

Vale Warwick Stanley Johnson (1921-2011)

Warwick Johnson, formerly of Queens Square Chambers, died on 30 June 2011.

**4 July 2011 **

Towards National Work Health Reforms

The Law Council's Federal Litigation Section will host a seminar titled: "Towards National Work Health Reforms", to be held on Wednesday, 20 July 2011 between 4.30pm and 7.00pm at the College of Law,...

Lifetime Care & Support Authority newsletter

The Lifetime Care & Support Authority publishes a newsletter, LTCS E-News. Issue 56 is now available and has articles on: the number of participants in the fifth year of the scheme; new draft LTCS...

This Month in CPD

13 July: Appellate Advocacy Series - Writing for the Court (Over 8s) Seminar to be jointly presented by the Hon Justice J L B Allsop, President of the Court of Appeal and The Hon Justice M J Beazley...

Vale Roderick P Meagher AO QC (1932-2011)

A funeral for the Hon Roderick P Meagher AO QC will be held tomorrow**, 8 July 2011 at 11.00am** in St Mary's Cathedral.

7 July 2011

New scale of allowances to witnesses takes effect today

Attorney General Greg Smith SC has approved the repeal of the scale of allowances to witnesses attending (1) criminal trials at the Supreme Court and the District Court, and (2) local courts, the...

Synthetic cannabis banned in NSW

Attorney General Greg Smith SC today warned retailers and consumers about the New South Wales Government’s decision to ban a number of synthetic cannabinoids, with the law to come into full...

Increased allowances for jurors

The New South Wales Government has gazetted the Jury Amendment (Attendance and Refreshment Allowances) Regulation 2011, to increase the attendance allowances that are payable for attendance for jury...

Final reminder - applications for appointment as senior counsel 2011 close tomorrow

President Bernard Coles QC invites applications for appointment as senior counsel for 2011.� The deadline for applications is Friday, 29 July 2011 at 5.00pm. The principles governing selection...