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Watts v Bendigo & Adelaide Bank Ltd (No 3)_ [2011] FCA 186 Defence Force Retirement and Death Benefits Authority v Mathews [2011]...
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Tom Bathurst QC will be sworn in as chief justice of New South Wales at a ceremonial sitting of the Supreme Court on Wednesday, 1 June 2011 at 9.30am in the Banco Court. Barristers are to wear robes...
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TUESDAY 24 May - Cross Examination of Lay Witness The Hon Justice Harrison and Robert Stitt QC will present this CPD seminar on âCross Examination of Lay Witness'. The seminar will be of...
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The annual Advanced Advocacy Course, held at Keble College, Oxford, will take place between Monday, 29 August and Saturday, 3 September 2011. It has been described as perhaps the worldâs most...
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Attorney-General Robert McClelland and President of the Law Council of Australia Alexander Ward launched a new initiative aimed at attracting more lawyers to work in rural, regional and remote areas....
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The minister for small business, Senator the Hon Nick Sherry, has released for comment an options paper on the resolution of small business (business-to-business) disputes. All information (including...
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Next week is the start of the fourth annual Cross Examination Workshop. The workshop has been organised by the New Barristers Committee as part of its commitment to providing CPD seminars for members...
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Photos from the 2012 Bench and Bar Dinner are now available for purchase from the web site of Murray Harris Photography. Click on 'Client viewing' | Bench and Bar Dinner 2012. Enter the password,...
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Members are invited to an afternoon of interesting discussion to celebrate the 15th anniversary of the founding of Pave the Way for Peace. Talks will be held in the Waratah Room, Parliament House...
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The next meeting of the Bar Book Club will be held on Wednesday, 15 June. The book is The code of the Woosters by P G Wodehouse. Those with no time to read may prefer the DVD series_ Jeeves and...
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A major redevelopment of the John Maddison Tower (JMT) court complex will begin today, with NSW Attorney General Greg Smith SC announcing details of a $4.34 million contract for stage one of the...
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The Australian Construction Law Discussion Group invites members to attend a seminar on "Case Management of Construction Matters in the District Court", to be held on Tuesday, 31 May 2011 at 6.00pm...
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The following cases will be published in a forthcoming volume of NSWLR: Zhang v Zemin [2010] NSWCA 255 Roads & Traffic Authority of NSW v McDonald [2010] NSWCA 236 Barlow v The Queen [2010] NSWCCA...
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A new five-part documentary series which takes an in-depth look at the criminal justice system will premiere on ABC 1 on Thursday, June 2 at 8.30pm. On Trial was filmed in the District Court of New...
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In Brief reported in April that Steven Berveling, of Martin Place Chambers, is part of the 4âperson team Team4HIV Hope, the first ever team with HIV+�riders and crew to compete in the Race...
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Victorian barristers have increased their pro bono work by 36 per cent, compared to the previous 12 month period, according to the latest data released at the annual Victorian Bar Pro Bono Awards....
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Tom Bathurst QC has resigned as president following his appointment as chief justice of New South Wales. Consequently, the Bar Council held an extra-ordinary meeting on 17 May to elect a new...
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President Tom Bathurst QC was a guest on ABC 702 with Deborah Cameron this morning. He responded to questions about access to justice, media coverage of court proceedings, and the role of...
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The Queensland Government has published its Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Justice Strategy 2011-2014, a three year program to reduce Indigenous offending and re-offending. To be effective,...
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Members are invited to attend a presentation on the Federal Court Rules 2011, which will come into effect on 1 August 2011. The session will be presented by Justice Lander, convenor of the Rules...
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Tony Cunneen, legal historian and contributor to_ Bar News_, is working on his next project, that being barristers in the Second World War. Last year, with help from In Brief readers, Tony compiled...
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$245,450 per annum plus Conveyance Allowance of $15,840 per annum
The Hon Greg Smith SC MP, attorney general of New South Wales, is seeking expressions of interest from qualified persons for...
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MONDAY 23 & TUESDAY 24 May - Cross Examination Workshop
This week marks the start of the [Cross Examination Workshop][1] organised by the New Barristers Committee as part of its commitment to...
Read more >The Law Council of Australia and the Law Society of New South Wales have congratulated Tom Bathurst QC on his appointment as New South Wales Chief Justice.
**13 May 2011 **
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On 10 May 2011 Chief Justice J J Spigelman AC re-issued Practice Note SC Eq 4 - Corporations List. It will commence on 1 June 2011.� It replaces the former practice note issued 5 November 2010....
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