Inbrief

Tom Bathurst QC will be recommended as the next chief justice

Attorney General Greg Smith SC today announced that he would be recommending to Her Excellency Governor Marie Bashir, the appointment of Tom Bathurst QC as the next chief justice of New South Wales....

Giving unto Caesar what is Caesar's: limits of the State's power in Western culture (ADVERTISEMENT)

Members are invited to the third talk in the "Living Under Two Laws At Once " series exploring Western culture's desire to challenge the status quo and have an open and diverse society. Thursday 19...

LCA and Malaysian Bar express concerns about refugee agreement with Malaysia

The Law Council of Australia is concerned with the implications of the recently announced agreement between the Commonwealth Government and Malaysia to exchange asylum seekers for refugees. Law...

Coming up in CPD: New Barristers Committee Cross Examination Workshop

Over the next month, the New Barristers Committee will be conducting a workshop program for juniors to further hone their advocacy skills. The (free) Cross-Examination of Lay Witness workshop will be...

Attorney-General introduces amendments to the Acts Interpretation Act 1901

The Commonwealth Attorney-General, the Hon Robert McClelland MP, today introduced the Acts Interpretation Amendment Bill 2011 into Federal Parliament. The amendments arise out of a comprehensive...

TONIGHT: Preparation and Presentation of Argument in Appeals

Tonight, the Hon J. E. Ellis AM and the Hon Justice Peter Rose will be presenting the first seminar of two organised by� the Family Law Committee of the New South Wales Bar Association. A second...

Papers to note: NSWLRC consultation paper on security for costs

The NSW Law Reform Commission has released_ Consultation Paper 13: Security for Costs and Associated Costs Orders_. Of particular concern to the commission are costs orders in cases that raise public...

Bar News Winter 2011 is out now

The�Winter 2011 edition of Bar News�should be�landing in mailboxes by now.�This�is the�criminal law special edition, with�feature articles on circumstantial...

Law Council says Budget ignores legal assistance sector

The Law Council of Australia has expressed disappointment at the Australian Government’s failure to do more in this year’s Budget to improve access to legal services for economically and...

Constitutional reform in the twenty-first century (ADVERTISEMENT)

Join Sydney Law School in celebrating the launch of its Constitutional Reform Unit, dedicated to researching and advising on proposals for constitutional change in Australia. The launch will take...

NSW Law Reports available online

NSWLR Volume 76, Parts 4 and 5 are 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

**11 May 2011 **

TOMORROW: Preparation and Presentation of Argument in Appeals

Tomorrow, the Hon J. E. Ellis AM and the Hon Justice Peter Rose will be presenting the first seminar of two organised by� the Family Law Committee of the New South Wales Bar Association. A...

New insights into the life and career of CEW Bean, barrister, war correspondent and historian

On a further historical note, Geoff Lindsay SC has published an informative paper on the famous Australian war correspondent and historian Charles Edwin Woodrow Bean (1879-1968). Lindsay SC has shed...

Webwatch: 80 years of history added to Commonwealth Hansards

The Commonwealth Parliament's online Hansard collection has been complemented following the completion of major digitisation project. More than 600,000 pages of transcripts have been added, covering...

Practising certificate renewals update number 1

All New South Wales barristers' practising certificates expire on 30 June 2011. A new practising certificate has to have been ISSUED before a barrister may practise on and from 1 July 2011. All...

Vale Keith (Barney) Edward Walsh AM RFD ED (1920 - 2011)

A funeral service will be held for Keith Walsh AM RFD ED on Friday, 13 May 2011 at Palmdale Memorial Cemetery, Palmdale Road, Ourimbah at 10.30 am.

10 May 2011�

Papers to note: Gender and the intergenerational transfer of criminal tendencies

A study released by the Australian Institute of Criminology (AIC) highlights the increased likelihood of the transfer of criminal tendencies of parents engaged in crime to their children. The study,...

Thursday Breakfast CPD talk series - Living Under Two Laws at Once (ADVERTISEMENT)

Members are invited to the second talk in the "Living Under Two Laws At Once " series exploring Western culture's desire to challenge the status quo and have an open and diverse society. Thursday 12...

NSWLRC review of compensation to relatives - submissions due on 17 June

The New South Wales Law Reform Commission has released Consultation Paper 14, Compensation to Relatives. Its purpose is to consider the law that relates to the provision of damages to the relatives...

NSW Criminal Court Statistics 2010

The workload of the criminal courts in New South Wales has declined, and the vast majority of people charged with criminal offences in 2010 were convicted of at least one offence according to the...

Lawyers

As the mercury falls and the days get shorter, the one upside is that the time has come to turn your minds to the snowy peaks of Thredbo, the Keller and another fantastic Lawyers' Ski and Snowboard...

WLA panel discussion on coming to the NSW Bar

The Women Lawyers Association of New South Wales invites members to a panel discussion on "Law as a Career - Coming to the Bar" on Wednesday, 18 May 2011 at 5.30pm to 7.30pm in Martin Place Chambers,...

Attention Half Marathon runners!

Philanthropy

The Sydney Morning Herald Half Marathon is fast approaching – next Sunday, 16 May 2011 starting at 6:45 am!� Please see the map of the race course and note the following...

Join the Bar Knitting Group

Ever wanted to knit your own royal wedding or win a ribbon at the Royal Easter Show? Ever wanted to learn how to knit but were afraid to ask? Well, look no more.� The Health Sport and Recreation...

3rd Annual Native Title Law Summit 2011 (ADVERTISEMENT)

Members are invited to the 3rd Annual Native Title Law Summit 2011. Titled "Managing indigenous relationships. Legislation, policy and legal updates", it will be held on 13-14 July 2011, at the...