Inbrief

"All drugs should be legalised"

Members are invited to a debate ,"All drugs should be legalised", on Tuesday, 10 May 2011 at 6.45 - 8.30 at the City Recital Hall in Angel Place. Speakers FOR are Nicholas Cowdery AM QC, Wendy Harmer...

Join the PILCH Walk for Justice
 


The PILCH Walk for Justice is a 5 km walk that will be held on the** first day of National Law Week, Monday, 16 May 2011.�** The walk commences at 7am at the Archibald Fountain in Hyde Park and...

Join the City Mile Dash

Cancer Council NSW introduces the City Mile Dash, a challenging lunchtime speed race and the first of its kind. On Friday, 17 June, 2011 at 1.00pm we're challenging all men and women, to run, jog, or...

The Janet Coombs Lunch for New Female Barristers

The Women Lawyers Association of NSW and the Women Barristers Forum invite members of the NSW Bar Association to join them at a luncheon to welcome new women readers on** Friday, 20 May 2011,...

NSW Government to simplify corporate fault laws

The New South Wales Government has introduced the Miscellaneous Acts Amendment (Directors' Liability) Bill 2011 in the Legislative Assembly. The object of this bill, as provided by the explanatory...

Attorney General's Review of the Defamation Act 2005

The Bar Association has made a submission to the NSW Department of Justice and Attorney General's review of the Defamation Act 2005.

**4 May 2011 **

NSW to introduce legislation for national workplace safety laws

New South Wales will be the first state to pass national harmonised workplace safety laws. Minister for Finance & Services Greg Pearce noted in his media release that "only the regulators will be...

Victorian Bar calls for fair go for legal aid in federal budget

The Victorian Bar and the Law Institute of Victoria say Australia’s most disadvantaged are missing out on fair access to justice and have called on the Australian Government to address the legal...

Cases selected for reporting in NSWLR by the editor, Bret Walker SC

The following cases will be published in a forthcoming volume of NSWLR: Constable Redman v Willcocks _[2010] NSWSC 1268 _Perpetual Trustees Victoria Ltd v Monas [2010] NSWSC 1156 Gilgandra Marketing...

Vale Paul Brazier (1953-2011)

Paul Brazier, barrister, died on Wednesday, 27 April 2011. The Requiem Mass will be held at St Mary’s Catholic Cathedral, Sydney at **10am on Monday, 9 May 2011.� **The Requiem Mass will be...

This Month in CPD

This month, the Family Law Committee of the New South Wales Bar Association will be hosting two seminars drawn from the very well received Family Law Advocacy series held in 2009. The first seminar,...

Bar FC strikes a blow for mortgagors

NSW Bar FC recorded its first win of the DSL season with a convincing 2-0 win over Reserve Bank "C". Not long after the game, the RBA board decided to keep interest rates on hold. In what could only...

Ambassador Jeffrey Bleich to deliver AHRC annual lecture

Members are invited to The Australian Human Rights Centre's Annual Public Lecture on Tuesday, 10 May 2011 at 6.00pm (for 6.30pm start), to be delivered this year by United States Ambassador Jeffrey...

Bar Association Tax Conference: call for papers

The New South Wales Bar Association will hold a conference on tax law in July / August 2011 and is calling for papers. Expressions of interest should be sent to the director of professional...

A review of judicial review

The Administrative Review Council has invited comment on the operation of judicial review across the federal administrative law system. Information on the consultation paper, including how to make a...

The Future of Private International Law in Australia

Globalisation has broadened opportunities for Australians to travel and for businesses to trade and engage in cross-border ventures. One result is a growth in the number of disputes before Australian...

Vic Bar to change silk appointment process

The Victorian Bar is set to change its senior counsel appointment process in 2012, with the role moving from the chief justice of Victoria to a bar-based system. Models for the new process will be...

15 Bobber: her Hon Judge Elizabeth Olsson SC

Collegiality

The 15 Bobber to celebrate the appointment of her Hon Judge Elizabeth Olsson SC to the District Court of NSW, will be held on Friday, 3 June 2011. Speaking for Judge Olsson will be...