Inbrief

TONIGHT: Lists of the Supreme Court

This CPD will be presented by the registrars of the Supreme Court of NSW and will address matters of practice, courtesy and rules associated with appearing in the equity, corporations, subpoena,...

Brush up on WTO Dispute Resolution at Sydney Law School (ADVERTISEMENT)

Gain an understanding of the fundamental principles of WTO law in a second semester intensive at Sydney Law School, starting Friday, 30 September 2011. World Trade Organization - Dispute Resolution...

Sports Law Conference Gold Coast benefits Camp Quality

The organisers of the�inaugural Sports Law Conference�at the Gold Coast would like to thank participants,�who�raised $1,125 collectively�for Camp Quality, a charity that...

Notices gazetted under the Workers Compensation Act 1987 (NSW)

A�number of notices have been gazetted under the Workers Compensation Act 1987, in particular, those�concerning the indexation of WorkCover Benefits,�Indexation of Benefits Covered by...

Legislation to note: Courts and Other Legislation Further Amendment Act 2011

The Courts and Other Legislation Further Amendment Act 2011 was assented to on Tuesday, 13 September 2011.

All amendments commenced on assent except for amendment (d) outlined below which will...

Amendments to the Federal Court Rules

The_ Federal Court (Corporations) Amendment Rules 2011 (No 1)_ was registered on the Federal Register of Legislative Instruments on 13 September 2011. The Amendment Rules commenced�yesterday, 14...

TONIGHT: Arbitration Seminar 1 of 2

These seminars will provide comprehensive information about current domestic and international arbitration practice and procedures across state and federal jurisdictions. The seminars will cover...

Victorian parliamentary committee hands down report on Charter of Rights

The Victorian Parliament's�Scrutiny of Acts and Regulations Committee (SARC) has handed down its report on the first four years of operation of the Charter of Human Rights and Responsibilities...

Next meeting of the Bar Knit Group

Wellbeing

The next meeting of the Bar Knit Group will be held at the Bar Library on Wednesday, 28 September 2011 at 6.00pm. Refreshments provided. Please bring your current projects or come...

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

The following cases will be published in a forthcoming volume of NSWLR: Muldoon v Church of England Children’s Homes Burwood [2011] NSWCA 46 Arena Management Pty Ltd (Receiver & Manager...

Changes to Find A Barrister directory

The Bar Association has upgraded�its web-based directory, Find A Barrister. It now displays additional information about a member, including academic qualifications,�other language...

TONIGHT: “Taxing Matters” - Managing Your Finances & Your Tax

Tonight's seminar will be presented by Dennis Robertson of Weston, Woodley & Robertson Chartered Accountants and Consultants and chaired by Holger Sorensen. The seminar will be conducted on the topic...

JSTOR offers free access to early journal content

JSTOR is a digital archive, which�provides scholars and researchers with access to�past and current issues of more than 1,400 scholarly journals across more than 50 academic disciplines....

Draft Legal Profession National Law released for comment

Attorney General Robert McClelland�has released draft legislation, on behalf of participating jurisdictions, to facilitate the development of a national legal profession. View the AG's media...

Dinner to mark the retirement of Judge John O'Meally AM RFD

Members are invited to a dinner on Friday, 11 November 2011 at 6.00pm (for 7.00pm)�to mark the retirement of his Honour Judge John O’Meally AM RFD, president of the Dust Diseases Tribunal...

Cruel and unusual punishment - but for a worthy cause

Jo Gallagher of Samuel Griffith Chambers is running the New York City Marathon to raise funds for Amnesty International. She has been training very hard for the race on 6 November and would be very...

New South Wales Bar takes the honours north of the border

The inaugural New South Wales Bar Sports Law Conference�and the annual Bar Football “State of Origin”�were held on 10 September 2011 at the Gold Coast and the organisers wish to...

This week in CPD

TONIGHT, Monday, 12 September - New NSW Barristers' Rules (Parramatta) In conjunction with the New NSW Barristers' Rules coming into effect on the 8 August 2011, the NSW Bar Association is running a...

Arbitration seminars on 14 and 21 September

A series of two arbitration seminars to be held on 14 and 21 **September **will provide comprehensive information about current domestic and international arbitration practice and procedures across...

Amendments to the Uniform Civil Procedure Rules

Amendments 46, 47 and 48 to the Uniform Civil Procedure Rules have been published on the NSW Legislation web site and have come into effect.

The object of�amendment�no.48�is to amend...

Barristers taking part in hockey grand final

Members are invited to�support�David Pritchard SC, Andrew Scotting and other barristers in�the�Gordon-North Sydney Hockey Club, "The Legal Eagles", as they�defend their...

One day could change your life (ADVERTISEMENT)

Planning a career move or wanting to upgrade your qualifications? Postgraduate study can help you achieve your career goals. Come to the UNSW JD & Law Postgraduate Information Evening, Wednesday 21...

Summary Offences amendments commence on 30 September

The Summary Offences Amendment (Intoxicated and Disorderly Conduct) Act 2011, by proclamation, will commence on�30 September 2011.

9 September 2011

Next Week in CPD

**Monday, 12 September - New NSW Barristers' Rules (Parramatta)

**In conjunction with the New NSW Barristers' Rules coming into effect on the 8 August 2011, the NSW Bar Association is running a...

Constitutional law seminar

The Australian Association of Constitutional Law invite members to a seminar titled "Insult and Emotion, Calumny and Invective: the Constitutional Protection of Incivility in Political...