Inbrief

Position vacant: DPP

The attorney general, the Hon Greg Smith SC MP, is seeking a senior lawyer for the role of director of public prosecutions for a non-renewable fixed term of up to ten years. Expressions of interest...

Paul Lynch named shadow attorney general

Opposition Leader John Robertson announced his shadow cabinet today. Paul Lynch MP is the new shadow attorney general and minister for justice.

**8 April 2011 **

NSW Bar football team kicks off its DSL season on 21 April

NSW Bar FC will play its first game in the 2011 Domain Soccer League season on Thursday, 21 April 2011 at 1.15 pm in the Domain when they take on Corrs Chambers Westgarth. Members are invited to come...

2011 Maurice Byers Address

At the lectern

The 2011 Maurice Byers Address will be delivered by the Hon James Spigelman AC on Thursday, 26 May beginning at 5.15pm�in the Bar Association Common Room. The title will be...

The Court of Appeal in a nutshell

In response to an inquiry from the Supreme Court of Japan, the New South Wales Supreme Court has prepared an outline of its appellate jurisdiction. In particular, the statistics at the end may be of...

Appointments to the Federal Court and Federal Magistrates Court

Attorney-General Robert McClelland today announced that Bernard Murphy and Alan Robertson SC have been appointed as judges of the Federal Court. In addition, Garry Foster has been appointed as a...

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

The following cases will be published in a forthcoming volume of NSWLR: Habib v Nationwide News Pty Ltd [2010] NSWSC 924 New South Wales Crime Commission v Lee and Ors [2010] NSWSC 1012 New South...

TONIGHT: Satisfaction as a Jurisdictional Fact

Tonight, in a session chaired by Neil Williams SC, Theresa Baw and James Hutton will be exploring the implications of the recent discussion of jurisdictional facts by the High Court in Minister for...

Law Council releases discussion paper on constitutional recognition of Indigenous Australians

The Law Council today released a discussion paper outlining options for Constitutional reform, to recognise Indigenous Australians. View the Law Council's media release.

7 April 2011

@LCA: the monthly newsletter of the Law Council

The March/April 2011 issue of the Law Council's newsletter, @LCA, is now available. This edition features: a President's Message; a Q and A on the National Legal Profession Project; the Law Council's...

Practising certificate renewals: Update #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...

Judges wanted for the UNSW Law Society Client Interviewing Competition

The University of New South Wales Law Society Client Interviewing Competition is currently looking for volunteer judges. Judging involves observing and scoring two teams in separate simulated...

TONIGHT: Costs in Criminal Matters

In tonight's session Russell Sweet will be discussing Costs in Criminal Matters. The seminar will be chaired by Tony Bellanto QC and will examine the circumstances in which an accused person who is...

Law Society announces key priorities under a Coalition government

The Law Society of NSW has congratulated Greg Smith SC on his appointment as the attorney general and minister for justice, and has outlined its list of priorities under a Coalition government, such...

Cases selected for reporting in the FCR

Following are the cases selected by Vic Kline for publishing in FCR:

Sogo Duty Free Pty Ltd v Federal Commissioner of Taxation _[2011] FCAFC 36 _Gray v Sirtex Medical Ltd _[2011] FCAFC 40 _Federal...

New allocation of New South Wales Acts under the O'Farrell government

Following the swearing-in of the new Executive Council and ministers, Lt Governor James Spigelman AC has approved the Allocation of the Administration of Acts 2011 (No 2—General Allocation) and...

This week in CPD

On Tuesday 5 April, Russell Sweet will be presenting a seminar on Costs in Criminal Matters. The session will be chaired by Tony Bellanto QC. The seminar will examine the circumstances in which an...

Printed New South Wales statutes

The New South Wales Government no longer does reprints of acts or regulations. Current acts and regulations may be ordered 'on demand'� and via mail order from a company called Salmat.�...

More research to challenge the "lock 'em up and throw away the key" mentality

Last month In Brief reported on the results of groundbreaking Australian Institute of Criminology study of public views on sentencing in Tasmania. Further good news has emerged from Melbourne, where...

Portrait of Sir Kenneth Jacobs

The Bar Association has commissioned a portrait of Sir Kenneth Jacobs to be donated to the Supreme Court of New South Wales and displayed in the President’s Court on Level 12 of the Law Courts...

TONIGHT: What to Do when things go wrong

The session tonight will be chaired by Jennifer English and will explore what� happens when complaints are made against a barrister. The topic will be� examined from a range of perspectives...

Civil proceedings in the Local Court

The Local Court has published Practice Note Civ 1: Case Management of Civil Proceedings in the Local Court. Its primary purpose is to consolidate and replace existing civil jurisdiction practice...

Notice to practitioners in the Corporations List

The Supreme Court has released a new notice to practitioners in the Corporations List regarding consent orders and allocation of hearing dates. Learn more >

**30 March 2011 **

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An update on Wi Fi Services in federal and state courts

The Federal Court is piloting WiFi technology at the Law Courts Building in Queens Square in order to gauge the� likely level of useage by practitioners, along with its effectiveness in enabling...

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

The following cases will be published in a forthcoming volume of NSWLR: Director-General, Department of Environment and Climate Change v Walker Corporation Pty Ltd (No 3) [2010] NSWLEC 135 Roads and...