Inbrief

Farewell dinner for Judge John O

The organisers of the farewell dinner at the American Club to mark the retirement of his Honour Judge John O’Meally AM RFD have requested that anyone with tickets for the event who is unable to...

Insights into Coronial Law and Practice (ADVERTISEMENT)

The College of Law will conduct a seminar on Insights into Coronial Law and Practice, on Thursday 17 November 2011 between 9.00am to 12.15pm. This seminar aims to offer guidance when operating in the...

Pink and Blue Ribbon Breakfast 2011

Philanthropy

Thank you to all those who attended our Pink and Blue Ribbon Breakfast last Friday! The breakfast raised over $1,500 for both the National Breast Cancer Foundation and the Prostate...

Bar Council business for 27 October 2011

Bar Council held�its meeting on Thursday, 27 October 2011 in the Boardroom of the New South Wales Bar Association at 4.30 pm. Matters reported�elsewhere in In Brief are omitted from this...

Advanced Trial Advocacy Training Course 2012

The president of the Australian Bar Association, Michael Stewart SC, has written an open letter inviting members to enrol in the�Advanced Trial Advocacy Course, to be held in Melbourne between...

NSW Government overhauls police disability scheme

Minister for Police and Emergency Services Michael Gallacher today announced the NSW�Government will introduce legislation to overhaul the Police Death and Disability Scheme.� He said the...

Next meeting of the Bar Book Club

The next meeting of the Bar Book Club will be on Tuesday, 6 December at 6pm in the Bar Library and the book to be reading is Harry Curry: Counsel of Choice, by Stuart Littlemore QC.

28�November...

Three new silks in Queensland

The Bar Association of Queensland has announced the appointment of three senior counsel. Learn more>

3 November 2011

Appointments to note: crown advocate

Natalie Jane Adams of Crown Prosecutors Chambers - Parramatta has been appointed as crown advocate for the period commencing on 28 November 2011 and expiring on 27 November 2018.

3 November 2011

Jane Mathews AO made a life member of the Bar Association

At its meeting on 27 October 2011, the Bar Council resolved unanimously that the Hon Jane Mathews AO be appointed a life member of the New South Wales Bar Association for exceptional service to the...

Papers to note: Senate report on international parental child abduction

The Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs References Committee has tabled its report, International Parental Child Abduction to and from Australia. The committee received 42 submissions for the...

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

The following case will be published in a forthcoming volume of NSWLR:

Saleh v Romanous [2010] NSWCA 274

For further information, please contact the Council of Law Reporting office:...

The Hon Justice Downes to retire in May 2012

The Hon Justice Garry Downes has announced his intention to retire as a judge of the Federal Court and president of the Administrative Appeals Tribunal in May 2012. View the announcement by...

Bar Council elections and annual general meeting

The ballot for Bar Council elections closes at 1.00pm on Friday 11 November 2012. The Bar Association's annual general meeting will be held at 1.00pm in the Common Room. Ballot papers for the...

UNSW Law: Dispute Resolution Conference

How dispute resolution may develop in the future and what the ramifications of those developments may be is the subject of a two-day conference coming up at the University of NSW on 1 and 2 December...

Reduction in interest on unpaid legal costs

At its meeting on 6 December 2011, the Reserve Bank Board decided to lower the cash rate by 0.25% to 4.25%, effective 7 December 2011. Accordingly the rate of interest on unpaid legal costs,...

Review of costs assessment scheme: Deadline for submissions extended

Chief Justice Tom Bathurst�has�announced that he�has extended�the deadline for submissions to the Review of the Costs Assessment Scheme�The original deadline for submissions...

LTCS E-News

The Lifetime Care & Support Authority publishes a newsletter, LTCS E-News. Issue�60 is�now available, and features articles on approved case manager Q&A forums, guidelines for the...

DDT courts have relocated

Beginning�today,�7 November 2011, the Dust Diseases Tribunal courts, previously located on Level 4 of the John Maddison Tower have relocated to Level 11 and 12, of the John Maddison Tower,...

Retirement ceremony for the president of the DDT

A�retirement ceremony will be held for His Honour President Judge JL O'Meally AM RFD of the Dust Diseases Tribunal�on Thursday, 17 November 2011 at 9.30AM in Court 21A, John Maddison Tower,...

Web watch: NSW Court of Appeal web page

The web�site of the New South Wales Court of Appeal�features case summaries of its decisions and those of interest from other Australian intermediate appellate courts and the international...

The Fractured Constitutional Basis of Environmental Regulation

The Australian Association of Constitutional Law invites members to a seminar on "The Fractured Constitutional Basis of Environmental Regulation" on Monday, 31 October 2011 at 5.30pm. Papers to be...

Nygh Hague Conference Internship

The Australian Institute of International Affairs and the International Law Association (Australian Branch) call for applications for the 2012 Peter Nygh Hague Conference Internship. 2012 marks the...

Back to the Future: Bill Grant the new CEO of Legal Aid NSW

Attorney General Greg Smith SC today announced the appointment of Bill Grant OAM as chief executive officer of Legal Aid NSW. Mr Grant served as head of Legal Aid from 2001 to 2007. For the past four...

Appointments to note: acting public defenders

Ian Hunter Nash and Richard John Wilson have been appointed as acting public defenders for the period commencing on 23 January 2012 and expiring on 22 January 2013.

27 October 2011