Inbrief

Attorney General announces new Chief Executive Officer of Legal Aid NSW

The Attorney General, Greg Smith SC, today announced the appointment of Bill Grant OAM as the new Chief Executive Officer of Legal Aid NSW. Mr Grant has served for the last four years as...

Bar Association shares the podium at the Justice Awards

Contributions�from members of the�bar, through the�Bar Association's Legal Assistance Referral Scheme, received due recognition�at�the Law and Justice Foundation's...

Positions vacant: District Court judge

Attorney General�Greg Smith SC�is seeking expressions of interest from, or nominations of, persons qualified for appointment as a judge of the District Court of NSW under the District Court...

End of year Bar Library notice

The Bar Library will be closed from 12 pm Friday, 23 December 2011 to Friday, 13 January 2012. It will be open from 10am to 4pm between Monday, 16 January 2012 and Friday 27 January 2012. Normal...

An important notice about the Bar Council election ballot papers

It has come to the Bar Association's attention that a batch of ballot papers for the upcoming Bar Council election has an incorrect�return-addressed envelope (Cosmos Magazine Subscription...

Mediator chat at the Martin Place Bar

The Mediation Practice Group, a sub-committee of the Bar Association's ADR Committee invites you to their inaugural 'mediator chat' and twilight drinks on tonight from 5.30pm to 7pm at Martin Place...

Bar Council ballot papers are in the mail

Ballot papers for the election of the 2012 Bar Council have been mailed to all those eligible to vote. Any member who has not received their ballot paper by COB Friday, 28 October and who wishes to...

NSW Government introduces amendment to sentencing procedure

The O'Farrell government has introduced into the Legislative Council the Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Amendment (Children in Vehicles) Bill 2011 to make the presence of children an�exacerbating...

ALMA 2012 conference registration closing soon (ADVERTISEMENT)

ALMA 2012 – the Australasia Legal, Mediation & Arbitration Conference, to be held in Hong Kong in 11-13 January – boasts an exceptional speaker program and includes a series of specialist...

Inquiry into consolidation of NSW tribunals

The minister for finance and services, the attorney-general and the minister for fair trading have referred an inquiry on opportunities to consolidate tribunals in NSW to the Legislative Council...

Lord Howe Legal Conference – March/April 2012 (ADVERTISEMENT)

Learned Friends Professional Education is holding a conference on Lord Howe Island from 31 March to 6 April 2012.��We hope you can join us!�Speakers include Judge Helen Murrell of the...

Implementing national work health and safety laws

Minister for Finance and Services Greg Pearce and Attorney General Greg Smith SC have announced the next phase in national work health and safety laws, which involves transitioning work health and...

Publications to note: The Case Management Handbook

A new handbook outlining how to best manage cases in the Federal Court of Australia was released today. The Case Management Handbook was prepared by members of the Federal Litigation Section of the...

2012 Constitutional Law Conference and Dinner

A�major conference on constitutional law, the eleventh in a series, will be held at the Art Gallery of New South Wales on Friday, 17 February 2012. The event is organised by the Gilbert + Tobin...

Review of laws for juvenile offenders

NSW Attorney General Greg Smith SC has invited public comment on whether changes are needed to key laws for juvenile offenders. On 20 October Mr Smith released a consultation paper that forms part of...

Islamic Influences on International Arbitration (ADVERTISEMENT)

Members�are invited to attend the 10th annual Clayton Utz International Arbitration lecture, to be held in the Ceremonial Court of the Federal Court, Queens Square on **Tuesday, 8 November 2011....

Cocktails and canapés to celebrate the appointment of two women senior counsel in 2011

The Women Barristers Forum, in association with The Women Lawyers Association of NSW, invites members of the NSW Bar Association to join them at a cocktail function to celebrate the appointment of...

Law Council urges more jurisdictions to join the national legal profession

The Law Council of Australia has welcomed yesterday's announcement by the Attorney-General Robert McClelland about the new National Legal Services Board and national legal services commissioner, as...

Changes in criminal law matters

Legal Aid NSW is introducing changes to the way aid is granted in criminal law matters.

These changes include:

1.�Amendments to the Criminal Law Fee Scale. 2.�The introduction of two...

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 of Public Prosecutions (NSW) v Walford [2011] NSWSC 759 Salter v Director of Public Prosecutions (NSW) [2011] NSWCA...

2011 Silks Presentation Ceremony

Newly appointed senior counsel will be presented with their appointment scrolls on Thursday, 3 November 2011, at 5.00pm in the Bar Association’s Common Room, with the scrolls being presented by...

Order your photographs from the Martin Place Homeless fundraising dinner

Philanthropy

Photographs from the 2011 fundraising dinner for the Martin Place Homeless, held at the Pavilion in the Domain on Wednesday, 12 October,�are now available from the�web site of...

NSW AG special guest at Toongabbie Legal Centre fundraiser

Members are invited to the Toongabbie Legal Centre's fourth annual fundraising dinner on Friday, 28 October 2011. The special guest will be the Hon Greg Smith SC MP, attorney general of New South...

15 Bobber for the Hon Justice Christine Adamson

The 15 Bobber to celebrate the appointment of the Hon Justice Christine Adamson to the Supreme Court of NSW will be held on Friday, 25 November 2011. Speaking for Justice Adamson will be Jeremy...

Senior counsel bows ceremonies

The senior counsel of 2011 are due to take their�bows in the following courts:

Supreme Court of NSW:�Wednesday, 19 October - 9.30am – Court 12D District Court of NSW:�Thursday,...