Inbrief

City to Surf – 12 August 2012

Entries are now open for the world’s largest run, The Sun-Herald City2Surf, held on Sunday, 12 August. Whether you’re a serious runner, jogger, walker, pusher or want to join in for the...

Tomorrow: seminar on silk appointment process

Applications for appointment as senior counsel will open at the beginning of 1 July 2012 and will close on 27 July 2012.�Tomorrow, 19 June at 5.15pm in the Bar Association Common Room the...

Vale Francis John Walker QC (1942-2012)

Francis (Frank) Walker QC, former attorney general of New South Wales, judge and barrister, died yesterday. Members will be advised of funeral arrangements as soon as they are known.

6 June 2012

Courthouse improvements in NSW Budget

More funding for courhouses in Newcastle, Coffs Harbour and Armidale and expanded prisoner rehabilitation are two of the headline items in the NSW Government's 2012 budget, which was delivered today....

His Honour Judge Taylor mentioned in Queen's Birthday Honours

His Honour Judge Kenneth�Taylor was made a member in the General Division of the Order of Australia�(AM) in the Queen's Birthday Honours. The award was for service to the judiciary, to the...

New Bar Library Rules

Bar Council has approved an amended version of the Bar Library Rules.

12 June 2012

Sponsor Greg Curtin SC in the CEO Sleepout

Philanthropy

Warm and dry on the weekend?�Have a home to go to?� Please take 30 seconds and donate a fraction of your hourly fee (tax deductible) to help the 25,000 children, 50,000 women...

Peter Nygh Hague Conference Internship

The Australian Institute of International Affairs and the International Law Association (Australian Branch) proudly announce that this year’s Peter Nygh Hague Conference Internship has been...

Bar Council business for 10 May 2012

Bar Council held a meeting on Thursday 10 May 2012 in the boardroom of the New South Wales Bar Association at 4.30 pm. Matters reported elsewhere in In Brief are omitted from this summary of Bar...

Creditors of Trusts: Enforcement Through the Trustee's Right of Indemnity (ADVERTISEMENT)

The Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP) invites you to an address by the Hon Ronald Sackville AO QC on "Creditors of Trusts: Enforcement Through the Trustee's Right of Indemnity"....

Tonight: Proportionate Liability

Tonight's seminar on Proportionate Liability will be presented by The Honourable Justice James Stevenson, Lachlan Gyles SC and Todd Marskell.

The speakers will provide an overview of the pleading...

Bar Association of QLD Employment and Industrial Relations Conference, Gold Coast, 15-16 September 2012

The Bar Association of Queensland invites members of the NSW Bar to attend the Employment and Industrial Relations Conference from 15-16 September 2012.

The conference aims to provide attendees with...

One for the diary: The Lawyers Ski and Snowboard Race

The Lawyers Ski and Snowboard Race is scheduled�for 3-5 August in Thredbo.�Keep an eye on http://lawski.com.au for all details.�

7 June 2012

NZ Bar Association conference, Melbourne, 24-26 August 2012

The New Zealand Bar Association will hold its annual conference�on 24-26 August 2012 at the Grand Hyatt,�Melbourne. The theme of the conference will be�"leading a successful team" and...

Biennial increase in High Court fees and other things

The High Court Amendment Rules 2012 (No.1) have been published on ComLaw and will commence on 1 July 2012. In addition, Schedule 1 of the�High Court of Australia (Fees) Regulations 2004 takes...

BOOK NOW for places at the third annual Homeless Fundraising Dinner

Philanthropy

The Third Annual Homeless Fundraising Dinner will be held on** Friday, 29 June 2012, at 5.30pm for 6.00pm�in the Strangers Dining Room, NSW Parliament House�.�Come...

Vale the Hon D H Hodgson AO QC (1939-2012)

The Hon David Hodgson AO QC, former Supreme Court judge, died last night. A funeral will be held on Wednesday, 13 June 2012 at 1.30pm in the Camelia Chapel, Macquarie Park Crematorium, corner of...

TONIGHT: Building the Foundations of Wealth

Tonight, 6 June,�there will be a CPD seminar on�Pre 30 June Financial Planning: Foundations of Wealth. This seminar is the first�of three�sessions structured around a pre 30 June...

Reduction in interest on unpaid legal costs

At its meeting on 5 June 2012, the Reserve Bank Board decided to lower the cash rate by 0.25% to 3.5%, effective 6 June 2012. Accordingly the rate of interest on unpaid legal costs, prescribed by...

Queen's counsel in Queensland

The president of the Bar Association of Queensland, Roger Traves SC,�has issued a statement to members regarding Bar Council's passing of a resolution giving in principle support to the...

Victorian Bar adopts silk selection process - for 2012

The Victorian Bar Council�has adopted�a new�model for senior counsel appointments, which was contained in a discussion paper released late last year. It is described as�"a...

St Thomas More Society Patronal Feast Day Mass and Dinner 2012

Members of the legal profession and guests are invited to attend the Patronal Feast Day Mass and Dinner on Friday, 22 June 2012 where the chief justice of the High Court, Robert S French AC is the...

Practising Certificate Renewals Update No.6

All practising certificate renewal documentation and payment must�be received by the Bar Association by tomorrow, Thursday, 7 June 2012 otherwise a late fee applies.�DO NOT WAIT until you...

TONIGHT: Transition to Retirement

Tonight, Tuesday, 5 June, Transition to Retirement. The main part of this seminar will be delivered by Michael B�rjesson and will focus on Transition to Retirement Income Streams. Andrew Fleming...

Personal Property Securities in the United States (ADVERTISEMENT)

Sydney Law School has announced a new postgraduate unit for 2012: Personal Property Securities in the United States. This new August intensive will be taught by Professor Charles W Mooney JR from the...