Tomorrow, 22 August, at 5.15pm, John West QC and Campbell Bridge SC will present a CPD entitled "Mistakes in Mediation - the best ways to ensure a mediation fails". For full details, please [click...
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McArdle Legalâs associated service Sydney Mediation Pitt St�offers discrete full service mediation facilities right in the heart of the city of Sydney. If you are a practising mediator, a...
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Laughter is an effective way of building your physical, mental and emotional good health. The Women Lawyers Association of NSW invites members to Laugh, Breathe & Relax,�between 5.30 and 7.30pm...
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Phillip Boulten SC appeared on ABCTV's 7.30 Report last Friday to express the Bar Association's opposition to the NSW Government's proposals concerning the right to silence.
21 August 2012
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Attorney-General Nicola Roxon has announced the appointment of Stephen Gageler SC as Australia's new justice of the High Court of Australia. Mr Gageler will be the 49th person appointed to the High...
Read more >The Common Law Committee has�released�Practice Update 2, with a case note on self-induced prejudice in State of NSW v Plaintiff A [2012] NSWCA 248. Learn more >
20 August 2012
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The Benjamin Andrew Footpath Library has asked for volunteers from Clayton Utz and the NSW Bar to spend a couple of hours packing books for various hostels in New South Wales at the libraryâs...
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The Federal Parliamentâs Joint Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade is launching an inquiry into modern slavery in Australia.�The United Nations estimates 2.5 million...
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The New South Wales Government has appointed Mr Bruce Collins QC to chair an independent Inquiry into Construction Industry Insolvency. Minister for Finance and Services Greg Pearce said that the...
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As reported in In Brief earlier this week, the NSW Government has announced proposals to amend the Evidence Act to allow juries and the judiciary to draw an adverse inference against an alleged...
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The Australian Maritime and Transport Arbitration Commission (AMTAC) invites members to attend the AMTAC Annual Address 2012, "The Prospects for International Arbitration in Australia", to be...
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The chief federal magistrate has approved a change to Form 4: Claim under the Fair Work Act 2009 alleging contravention of a general protection. Learn more>
16 August 2012
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The Bar Association became aware recently that some legal practitioners were being required to undertake biometric scanning in order to enter NSW correctional centres and the Forensic Hospital. Learn...
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Book a Dinner On Us package for any Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday evening performance of Legally Blonde The Musical (Sydney Lyric, The Star â from 5 October) and receive an âAâ...
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The annual Red Cross Humanitarian Law Perspectives seminar, which�will be held on Wednesday, 22 August 2012, is on the topic of "Drones, Cyber Warfare and Space â The Evolution of the...
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The High Court of Australia has released a short�statement regarding JT International SA�v�Commonwealth of Australia; British American Tobacco Australasia Ltd & Ors� v...
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Phillip Boulten SC has appeared on a number of radio programs this morning�to express the Bar Association's opposition to the NSW Government's proposals concerning�the right to silence,...
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Despite having a strong numerical advantage and dominating the game, NSW Bar FC fell just short of the win they needed to leapfrog Reserve Bank with a disappointing 0-0 draw�yesterday, 14 August...
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A number of CPD seminars will be conducted over the coming weeks. As usual, all seminars will be held in the NSW Bar Association Common Room and will commence at 5.15PM.�
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The NSW Government has foreshadowed amendments to the Evidence Act to allow juries and the judiciary to draw an adverse inference against an alleged criminal who refuses to speak to investigating...
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The seminar on Taxation Appeals in the AAT that was originally scheduled for tomorrow, 15 August, has been moved to November (date TBC). More information will be made available through In Brief in...
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Sir Gerard Brennan will deliver the�annual Hal Wootten Lecture on **Thursday, 23 August 2012 **at The Law Theatre, UNSW Law School, Kensington Campus.�The topic will be "Lessons from a Life...
Read more >Today's_ In Brief_ includes the first of what is intended to be a regular�contribution from the Bar Association's Common Law Committee, in the form of�case notes. View the Common Law...
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BarNet would like your help to complete a quality public digital archive of the first 100 volumes of the Commonwealth Law Reports. We have just reached the half-way point with the 51st volume...
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Sydney Law School has announced a new Semester 2 intensive course on international commercial litigation, which will be held on 20-21 September & 24-25 September 2012. The unit, which attracts CPD...
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