Inbrief

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�6 July 2012

Call for conference papers

Organisers of the 31st Annual Conference of the Australia New Zealand Law and History Society are calling for papers. The conference, titled "Receiving Laws / Giving Laws"�will be held at the...

Tomorrow: state funeral for the Hon Frank Walker QC

The state funeral for the Hon Frank Walker QC will be held at 11am tomorrow, 19 June in the Main Concert Hall of The Conservatorium of Music, Macquarie Street, Sydney. Doors open at�10 am.

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Returning to practice: making it all work

Jane Needham SC will deliver the keynote address at�a College of Law�event titled "Returning to Practice: Making it all Work", on Tuesday, 19 June 2012 from 9.30am to 2.30pm.�It will...

Inquiry into the law of provocation

The NSW Labor Opposition has used its numbers in the Legislative Council to establish a parliamentary inquiry into the law of provocation.

"There have been many criticisms of the provocation defence...

Joint Select Committee inquiry into workers compensation tables its final report

The Joint Select Committee on the NSW Workers Compensation Scheme�has tabled�the final report of its investigation.�The chairman, the Hon Robert Borsak MLC, said the...

LTCS E-News Issue 67

The Lifetime Care & Support Authority publishes a newsletter, LTCS E-News. Issue 67 features articles on the Approved Case Manager (LTCS) initiative, Education Support Requests, introductory...

Bar Association welcomes NSWLRC report on bail laws

The Bar Association has issued a media release, welcoming the�NSW Law Reform Commission report on bail. The association’s spokesperson, Ian Temby QC, said that the community should be...

Tonight: Building Wealth

Tonight, 14 June, there will be a CPD seminar on Pre 30 June Financial Planning: Building Wealth. This seminar is the second of three sessions structured around a pre 30 June checklist for managing...

Out now! NSWLRC report on the Bail Act

Attorney General Greg Smith SC�has tabled the NSW Law Reform Commission’s report on the Bail Act. He said the government would now examine the 363-page report and respond to the...

Semester 2 Intensive: Financial Issues in Relationship Breakdown (ADVERTISEMENT)

Financial Issues in Relationship Breakdown is a Semester 2 Intensive offered by Sydney Law School in August 2012. It�will examine various aspects of the law concerning the division of property...

The inaugural Plunkett Lecture

Attorney General Greg Smith SC will deliver�the Forbes Society’s inaugural Plunkett Lecture on Tuesday, 11 September 2012. This public lecture will be held in the Common Room of the NSW Bar...

Law Council appoints new secretary-general

Law Council of Australia President Catherine Gale, today announced the appointment of Professor (Emeritus) Sally Walker AM to the role of secretary-general of the Law Council. Learn more>

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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...