Bar Council held a meeting on Thursday�22 March 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...
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The Australian Lawyers Surfing Association Inc is presenting its sixth annual continuing legal education conference for surfers and their partners at Resort Latitude Zero in the Telo islands from...
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The Asylum Seekers Centre of New South Wales presents its tenth annual Quiz Night Battle of the Bands on Friday, 18 May 2012 at�North Sydney Leagues Club, 12 Abbott Street, Cammeray, at 7.00pm....
Read more >The following Local Court Practice Notes commenced on 1 May and are now in force:
Crim 1 - Case management of criminal proceedings in the Local Court;
2/2012 - Domestic and Personal Violence...
Read more >PILCHâs fifth annual Walk for Justice in Sydney is an early morning meander along the harbour foreshore leaving from Hyde Park, which takes place on National Pro Bono day and marks the beginning...
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The Department of Immigration & Citizenship will be conducting an information session on Monday, 14 May 2012 between 3.30-5pm at the DIAC offices on level 5, 256-300 Elizabeth Street Surrey Hills...
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The Bar Book Club has resolved never to do another Russian novel. So, at its next meeting, which will be held on Tuesday, 12 June at 6.00pm, the�book for discussion will be�Blood...
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The Allen Consulting Group has won a tender to�conduct a review of Australiaâs Commonwealth-funded legal assistance services. All four Commonwealth legal assistance programs will be...
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The Law Council of Australia's Family Law Section will hold an intensive seminar�titled�Essentials of Family Law Practice, here in Sydney on�29 Novemberâ1 December 2012 at the...
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Parliament has�resolved to establish a joint select committee to inquire into the New South Wales Workers Compensation Scheme.�The committee will be chaired by the Hon Robert Borsak MLC of...
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The following case/s will be published in a forthcoming volume of NSWLR: Allianz Australia Insurance Ltd v Kerr [2012] NSWCA 13 DSJ v The Queen; NS v The Queen [2012] NSWCCA 9 JB v The Queen [2012]...
Read more >The Australian/Turkish Labour Law Conference will be held in Sultanahmet, which is an inner suburb of Istanbul, between 1 and 6 July 2012. This conference is for lawyers specialising in labour law...
Read more >The Australasian Society of Forensic Document Examiners Inc. is holding a moot on Saturday, 26 May at the Department of Immigration and Citizenship, 300 Elizabeth Street (corner of Foveaux Street) in...
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The Australian Law Reform Commission today released an issues paper (ALRC IP 41, 2012) for its inquiry into legal barriers to mature age participation in the workforce and other productive work. The...
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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...
Read more >Chief Justice Doyle has tendered his resignation as chief justice of South�Australia,�effective�Friday, 22 June 2012.�By that date he will�have been in the role for 17 years....
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What is the�legal definition of secularism? What should happen when religious liberty appears to be at odds with public policy: for example the right of conscience for medical professionals and...
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A number of renewals have been received which have not been completed correctly causing extra work for staff in contacting the barristersâ concerned to rectify the problems before they can be...
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The National Institute of Forensic Science is holding a series of workshops to provide training to expert witnesses regarding court processes. They are looking for counsel to assist them in the...
Read more >A special sitting of the Administrative Appeals Tribunal will be held on Wednesday, 16 May 2012 to mark the swearing-in of the Hon Justice Duncan Kerr as president of the AAT. The�ceremony will...
Read more >This seminar will be held on 8 May and promises to be an interesting evening of discussion and observations about trends and developments over the last five years. Special guests include The Hon...
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At its meeting on 1 May 2012, the Reserve Bank Board decided to lower the cash rate by 0.50% to 3.75%, effective�2 May 2012. Accordingly the rate of interest on unpaid legal costs, prescribed by...
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The Specialist Barrister Panel (Criminal Appellate matters) is now open for applications and will close on 18 May 2012.�Information about the Legal Aid NSW specialist barrister panel is...
Read more >Prime Minister Julia Gillard and Foreign Minister Bob Carr have announced that John McCarthy QC will�replace the Hon Tim Fischer AC as�Australia's�ambassador to the Holy See. Mr...
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The lord chief justice of England and Wales has issued a practice direction, which clarifies the citation of authorities and applies throughout the courts of England and Wales.
30 April 2012
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