Inbrief

Web watch: NSW Courts and Tribunal Services

NSW Courts and Tribunal Services have launched a new website, www.courts.lawlink.nsw.gov.au The new website will help court users resolve enquires more efficiently, without the need to attend a...

AACL 2012 seminar program begins today

The Australian Association of Constitutional Law invites members to attend a�seminar on The High Cost of Judges: Reconsidering Judicial Pensions and Retirement in an Ageing Population, to be...

Appointments in the Local Court

Peter Feather and Robert Stone will be sworn in as magistrates�at a ceremonial sitting of the Local Court on Monday, 26 March 2012 at 9.00am in Courtoom 5.2. Jane Needham SC will speak on behalf...

Renovation of Liverpool Courthouse

NSW Attorney General Greg Smith SC today awarded the contract for the $6.5 million expansion of Liverpool Courthouse. Renovations�will include the construction of an additional courtroom and new...

Bar Book Club meeting

Wellbeing

The next meeting of the Bar Book Club will be held on Tuesday, 27 March at 6pm in the library. Wine and cheese will be served. The next book is Old Filth by Jane Gardam. For those who have...

Dinner to mark the retirement of her Honour Judge Margaret Sidis

The Newcastle Bar Association and�the Newcastle Law Society will host a dinner on** Friday, 23 March�2012**�to mark the retirement of her Honour Judge Margaret Sidis. The dinner will...

Australian Women Lawyers 4th National Conference (ADVERTISEMENT)

The Australian Women Lawyers 4th National Conference will be held on 10-12 August 2012 at University House, ANU. The Hon Diana Bryant, chief justice of the�Family Court of Australia is opening...

Naming, shaming, but no renaming

The New South Wales Government has announced it will introduce legislation in parliament this week to prevent prisoners from applying to the Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages for a new name....

CPD Intensives - Dates for your Diary

A number of CPD Seminars are being arranged for the month of March to assist Barristers in obtaining their required annual CPD points. Please note for your diaries the following seminars:

Wednesday,...

NSW Bar Association CPD Conferences

The New South Wales Bar Association are holding the annual regional conferences in February and March 2012, to assist members in meeting their CPD requirement. Conferences run from 8.00am to 6.20pm...

Bar Association opposes organised crime bills

The Bar Association has written to Attorney General Greg Smith SC,� strongly opposing the Crimes (Criminal Organisations Control) Bill 2012 and the Crimes Amendment (Consorting and Organised...

Federal Court issues new practice note

The chief justice of the Federal Court has issued Practice Note CM 21 – _Title of proceedings for relief under section 39B of the Judiciary Act 1903 (Cth) or section 5 Administrative Decisions...

Judges wanted for UTS Senior Witness Examination Competition

The UTS Law Students’ Society will run the LSS Senior Witness Examination Competition in the coming weeks, and they are looking for legal practitioners who would be willing to volunteer as...

Cases selected for reporting in NSWLR by the editor, Bret Walker SC

The following cases will be published in a forthcoming volume of NSWLR:

D’Anastasi v Environment, Climate Change & Water NSW [2011] NSWCA 374 Re Tracey [2011] NSWCA 43 Bale and Anor v Mills...

Shadow Attorney General introduces Compensation to Relatives Legislation Amendment (Dust Diseases) Bill 2012

The Shadow Attorney General, Paul Lynch MP, yesterday introduced a Private Members Bill, the Compensation to Relatives Legislation Amendment (Dust Diseases) Bill 2012 (NSW) into the Legislative...

Domain Soccer League starts in April

NSW Bar FC will be competing in the Domain Soccer League (lunchtime) competition in the Domain for the 5th consecutive year commencing in April.� Expressions of interest are always welcome from...

Fourth review of the exercise of Lifetime Care and Support

Debate has commenced in the Legislative Council on report No. 47 of the Standing Committee on Law and Justice entitled Fourth review of the exercise of the functions of the Lifetime Care and Support...

Eleventh Review of the exercise of the functions of the MAA and Motor Accidents Council

Debate has commenced in the Legislative Council on report No. 48 of the Standing Committee on Law and Justice entitled Eleventh Review of the exercise of the function of the Motor Accidents Authority...

Fee recovery assistance

The Bar Association assists members with recovery from solicitors of unpaid fees, which have been outstanding for more than three months but less than two years.�In providing this assistance,...

Supreme Court issues Practice Note SC Eq 9

Chief Justice�Bathurst�issued Practice Note SC Eq 9 on 13 February 2012.�** It commences on 20 February 2012**. This Practice Note supersedes Practice Note SC Eq 9 issued on 15...

NSW Bar Association Conference in Orange this week

The first regional conference for the year will be held in Orange this Saturday, 18 February 2012. There are still limited spaces available. The final conference program can be accessed through the...

Bar Library phones

The Bar Library’s telephones have not been working today. If you need to contact the library, please ring the main switch number 9232 4055 or email the library at libref@nswbar.asn.au. We...

Louise Byrne appointed to government property taskforce

Louise Byrne, from Frederick Jordan�Chambers, has been�appointed to the New South Wales Government's�Property Asset Utilisation Taskforce (PAUT), which the government says�will...

A new war on drive-by shootings

The NSW Government will introduce�later this week a bill�to combat organised crime and�drive-by shootings, Premier Barry O’Farrell announced today.

13 February 2012

Going Mental! and the ANZAPPL NSW 2012 AGM (ADVERTISEMENT)

Members are invited to attend the AGM of the Australian and New Zealand Association of Psychiatry, Psychology & Law (NSW Branch) on�Wednesday, March 7, 2012 from 6:00pm - 8:30pm at the Celestial...