Beginning 1 July 2013 library services at the Industrial Relations Commission will no longer be accessible in person to members of the legal profession. Reference enquiries (including inter-library...
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The Maritime Law Association of Australia and New Zealand and the University of Newcastle invite members to the second lecture in their joint lunch time lecture series. "Recent charterparty decisions...
Read more >The Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse has released its first issues paper and is seeking submissions from interested individuals and government and non-government...
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The Bar Association's Common Law Committee has released Practice Update 31, with case notes on medical examination, sections 5D and 5G of the Civil Liability Act 2002; _and sections 94 and 126 of the...
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Attorney General Greg Smith SC has announced the implementation of a new electronic jury management system, which will enable, among other things, potential jurors to be summoned to jury service by...
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The 4th International Lawyersâ Cricket World Cup is being held in New Delhi between 12 â 22 October 2013. Australia, which won the World Cup in England in 2009, is taking two teams to the...
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Wednesday 19 June: Federal Judicial Review â where to from here? Analysis of the Administrative Review Council's 2012 recommendations and other prospects for change_. _ This seminar will be...
Read more >Philip Densham White, retired barrister, formerly of Frederick Jordan Chambers, died last night. His funeral will be at 1.00 pm on Friday, 21 June in the Magnolia Chapel, Macquarie Park...
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In Brief is advised that henceforth all Supreme Court swearing-in ceremonies will begin at 9.00am. This will allow participants more time to attend court and other commitments.
17 June 2013
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The Bar Library wants to know more about your legal research: which sources you use and whether they meet your needs. They have spared no expense to create a detailed survey ... using Survey Monkey....
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NSW Bar FC returned to the the winners circle this afternoon with a comprehensive 2-0 win over Reserve Bank C to maintain their firm grip on a finals place.
The team, with ranks boosted by several...
Read more >Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus QC today announced the appointment of four new judges to the Federal Court of Australia's Victorian and South Australian registries.
The appointees are:
The Supreme Court has reviewed and updated its Registry contact details. The phone numbers and email addresses are set out on the Contact Us page of the Supreme Court website. Practitioners are...
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Order your copy before 30 June 2013 and pay only $180 (incl GST & delivery) â a saving of $70. Email sales@nswlr.com.au or call NSWLR Customer Service on 02 9261 1782.
25 June 2013
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The Law Society of NSW and the Women Lawyers Association of NSW are pleased to invite members to a morning tea on Thursday, 11 July at the Police and Justice Museum where parents may bring their...
Read more >A funeral for Paul Cattini will be held at 12.00 noon on Friday, 21 June at the Scarborough / Wombarra Cemetery.
13 June 2013
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Commonwealth Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus QC has asked the Australian Law Reform Commission to conduct an inquiry into the protection of privacy in the digital era. The ALRC will provide its final...
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Stephen Robb QC will be sworn-in as a judge of the Supreme Court at a ceremonial sitting on 20 June 2013 at the new time of 9.00am in the Banco Court. President Phillip Boulten SC will speak on...
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Four members of the Bar Association were recognised in this year's Queen's Birthday Honours List.
Professor James Crawford AC (Companion in the General Division) - For eminent service to the law...
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The New South Wales Bar Association has joined with the Law Council and other peak legal bodies to lobby the Commonwealth attorney-general to hold a national summit on legal aid funding. Further to...
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The NSW Law Reform Commission has released Report 138:_ People with Cognitive and Mental Health Impairments in the Criminal Justice System_. It makes 59 recommendations, among them being to adopt a...
Read more >Bar Council has appointed the Senior Counsel Selection Committee for 2013. The members are:
Phillip Boulten SC (President) Jane Needham SC (Senior Vice-President) Melissa Perry QC Jeremy Gormly...
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**TONIGHT at 5.15pm, in the Bar Association Common Room, **President Phillip Boulten SC will conduct a seminar for members of the bar who wish to have more information about the process of applying...
Read more >The chief justice of the Federal Court has revised Practice Note ADM 1 â Admiralty and Maritime Work in the Federal Court of Australia. The practice note has been revised in light of the recent...
Read more >On 3 June 2013 the Uniform Rules Committee approved amendments to the Uniform Civil Procedure Rules. These amendments have been published on the NSW Legislation website and take effect from today, 7...
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