Inbrief

2013 Annual AMTAC Address

Members are invited to the Australian Maritime and Transport Arbitration Commission (AMTAC) Annual Address 2013 on "The elusive Panacea of uniformity:Is It worth Pursuing?" The address will be...

Readers and Tutors Dinner photos available for purchase

Photographs from the 2013 Readers' and Tutors' Dinner are now available for purchase online. Go to www.murrayharris.com.au and select "Client Viewing", then "Readers & Tutors Dinner 2013". The...

Inter-state comparison of robbery and theft 2001-09

The New South Wales Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research has published the results of an inter-state comparison of robbery and theft between 2001 and 2009. The report finds that in NSW the...

TONIGHT: Practical Mediation Intensive - Dealing with culture and personality

Today at 5.15pm, in the Bar Association Common Room, the ADR Committee will present the second in a series of three practical mediation seminars. These seminars have been designed for members seeking...

AIJA Award for Excellence

The AIJA invites nominations for its 2013 Award for Excellence. Those eligible for nomination must have improved access to justice and delivered real benefits for the justice system - the benefits...

Law Council and ABA welcome government

The Law Council of Australia and the Australian Bar Association on Friday welcomed the Commonwealth Government’s commitment to develop a series of justice targets aimed at ending the...

Legal Aid News for August 2013

Legal Aid News for August 2013 is out now, featuring a study on the 50 highest users of legal aid services, a client survey of Legal Aid NSW services and articles on the second annual domestic...

Amendments to the UCPR

On 5 August 2013 the Uniform Rules Committee approved amendments to the Uniform Civil Procedure Rules to give effect to some of the recommendations of the Law Reform Commission Report in relation to...

Kable, Kirk and Judicial Statesmanship

Australian Association of Constitutional Law invites members to a seminar on "Kable, Kirk and Judicial Statesmanship", to be presented by Professor Jeffrey Goldsworthy (Monash) on Thursday, 15 August...

40th Anniversary NSW/Queensland Bar Cricket

To mark the 40th anniversary of the annual bar cricket match between New South Wales and Queensland, the New South Wales Bar is looking to field two sides, if possible, for the annual match against...

Web watch: old SALR on AustLII

AustLII has launched the complete South Australian Law Reports 1865-1920 and the State Reports (South Australia) 1921-1950. This has resulted in the addition to AustLII of 3,004 cases comprising more...

TONIGHT: Arbitration Intensive 2 of 3

Tonight, Wed****nesday, 7 August at 5pm_, _The ADR Committee will host the second of three Arbitration Intensive seminars. The seminar will be presented by the Hon Justice Rares, Peter Callaghan SC,...

Federal judicial appointments

Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus QC has announced two appointments to the Federal Court of Australia and one appointment to the Federal Circuit Court of Australia. Learn more here.

6 August 2013

CIArbs Fast Track to Fellowship (ADVERTISEMENT)

The Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (Australia) Limited will hold a "Fast Track to Fellowship" course on 24-25 August 2013 between 8.45am and 5.00pm at the Hilton Hotel, Sydney. This course is...

World Bar Conference 2014

The New Zealand Bar Association, together with the International Council of Advocates and Barristers, will host the next World Bar Conference in Queenstown on 4-6 September 2014. Registration will be...

Appointment of senior counsel in the ACT

The president of the Australian Capital Territory Bar Association, Mr Greg Stretton SC today announced the appointment of Philip Anthony Walker and Peter John Fawckner Garrisson as senior counsel...

STEP address: Recent Developments in Charity Law (ADVERTISEMENT)

The Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP) invites you to an address by Bill d'Apice, chairman of partners at Makinson d'Apice Lawyers on "Recent Developments in Charity Law". The address...

Monday in CPD: Disclosure in Mediation

On Monday at 5.15pm, in the Bar Association Common Room, the ADR Committee will present the first in a series of three practical mediation seminars. These seminars have been designed for members...

Cap on self-education deductions deferred

The federal government's economic statement, released today, defers the proposed changes to the cap for self-education deductions for twelve months, pending further consultation. The cap proposal was...

Web watch: Opinions on High

Melbourne Law School has a new blog, “Opinions on High”. It's billed as the first legal academic blog covering the High Court of Australia. Learn more here.

2 August 2013

Bar Council business for July

Governance

Bar Council met on 11 July and 18 July in the boardroom of the New South Wales Bar Association. Matters reported elsewhere in In Brief are omitted from this summary of Bar Council...

One day mediator course

The Bar Association has arranged for the Australian International Disputes Centre (AIDC) to host a 1 day mediator course with a skills demonstration component. The course is designed with the...

Notice of General Meeting

Notice is hereby given that a General Meeting of The New South Wales Bar Association will be held in the Common Room of the New South Wales Bar Association, Lower Ground Floor, Selborne Chambers,...

Discussion on current issues in general federal law

The judges of the Federal Circuit Court of Australia, Sydney Registry invite practitioners to attend a professional liaison meeting to discuss current issues in general federal law (non-migration) in...

Australian Greens adopt justice reinvestment as part of their platform

An election is looming and today the Australian Greens have launched their criminal justice policy, which is based on a pledge to spend $10 million to establish a National Centre for Justice...