Recently, the Bar Association issued a media release condemning the Australian Governmentâs decision to axe the Refugee Review Tribunal Legal Advice Scheme. Now, the Refugee Advice and Casework...
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The attention of members is drawn to recent changes to Federal Court fees which may affect the viability of proceeding in that court. For some interlocutory applications (particularly for asset...
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2013 Great Bar Boat Race will be the 30th running of this annual event and this year an invitation has been extended to solicitors to join us for this wonderful day on the harbour. Entries will close...
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Tonight, 20 November, at 5.15pm, Professor Fiona de Londras (Durham Law School, UK), Dr Fergal Davis (UNSW, Law) and Dr Jessie Blackbourn (UNSW, Law) will discuss the apropriateness and quality of...
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The Motor Accidents Authority has released two additional Medical Assessor Guidance Notes, for use by all stakeholders in the assessment of permanent impairment in the NSW CTP Scheme. They are:...
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The Bar Association's Common Law Committee has released Practice Update 43, which features case notes on: sections 62, 63 and 92 of the Motor Accidents Compensation Act 1999 (NSW); ss 5B, 5D, 5G, 5L,...
Read more >Delegates to the National Indigenous Legal Conference (NILC) 2013, held in Alice Springs on 24 â 26 October 2013 issued a statement condemning "the policies and practices being carried out by...
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Open Door Productions is pleased to announce its 2013 Examination Power workshop, scheduled for Sunday, 24 November, with an alternative option of Sunday, 1 December. (There will be one workshop...
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Bret Walker SC will present the International Law Association's annual Christmas speech on 'Surveillance, Secrecy and a Fair Trial', on Thursday, 12 December 2013 from 5:30pm to 7:00pm at the offices...
Read more >The Bar Association of Queensland has announced the appointment of 13 new QCs. The appointments are the first appointments of queenâs counsel since 1993. The appointments were made on the...
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A depleted Bar FC travelled to the Kings School, Parramatta, to see how some of our education funding is spent and to participate in the Law Firm & Finance Challenge Cup on Sunday 10 November 2013. A...
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The next meeting of the Bar book club will also be our end of year dinner. It will be held on Tuesday 10th December 2013 and the proposed venue is Fix St James. Please register your interest by...
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The Bar library will be closed from 12pm today for the Bar Association Christmas lunch. It will be open tomorrow for any last-minute requests. The library will be closed from **Monday, 23 December...
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Wed****nesday, 27 November: Dealing with In-House Counsel. Panel featuring Alexandra Rose (Benevolent Society), Ian Hemmings SC and Nick Tiffen and discussion led by Richard McHugh SC. For full...
Read more >President Phil Boulten SC's defence of the judiciary and his critique of the NSW Government's proposed ''one-punch'' laws have not gone un-noticed by Ray Hadley and other elements of the...
Read more >The cognate New South Wales Civil and Administrative Tribunal Bills passed the Legislative Council last night after it passed the Legislative Assembly earlier in the week. A copy of the debate and...
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The NSW Law Reform Commission is reviewing the parole system in NSW. Question Papers 1-3 were released in September 2013, seeking stakeholdersâ views on the design and objectives of the parole...
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The Bar Association's CPD conference program for 2014 will be released shortly. In the meantime members may wish to note the dates and venues:
Saturday 22 March 2014 - North Coast
Saturday 1 and...
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âAmerica - painting a nationâ at the Art Gallery of NSW. Members are invited to come on a guided tour of âthe most expansive historical survey of American art ever presented in...
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President Phil Boulten SC was interviewed on ABC TV last night and on ABC 702 Breakfast with Adam Spencer, regarding the NSW Government's proposal for "one-punch" assault laws following the...
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The Australian Human Rights Commission is conducting a national review on the prevalence, nature and consequences of discrimination in relation to pregnancy at work and return to work after parental...
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This seminar has been organised by the New Barristers' Committee and will be presented by Awais Ahmad. For full details, please click here.
**13 November 2013 **
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Tues****day, 19 November: Re June (No. 2) [2013] NSWSC 111: Who has a right to be heard in child care and protection proceedings?_ _Presented by His Honour Judge Myers AM, Louise Goodchild and Cheryl...
Read more >The annual Bench & Bar v Solicitors Golf Day will be held at Manly on Thursday, 23 January 2014. Further details to follow in the near future. 13 November 2013
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The Bar Council invites members to a party to mark the retirement from practice of the Hon Thomas Hughes AO QC and to celebrate his outstanding contribution to the Bar Association and more widely to...
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