Inbrief

Funeral arrangements for John Graham

A funeral for John Roderick Graham, formerly of Ground Floor Windeyer Chambers, will be held on Friday, 7 February at 3.15pm at the Northern Suburbs Crematorium.

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Bar FC looking foward to their 7th season

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Wellbeing

The NSW Bar Football Club, now in its seventh year, is open to barristers, members of the judiciary, barristers’ clerks and staff and employees of the Bar Association regardless of...

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Public opinion and confidence in the judiciary: the Opening of Law Term Address

Law reform and public affairs

Chief Justice Tom Bathurst yesterday delivered the annual Opening of Law Term Address on "Community Confidence in the Justice System: the Role of Public Opinion". In...

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Time for calm in sentencing debate

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Law reform and public affairs

The president of the New South Wales Bar Association, Phillip Boulten SC, today expressed his support for comments made by the chief justice in his opening of Law Term...

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Media update: Boulten SC speaks on drive time radio

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President Phil Boulten SC granted more radio interviews on Friday evening, shortly before the NSW Government's mandatory minimum sentencing and liquor licensing laws came into effect. He spoke to...

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Mentoring Program 2014

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Mentoring

In 2014 the Bar Association, in conjunction with McCarthy Mentoring, will offer junior members of the bar the opportunity to receive guidance and support from leaders in the profession...

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Victorian senior counsel to be given the choice of SC or QC

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Senior counsel in Victoria will in future have the option to be appointed as QC upon application, following a request from the Victorian Bar Council. Learn more here.

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AG unveils renovated Manly Courthouse

Manly Courthouse has been refurbished, at a cost of $2.4 million. It has improved security, reporting facilities are now fully digital and the telephone system has also been upgraded. The new high...

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