Inbrief

New South Wales Bar welcomes progress towards a national legal profession

Today's announcement of an Intergovernmental Agreement on a Legal Profession Uniform Framework by the NSW and Victorian governments has been welcomed by the president of the New South Wales Bar...

Boulten SC: This is not a way to run a justice system

Law reform and public affairs

President Phil Boulten SC hit the airwaves following Premier Barry O'Farrell announced that mandatory minimum sentences would be included in a raft of measures to curb...

Bar Association mandatory sentencing briefing papers for MPs and media

Law reform and public affairs

Following the NSW Government’s recent announcement of mandatory minimum sentences for “one punch” assaults, President Phil Boulten SC has prepared a background...

Biometric identification

The Department of Corrective Services has responded to a number of the Association’s queries in relation to Biometric Identification. The following is a summary of the information provided by...

Rake returns

In case any members need to be reminded, Rake Series 3 begins Sunday, 9 February at 8.30pm. Cleaver Greene languishes in prison surrounded by enemies - Cal McGregor, Col and the Corella brothers, but...

Bar Association's childcare scheme is in the news

Member services and benefits

Today's Legal Affairs section of The Australian features an article on the Bar Association's agreement with Jigsaw Corporate Childcare to reserve places at their new...

Oversight of critical police incidents

NSW Premier Barry O'Farrell yesterday released the Report of the Review of the Oversight of Police Critical Incidents conducted by former federal attorney general the Hon Robert McClelland. The...

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Speaking up for our system of justice

Only rarely do politicians speak out in support of the judiciary, but during a speech about the visit by Aung San Suu Kyi to Sydney, Mark Speakman SC MP, the member for Cronulla, delivered a forceful...

NCAT health practitioner proceedings meeting

The NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal (NCAT) began operations on 1 January 2014. To facilitate the transition of Health Profession Tribunal matters into NCAT, a "liaison group" with...

Peak legal bodies comment on Nauru Government

Michael Colbran QC, president of the Law Council of Australia and the Australian Bar Association has issued a media statement expressing his deep concern that the Nauru Government has deported and...

Michael Bradford in YMCA Swimathon

Philanthropy

Michael Bradford, barrister on 3 Wentworth, is taking part in a YMCA Swimathon on 2 March 2014 at the Manning Aquatic Centre, Taree. The aim of the Swimathon is to help reduce the 291...

Biometric Identification to access NSW prisons

Members have been notified that they are now required to use biometric identification to access NSW prisons. The Department of Corrective Services has arranged two additional registration days on 23...

Appointment to the Local Court

Attorney General Greg Smith SC has announced the appointment of solicitor Michael O'Brien as a magistrate of the Local Court of NSW and as an industrial magistrate. Learn more here

16 January 2014