Inbrief

Domestic and international award writing course

Promoted by the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators

The Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (Australian Branch) is conducting its Module 4 - Domestic and International Award Writing course which will...

STEP address: 30 June and termination date problems for trusts

Promoted by STEP

The Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP) invites you to an address by Mark Robertson SC on "30 June and termination date problems for trusts". The address will take...

"#BringBackOurGirls" - Fundraising screening of "I Am A Girl"

A number of members of the New South Wales Bar and other lawyers have organised a fundraising evening for Amnesty International in response to the plight of schoolgirls who have been kidnapped in...

Retirement Ceremony for the Hon R O Blanch AM

A retirement ceremony will be held for the Hon R O Blanch AM, Chief Judge of the District Court of NSW, at 9.30am on Thursday 7 August in the Banco Court, Level 13, Law Courts Building, Queens...

Advocacy in Asia "Meeting the Challenges"

The International Advocacy Training Council has organised “Advocacy in Asia”, an international conference to showcase advocacy training as a means of promoting the development of the rule of law...

Upcoming CPD Courses: Accounting & Valuation - an Introduction for Barristers

This practical four week course has been organised in collaboration with KordaMentha Forensic. The course will run over four consecutive Thursdays (5pm to 7pm) in July/August and October/November...

Referral of His Honour Judge G W Neilson to the Judicial Commission of NSW

The Attorney General, the Hon Brad Hazzard MP, has today announced that he will refer His Honour Judge Garry Neilson of the District Court to the Judicial Commission in respect of his recently...

CPD in July and August

A number of seminars have been scheduled in the Common Room for the coming months:

Tuesday 15 July: The Pillars of Digital Security. Presented by Philippe Doyle Gray and chaired by Bruce McClintock...

Save the date: Aspects of Judicial Review

On Monday 18 August, a seminar and book launch will be held in the Common Room. The seminar will be presented by authors of the two Administrative Law Volumes of the legal encyclopaedia “The Laws...

Next week in CPD: The Pillars of Digital Security

This seminar, scheduled for Tuesday 15th July, Will be presented by Philippe Doyle Gray and chaired by Bruce McClintock SC. The informed debates about the ethics of lawyers using digital tools, have...

The Art of Strategic Litigation in International Law: How, When and Where to Sue the Bad Guys, Monday 25 August, 5.30pm

Richard Hermer QC, a barrister practising in international human rights law at Matrix Chambers in London, will be speaking at the University of Sydney Law School at 5.30pm on Monday 25 August...

CPD in July and August

A number of seminars have been scheduled in the Common Room for the coming months:

Thursday 3 July: Unpacking Insurance. Presented by Amanda Levine from North City Group and chaired by Pat Knowles....

2014 BarADR Mediation Masterclass

BarADR presents the 2014 Mediation Masterclass on Saturday, 16 August 2014.

This year's BarADR event is designed as an interactive masterclass to explore the practicalities of mediation in-depth...

For the diary: New Frontiers of the Human Body

Justice Christian Byk of the Court of Appeals in Paris will deliver a lecture on "New Frontiers of the Human Body" on Monday, 14 July 2014 at 5.30pm in Court 1 of the Federal Court on Level 21 of the...

Picture this

Would you like to include a photo on find-a-barrister but can't find the right photo? Help is at hand. The Bar Association has arranged for Murray Harris to be available in the Bar Association Common...

Francis Forbes Society Tutorial on the History of Roman Law - this afternoon, 5.10pm

This afternoon at 5.10 pm Justice Arthur Emmett will present a tutorial on the History of Roman Law. Emmett JA's presentation will provide a useful introduction to Roman Law.

The tutorial is open to...

Common Law Practice Update 61

The Bar Association's Common Law Committee has published Practice Update 61, with case notes on section 126 Motor Accidents Compensation Act 1999 (NSW), Section 5D Civil Liability Act 2002 (NSW),...

Upcoming CPD Courses: Accounting & Valuation - an Introduction for Barristers

This practical four week course has been organised in collaboration with KordaMentha Forensic. The course will run over four consecutive Thursdays (5pm to 7pm) in July/August and October/November...

A special invitation to the Martin Place Early Learning Centre Open Day

Members are invited to attend the open day for the Martin Place Early Learning Centre tomorrow, 8 July at 1.00pm. The centre is located on level 1, 39 Martin Place, and is the focus of the Bar...

NSW Department of Justice

As of 1 July 2014, the NSW Department of Police and Justice will now be known as the Department of Justice.

7 July 2014

Legal Aid News - July 2014

The July edition of Legal aid news is now available, featuring highlights from the July 2014 Criminal Law Conference and announcing changes to Legal Aid NSW Means Test thresholds. View the July...

Upcoming CPD Courses: Accounting & Valuation - an Introduction for Barristers

This practical four week course has been organised in collaboration with KordaMentha Forensic. The course will run over four consecutive Thursdays (5pm to 7pm) in July/August and October/November...

For the diary: COAT conference on 12 September

The annual conference of the NSW Council of Australasian Tribunals will be held on 12 September 2014 at the Amora Hotel Jamison, Sydney. Among the speakers will be the Hon Keith Mason AC QC and Kiri...

The John Lehane Memorial Lecture

Promoted by Allens Linklaters

The biennial John Lehane Memorial Lecture will be delivered this year by Lord Neuberger, president of the UK Supreme Court on "Equity: A roguish thing or a symmetrical...

Funding for Asia-Pacific pro bono extended

Wednesday's InBrief published a request by the Law Council’s Centre for Asia-Pacific Pro Bono (CAPPB) to provide advice to the Kingdom of Tonga. We are pleased to announce that the centre received...