Inbrief

ABA media release - independence of judiciary under threat in Queensland

The Australian Bar Association has expressed its concern regarding the judicial appointment and consultation process in Queensland. Learn more here

Appointment to the Federal Court

Attorney General George Brandis QC has announced the appointment of Jonathan Beach QC as a judge of the Federal Court of Australia. Mr Beach's appointment will commence on 30 June 2014. Learn more...

Curtin SC in the Vinnies CEO Sleepout - Donate now!

Philanthropy

Greg Curtin SC will take part in his fourth Vinnies CEO Sleepout on Thursday, 19 June 2014. Greg has set at fundraising target of $10,000. Please donate here.

Moses SC in the Vinnies CEO Sleepout - Donate now!

Philanthropy

Would you like to see Arthur Moses SC (on behalf of the NSW Bar Association) sleeping rough on one of the coldest nights of the year? Arthur thinks you would and is asking you to...

World Cup tips must be in by 6.00am tomorrow

In 10 days the greatest of sporting festivals recommences: the World Cup. For the fifth time, Ingmar Taylor SC and Mark Gibian have organised the Not The NSW Bar Association World Cup Tipping...

For the diary: ANZAPPL annual congress

The Australian and New Zealand Association of Psychiatry, Psychology and Law will hold the 34th ANZAPPL Annual Congress at the Menzies Hotel, Sydney between 19 and 22 November 2014. Learn more here.

LTCS E-News Issue 77

The Lifetime Care & Support Authority publishes a newsletter, LTCS E-News. Issue 77 is now available and includes information on the trial of direct funding of attendant care services; a tender for...

Vale Ken Hatcher

Ken Hatcher, formerly the clerk of Sixth Floor Wentworth Chambers, Fifth Floor Selborne Chambers and 9th Floor Wentworth Chambers from 1975 to 2000, has died at the age of 85. A funeral service will...

Position vacant: crown advocate, South Australia

The South Australian Crown Solicitor’s Office is seeking an experienced trial and litigation lawyer to fill the role of crown advocate. The role is responsible for conducting the state’s major...

Bar Council business for 15 May 2014

Bar Council met on 15 May 2014 in the boardroom of the New South Wales Bar Association. Matters reported elsewhere in In Brief are omitted from this summary of Bar Council business. Bar Council...

Bar Council business for 8 May 2014

Bar Council held a special meeting on 8 May 2014 to consider in detail the Report on Suitability of Approaching the Attorney General for Support for the Establishment of a System for the Appointment...

Federal Court of Australia - FFC and appellate sitting dates for 2015

The chief justice of the Federal Court has approved the dates for the sitting of the full court in 2015. Learn more here.

Subpoenaing the ATO

Legal practitioners are reminded that tax confidentiality laws prohibit the ATO from disclosing taxpayer records, even to a court.

Tax law subpoenas

If a client has a dispute with the ATO about a...

UNCITRAL and Australia: Public Lecture

The UNCITRAL National Coordination Committee is holding a public lecture on Tuesday, 24 June 2014 at 5.30 pm at King & Wood Mallesons by Ms Jenny Clift, an Australian who has been a senior legal...

Web watch: Je suis un barrister

There is a new global legal website in French. LegiGlobe is a project of the Francophone Network of Legal Diffusion, an institutional network of the International Organisation of la Francophonie.

Aboriginal Children in Care and Family Law Proceedings

The Bar Association's Indigenous Barrister's Strategy Working Party, in conjunction with Ngalaya and the Law Society's Indigenous Issues Committee will host a seminar on "Providing for Culture:...

Queen's Birthday Honours

The following members of the Bar Association received Queen's Birthday Honours in the Order of Australia:

Companion in the General Division of the Order of Australia (AC)

The Hon Thomas Frederick...

STEP address: Impact investing - current trends and challenges

Promoted by STEP

The Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP) invites you to an address by David Rickards, SEFA on "Impact Investing - Current Trends and Challenges". The address will take...

Amendment to the UCPR

On 2 June 2014 the Uniform Rules Committee approved an amendment to the UCPR that inserts a new rule 39.39A. The amendment has been published on the NSW Legislation website and took effect from...

How to attract new clients and win more business

The Women Barristers Forum, in conjunction with the Women Lawyers Association of NSW, invite members to a seminar on "Immediate Actions to Generate Revenue and Cash", to be delivered by guest speaker...

Committee applications close tomorrow, 6 June 2014

Each year the president reviews the need for the Bar Association’s various committees, the role of those committees and their membership. Members can apply online for 2014-15 committee membership.... Read more >

Hiring chamber staff through Jobsupport

The Bar Council of the New South Wales Bar Association encourages its members to consider hiring administrative staff through Jobsupport, an employment organisation that places, trains and maintains...

PC Renewals Update No.6

Tomorrow is your last chance to avoid the statutory late fee.

All practising certificate renewal documentation and payment must be received by the Bar Association by tomorrow, Friday, 6 June 2014...

Lishan Ang wins Arts Law Pro Bono Award

Last night, at a ceremony in Woolloomooloo's Artspace Gallery, the Arts Law Centre of Australia awarded its Pro Bono Award to Lishan Ang, a barrister from Frederick Jordan Chambers.

The Arts Law...

Legal Aid News for June

Legal Aid News for June 2014 is out now, featuring articles on the Draft Report of the Productivity Commission inquiry into Access to Justice; Legal Aid NSW Aboriginal services against the backdrop...