Inbrief

Papers to note: Penalties for Corporate Wrongdoing

Last Friday, 21 March 2014, the Australian Securities and Investment Commission released Report 387: Penalties for Corporate Wrongdoing. The report examines whether penalties administered contained...

Pop-up creche for childcare launch: 3 April 2014

Member services and benefits

Want to know more about the Bar Association’s new childcare scheme, but can’t get your hands on a babysitter? Children are welcome to attend the launch of the new...

TONIGHT: The New Trans-Tasman Judicial Area - Life after entry into force of the Trans-Tasman Proceedings Act

Tonight's seminar will be presented by Justin Hogan-Doran and chaired by Dr Christopher Ward. For full details, please download a flyer here.

Silks of 2013 make generous donations

Philanthropy

It is a long-standing tradition that each year the newly appointed silks donate a gift to one or more charities. The 2013 silks raised a total of $88,700, with the Wayside Chapel and...

STEP address: bankruptcy and superannuation

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The Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP) invites you to an address by Peter Bobbin, managing principal (Sydney), Rockwell Olivier on bankruptcy and superannuation. The...

Stalemate on mandatory sentencing

Yesterday, the Legislative Council's amendments to the Crimes Amendment (Intoxication) Bill 2014 were rejected by the lower house. Premier Barry O'Farrell denounced the amendments, saying "Labor is...

Yoga interrupted

The morning yoga session on Tuesday, 25 March 2014 has been cancelled. A morning media briefing by Chief Justice Bathurst will be held in the Common Room. The lunchtime session will be unaffected.

An invitation to the women of the NSW Bar

Diversity

Women barristers are warmly invited to a forum, to be held on Saturday, 5 April 2014 between 9.00am and 1.30pm in the Bar Common Room. Come and discuss ways we can continue to advance...

Mandatory sentencing - a change for the better

Law reform and public affairs

Amendments to mandatory sentencing legislation passed in the Legislative Council last night represent an improvement on the government’s bill, the president of the...

District Court Practice Note 14

On 17 March 2014 the chief judge of the District Court revoked Practice Note 14, following an amendment to Rule 6.2 4(b)(i)(A)-(B) of the UCPR.

2014 John Koowarta Reconciliation Law Scholarship

The Law Council of Australia has awarded two recipients the 2014 John Koowarta Reconciliation Law Scholarship: Ms Samara Hand and Ms Laura Vincent. The scholarship, established in 1994, commemorates...

Work experience offered by members of the bar

It is not uncommon for members of the bar to be approached by law students and recent graduates seeking ‘work experience’. Internships or work experience offer genuine learning opportunities. It...

TONIGHT - Ethics in Practice

Tonight's night's seminar will be presented by Graig Leggat SC and chaired by Pat Griffin. The seminar will deal with the most recent changes to the Bar Rules and their implications for practice....

Wills Register due to expire

The Registry of Births, Deaths & Marriages has advised that its search facility for the Wills Register will be closed on Friday, 28 March 2014. Future enquiries may be directed to the NSW Trustee and...

Crime and corporate punishment

How should regulatory bodies respond to the damaging conduct of corporations? Is the big end of town getting an easy ride or are tougher penalties needed to curb white collar crime? The St James...

Book launch in the Common Room

Wellbeing

Members are invited to the launch on Friday, 4 April of Justice in Arms: Military Lawyers in the Australian Army's First Hundred Years, by Bruce Oswald and Jim Waddell. The book will be...

Melbourne Commercial Arbitration and Mediation Centre launched

Victorian Attorney-General Robert Clark and the chief justice of the Supreme Court of Victoria, the Hon Marilyn Warren AC QC yesterday joined the Victorian Bar and Law Institute of Victoria...

TONIGHT: Advocacy in Mediation

This evening's seminar will be presented by Michael Cranitch SC and Max Kimber SC and chaired by Angela Bowne SC. For full details, please click here.

Health Check and 'flu shot

The Health, Sport & Recreation Committee has organised for members to receive a '€˜flu shot and get their cholesterol, glucose and blood pressure tested between 4:00 and 5.30 pm on Thursday, 10...

TONIGHT: Administrative Law and Accountability: The Bias Rule and Avenues for Merits Review of Commercial Decisions

Tonight's seminar will be presented by Margaret Allars SC and Brenda Tronson and chaired by Kate Richardson. For full details, please click here.

New Victorian bill to control vexatious litigants

The attorney-general of Victoria, Robert Clark, has announced the introduction of "litigation restraint orders" and a new test for being declared a vexatious litigant. Learn more here.

Common Law Practice Update 51

The Bar Association's Common Law Committee has published Practice Update 51, with case notes on sections 50 of the Motor Accidents Compensation Act and 5R of the Civil Liability Act, and more. Learn...

STEP address: bankruptcy and superannuation

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The Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP) invites you to an address by Peter Bobbin, managing principal (Sydney), Rockwell Olivier on bankruptcy and superannuation. The...

Yoga hiatus

Bar Association yogis are reminded that the 1.00pm class held on Tuesdays has five more sessions before a month long hiatus while the readers have use of the Common Room. The last class will take...

2014 Bench & Bar Dinner – Friday, 2 May

Collegiality

The president and the Bar Council have the pleasure of inviting all members of the New South Wales Bar Association to the 2014 Bench and Bar Dinner. The dinner will take place on...