Inbrief

Legal representation before the Fair Work Commission

In December 2013, a single member of the Fair Work Commission refused to grant permission for the Australian Taxation Office to be represented by a barrister but permitted it to be represented by a...

Submissions on the office of senior counsel

As members would be aware, the Bar Council has requested comment from members on the desirability of reinstating the use of the term "Queen's Counsel" in NSW. Comments are due by next Monday, 17...

ABA comments on the rule of law in Nauru

The vice-president of the Australian Bar Association, Fiona McLeod SC, was interviewed yesterday by Radio Australia regarding the resignation of the former chief justice of Nauru and the rule of law...

Positions vacant: public defenders and Crown prosecutors

The attorney general of NSW, the Honourable Greg Smith SC MP, is seeking applications from qualified persons for appointment as Crown prosecutors and public defenders. Learn more here.

Bar Council business for February 2014

Governance

Bar Council met on 20 February 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....

Want to know more about the Bar Association’s childcare arrangements?

Member services and benefits

Members are invited to attend the launch of the new childcare scheme, which will be held in the Common Room from 5.15 pm on 3 April 2014. Representatives from McArthur...

World Bar Conference 2014

The New Zealand Bar Association, together with the International Council of Advocates and Barristers, will host the next World Bar Conference in Queenstown on 4-6 September 2014. For more information...

Next meeting of the Bar Book Club

Wellbeing

The next meeting of the Bar Book Club will be held on Tuesday, 25 March at 6.00pm in the Bar Library. The book is Empress Dowager Cixi: The Concubine Who Launched Modern China by Jung...

Evolution or Revolution? The 16th Biennial National Family Law Conference

Registration is now open for the 16th Biennial National Family Law Conference, to be held in Sydney from 7-10 October 2014. With more than 90 international and local presenters, the professional...

Farewell for the Hon Justice Cowdroy

REMINDER

A ceremonial sitting of the Federal Court of Australia will be held on Friday, 14 March 2014 to mark the retirement of the Hon Justice Dennis Cowdroy OAM. The ceremony will be held at...

Legal Classics Library for sale

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For sale: a retired judge's "The Legal Classics Library". A varied collection of great books in the law. Fully leather bound, gilt edged, gold embossed, ribbed backs, French joints,...

World Indigenous Domestic Violence Conference

The World Indigenous Domestic Violence Conference will be held on 8-10 December 2014 at the Cairns Pullman International Hotel in Queensland. The 2014 World Indigenous Domestic Violence Conference is...

Bar Association to host seminar with ACLA and ASIC

The Bar Association, the Australian Corporate Lawyers Association and the Australian Securities and Investment Commission invite members of the bar to a presentation by the corporate regulator...

TOMORROW: Offers of Compromise and Calderbank Offers

This seminar will be presented by Andrew Combe. The session will review the decision of Whitney and the amendments to rule 20.26 of the Uniform Civil Procedure Rules as well as the use of the...

TONIGHT: Regulation 176

Tonight's seminar will be presented by Penny Thew and chaired by Trish McDonald SC. For full details, please click here.

2014 CPD Conference Programs Now Online

The NSW Bar Association is conducting a number of conferences throughout February and March to assist members in obtaining their required CPD points. Conferences will be held at: - [North...

TONIGHT: Mediating Professional Negligence Disputes

This seminar will be presented by Campbell Bridge SC, Jeremy Gormly SC and Angela Bowne SC. Please download a brochure for full details here.

Official launch of LCA study on progression and re-engagement of female lawyers

Why women leave the legal profession and do not re-engage is an important issue and one which has been a priority for the Law Council of Australia (LCA). In 2013 the LCA conducted the National...

CIArb 2014 Diploma Course in International Commercial Arbitration

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The Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (Australia Branch) and the Kuala Lumpur Regional Centre for Arbitration will conduct their 2014 Diploma Course in International Commercial...

Part-time employment opportunities wanted for Indigenous law students

Diversity

Do you need some clerical, administrative or research assistance to run your practice? If the answer is yes - why not employ an Indigenous law student? There are a number of students...

TONIGHT: Duty of Disclosure to and of Creditors in Orders or Binding Financial Agreements

Tonight's seminar will be presented by Peter Campton and Chaired by Peter Batey. For full details please download a brochure here.

Court of Criminal Appeal to sit in Parramatta

It has been announced that the Court of Criminal Appeal will sit in both Queens Square and Parramatta in the weeks commencing July 28 and August 4. Read more about the Supreme Court's return to...

The office of Queen's Counsel in New South Wales

The Bar Council has resolved to seek comment from members on the desirability of reinstating the use of the term “Queen’s Counsel” in NSW. The views of members are sought on the following...

Call for volunteers for judging university competitions

Mooting

Macquarie University Law Society (MULS) is seeking volunteers to assist with the judging of internal competitions, such as mooting and client interviewing, to be held at the North Ryde and...

Amendments to the UCPR came into effect today

On Monday, 3 March 2014 the Uniform Rules Committee approved 2 amendments to the Uniform Civil Procedure Rules: an amendment to rule 6.2 (extending the period a statement of claim is valid for...