Inbrief

Federal Court of Australia eLodgment change and Electronic Court File (ECF) Project update

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The file size of documents that the Federal Court’s eLodgment system can accept has trebled. Litigants can now lodge documents up to 30mb. For more information, see How big can the documents be?...

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TONIGHT: Conducting an Adminstrative Law Case in NSW and the New UCPR Rule 59

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This seminar will be presented by Mark Robinson SC and chaired by Mary Rebehy. The seminar will cover rule 59 of the Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW) which took effect on 15 March 2013. The...

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New Exhibition by Tamara Dean

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Tamara Dean, who judged the 2013 Indigenous Barristers Trust Photo competition, is proud to announce her forthcoming exhibition at Olsen Irwin Gallery, 63 Jersey Road, Wollahra on 5-23 March 2014. '...

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New UCPR forms

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The Uniform Rules Committee has approved two new forms: Form 85, Summons (Judicial Review), and Form 107, Summons (Supervisory Jurisdiction).

Form 85 should be used (rather than form 4A or 4B) if...

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Toongabbie Legal Centre criminal law CPD conference

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Toongabbie Legal Centre will hold its criminal law CPD conference on Saturday, 15 March 2014. Guest speakers include Nicholas Cowdery AM QC, Phil Boulten SC and Steve Mark. For more information...

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Honour for Fiona McLeod SC

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The Law Council of Australia has congratulated its Executive member Fiona McLeod SC on her induction onto the Victorian Honour Roll for Women on International Women’s Day 2014. Learn more here.

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Changes to extreme provocation

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The NSW Government has introduced legislation to revise the partial defence of “extreme provocation”. Non-violent sexual advance - whether heterosexual or homosexual - as well as other...

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TONIGHT: Offers of Compromise and Calderbank Offers

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This evening's 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...

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ACT Bar Association 2014 CPD Conference

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The ACT Bar Association will hold its 2014 CPD Conference on Saturday, 15 March 2014 at the University of Canberra in Building 6 (Business and Faculty of Law Building). Register now or download a...

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TONIGHT: Appearing for a Party at a Family Provision Mediation

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Tonight's seminar will be presented by Robert Angyal SC, Raoul Wilson SC and Deborah Robinson. The seminar will canvass the issues that arise at mediation from the perspective of both counsel and...

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Open Door Productions ‘Examination and Presentation Power’ Workshops - expressions of interest

Open Door Productions seeks Expressions of Interest for its 2014 courses (up to 7 CPD points), to be offered from March. Examination Power allows barristers to practise and analyse question sequences...

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Legal Aid News for March

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Legal Aid News for March 2014 is out now, featuring articles on the NSW Government's domestic family violence reforms; the Work and Development Order Scheme; new family law services in the Far North...

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The future of face to face strategic networking

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The Women Lawyers Association of NSW has launched its Women Lawyers Network to inspire women to pursue the career they want. The Twilight Event series "Workshops over Wine", gives WLA members and...

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And the Oscar goes to ...

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In another stellar year for the Bar Association’s pundits, the Bar Library Academy Awards Competition winners are: Maree Fitzgerald and Katie Retford. The organisers might have to consider a...

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LCA to send observer to sentencing of Karpal Singh

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The president of the Law Council of Australia, Michael Colbran QC, has today announced that the Law Council will join with LAWASIA in sending an observer, Mark Trowell QC, to the sentencing hearing...

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This Month in CPD

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Monday, 3 March: Local Court Diversionary Schemes. To be presented by His Hon Judge G Henson, Chief Magistrate of NSW. For full details click here.

Tuesday, 4 March: Appearing for a Party at a...

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Simon Tedeschi - A fundraising concert for the Arts Law Centre of Australia

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Philanthropy

The Arts Law Centre of Australia is pleased to be hosting a fundraising concert featuring the extraordinary musical talent of pianist Simon Tedeschi on 11 March 2014 at 7pm. The concert...

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