Inbrief
Save the date : 2015 Personal Injury/Common Law Conference
The 2015 Personal Injury and Common Law Conference will be held at the Hilton Sydney on Saturday 21 March. The conference offers 6.5 CPD points.
Speaker details and registration forms will be made...
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Dates for your Diary : NSW Bar Association CPD Conferences 2015
The NSW Bar Association 2015 CPD Conferences have been confirmed for the following dates and locations:
- Saturday, 21 February: Newcastle
- Saturday, 28 February and Sunday, 1 March: Orange
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NSW auditor-general releases report on justice, police and emergency services
The auditor-general of New South Wales, Grant Hehir, has released his report to parliament regarding law, order and emergency services agencies. View the report here.
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After hours entry to the Legal Assistance Cocktails
The cocktail party honouring those involved in the Legal Assistance Scheme, the Duty Barrister Scheme and the Law Kitchen will be held tomorrow evening, beginning at 5.30pm in the Common Room. The...
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Assessment Services reduced operations over Christmas-New Year
New South Wales Government agencies will close down over the Christmas-New Year period, from Monday, 22 December 2014 to Friday, 2 January 2015. The Assessment Services Division, which includes...
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Criminal justice system reflects persistent Indigenous disadvantage
The Productivity Commission has released its 2014 Overcoming Indigenous Disadvantage (OID) report. Although the results indicate some improvements in health and education, adult imprisonment rates...
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Tonight in CPD
The 2014 Forbes Lecture will be held in the Common Room tonight at 5.15pm. "The History of Military and Martial Law in Australia" will be presented by Robert Turnbull and chaired by Justice Michael...
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WBF quarterly general meeting tonight
The WBF will be holding its second quarterly general meeting on Wednesday, 19 November 2014 at 5.00pm in Bar Association Conference Room 3. All women members of the Bar Association are invited to...
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Reinvigorate Your Practice in 2015
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Current market forces and a progressive legal environment are...
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Bar Library hours over the Christmas-New Year period
The Bar Library will close at 6.00pm on Friday, 19 December 2014 and reopen at 9.00am on Monday, 19 January 2015. The library will be open from 9.00am to 5.00pm from 19-23 January 2015 and resume...
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Bar Choir Christmas Concert
The Bar Choir will hold a Christmas concert at St James Church on 20 November 2014 from 6.30 pm. All money raised will go to the Tristan Jepson Memorial Foundation. Learn more here.
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Final Bar Book Club meeting for 2014
The last meeting for the year of the Bar Book Club will be held at 6.00pm on Wednesday, 2 December 2014. The book for the next meeting is Ian McEwan’s The Children Act.
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Position vacant: public defender
Attorney General Brad Hazzard is seeking applications from qualified persons for appointment as a public defender under the Public Defenders Act 1995 for a fixed term of up to seven years that may be...
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New contracts for WorkCover scheme agents
WorkCover has announced which scheme agents will be contracted to provide claims and policy services on behalf of the Nominal Insurer in the NSW workers compensation scheme. The new contract begins...
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The 2014 Forbes Lecture
The 2014 Forbes Lecture will be held in the Common Room tomorrow night at 5.15pm: "The History of Military and Martial Law in Australia". Presented by Robert Turnbull and chaired by Justice Michael...
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Tonight in CPD
A seminar will be held in the Common Room tonight at 5.15pm: "Male, Female or Non-Specific: NSW Registrar of Births, Deaths and Marriages v Norrie. Presented by David Bennett AC QC, Joanna Davidson...
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Bar FC Awards Breakfast with HG Nelson
After lengthy and protracted negotiation Bar FC are pleased to have secured a deal with the legend of Australian Sport, HG Nelson to attend their inaugural awards ceremony, to be held on Wednesday,...
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Legal assistance cocktail party
Don't forget. The cocktail party honouring those involved in the Duty Barrister Scheme, the Legal Assistance Referral Scheme and the Law Kitchen will be held this Thursday, 20 November 2014 at 5.30pm...
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Tonight in CPD
A seminar will be held in the Common Room tonight at 5.15pm: "The Inaugural Spigelman Public Law Oration. Presented by The Honourable Justice Stephen Gageler and chaired by the Honourable Justice...
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Message from President Jane Needham SC
I congratulate all Executive office holders and Bar Councillors on having gained the confidence of our peers to govern this fine association. I am very much looking forward to leading the association...
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Psychological wellbeing in the workplace
The Women Lawyers Association invites members "Inspiration Before Breakfast" seminar on living with mental illness and adopting the Best Practice Guidelines for psychological wellbeing in your work...
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WBF quarterly general meeting
The WBF will be holding its second quarterly general meeting on Wednesday, 19 November 2014 at 5.00pm in the Bar Association Common Room. All women members of the Bar Association are invited to...
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WLA Christmas Cocktails
The Women Lawyers’ Association of NSW invites members to join them for their annual end of year drinks event, on Thursday, 20 November 2014 from 6.00pm to 8.00pm at the Union, University & Schools...
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Victory to Bench and Bar in chess
The Bench and Bar v Solicitors 22nd annual chess tournament, The Terrey Shaw Memorial, was held last night. The Bench and Bar team were victorious 11-9. The standard was high with Justice Steven...
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Victorian Bar Council 2014-15
following the recent Victorian Bar Council election, the following office bearers have been appointed to the Bar Council for 2014-15.
- Chairman: James W S Peters QC
- Senior Vice-Chairman: Paul...
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