Inbrief

Private screening of Charlie's Country is on tomorrow night

Over a number of years, many members of the bar have donated generously to support the philanthropic work of the Indigo Foundation. At 5.30pm tomorrow, the foundation will host a private screening of...

Broadcasting judgments

On 21 October 2014 the Supreme Court Rules Committee approved an amendment to the Supreme Court Rules that will insert a new Part 13 into the Rules. The new Part will deal with applications to record...

2014 Pink & Blue Ribbon Breakfast – A huge success

Philanthropy

The New South Wales Bar Association Pink & Blue Ribbon Breakfast supporting the National Breast Cancer Foundation (NBCF) and the Prostate Cancer Foundation of Australia (PCFA) was an...

Bar Council business for October

Governance

Bar Council met on 9 and 16 October 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...

Coming up in CPD next week

A number of seminars will be held in the Common Room in the coming months. Coming up next week is: Monday 27 October: "Regulation 176 and Best Practice Guidelines". Presented by Penny Thew and...

Barristers interested in arbitration and ADR

There will be a gathering for twilight drinks and a light-hearted presentation at Silks Coffee Lounge on Tuesday, 28 October at 5.30pm. The topic for the evening will be "Med-Arb - it's the unloved...

Diploma in International Commercial Arbitration Course

Promoted by CIArbs

The Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (Australian Branch) – Diploma in International Commercial Arbitration course will be held in Sydney from 18 to 26 April 2015. Candidates...

Appointment to the District Court

Attorney General Brad Hazzard today announced the appointment of Deputy Chief Magistrate Jane Culver as a judge of the District Court of NSW. Learn more here.

ALRC review of the Native Title Act 1993

The Australian Law Reform Commission has today released a Discussion Paper, Review of the Native Title Act 1993 (DP 82). The ALRC invites individuals and organisations to make submissions in response...

End of year festivities for the Bar Book Club

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.

We will also be having an...

MAA to survey injured people

The general manager of the Motor Accidents Authority has written to President Jane Needham SC concerning its CTP scheme enhancement program.

As part of that program, the MAA will be conducting a...

Alienation of Income: the movie

The advent of YouTube means one can no longer say "I'll wait for the movie to come out". The Australian Taxation Office has produced a video clip on "Purported alienation of income through...

LCA releases Asylum Seeker Policy

The Law Council of Australia has released its Asylum Seeker Policy. It's a consolidation of the LCA's existing positions on asylum seekers and builds on the its Rule of Law Principles and Principles...

Boulten SC discusses foreign fighters legislation

Phil Boulten SC took part in yesterday's Radio National Breakfast panel discussion on the Australian Governments "Foreign Fighters Bill". Meanwhile, the Law Council of Australia has welcomed the...

Tonight in CPD

Tonight we have a seminar in the Common Room at 5.15pm: "Marketing the Bar", presented by Ian Hemmings SC, Andrew Laughlin, Tean Kerr and chaired by Richard McHugh SC. For full details please...

Survey on the use of the NSW Government Gazette

The National Library of Australia, in conjunction with the State Library of New South Wales, is working towards making a digitised version of the New South Wales Government Gazette from 1832-2001...

Celebrate the appointment of three female silks

The Women Barristers Forum, in association with the Women Lawyers Association of NSW, invites you to join them for cocktails and canapes to celebrate the appointment of female senior counsel for...

ICAC annual report for 2013-14

The Independent Commission Against Corruption has published its 2013-14 Annual Report. The Hon Megan Latham noted in the commissioner's foreword that it was a year in which the ICAC cemented its...

Australian Academy of Law Patron's Address - seats still available

Last minute spots are still available to attend the third annual Patron’s Address of the Academy of Law, to be delivered by the Hon Chief Justice Sundaresh Menon, of the Supreme Court of Singapore,...

Coming up in CPD

A seminar will be held in the Common Room at 5.15pm on Tuesday 28 October: "Chapter II of the Constitution" presented by Justin Gleeson SC and Anna Mitchelmore and chaired by Neil Williams SC. For...

Swearing-in ceremony for Justice Wilson

Judge Helen Wilson SC has been appointed to the bench of the Supreme Court of NSW and a formal ceremony to mark the occasion will be held in the Banco Court on Monday, 3 November 2014 at 9.00am....

Reduced price for the Queensland Reports

The Incorporated Council of Law Reporting for the State of Queensland has announced a significant reduction in the cost of subscription to the Queensland Reports and a one-off opportunity for...

Justice McColl accepts award on behalf of all groundbreaking women in the law

The Hon Justice Ruth McColl AO was presented with the Lasting Legacy Award at the third annual Lawyers Weekly Women in Law Awards. Justice McColl accepted the award on behalf of all female advocates,...

Statutory Interpretation in Australia

The eighth edition of Pearce and Geddes Statutory Interpretation in Australia is out now and LexisNexis has announced a special offer for members of the Bar Association. Simply complete this order...

2014 Great Bar Boat Race

The 31st Great Bar Boat Race will be held on Monday, 22 December 2014 at 11.00am. Members are invited to compete in a friendly competition with solicitors. The Organising Authority is the RAN Sailing...