Inbrief

Revised Federal Court practice notes

The Federal Court of Australia has reviewed and revised a number of practice notes following the issue on 10 July 2014 of Practice Note CM 23, Electronic Court File and Preparation and Lodgment of...

Forbes Society lecture on Constitutional law

This Wednesday, 10 September 2014, Chief Justice James Allsop of the Federal Court and Kathleen Morris will present a legal history tutorial under the auspices of the Forbes Society. The topic is "A...

ABA presence at Malaysia Law Conference

The Australian Bar Association (ABA) is sending a contingent to Kuala Lumpur to speak at the International Malaysia Law Conference (24 – 26 September) as part of the ABA’s ongoing commitment to...

Papers to note: Supreme Practice Note SC CL 4

Chief Justice Bathurst AC has published the revised Practice Note SC CL 4 - Defamation List, which commenced on Friday, 5 September 2014 and replaces Practice Note SC CL 4 issued on 17 August 2005.

Discounts for barristers at International Arbitration Conference

Registrations are now open and the program is available for the Law Council of Australia International Arbitration Conference to be held at the Sheraton on the Park in Sydney on Thursday, 13...

BOCSAR report shows crime rates stable or falling

Yesterday, the Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research (BOCSAR) released NSW Recorded Crime Statistics: June 2014 quarterly report. It shows that in the 24 months to June 2014, none of the major...

WA Law Society supports Legal Profession Uniform Law

The Law Council of Australia welcomes the recommendation by the Law Society of Western Australia to the attorney-general for Western Australia that the Legal Profession Uniform Law be adopted as law...

Appointments to note: Dale Boucher

New South Wales and Victorian attorneys-general, Brad Hazzard and Robert Clark, today announced the appointment of the former head of the Australian Government Solicitor, Dale Boucher, as the...

Vale Paul Francis Flannery QC

Paul Flannery QC, former District Court judge, died this morning. Members will be advised of funeral arrangements as soon as they are known.

Legislation to note: workers compensation

The Workers Compensation Amendment (Existing Claims) Regulation 2014 commenced yesterday, 3 September 2014. The object of this regulation is to make further transitional arrangements in respect of...

Release KPMG report on cuts to federal courts: Law Council

The Law Council of Australia has called on the Australian Government to release the KPMG report into the funding of federal courts. According to an article in The Australian on 29 August 2014 the...

Law and Justice Committee commends the Dust Diseases Board

The Legislative Council's Standing Committee on Law and Justice has published its report, Review of the exercise of the functions of the Workers' Compensation (Dust Diseases) Board. The committee...

Funeral service for the Hon John Slattery AO KGCSG QC

A Mass of Christian Burial for the Hon John Patrick Slattery AO KGCSG QC will be offered in St Mary's Church, corner of Miller and Ridge Streets, North Sydney, tomorrow, 5 September 2014 at 1.30pm....

Bar Council business for 14 August 2014

Bar Council met on 14 August 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. Bar Council...

NSW Law Almanacs are back online

Which publication can tell you the times of rising and setting of the moon in 1915? Or list every member of the New South Wales Bar, in order of seniority, for each year between 1886 and 2008? In...

eServices for Intellectual Property Practitioners

The Federal Court will hold an information session for practitioners, to be hosted by Justice Bennett on Thursday, 18 September 2014 between 4:30 pm — 5:30 pm in Court 18D, Queens Square.

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Appointment to note: chairperson of the Serious Offenders Review Council

Attorney General Brad Hazzard has appointed former NSW District Court chief judge the Hon Reginald Blanch AM to his new role as chairperson of the Serious Offenders Review Council. Learn more here.

Tonight: A History of Insolvency Law

The Francis Forbes Society for Australian Legal History tonight will host a tutorial entitled "A History of Insolvency Law", presented by Chief Justice Tom Bathurst AC, commencing at 5:10 pm and...

2014 Pink & Blue Ribbon Breakfast – Friday, 24 October – all welcome!

Members and their friends are invited to the 2014 Pink & Blue Ribbon Breakfast on Friday, 24 October at Hyde Park Barracks Café. Come and enjoy a two-course breakfast and help raise money for two...

ALRC releases report on Serious Invasions of Privacy in the Digital Era

The Australian Law Reform Commission’s report, Serious Invasions of Privacy in the Digital Era (Report 123, 2014) was tabled in the Australian Parliament today and is available here.

Coming up in CPD this month

This month we have a seminar being held in the Common Room on Tuesday 23 September at 5.15pm.

"Effective Neogiation Skills for Commercial Disputes" will be presented by Harold Werksman, and chaired...

Common Law Practice Update 64

The Bar Association's Common Law Committee has released Practice Update 64, with case notes on ss 3A and 33 and 34 of the Motor Accidents Compensation Act 1999 (NSW), ss 5B and 5R and 15B of the...

Upcoming Law Council of Australia International Conferences

Registrations are now open and the program is available for the Law Council of Australia International Arbitration Conference to be held at the Sheraton on the Park in Sydney on Thursday 13 November....

Have you updated your practice areas on Find a Barrister?

The Bar Association has revised the way it classifies the areas of practice listed on “Find a Barrister”. The new categories and sub-categories more accurately reflect the nature of barristers’...

Francis Forbes Legal History Tutorial - "A History of Insolvency Law", tomorrow, Wednesday 3 September 5.10pm

The Chief Justice of NSW, the Hon T F Bathurst AC, will present a tutorial for the Francis Forbes Society entitled "A History of Insolvency Law" tomorrow Wednesday, 3 September 2014.

The tutorial...