On Wednesday, 6 August 2014 the Francis Forbes Society for Australian Legal History will host a tutorial by Justice Ashley Black on the "History of Statutory Interpretation". The tutorial will...
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The president of the Australian Bar Association, Mr Mark Livesey QC, has issued a media release calling on the Council of Australian Governments (COAG) to acknowledge and address unacceptable and...
Read more >"The standard you walk past is the standard you accept"
Lieutenant General David Morrison, chief of the Australian Army, will be the guest of honour at the official launch of the Bar Association's...
Read more >The New South Wales Bar Association’s childcare scheme commenced with the opening of a new Guardian Early Learning Centre in Martin Place, Sydney today. The Bar...
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The results of the Not The NSW Bar Association World Cup Tipping Competition are now to hand and David Chin was the winner. Mark Paul and Janet McDonald took second and third place...
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A number of seminars have been scheduled in the Common Room for next week:
Monday 11 August: UN Comission of Inquiry on Human Rights in North Korea. Presented by the Honourable Michael Kirby AC AMG...
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The Bar Association's childcare scheme for members has featured in this week's edition of Lawyers Weekly.
In an interview for the story, President Jane Needham SC said:...
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In Brief is informed that today is possibly the 300th anniversary of the traditional barristers' robes. According to this view, the black gowns were adopted on 1 August 1714 in mourning for the death...
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Rashda Rana (NSW Bar and London - Thirty Nine Essex Street Chambers) has been elected president of ArbitralWomen, the International Network of Women in Dispute Resolution. Learn more here.
Read more >The Hon Peter McInerney QC, retired judge of the Supreme Court, died last night. A funeral will be held on Thursday, 7 August 2014 at 10.30am in the chapel of St Joseph's College, Hunters Hill.
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Specifically for the junior bar (barristers called to the New South Wales Bar in 2007 or later), the Judicial Q&A event enables the junior bar to put forward questions for the judicial panel to...
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Bar FC dug deep today with a gritty performance to see off a youthful and skilful Sydney Business School resulting in a 0-0 draw in the Domain this afternoon.
(Capt) Harris pulled off a wonderful...
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This practical four week course has been organised in collaboration with KordaMentha Forensic. The course will run over four consecutive Thursdays (5pm to 7pm) in October/November 2014. It is...
Read more >Lieutenant General David Morrison, chief of the Australian Army, will be the guest of honour at the official launch of the Bar Association's...
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The president of the ACT Bar Association, Greg Stretton SC, today announced the appointment of Jon White as senior counsel for the Australian Capital Territory. Learn more here.
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The Federal Court of Australia with the Federal Circuit Court of Australia will hold a users’ group meeting for the Admiralty and Maritime jurisdiction on Tuesday, 12 August 2014 at 5.00 pm in...
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The president of the Law Council of Australia, Mr Michael Colbran QC, has called on the Australian Government to act in accordance with the Refugee Convention and to make its actions more transparent...
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A number of seminars have been scheduled in the Common Room for the coming months:
Monday 11 August: UN Comission of Inquiry on Human Rights in North Korea. Presented by the Honourable Michael Kirby...
Read more >Attorney General Brad Hazzard today announced the Honourable Justice Derek Michael Price AM has been appointed as the new Chief Judge of the District Court of NSW.
Justice Price replaces the...
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Did you know that the Guardian Early Learning Centre is located on the corner of Castlereagh Street and Martin Place, just seconds from public transport and minutes from Phillip Street?
The Bar...
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Independent Forensic Services (IFS) offers forensic science expertise in the areas of forensic biology, DNA analysis and interpretation and bloodstain...
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Julie Soars and Sandrah Foda were among five women to be elected to the board of the Australian branch of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators - a record number. Learn more here.
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The August 2014 edition of Law Council Review is now available online. It features articles on mandatory sentencing, the cost of access to justice, proposed changes to the Racial Discrimination Act...
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The Bar Association's Common Law Committee has published Practice Update 63, with case notes on sections 61, 73 and 133 of the Motor Accidents Compensation Act 1999 (NSW); slip and fall; employer's...
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Plans are well advanced for the 7th Annual Football State of Origin and Sports Law Conference to be held in Brisbane on 20 September 2014.
The Sports Law Conference will be held at the Inns of...
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