Inbrief
Tonight in CPD: Case Management and Practices in the District Court of New South Wales
This seminar scheduled for tonight will be presented in the common room by Judicial Registrar James Howard and chaired by Gary Doherty. For full details please download a flyer here
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Tonight in CPD: The Future of Disability Advocacy
This seminar, will be presented tonight in the Common Room by the former Disability Discrimination Commissioner Graeme Innes and chaired by Trish McDonald SC. For full details please download a flyer...
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The John Lehane Memorial Lecture
Promoted by Allens Linklaters
The biennial John Lehane Memorial Lecture will be delivered this year by Lord Neuberger, president of the UK Supreme Court on "Equity: A roguish thing or a symmetrical...
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Open Day for Female Law Students: volunteers sought
On 15 August 2014 the New South Wales Bar Association will be hosting the Open Day for Female Law Students. The Bar Association has hosted the Open Day for many years, and they are extremely popular...
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Next meeting of the Bar Book Club
The next meeting of the Bar Book Club will be held on Tuesday, 19 August. The book is Mother’s Milk, the fourth in the ‘Patrick Melrose series’ by Edward St Aubyn. It was shortlisted for the...
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Bar FC draw 1-1 with the Reserve Bank
NSW Bar FC took to the field with only nine starters against a full Reserve Bank squad last Friday.
Depleted numbers inspired enthusiasm with an early goal to Reserve Bank being answered in kind by...
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Tomorrow in CPD: Case Management and Practices in the District Court of New South Wales
This seminar scheduled for Tuesday 29 July will be presented in the common room by Judicial Registrar James Howard and chaired by Gary Doherty. For full details please download a flyer here
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2014 Judicial Q&A
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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Wanted: judges for UTS mock trials
The UTS Law Students' Society is seeking lawyers to adjudicate its Witness Examination Competition (mock trial) in the coming months. This is an advocacy-focussed competition, which mimics...
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AHRC highlights childcare as key constraint on working parents
The Human Rights Commission's investigation into discrimination against pregnant women and parents returning to work identified the high cost and lack of childcare services as a key concern.
The...
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Human Rights Commission finds widespread discrimination against working parents
The Australian Human Rights Commission has released its report Supporting Working Parents: Pregnancy and Return to Work National Review.
The Bar Association made a submission to the AHRC in February...
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NSW Government positions vacant
Attorney General Brad Hazzard is seeking applications from qualified persons for appointment to the following judicial and statutory positions:
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Coming up in CPD
A number of seminars have been scheduled in the Common Room for the coming months:
Monday 28 July: The Future of Disability Advocacy. Presented by Disability Discrimination Commissioner Graeme Innes...
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Silk applications close today
President Jane Needham SC invites applications for appointment as senior counsel for 2014. The deadline is 5.00pm today. No applications received after that time will be processed. Please ensure that...
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2014 Common Law Drinks
Judges, barristers and clerks are warmly invited to the 2014 Common Law Drinks to be held on Friday, 22 August at The Hide, upstairs at the Bull & Bear, 16 Phillip Lane, Sydney. The guest speaker...
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Court user satisfaction survey
The Family Court of Australia and the Federal Circuit Court will conduct a user satisfaction survey
throughout August 2014. The information gathered during such exercises assists with the delivery...
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Next week: 2014 Annual Corporate Law Conference
The Supreme Court Annual Corporate Law Conference, "Shareholder Protection", will be held from 1.15pm - 6.00pm on Tuesday, 29 July 2014 in the Banco Court, Queens Square. The conference will be...
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Call for volunteers for judging university competitions
Macquarie University Law Society (MULS) is seeking volunteers to assist with the judging of internal competitions, namely negotiations, client interviewing and trial advocacy / witness examination....
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Vale Patrick Raymond Moran (1930-2014)
Patrick Moran, former barrister and Workers Compensation Court judge, died yesterday. A funeral will be held on Tuesday, 29 July 2014 at 3.00pm in the South Chapel, Woronora Crematorium. A wake will...
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Law Council of Australia Sunset Seminar Series - an evening with Nicholas Cowdery AM QC
The Law Council of Australia's International Law Section Executive invites you to attend a cocktail function featuring a keynote address by Professor Nicholas Cowdery AM QC on "Australia’s Criminal...
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Law Council of Australia Sunset Seminar Series - an evening with Nicholas Cowdery AM QC, Thursday 31 July, 5.30pm
The Law Council of Australia's International Law Section Executive invites you to attend a cocktail function featuring a keynote address by Professor Nicholas Cowdery AM QC on "Australia’s Criminal...
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2014 BarADR Mediation Masterclass
BarADR presents the 2014 Mediation Masterclass on Saturday, 16 August 2014.
This year's BarADR event is designed as an interactive masterclass to explore the practicalities of mediation in-depth...
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R v Milat: A Case Study in Cross-Examination
Promoted by LexisNexis
Members of the Bar Association will receive a 15 per cent discount when they purchase Dan Howard SC's new book R v Milat: A Case Study in Cross-Examination. This book presents...
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Next week in CPD
A number of seminars have been scheduled in the Common Room for next week:
Monday 28 July: The Future of Disability Advocacy. Presented by Disability Discrimination Commissioner Graeme Innes and...
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Tonight in CPD: The Smiler
This seminar will be presented tonight by Michael Pelly and chaired by Carol Webster SC. The Smiler, published earlier this year, draws on more than 100 interviews with Murray Gleeson and his...
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