Inbrief

Queen's counsel in Queensland

The Queensland Bar Association has announced the appointment of nine new queen's counsel.

• John Joseph Allen
• Jacoba Brasch
• Michael Cowen
• Peter Robert Franco
• Catherine Claire Heyworth-Smith
• Jonathan...

NSW Bar Association CPD Conferences 2015

Registrations are now open for the New South Wales Bar Association Regional CPD Conferences.The 2015 CPD Conferences have been confirmed for the following dates and locations: - Saturday, 21...

For the diary: 2015 ABA High Court Dinner

The Australian Bar Association will hold a dinner in the Great Hall of the High Court of Australia on Monday, 2 February 2015 at 7.00pm for 7.30pm - the night of the new silks taking their bows in...

Legal Aid NSW Specialist Barrister Panel (Criminal Appellate Matters)

The Legal Aid NSW Specialist Barrister Panel (Criminal Appellate Matters) (the panel) will re-open on Monday, 8 December 2014 following a review of the panel documentation. The Panel is open to...

Legal Aid NSW Specialist Barrister Panel (Criminal Appellate Matters) Revised Practice Standards

The Legal Aid NSW practice standards for junior counsel appointed to the Specialist Barrister Panel (Criminal Appellate Matters) have been revised. The revised practice standards take effect from 1...

New appointment to the High Court

Attorney-General George Brandis has announced the appointment of the Hon Geoffrey Arthur Akeroyd Nettle, a member of the Court of Appeal of the Supreme Court of Victoria, as the next justice of the...

Law Council concerned about developments in Timor Leste

The Law Council has joined the Australian Bar Association and the Judicial Conference of Australia in censuring the government and parliament of Timor Leste for terminating the contracts of all...

Tonight in CPD

A seminar will be held tonight in the Common Room at 5.15pm:"It's 2014 so stop working like it's 1914". Presented by Philippe Doyle Gray, Stephen Walsh and Thomas Krober. For full details please...

Productivity Commission report: Access to Justice Arrangements

The Productivity Commission has released its report into Australia's system of civil dispute resolution, with a focus on constraining costs and promoting access to justice and equality before the...

LCA opposes mandatory data retention

The Law Council of Australia has adopted a policy opposing the currently proposed mandatory data retention scheme in the Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Amendment (Data Retention) Bill...

Law Council President's Medal 2014

The Law Council of Australia has announced the Hon Geoffrey Eames AM QC and Ms Raelene Webb QC as the recipients of the 2014 Law Council of Australia President's Medal. Learn more here.

LTCS E-News Issue 80

The Lifetime Care & Support Authority publishes a newsletter, LTCS E-News. Issue 80 is now available and includes information concerning: new Severe Injury Advice Forms, the 2013-14 Annual Report,...

Appointments to note

Peter Kite SC of Frederick Jordan Chambers has been appointed as an acting judge of the Industrial Court of NSW and acting deputy president of the Industrial Relations Commission.

Tonight in CPD

A seminar will be held in the Common Room tonight at 5.15pm:"60 tips in 60 minutes". Presented by Nigel Cotman SC, Garry McGrath SC, Philippe Doyle Gray and Nicolas Kirby. For full details please...

Tomorrow in CPD

A seminar will be held tomorrow night in the Common Room at 5.15pm:"It's 2014 so stop working like it's 1914". Presented by Philippe Doyle Gray, Stephen Walsh and Thomas Krober. For full details...

Coverage of the funeral service for Phillip Hughes, live in the Common Room

The funeral service for Phillip Hughes will be broadcast live from 1.30pm today. Members can view the service on the big screen in the Bar Common Room.

Tomorrow in CPD

A seminar will be held in the Common Room tomorrow night at 5.15pm:"60 tips in 60 minutes". Presented by Nigel Cotman SC, Garry McGrath SC, Philippe Doyle Gray and Nicolas Kirby. For full details...

Legal Aid News for December

Legal Aid News for December 2014 is out now, featuring articles on applications to join the Specialist Barrister Panel, the new director of the Criminal Law Division of Legal Aid NSW, changes to the...

Common Law Practice Update 71

The Bar Association's Common Law Committee has published Practice Update 71, with case notes on sections 3, 61 and 63 of the Motor Accidents Compensation Act 1999, sections 5B, 5G and 5R of the Civil...

Coming up in CPD

A seminar will be held in the Common Room on Wednesday night at 5.15pm:"60 tips in 60 minutes". Presented by Nigel Cotman SC, Garry McGrath SC, Philippe Doyle Gray and Nicolas Kirby. For full details...

Old Law, New Law - tonight

Members are invited to the launch of the latest book by the Hon Keith Mason QC, Old Law, New Law: A Second Australian Legal Miscellany tonight at 5.30pm-7.30pm in the Common Room. There to launch the...

New Law Council Executive Elected

At the Law Council of Australia AGM and Meeting of Directors on Saturday, 29 November 2014 in Canberra, members of the Executive were elected as follows:

• Mr Duncan McConnel, President (Northern...

Comcare changes threaten workers’ rights and workplace safety: ALA

The Australian Lawyers Alliance (ALA) has warned that state and territory-based workers’ compensation schemes are in danger of being abandoned by employers if changes to the Comcare scheme are...

Statement from the ABA on addressing Indigenous imprisonment rates

The Australian Bar Association has issued a statement regarding the unacceptable rates of Indigenous incarceration, which were highlighted by the Productivity Commission’s report, Overcoming...

ABA voices concern over Timor Leste dismissals

The Australian Bar Association has joined the Judicial Conference of Australia in expressing deep concern over moves last month by the government and parliament of Timor Leste to dismiss foreign...