The Legal Profession Uniform Law has passed the NSW Parliament. Attorney General Brad Hazzard described the new law as a major step forward, which will "benefit consumers and lawyers alike as the...
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The president of the New South Wales Bar Association, Phillip Boulten SC, has warned that the $15 million in cuts to Commonwealth legal aid funding announced in last night’s federal budget will...
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There are just over three weeks to renew your practising certificate by the due date - Friday 6 June 2014. Do not wait until you have confirmation of insurance to return your completed renewal form...
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Attorney General Brad Hazzard and Police and Emergency Services Minister Stuart Ayres have announced that the NSW Government will amend the Law Enforcement (Powers and Responsibilities) Act. Learn...
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There are still more than 2000 barristers who have not updated their Find a Barrister profile by uploading a photograph or nominating their areas of practice. Here's how you do it. - Go to...
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The Federal Court of Australia, in conjunction with the Tax Bar Association of the Victorian Bar, will host a nationwide video broadcast of a seminar on "The distinction between questions of law and...
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12 Wentworth Selborne Chambers, in conjunction with the ICC International Court of Arbitration, Latham & Watkins and Stephenson Harwood, will be conducting...
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The next meeting of the Bar Book Club will be held on Tuesday, 3 June at 6.00pm in the Bar Library. The book is Chronicle of a Death Foretold by Gabriel García Márquez. Reviews and information can...
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The Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (Australian Branch) is holding an Accelerated Route to Fellowship Course in Perth on 27 and 28 June 2014....
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Photos from the 2014 Bench and Bar Dinner are now available for purchase from the web site of Murray Harris Photography. Click on 'Client viewing' then Bench and Bar Dinner 2014. Enter the password,...
Read more >A memorial service for Bryan Pape will be held at St Stephen's Church, Macquarie Street, this Friday, 16 May 2014 at 10.00am.
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The American Bar Association has compiled its Top 25 Movies List. Not surprisingly, To Kill a Mockingbird and 12 Angry Men top the list, but Australia's own Breaker Morant ranks in the top 10.
Read more >The National Children’s and Youth Law Centre and King & Wood Mallesons have announced the 2014 Children’s Law Awards and are calling for nominations. The awards recognise the achievements and...
Read more >On Thursday, 13 November the Law Council of Australia's Business Law Section, in conjunction with ACICA, will host the International Arbitration Conference 2014 as part of Sydney Arbitration Week....
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Today saw a dynamic bar team demolish the Reserve Bank 7-1. Goals from di Michael (5) and Morrison (2) saw Bar FC take its rightful position at the top of the Domain Soccer League. The strikers were...
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The College of Law is holding a breakfast seminar on Friday, 23 May at which the Hon Justice Kunc and Dominique Hogan-Doran, barrister, will speak about unrepresented litigants in civil proceedings....
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The Law Council of Australia has made its submission to the Commonwealth Attorney-General’s Department on the exposure draft reforms to the Racial Discrimination Act 1975 (Cth). View the submission...
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Members are invited to attend a free Federal Court seminar this Wednesday, 7 May from 5.15pm, on 'Things every commercial lawyer should know about judicial review'. The seminar is being hosted by the...
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All members and their guests are invited to join the Trustees of the Indigenous Barristers’ Trust for a fabulous evening celebrating Indigenous culture while taking in the lights of Vivid Sydney on...
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The Bar Association has revised the way it classifies the areas of practice listed on “Find a Barrister”. The new categories and sub-categories will more accurately reflect the nature of...
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Bar Council met on 10 April 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...
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NSW Premier Mike Baird today announced the appointment of Stuart Ayres as minister for police and emergency services. Also announced was the appointment of five new parliamentary secretaries. Learn...
Read more >The 5th LAWASIA Family Law Conference will be held in Sapporo, between 3-5 July 2014. Learn more here.
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The International Privacy Law Library on WorldLII has been expanded. The library's 32 databases include about 3,600 decisions of 13 privacy and data protection authorities, from New Zealand, Ireland,...
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The Australian Law Reform Commission (ALRC) has released a discussion paper, Serious Invasions of Privacy in the Digital Era (DP 80, 2014). The commission prefers submissions via the ALRC online...
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