Inbrief

For the diary: World Indigenous Legal Conference

Registrations are now open for the World Indigenous Legal Conference, to be held on 25-27 June 2014 at the Queensland University of Technology, Gardens Point, Brisbane. Learn more here.

Swearing-in ceremony for Helen Wilson SC

Helen McLeod Wilson SC will be sworn in as a District Court judge on Monday, 28 April 2014 at 9.30am in Court 21A John Maddison Tower. Michael McHugh SC will speak on behalf of the New South Wales...

Magistrate Scott Mitchell (1941-2014)

Vale

Magistrate Scott Mitchell died this morning. A funeral will be held next Tuesday, 29 April 2014 at 3.30pm in St Canice's Catholic Church, 28 Roslyn Street, Elizabeth Bay.

The Hon Barry O'Keefe AM QC (1933-2014)

Vale

The Hon Barry O'Keefe AM QC, president of the Bar Association between November 1989 and December 1991 and life member, died this morning. Members will be advised of funeral arrangements as soon...

Next meeting of the Bar Book Club

Wellbeing

The next meeting of the Bar Book Club will be on Wednesday, 30 April 2014, in the library at 6.00pm. The book is The Razor’s Edge by W Somerset Maugham freely available at your local...

CTP Scheme guidelines for claims handling and assessment

The Motor Accidents Authority of NSW has released its updated Claims Handling Guidelines and Claims Assessment Guidelines, which will take effect on 1 May 2014.

Law Reform Commission consultation paper on dispute resolution

The NSW Law Reform Commission has released Consultation Paper 16, Dispute Resolution: Frameworks in New South Wales and is calling for responses to the questions raised therein. Further information...

Arbitrators and mediators wanted at the WCC

The Workers Compensation Commission of NSW is currently advertising for arbitrators, senior arbitrators and mediators. Applications close on Friday, 9 May 2014. Further details about the positions,...

Brad Hazzard appointed new attorney general

Premier Mike Baird has announced his Cabinet reshuffle, with the Hon Brad Hazzard MP being appointed as the new attorney general of NSW. Learn more here.

Neville Kenneth Wran AC QC (1926-2014)

Vale

Neville Wran AC QC died on Sunday. Mr Wran was admitted to the bar on 26 July 1957 and took silk in November 1968. Details of the state funeral will be announced later today.

World Indigenous Domestic Violence Conference

The World Indigenous Domestic Violence Conference will be held on 8-10 December 2014 at the Cairns Pullman International Hotel in Queensland. The 2014 World Indigenous Domestic Violence Conference is...

New website for the Bar Association

The Bar Association has a new website. Check us out at www.nswbar.asn.au

Appointment to the District Court

Helen McLeod Wilson SC has been appointed as a judge of the District Court of New South Wales, commencing 28 April 2014. In Brief will provide further details of the swearing-in ceremony when they...

Bar Library will close at 4.00pm today

The Bar Library will close at 4.00pm this afternoon. The librarians wish you a happy Easter break

Report to Bar Council on appointment of QCs in NSW

On 14 March 2014 the Bar Association established a committee to receive submissions from members and report to Bar Council regarding a system for the appointment of QCs. That report is now available...

Victoria appoints QCs

Victoria’s first new QCs in 14 years have now been appointed and Letters Patent have been issued appointing 156 Victorian senior counsel as queen's counsel. Learn more here.

Refugee Advice and Casework Service newsletter

The Refugee Advice and Casework Service (RACS) newsletter for April 2014 is out now. RACS provides legal advice to, and representation of, refugees and asylum seekers in order that their claims may...

World Bar Conference 2014

The New Zealand Bar Association, together with the International Council of Advocates and Barristers, will host the next World Bar Conference in Queenstown on 4-6 September 2014. For more information...

2014 Bench & Bar Dinner – RSVP by tomorrow

Collegiality

Members have until tomorrow, 17 April, to reserve a seat at the 2014 Bench and Bar Dinner. The dinner will take place on Friday, 2 May in the Ballroom of the Hilton Sydney at 7.00pm for...

Jacqueline Gleeson SC appointed to the Federal Court

Attorney General George Brandis QC yesterday announced the appointment of Jacqueline Gleeson SC as a judge of the Federal Court of Australia, effective today, 15 April 2014. A swearing-in ceremony...

Wanted: volunteers for expert witness workshop

The National Institute of Forensic Science is holding a series of workshops to provide training to expert witnesses regarding court processes. They are looking for counsel to assist them in the...

The next meeting of the Bar Knit Group

Wellbeing

The Bar Knit Group will meet on 29 April at 6.00pm in the Bar Library. All are welcome.

When good men fail to act: human rights in North Korea

Join the Hon Michael Kirby AC CMG, chairman of the United Nations Commission of Inquiry on Human Rights in North Korea, and Dr Simon Longstaff AO at the St James Ethics Centre for a discussion on the...

New in the Bar Library

The Judicial Commission of NSW has published a DVD to assist with understanding the new provisions of the Bail Act 2013. It is called The Bail Act 2013: Selected Scenarios. The library has some...

Funeral arrangements for Malcolm Broun OAM QC

The funeral for Malcolm Broun OAM QC will be held at 11.30am on Wednesday, 23 April 2014, at the Camellia Chapel, Macquarie Park Crematorium, Cnr Delhi & Plassey Roads, Macquarie Park.