Common Law Practice Update 52

The Bar Association's Common Law Committee has published Practice Update 52, with case notes on: s 7 of the Motor Accidents (Lifetime Care and Support) Act; s 94 of the Motor Accidents Compensation...
Read more >The Bar Association's Common Law Committee has published Practice Update 52, with case notes on: s 7 of the Motor Accidents (Lifetime Care and Support) Act; s 94 of the Motor Accidents Compensation...
Read more >The intent of the P2P service is to support legal practitioners to represent their clients in their dealings with the ATO. It assists practitioners to understand the ATO view and legislative...
Read more >The intent of the P2P service is to support legal practitioners to represent their clients in their dealings with the ATO. It assists practitioners to understand the ATO view and legislative...
Read more >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...
Read more >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.
Read more >Parramatta is set to host regular sittings of the New South Wales Civil and Administrative Tribunal (NCAT), according to Attorney General Greg Smith SC. Beginning 30 June, NCAT will sit at Parramatta...
Read more >Need a break? Why not come and socialise with other under 6 barristers? Junior Drinks will be held on Thursday, 17 April 2014 from 5.30pm at Mordeo, 126 Phillip Street (cnr of Phillip and Hunter...
Read more >Julian Martin, barrister, passed away suddenly on 28 of March 2014. Members are invited to join a celebration of his life on Tuesday, 29 April at The Royal Botanic Garden in Sydney. RSVP to...
Read more >The president and the Bar Council have the pleasure of inviting all members of the New South Wales Bar Association to the 2014 Bench and Bar Dinner. The dinner will take place on...
Read more >The Health, Sport & Recreation Committee has organised for members to receive a 'flu shot and get their cholesterol, glucose and blood pressure tested between 4:00 and 5.30 pm today in the Bar...
Read more >The NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research has published Recorded Crime Statistics 2013.
For the 24-month period to the end of December 2013 seven of the 17 major offence categories...
Read more >The Mediation Practice Group, a sub-committee of the Bar Association's ADR committee, will be hosting a "Mediator Chat" and twilight drinks on Tuesday, 6 May from 5.30-7.00pm at Silks Cafe. The...
Read more >All members and their guests are invited to join the Trustees of the Indigenous Barristers’ Trust for a fabulous evening celebrating Indigenous culture during National Reconciliation Week while...
Read more >The profession is reminded that the regime in the Equity Division under Practice Note SC Eq 11- Disclosure in the Equity Division includes the prohibition on Notices to Produce and subpoenas that...
Read more >The King & Wood Mallesons Private Law Moot is a new national mooting competition being held at UNSW from 2 – 4 May 2014. The problem question is aimed at students in the latter stages of their...
Read more >Attorney-General George Brandis QC yesterday delivered a speech at the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington DC. Under the title "Securing our Freedoms", Mr Brandis, among...
Read more >The Queensland Law Society last week launched its mandatory sentencing policy paper. The Queensland Government has introduced a number of mandatory sentences, such as for people found to be members...
Read more >In Brief has stumbled across CanLII Connects - a form of crowd-sourced legal research from Canada. According to one reviewer of the site, "anyone can access these materials, but not everyone can...
Read more >The Bar Yoga class on Tuesday,15 April at 1.00pm will be the last for the duration of the Bar Practice Course. Yogis who are planning to attend should SMS Jolie on 0414 092 502 on the Tuesday morning...
Read more >The new Bail Act is to commence some time soon and sets out a different regime for making a bail determination. All practitioners, especially those barristers who may be asked to do any bail...
Read more >The Health, Sport & Recreation Committee has organised for members to receive a 'flu shot and get their cholesterol, glucose and blood pressure tested between 4:00 and 5.30 pm on Thursday, 10...
Read more >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.
Read more >The Hon Dyson Heydon AC QC will deliver the Acton Lecture under the auspices of The Centre for Independent Studies in the Banco Court, Queens Square at 6.00pm on Thursday, 10 April 2014. The topic...
Read more >Registration is now open for the 16th Biennial National Family Law Conference, to be held in Sydney from 7-10 October 2014. With more than 90 international and local presenters, the professional...
Read more >To support the work of the Arts Law Centre of Australia, Hearts for Arts Law invites you to their inaugural Comedy Night! Join us for a night full of laughs showcasing an impressive line-up of...
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