Judge Helen Wilson SC has been appointed to the bench of the Supreme Court of NSW and a formal ceremony to mark the occasion will be held in the Banco Court on Monday, 3 November 2014 at 9.00am....
Read more >Jane Culver will be sworn in as a judge of the District Court at 9.00am on Wednesday, 29 October 2014. Ian Temby QC will speak on behalf of the New South Wales Bar.
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A new year is fast approaching and now is the time to act strategically to gain a competitive edge.
Current market forces and a progressive legal environment are...
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The Mediation Practice Group, a sub-committee of the Bar Association's ADR committee, will be hosting a "Mediator Chat" on "Med-Arb - it's the unloved mongrel of ADR" tonight at 5.30pm in Silks...
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Due to scheduled electrical work, the Bar Association offices and the Bar Library will close at 4.00pm this Friday, 31 October 2014.
Read more >Tomorrow, Wednesday, 29 October 2014, Professor Shaunnagh Dorsett (of the UTS Law School) and Larissa Reid (of the Law Courts Library) will present a legal history tutorial on "Sources of Law in the...
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Tonight at 5.15pm, a seminar will be held in the Common Room: "Chapter II of the Constitution" presented by Justin Gleeson SC and Anna Mitchelmore and chaired by Neil Williams SC. For full details...
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A number of seminars will be held in the Common Room in the coming months. Coming up in November:
Monday, 10 November: "The Real Trial of Breaker Morant". Presented by Craig Wilox and chaired by...
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Tomorrow night at 5.15pm, a seminar will be held in the Common Room: "Chapter II of the Constitution" presented by Justin Gleeson SC and Anna Mitchelmore and chaired by Neil Williams SC. For full...
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Tonight a seminar will be held in the Common Room at 5.15pm: "Regulation 176 and Best Practice Guidelines". It will be presented by Penny Thew and chaired by Trish McDonald SC. For full details...
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The Law Society of New South Wales has released its 2015 Election Policy Platform. Balance.Rights.Justice. encompasses sentencing, bail, workers compensation, CTP motor accident insurance and access...
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The inaugural Spigelman Public Law Oration will be delivered in the Bar Association Common Room at 5:15pm on Monday, 17 November 2014 by the Hon Justice Stephen Gageler of the High Court of...
Read more >Over a number of years, many members of the bar have donated generously to support the philanthropic work of the Indigo Foundation. At 5.30pm tomorrow, the foundation will host a private screening of...
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On 21 October 2014 the Supreme Court Rules Committee approved an amendment to the Supreme Court Rules that will insert a new Part 13 into the Rules. The new Part will deal with applications to record...
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The New South Wales Bar Association Pink & Blue Ribbon Breakfast supporting the National Breast Cancer Foundation (NBCF) and the Prostate Cancer Foundation of Australia (PCFA) was an...
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Bar Council met on 9 and 16 October 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...
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A number of seminars will be held in the Common Room in the coming months. Coming up next week is: Monday 27 October: "Regulation 176 and Best Practice Guidelines". Presented by Penny Thew and...
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There will be a gathering for twilight drinks and a light-hearted presentation at Silks Coffee Lounge on Tuesday, 28 October at 5.30pm. The topic for the evening will be "Med-Arb - it's the unloved...
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The Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (Australian Branch) – Diploma in International Commercial Arbitration course will be held in Sydney from 18 to 26 April 2015. Candidates...
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Attorney General Brad Hazzard today announced the appointment of Deputy Chief Magistrate Jane Culver as a judge of the District Court of NSW. Learn more here.
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The Australian Law Reform Commission has today released a Discussion Paper, Review of the Native Title Act 1993 (DP 82). The ALRC invites individuals and organisations to make submissions in response...
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The last meeting for the year of the Bar Book Club will be held at 6.00pm on Wednesday, 2 December 2014. The book for the next meeting is Ian McEwan’s The Children Act.
We will also be having an...
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The general manager of the Motor Accidents Authority has written to President Jane Needham SC concerning its CTP scheme enhancement program.
As part of that program, the MAA will be conducting a...
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The advent of YouTube means one can no longer say "I'll wait for the movie to come out". The Australian Taxation Office has produced a video clip on "Purported alienation of income through...
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The Law Council of Australia has released its Asylum Seeker Policy. It's a consolidation of the LCA's existing positions on asylum seekers and builds on the its Rule of Law Principles and Principles...
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