Inbrief

Towards an Australian Declaration of Recognition

Noel Pearson has launched a new approach in the quest for Constitutional recognition of Indigenous Australians. Speaking at the launch of an organisation called Uphold & Recognise, Mr Pearson lent...

Global Technology Law Conference 2015

The Global Technology Law Conference 2015: The Future of Money & Data, will be held at the Marina Bay Sands, Singapore on 29 – 30 June 2015. This two-day conference organised by the Singapore...

STEP address: Forum shopping for trusts

Promoted by STEP

The Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP) invites you to an address by Tony Slater QC on "Forum Shopping for Trusts". The event will take place on Wednesday, 15 April...

Results for the election of the 2013 Bar Council

Pursuant to Rule 11.8.3 of the Bar Association Constitution, the following were elected to the 2013 Bar Council.

Declaration of Bar Council Ballot 2013

Sentencing for drug and alcohol related violence

The Sentencing Council is considering a number of proposals from the Thomas Kelly Foundation to make amendments to the Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 aimed at deterring alcohol and...

Call for submissions: inquiry into section 35P of the ASIO Act

Acting Independent National Security Legislation Monitor Roger Gyles AO QC is reviewing the operation, effectiveness and implications of Australia’s counter-terrorism and national security...

Exhibitions and lectures celebrating 800th anniversary of the Magna Carta

This year marks the 800th anniversary of the Magna Carta and the Australian Parliament has planned a series of celebrations. The Magna Carta Committee publishes a newsletter, the April issue of which...

Australian Academy of Law Patron's Address for 2015

The Australian Academy of Law (AAL) will be holding the fourth of its annual Patron’s Addresses on Monday, 18 May 2015 at 5.30pm on Level 21, Queens Square. "Magna Carta and the Development of the...

Coming up in CPD

A seminar will be held in the Common Room at 5.15pm on Monday, 21 April: "The Forgotten Children", presented by Professor Gillian Triggs and Professor Elizabeth Elliott AM and chaired by Dr Sarah...

Francis Forbes Society tutorials on Australian legal history

This year's program of Forbes Society tutorials on Australian legal history will commence on 5 May 2015 and conclude on 4 November 2015, with a break in the middle of the year to accommodate other...

Sydney farewell for the Hon Justice Hayne

On Friday, 17 April 2015 the Hon Justice Hayne will sit for the last time in Sydney, as part of the panel hearing the special leave matters listed that day. In accordance with tradition,...

Federal Court consultation forum

Members are invited to an information and consultation forum regarding the Federal Court's new National Court Framework and the Administrative and Constitutional Law and Human Rights National...

Bar Association prizes awarded at Macquarie Law School

The Macquarie University Law School held its prize night yesterday evening. Sue Kluss of Maurice Byers Chambers addressed the 2014 graduation class. Kluss was part of the first graduating class of...

Health Check and 'flu shot

The Health and Wellbeing Committee has organised for members to receive a '€˜flu shot and get their cholesterol, glucose and blood pressure tested between 4:00 and 5.45 pm on Monday, 13 April 2015...

Coming up in CPD this month

A number of seminars will be held in the Common Room at 5.15pm this month.

Wednesday, 15 April: "Get a Room. Challenges of buying-in, moving chambers, life in an annex, losing tutors and all the...

You're invited to the Bench and Bar Dinner

Collegiality

The president and the Bar Council have the pleasure of inviting all members of the New South Wales Bar Association and members of the judiciary to the 2015 Bench and Bar Dinner. The...

Wanted: judges for UTS mooting competition

Mooting

The UTS Law Students Society will hold its subject mooting competition in the Autumn semester and the society would like to hear from members of the bar who would be willing to participate...

Farewell to the Hon Justice R Barrett

The Honourable Justice R Barrett will retire as a judge of appeal of the Supreme Court of New South Wales on Monday, 20 April 2015. A formal ceremony to honour this occasion will be held in Banco...

2015 Sir Maurice Byers Lecture

At the lectern

The 2015 Sir Maurice Byers Lecture will be held in the Common Room at 5:15pm on Thursday, 23 April. The lecture titled "The Australian Constitution and international law" will be...

Communicating with Aboriginal Clients and Witnesses

Although English is the first and main language of Aboriginal people in NSW, subtle dialectal differences have emerged in Aboriginal English over two centuries. The Bar Association and the Law...

NCAT Home Building List - user forum

NCAT is revising its management of the Home Building List and proposes to hold a forum for practitioners who regularly appear in the jurisdiction. It will be held on 4 May 2015 at 4.30pm in room 13/7...

Criminal Lawyers Association of the Northern Territory Bali Conference

Members are invited to the Criminal Lawyers Association of the Northern Territory's 15th Biennial Conference on 20-26 June 2015 at the Prama Sanur Beach Hotel, Bali. The Bali Conference attracts...

Privacy Act 1988 Update

A year has passed since the provisions of the Privacy Amendment (Enhancing Privacy Protection) Act 2012 came into effect. To mark this occasion, the Privacy Law Committee of the Law Council's...

CIArb Diploma in International Commercial Arbitration - applications close 16 April

Promoted by the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators

Final placements for CIArb Diploma Course in International Commercial Arbitration 18 - 26 April 2015, Sydney. Sponsored by leading law firms and...

Support Moses SC in the 2015 Vinnies CEO Sleepout

Philanthropy

Junior Vice-President Arthur Moses SC will take part in the 2015 Vinnies CEO Sleepout on 18 June. Over the past ten years the event has raised $24 million to support the St Vincent de...