The NSW Government has released the report by the Hon Murray Gleeson AC QC and Bruce McClintock SC, Review of the Jurisdiction of the Independent Commission Against Corruption. View the report here...
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Attorney-General George Brandis QC has announced the appointment of Brigitte Markovic as a judge of the Federal Court of Australia, based in the Sydney registry. Since 1988 Ms Markovic has been a...
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Canada's Globe and Mail reports that the University of Toronto and a law firm, Dentons, have developed an app that uses artificial intelligence for legal research. Learn more here.
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The second in a series of three arbitration workshops to be held this month will be held tomorrow, 12 August 2015 at 5.00pm in the Bar Association Common Room. Presenters include the Hon Justice...
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A seminar will be held in the Common Room on Monday, 17 August at 5.15pm: "Unifying Principles in Administrative and Criminal Law". It will be presented by Tim Game SC and Julia Roy, and chaired by...
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In the spirit of NAIDOC, Mr Djon Mundine OAM, curator, writer, artist and activist, will be speaking on the topic of 'What is an Aboriginal, and what is art?' in the Common Room tomorrow, 12 August...
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Judges, barristers and clerks are warmly invited to the 2015 Common Law Drinks to be held on Friday, 21 August at Hotel CBD, upstairs in the Club Bar, 52 King Street, Sydney. The guest...
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The Winter 2015 edition of Bar News is at the printer, but articles are now available online. This edition features articles on parental responsibilities and the bar, Uniform Rule 11, 'barristers...
Read more >Did you know that the legislation regulating barristers receiving fees in advance in direct access matters changed on 1 July 2015? The new provisions are clauses 15 and 16 of the Legal...
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On Friday, 7 August the Bar Association issued a media release expressing concern about a protocol on police carrying guns inside the court. The president's remarks and...
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The Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP) invites you to an address by Ramena Kako Tep, barrister, on "Court authorised wills, protected estates and Family Provision...
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The Women Barristers Forum invites all barristers to attend the WBF casual drinks at the Verandah Bar, 55-65 Elizabeth Street on Wednesday, 12 August 2015 between 5.30pm and 7.30pm. Come and have a...
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Reflections on Corruption is a Law Society of NSW conference on 28 August 2015 with a focus on ethics and regulatory systems. Among the speakers are Professor J Patrick Dobel, University of...
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The NSW Bar Association had a team of runners and walkers in the Sun-Herald City 2 Surf yesterday, some of whom posted impressive times. The team raised more than $10,000 for the...
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Gun Control Australia invites members to join Andrew Denton and John Howard for lunch as they explore the topic of Australia's gun laws, 20 years on from the Port Arthur massacre. The event will take...
Read more >Police will be able to wear their guns in court, under a new protocol announced by the Minister for Justice and Police Troy Grant and Attorney General Gabrielle Upton. This will include while police...
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The Australian Bar Association has raised concerns regarding the Australian government’s radical bill to strip individuals of their citizenship. The president of the ABA, Fiona McLeod SC, has...
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Members are invited to attend the 2015 Public Defenders Day of Practical Advocacy which will be held on 26 September 2015 at The Crowne Plaza Hotel, Newcastle.
For further details plaese download a...
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The president of the New South Wales Bar Association, Jane Needham SC, today expressed concern at reported comments by the prime minister criticising the Federal Court after it set aside, by consent,...
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The Australian Bar Association would like to invite 24 barristers, with a minimum of 8 years’ experience at the private Bar, to join 30 Federal Court and Supreme Court judges and senior members of...
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A seminar will be held in the Common Room on Monday, 17 August at 5.15pm: "Unifying Principles in Administrative and Criminal Law". It will be presented by Tim Game SC and Julia Roy, and chaired by...
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The Commercial Law Association of Australia is celebrating its 50th anniversary in 2015 and in recognition of this special occasion, it has organised...
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The NSW Government’s workers compensation bills received their second reading in the Legislative Assembly yesterday. Download the Workers Compensation Amendment Bill 2015, the State Insurance and...
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The second in a series of three arbitration workshops to be held this month will be held next week, on Wednesday, 12 August 2015 at 5.00pm in the Bar Association Common Room. Presenters include the...
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The Australian Government Web Archive (AGWA) is an initiative of the National Library of Australia which collects Commonwealth Government websites. The latest "harvest" has added around 14 million...
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