Today’s outing saw Bar FC matched against the much younger and faster Sydney Business School. Still smarting from the 3-1 hiding we handed out to the Business School when last we met, a much...
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 New South Wales Bar was represented in the 2015 Lawski races in Thredbo on Saturday, 1 August 2015. A few barristers skied individually. Sixth floor Wentworth Selborne entered two teams, one of...
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The NSW Government has announced the appointment of Jennie Girdham SC and Kate Traill as specialist District Court judges who will hear child sexual assault matters across NSW. Read Attorney General...
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The NSW Bar Association will field a team of runners and walkers in the Sun-Herald City 2 Surf on Sunday, 9 August 2015. The runners will be raising funds for the Katrina Dawson...
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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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The 2015 Clerks' Conference and Dinner will take place on Friday, 23 October. It will be held in the Manhattan Room at Doltone House. All clerks are encouraged to attend for what promises to be a...
Read more >The Hon Kevin O'Leary QC has died. Mr O'Leary was called to the New South Wales Bar in 1957, but subsequently moved to the ACT. In 1974-1976 he served as president of the Law Council and in...
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Sophie Goddard SC has replaced Liz Cheeseman SC on the Senior Counsel Selection Committee. Membership of the committee can be obtained from the Bar Association's website.
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A series of three arbitration workshops to be held during August gets underway tomorrow evening at 5.00pm in the Bar Association Common Room. Presenters include the Hon Justice Hammershlag, Nick Kidd...
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Proposed legislation to allow dual nationals to be stripped of their Australian citizenship on national security grounds is flawed and should be amended or reconsidered altogether, according to the...
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The NSW minister for finance, services and property, Dominic Perrottet, has announced changes to the state's workers compensation scheme. The package of measures are described by the government as...
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A series of three arbitration workshops are being held at the Bar Association during August. The workshops offer members with a minimum of 7 years’ experience as legal practitioners and a current...
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The Productivity Commission has released its draft report on Australia's Workplace Relations Framework: its laws, institutions and practices. Learn more here.
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The Bar Association's Common Law Committee has published Practice Update 86, with case notes on section 63 of the Motor Accidents Compensation Act 1999 (NSW) and workplace injury. Download CLPU 86...
Read more >The Asian Australian Lawyers Association (AALA) is currently seeking applicants in NSW to apply for its 2015 Mentoring Program. Applications for the 2015 AALA Mentoring Program in NSW have been...
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Members are reminded that The Federation Press will host a launch of Zines's The High Court and the Constitution (6th edition) tomorrow, 4 August 2015. Sir Anthony...
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Legal Aid News for August 2015 is out now, featuring articles on the NSW Government's Safer Pathway advocacy and support service for women experiencing domestic violence; the Homeless Outreach...
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