Inbrief

The Future of Environmental Law Symposium

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The 2015 Future of Environmental Law Symposium will be held on 6 March 2015 at the Langham, 89-113 Kent Street, Sydney, between 9.00am and 5.00pm. The symposium will focus on environmental...

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Reminder: 2015 Mahla Pearlman Oration

The prestigious annual Mahla Pearlman Oration will be delivered at the Federal Court in Sydney on 5 March 2015 by Professor Jan McDonald, professor and associate dean of research in the School of Law...

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LTCS E-News Issue 81

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The Lifetime Care & Support Authority publishes a newsletter, LTCS E-News. Issue 81 is now available and includes information concerning: the service provider training calendar for 2015; the new...

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Hiring chamber staff through Jobsupport

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The Bar Council of the New South Wales Bar Association encourages its members to consider hiring administrative staff through Jobsupport, an employment organisation that places, trains and maintains...

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Coming up in CPD: Regulation 176 and Best Practice Guidelines

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On Tuesday 24 February a seminar will be held in the common room at 5.15pm:"Regulation 176 and Best Practice Guidelines". Presented by Penny Thew and chaired by Trish McDonald SC. For full details...

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Local Court sittings at Balmain and Kogarah

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Local Court sittings at Balmain and Kogarah Local Courts are to be suspended on and from 30 June 2015 due to budget constraints. Windsor Local Court will continue to sit on a reduced basis. Chief...

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Tonight: Pan-Orthodox Opening of Law Term Service 2015

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The Annual Pan-Orthodox Church Service to mark the opening of the 2015 Law Term will be held at the Greek Orthodox Cathedral of the Annunciation, 242 Cleveland Street, Redfern **tonight at 6:30pm....

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Opening of Law Term services at the Great Synagogue and Gallipoli Mosque

A service to mark the opening of the Law Term will be held at the Great Synagogue, Sydney on Wednesday, 11 February at 5.30 pm. Members are requested to be seated by 5.15 pm. The cocktail party after...

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Law Council calls for clemency for Chan and Sukumaran

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The Law Council of Australia has again voiced its opposition to the death penalty and the death sentences imposed on Australian citizens, Mr Andrew Chan and Mr Myuran Sukumaran in Indonesia.

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Tonight in CPD

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A seminar will be held in the Common Room tonight at 5.15pm:"Financial Strategies to maximise income and assets". Presented by Kate McCallum and Tony Clark and chaired by Callan O'Neill. For full...

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2015 Personal Injury/Common Law Conference

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Registrations are now open for the 2015 Personal Injury and Common Law Conference which will be held at the Hilton Sydney on Saturday 21 March. The conference offers 6.5 CPD points.

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NSW Bar Association CPD Conferences 2015

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Registrations are now open for the New South Wales Bar Association Regional CPD Conferences.The 2015 CPD Conferences have been confirmed for the following dates and locations: - Saturday, 21...

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ACDC Mediation Course - Training New Mediators, 2-3, 9-10 and 16-17 March

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This five day course (plus an accreditation day) meets the requirements for national accreditation. The Australian Commercial Disputes Centre is pleased to announce that mediation specialists...

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Mediating the Litigated Case

The Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution, Pepperdine School of Law and Australian International Dispute Centre will co-host "Mediating the Litigated Case" on 11-13 March 2015 in Sydney. Places are...

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PLT Work experience Placements for College of Law Students

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College of Law students are available throughout the year for PLT work experience placements. A placement can be as short as 10 days, and students can complete their requirements in either 25 or 75...

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Frederick Jordan Chambers – Internal Room available for sale

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Promoted by Frederick Jordan Chambers

Frederick Jordan Chambers is the largest single group of barristers in Sydney and includes over 100 barristers, including 13 of Senior Counsel. Members of the...

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Tomorrow in CPD

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A seminar will be held in the Common Room tomorrow at 5.15pm:"Financial Strategies to maximise income and assets". Presented by Kate McCallum and Tony Clark and chaired by Callan O'Neill. For full...

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This Month in CPD

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To assist members in completing their CPD requirements before the 31 March cut-off date, a number of seminars and conferences have been organised. As the Bar Practice Exams are taking place this...

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Reminder: swearing-in for magistrates Sheedy and Burns

Tracy Sheedy and Dominique Burns will be sworn-in as magistrates of the Local Court of NSW on Monday, 9 February 2015 at 9.00am in courtroom 5.2 of the Downing Centre. Barristers should not wear wigs...

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2015 Personal Injury/Common Law Conference

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Registrations are now open for the 2015 Personal Injury and Common Law Conference, which will be held at the Hilton Sydney on Saturday, 21 March. The conference offers 6.5 CPD points.

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Common Law Practice Update 76

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The Bar Association's Common Law Committee has published Practice Update 76, with case notes on s 3A of the Motor Accidents Compensation Act 1999 (NSW); s 60G of the Limitation Act 1969 (NSW);...

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Certainty in sitting hours at the Land and Environment Court

In late 2014 President Jane Needham SC wrote to the Hon Justice Brian Preston SC, chief judge of the Land and Environment Court in relation to the predictability of sitting hours on behalf of those...

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Wanted: volunteers for Indigenous Law Students' Day

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As part of its Reconciliation Action Plan, the Bar Association will host a visit for all first year Indigenous law students from each law school in NSW. This year the visit is on Wednesday, 25...

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Stay in touch with all of the fun at the Martin Place Early Learning Centre

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Members of the NSW Bar who leave children in the care of Guardian's Martin Place Early Learning Centre can now follow their activities at any time via a new, online daily photo journal. Called "Come...

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Swearing-in ceremony for the Hon Justice Nettle

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On 3 February 2015 the Hon Justice Geoffrey Nettle was sworn-in as a High Court justice in Canberra. An audiovisual recording of the ceremonial sitting is available from the court's web site. Learn...

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