Inbrief
Employment and Industrial Relations Conference 2015
The Queensland Bar Association will host the Employment and Industrial Relations Conference 2015 on 22-23 August at the Sheraton Mirage, Gold Coast. For more information about the program, or to...
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Magna Carta, the common law and canapés!
Come to hear Prof Paul Brand, Emeritus Fellow, All Souls College, Oxford speak about Magna Carta in its 800th anniversary on Monday, 18 May 2015 at 5.30pm, at Level 21, Law Courts Building. RSVP by...
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Barrister taking part in skydiving record attempt
Mark Higgins, barrister at 11 Garfield Barwick Chambers, is in training for an Australian skydiving record attempt this month. He will head to California to break the Australian large formation...
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The Legal Profession Uniform Law is coming
The Uniform Law is expected to commence in NSW (and Victoria) on 1 July 2015, repealing the Legal Profession Act 2004 and the Legal Profession Regulation 2005. New CPD and Conduct Rules for...
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NSW Bar Half Marathon Team - Only four days to go
Philanthropy
The NSW Bar Association's half marathon team of 10 runners is currently in sixth place on the fund raising leader board. Can they climb higher by the end of the week? Yes they can -...
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Appointment to the Supreme Court of Victoria
Mary-Jane Ierodiaconou has been appointed to the Supreme Court of Victoria as an associate judge.
Ms Ierodiaconou’s appointment fills the vacancy created by the appointment of the Hon Justice Rita...
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Indigenous Constitutional recognition seminar - today!
The Australian Association of Constitutional Law is conducting a seminar on the proposal for Indigenous Constitutional recognition today, 12 May 2015 at 5.30pm. Professor Anne Twomey (Sydney Law...
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Legal profession adopts Diversity and Equality Charter
Diversity
On 8 May 2015 representatives from Australia's peak legal organisations adopted the Diversity and Equality Charter. Building on the Law Council's National Attrition and Re-engagement...
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Out now!! Seddon on Deeds by Nicholas Seddon
Promoted by Federation Press
This is the first Australian text on the law of deeds. Until now, practitioners have had to use Norton A Treatise on Deeds, an English text of 1928. Seddon on Deeds...
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Law Practice Today (US)
The American Bar Association's Law Practice Division has a monthly online magazine, Law Practice Today, which covers trends in the practice of law. The editorial board is open to submissions from New...
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New office bearers at the NT Bar Association
At a special meeting of the Northern Territory Bar Association on 6 May 2015, Ben O’Loughlin was appointed president of the NT Bar Association and Sonia Brownhill was elected vice-president. The...
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Removal of dual regulation for migration lawyers
The Law Council of Australia has welcomed the Australian Government's response to Dr Christopher Kendall's review of the Office of Migration Agents Registrations Authority (OMARA). The report made 24...
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STEP Annual Charities Event
Promoted by STEP
The Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP) invites you to an address by Steve Coleman, CEO, RSPCA NSW and Sue Becker, CEO, Lifestart on "Legal issues facing major...
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Getting back to the roots of arbitration and ADR
The Chartered Institute of Arbitrators Australia will host a special breakfast event with a panel of experienced arbitrators and ADR practitioners, on Wednesday 3 June 2015 at 7.30am—9.30am. The...
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Applications for membership of 2015-16 Bar Association committees
The president annually reviews the need for the Bar Association’s various committees, the role of those committees and their membership. Members can now apply online for the 2015-16 committees....
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Changes to UCPR and Supreme Court Rules
On 4 May 2015 the Supreme Court Rules Committee and the Uniform Rules Committee approved the following amendments, which take effect from today.
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2015 Bench & Bar Dinner at the Hilton Sydney
Collegiality
Tonight’s Bench & Bar Dinner is in the Grand Ballroom of the Hilton Sydney at 7.00pm for 7.30pm. The table allocations by table name is available here and the attendee list with table...
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Bench and Bar Dinner: guests of honour in years past
The 2015 Bench and Bar Dinner is just days away. This year's guest of honour is the Hon Justice M J Beazley AO, president of the Court of Appeal. Did you know that among previous guests of honour...
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Mediator training and accreditation
The Australian Commercial Disputes Centre has organised mediation courses throughout 2015 in Sydney. There are three courses during the month of May: a five day Mediation Training Course on 18-22...
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CIArb Introduction to International Arbitration
Promoted by the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators Australia
CIArb Australia is offering the course "Introduction to International Arbitration" on Saturday, 23 May 2015 in Brisbane. The course will...
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Bar FC commence the defence of its title in the Domain Soccer League
Under clear blue skies (at last) Bar FC shook off the off season cobwebs to commence its defence of its 2014 title in the DSL with a 3-1 win over Announcer FC. On a flat and well grassed pitch, Bar...
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Courts and Crimes Legislation Amendment Bill 2015 (NSW)
The Courts and Crimes Legislation Amendment Bill 2015 (NSW) was introduced into the Legislative Assembly yesterday. Schedule 3 of the bill includes amendments concerning acting judicial officers. The...
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Domestic violence information sharing
The NSW Department of Justice is running professional workshops that aim to provide participants with the skills and knowledge to share information under Part 13A of the Crimes (Domestic and Personal...
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Upcoming Estate Administration Course
This series of one hour tutorials are a joint initiative of the Supreme Court of NSW, the NSW Bar Association and the Law Society of NSW. The series of one hour tutorials are designed to provide an...
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Current issues in migration litigation in the Federal Circuit Court
The judges of the Federal Circuit Court of Australia (FCCA), Sydney Registry, invite practitioners interested in migration law to attend a professional liaison meeting to discuss current issues in...
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