Inbrief

Coming up: AACL seminar on judicial appointment reform

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The Australian Association of Constitutional Law will host a seminar on "Revisiting Judicial Appointments Reform in Australia", to be held on Monday, 19 October 2015 in Court 18B of the Federal...

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2015 Pink & Blue Ribbon Breakfast – Friday, 30 October – all welcome!

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Members and their friends are invited to the 2015 Pink & Blue Ribbon Breakfast on Friday, 30 October, 7.45am at Hyde Park Barracks Café. Come and enjoy a two-course breakfast and help raise money...

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Reminder: CIArb Centenary Celebrations Australia

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23–24 November 2015, Sydney

Members are invited to help celebrate the centenary of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators. The program includes discussion on "Opportunities and Challenges...

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Invitation to apply

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The Office of the General Counsel of the Department of Justice

The Office of the General Counsel of the Department of Justice invites applications from junior counsel for appointment to a...

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Coming up in CPD tomorrow

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A seminar will be held in the Common Room at 5.15pm tomorrow: "The 2015 Plunkett Lecture". Presented by Dr Widdows and chaired By Jane Needham SC. Learn more here

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Coming up in CPD this week

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A number of seminars will be held in the Common Room at 5.15pm this week:

Tuesday 20 October:"The 2015 Plunkett Lecture". Presented by Dr Widdows and chaired By Jane Needham SC. Learn more here

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Candidates for 2016 Bar Council now listed online

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Nominations for the 2016 Bar Council closed at 4.00pm on Monday, 12 October. Thirty-one senior counsel and 59 members of the junior bar (including 16 under 5s) have nominated. A list of the nominated...

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2015 Justice Awards

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The Justice Awards dinner was held last night at the Strangers' Dining Room, Parliament House, Macquarie Street. The Bar Association sponsors the Law and Justice Volunteer Award, which is presented...

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The ALRC is turning 40

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The Australian Law Reform Commission is celebrating its 40th anniversary. Join Professor Rosalind Croucher AM, ALRC president; the Hon Robert French AC, chief justice of the High Court;...

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Launch of Asian Australian Lawyers Association in Sydney

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The Asian Australian Lawyers Association (AALA) is excited to announce that the NSW branch of the association will be officially launched on Monday 2 November 2015 at 6pm, at Baker & McKenzie, Level...

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Copyright Law and Practice Symposium 2015

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Promoted by the Copyright Council

The Copyright Society of Australia together with the Australian Copyright Council will host the 17th Biennial Copyright Law and Practice Symposium in Sydney on...

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Coming up in CPD next week

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A number of seminars will be held in the Common Room at 5.15pm next week:

Tuesday 20 October:"The 2015 Plunkett Lecture". Presented by Dr Widdows and chaired By Jane Needham SC. Learn more here

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Coming up in CPD this month

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

Tuesday 20 October:"The 2015 Plunkett Lecture". Presented by Dr Widdows and chaired By Jane Needham SC. Learn more here

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Third edition of Sentence

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A third edition of Sentence, the comprehensive discussion of the law of sentencing in NSW courts for state and federal offences, written by Stephen Odgers SC, has been published. This edition is...

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Spigelman Public Law Oration and Public Law Section Dinner

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The Public Law Section of the Bar Association invites members to "Values in Public Law", the second Spigelman Public Law Oration, to be delivered by the Hon James Allsop AO, chief justice of the...

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Bench and Bar Lunch

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Collegiality

The Bench and Bar Lunch is set to return, due to popular demand, on Thursday, 22 October 2015 at the Hyde Park Barracks Cafe. Learn more here.

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New Barristers' Committee Junior Drinks

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The New Barristers’ Committee would like to invite you to attend Junior Drinks tonight at Verandah Bar, 55-65 Elizabeth Street starting at around 5:00 - 5:30pm.

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2015 Tristan Jepson Memorial Lecture

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The Annual Tristan Jepson Memorial Foundation Lecture will take place on 27 October 2015 at 6.00pm in the Federal Court of Australia, Level 21, Queens Square. The lecture will be delivered by Alex...

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Save the date: 2016 Bench and Bar Dinner

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The 2016 Bench & Bar Dinner has been confirmed for Friday, 6 May at the Hilton Sydney.

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Control orders for children require appropriate safeguards

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The Law Council of Australia yesterday issued a media statement, which cautioned federal and state governments against the hasty and reactive implementation of control orders for children as young as...

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Next meeting of the Bar Book Club

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The Bar Book Club will hold its next meeting on Tuesday, 17 November 2015 at 6.00pm in the Bar Library. For discussion will be Joseph Conrad’s Heart of Darkness, number 32 in the Guardian's 100...

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Coming up in CPD tonight

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A seminar will be held in the Common Room tonight at 5.15pm:"Delegate To Elevate". Presented By Arthur Moses SC, Peter Bruckner and Sophie Callan and chaired by Arthur Moses SC. Learn more here

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Use SILQ anywhere

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Promoted by SILQ

You can use SILQ in chambers, at home, or wherever you happen to be using cloud drives. Your data file is synchronised to your other computer(s) in the background using your cloud...

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Senior Counsel Scroll Ceremony

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Newly appointed senior counsel will be presented with their appointment scrolls on Wednesday, 4 November 2015 at 5.15pm in the Bar Association’s Common Room, with the scrolls being presented by...

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Advocacy courses designed by barristers for barristers

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The next Advanced Trial Advocacy Intensive will be held in Melbourne on 18-22 January 2016. The coaching faculty will include Federal and Supreme Court judges, Australian and international counsel...

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