Inbrief

Copyright Law and Practice Symposium 2015

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...

Celebrate the appointment of three female silks

The Women Barristers Forum, in association with the Women Lawyers Association of NSW, invites you to join them for cocktails and canapes to celebrate the appointment of female senior counsel for...

Bar Council business for 27 August 2015

Bar Council met on 27 August in the boardroom of the New South Wales Bar Association. Matters reported elsewhere in In Brief are omitted from this summary of Bar Council business. Bar Council...

Bench and Bar v Solicitors chess match

The 22nd annual Terry Shaw Memorial Shield chess match will be held on Thursday, 19 November 2015 commencing at 6.00pm. Any members wishing to play should contact the team captain Rob Colquhoun via...

Invitation to apply

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...

Indexation of non-economic loss under the Civil Liability Act

The Civil Liability (Non-economic Loss) Amendment Order 2015 has been published on the NSW Legislation website. The object of this order is to adjust, for the year commencing 1 October 2015, the...

STEP address: The powers of a court to vary trust terms

Promoted by STEP

The Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP) invites you to an address by Denis Barlin (13 Wentworth Selborne Chambers) on "The powers of a court to vary trust terms". It...

New Barristers' Committee October Breakfast and Junior Drinks

The New Barristers’ Committee would like to invite you to attend the October breakfast catch-up at Silks Coffee Shop on Tuesday 13 October. Drop in for a short (or long) period of time from 8:00am...

Reminder: CIArb Centenary Celebrations Australia

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...

For the diary: Pathways to Parity

Members are invited to hear Lt General David Morrison AO (Retd) deliver the key note address to the PNG Gender Parity Symposium, "Pathways to Parity Dinner", organised by the Asia Pacific...

Tomorrow: Forbes Society legal history tutorial

On Wednesday, 7 October 2015 the Hon Justice Ashley Black will present the next Forbes Society legal history tutorial. "The History of Statutory Interpretation" will commence at 5.10pm and conclude...

Nominations for 2016 Bar Council

Members are reminded that nominations for the 2016 Bar Council must be received by the returning officer by 4.00pm on Monday, 12 October 2015. Nomination forms have been posted to all members. The...

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

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...

Coming up in CPD next week

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

Monday 12th October:"MAA New Costs Disclosure Regime". Presented by Andrew Stone SC. Learn more here.

Wednesday 14...

Workers' comp changes begin on 16 October

Changes to the state's workers compensation scheme, announced in August by the New South Wales Government, are due to commence on 16 October. The changes include three new organisations to manage...

The Australian apologises

This morning The Australian has published an apology to Fiona Roughley (Legal Affairs, p27), together with an edited version of this statement (Letters to the Editor, p13) after publishing an article...

Court security breach highlights lack of resources in our courts

This week’s incident involving the escape of a prisoner from the Downing Centre court complex highlights the lack of adequate funding for security arrangements in our courts, the Acting President...

Legal Aid News for October

Legal Aid News for October 2015 is out now, packed with articles on Legal Aid's Reconciliation Action Plan and their advice to 7-Eleven workers. There are articles on getting help with NDIS...

Bench and Bar Lunch

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.

NSW Bar FC taking on Victoria and Queensland

On 10 October 2015, the NSW Bar FC competes in the 8th Annual Suncorp Football "State of Origin" Tournament against the Victorian Bar and the Queensland Bar at Green Gully Reserve, St Albans,...

ABA announce High Court silk bows and dinner 2016

All new silks for 2015 will be invited to take their bows before the High Court of Australia at 3.30pm on Monday, 1 February 2016 in Courtroom 1. The dinner to mark the occasion will be held that...

Coming up in CPD tonight

A seminar will be held in the Common Room tonight at 5.15pm:"Data Retention and how it impacts on Australian Lawyers and their clients", it will be presented by Michael Green, 13th Floor, St James’...

Nominations for 2016 Bar Council

Members are reminded that nominations for the 2016 Bar Council must be received by the returning officer by 4.00pm on Monday, 12 October 2015. Nomination forms have been posted to all members. The...

EPLA annual conference

Promoted by EPLA NSW

The 2015 Annual Environment and Planning Law Association Conference will be held on 15 and 16 October 2015 at the beautifully restored Eternity Theatre, located on the corner of...