Inbrief

Funeral arrangements for the Hon Kevin James Holland QC (1923-2015)

The Hon Kevin Holland QC, former judge of the Supreme Court of New South Wales from 1972 to 1985, acting judge, royal commissioner and ICAC commissioner, died last last week. His funeral will be held...

The Bryan Pape Memorial Prize for Constitutional Law

The University of New England’s School of Law is launching an appeal to raise funds for a prize in honour of former barrister and lecturer Bryan Pape, who made a lasting impact on Australian...

CLA events in May and June

Promoted by the Commercial Law Association: celebrating 50 years

The Commercial Law Association of Australia is celebrating its 50th anniversary in 2015 and in recognition of this special occasion,...

Legal Aid News for May

Legal Aid News for May 2015 is out now, featuring articles on the growing number of Aboriginal lawyers at Legal Aid, General Criminal Law Panel applications, legal assistance for those affected by...

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....

Backup childcare when you need it most

The winter cold and flu season is approaching. If your regular family or in-home childcare arrangements are disrupted by a carer falling ill, then the Bar Association's childcare scheme can help. As...

NSW Bar Half Marathon Team - Fund raising has commenced

Philanthropy

The NSW Bar Association Half Marathon team page has been established. Our five runners are raising money for the Katrina Dawson Foundation. Please visit the team page to donate.

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Position vacant: prosecution adviser in the Solomon Islands

The Solomon Islands Partnership Facility (SIPF) is seeking a prosecution adviser, to be located in Honiara, with an attractive international remuneration package. The applicant should have experience...

ABA pays tribute to lawyers who defended Chan & Sukumaran

Australian Bar Association President Fiona McLeod SC today endorsed the remarks of Victorian Bar President Jim Peters QC and New South Wales Bar Association President Jane Needham SC in paying...

National Access to Justice and Pro Bono Conference

The Fifth National Access to Justice & Pro Bono Conference will be held in Sydney on 18 and 19 June 2015 at the Sheraton on the Park. The biennial conference gathers legal professionals, judges,...

Bar Association First World War probate packs

The Supreme Court of New South Wales has made 11,000 boxes of First World War probate packets accessible to public, with help from NSW State Records and donations from the Bar Association and the Law...

Change the Record on Indigenous over-representation in the criminal justice system

Leading Indigenous, human rights and peak legal professional organisations have joined the "National Justice Coalition" in a campaign to end the over-representation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait...

Vale the Hon Kevin James Holland QC (1923-2015)

The Hon Kevin Holland QC, former judge of the Supreme Court of New South Wales from 1972 to 1985, acting judge, royal commissioner and ICAC commissioner, died last night. Members will be advised of...

ABA president's report for April 2015

The president of the Australian Bar Association, Fiona McLeod SC, has published her Report to Members for April 2015. It includes updates on the death penalty, legal aid advocacy, Indigenous...

Law Council statement on executions in Indonesia

The president of the Law Council of Australia, Duncan McConnell, has extended his condolences to the family and friends of Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran. Learn more here.

Practising Certificate Renewals Update No.2 of 2015

All New South Wales barristers' practising certificates expire on 30 June 2015. A new practising certificate has to have been issued before a barrister may practise on and from 1 July 2015. All...

Australian Academy of Law Patron's Address for 2015

The Australian Academy of Law (AAL) will be holding the fourth of its annual Patron’s Addresses on Monday, 18 May 2015 at 5.30pm on Level 21, Queens Square. "Magna Carta and the Development of the...

Spacious room for sale or lease on Third Floor Wentworth

Promoted by Third Floor Wentworth

A double sized room (easily converted into two standard rooms) is now available for purchase or lease on the Third Floor, Wentworth Chambers. The room has a...

AG and LCA make last ditch appeals to Indonesian authorities

Attorney General George Brandis QC has written to Indonesian Attorney-General Prasetyo regarding Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran, urging the Indonesian Government to stay the executions until...

Bar News (Autumn 2015) is now available online

The Autumn 2015 edition of Bar News is at the printer, but select articles are now available online. This edition features articles on drugs policy, working with interpreters and in a very topical...

ADR and taxation: an AIDC Evening Seminar

Members are invited to an evening seminar at the Australian International Disputes Centre (AIDC). Professor Tania Sourdin will discuss the role of ADR practitioners in taxation matters on 7 May 2015...

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...

Bar Association members get local early bird rates at Global Technology Law Conference 2015

The Global Technology Law Conference 2015: The Future of Money & Data, will be held at the Marina Bay Sands, Singapore on 29 – 30 June 2015. Members of the New South Wales Bar Association will be...

Victorian Bar deeply concerned at notification for execution of Chan and Sukumaran

The Victorian Bar has expressed deep concern at the notification issued for the execution of Australians Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran, in Indonesia. It follows a similar statement issued by the...

SMH Half Marathon - NSW Bar Association Corporate Team Established

Members are invited to join the NSW Bar Association team participating in the upcoming Sydney Morning Herald Half Marathon on Sunday, 17 May 2015 starting at 6.45am. The Sydney Morning Herald Half...