Inbrief

Sydney Morning Herald Half Marathon

Philanthropy

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

The Sydney Morning Herald Half...

ABA conference in 2015

The Australian Bar Association will be holding its biennial conference in Washington DC and Boston in July 2015. The Washington DC preliminary conference will take place from 3-5 July and will focus...

2015 Bench and Bar Dinner

Collegiality

The president and the Bar Council have the pleasure of inviting all members of the New South Wales Bar Association and members of the judiciary to the 2015 Bench and Bar Dinner. The...

Coming up in CPD tonight

The following seminar will be held in the Common Room at 5.15pm tonight: "Get a Room. Challenges of buying-in, moving chambers, life in an annex, losing tutors and all the other frustrations of life...

High Court appointment

The Hon Justice Michelle Gordon of the Federal Court has been appointed as the next justice of the High Court of Australia. Justice Gordon will replace the Hon Justice Kenneth Hayne AC, who will...

Appointments to note: Australian Electoral Commission

The Hon Dennis Cowdroy OAM QC has been appointed chairperson of the Australian Electoral Commission. His appointment took effect on 23 March 2015, following the end of the Hon Peter Heerey AM QC's...

CIArb Diploma in International Commercial Arbitration - applications close on 16 April

Promoted by the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators

Final placements for CIArb Diploma Course in International Commercial Arbitration 18 - 26 April 2015, Sydney. Sponsored by leading law firms and...

Out now! Commonwealth Criminal Law, by Troy Anderson

Promoted by Federation Press

This wide-ranging and timely text covers significant areas of Commonwealth criminal law, including corporate crime, social security and tax fraud, drug importation,...

Finding barristers admitted to practise overseas

Finding a NSW barrister who's admitted to practise in an overseas jurisdiction is now a quick and simple process. Visit Find A Barrister and select "Advanced Search". Then, make your selection from...

Towards an Australian Declaration of Recognition

Noel Pearson has launched a new approach in the quest for Constitutional recognition of Indigenous Australians. Speaking at the launch of an organisation called Uphold & Recognise, Mr Pearson lent...

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. This two-day conference organised by the Singapore...

STEP address: Forum shopping for trusts

Promoted by STEP

The Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP) invites you to an address by Tony Slater QC on "Forum Shopping for Trusts". The event will take place on Wednesday, 15 April...

Results for the election of the 2013 Bar Council

Pursuant to Rule 11.8.3 of the Bar Association Constitution, the following were elected to the 2013 Bar Council.

Declaration of Bar Council Ballot 2013

Sentencing for drug and alcohol related violence

The Sentencing Council is considering a number of proposals from the Thomas Kelly Foundation to make amendments to the Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 aimed at deterring alcohol and...

Call for submissions: inquiry into section 35P of the ASIO Act

Acting Independent National Security Legislation Monitor Roger Gyles AO QC is reviewing the operation, effectiveness and implications of Australia’s counter-terrorism and national security...

Exhibitions and lectures celebrating 800th anniversary of the Magna Carta

This year marks the 800th anniversary of the Magna Carta and the Australian Parliament has planned a series of celebrations. The Magna Carta Committee publishes a newsletter, the April issue of which...

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...

Coming up in CPD

A seminar will be held in the Common Room at 5.15pm on Monday, 21 April: "The Forgotten Children", presented by Professor Gillian Triggs and Professor Elizabeth Elliott AM and chaired by Dr Sarah...

Francis Forbes Society tutorials on Australian legal history

This year's program of Forbes Society tutorials on Australian legal history will commence on 5 May 2015 and conclude on 4 November 2015, with a break in the middle of the year to accommodate other...

Sydney farewell for the Hon Justice Hayne

On Friday, 17 April 2015 the Hon Justice Hayne will sit for the last time in Sydney, as part of the panel hearing the special leave matters listed that day. In accordance with tradition,...

Federal Court consultation forum

Members are invited to an information and consultation forum regarding the Federal Court's new National Court Framework and the Administrative and Constitutional Law and Human Rights National...

Bar Association prizes awarded at Macquarie Law School

The Macquarie University Law School held its prize night yesterday evening. Sue Kluss of Maurice Byers Chambers addressed the 2014 graduation class. Kluss was part of the first graduating class of...

Health Check and 'flu shot

The Health and Wellbeing Committee has organised for members to receive a '€˜flu shot and get their cholesterol, glucose and blood pressure tested between 4:00 and 5.45 pm on Monday, 13 April 2015...

Coming up in CPD this month

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

Wednesday, 15 April: "Get a Room. Challenges of buying-in, moving chambers, life in an annex, losing tutors and all the...

You're invited to the Bench and Bar Dinner

Collegiality

The president and the Bar Council have the pleasure of inviting all members of the New South Wales Bar Association and members of the judiciary to the 2015 Bench and Bar Dinner. The...