This wide-ranging and timely text covers significant areas of Commonwealth criminal law, including corporate crime, social security and tax fraud, drug importation,...
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The Women Barristers Forum invites all barristers to attend the inaugural WBF casual drinks on Wednesday, 22 April between 5.00pm and 7.30pm on the terrace at Verandah Bar, 55-65 Elizabeth St. Learn...
Read more >The Family Court and Federal Circuit Court’s family law registries will be cashless from 1 July 2015. Payment for filing and event based fees can still be made in registries via eftpos, debit card...
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With unrivalled travel, shopping and dining privileges, the ABA Platinum Reserve Credit Card is the Card that truly rewards you for living life to the...
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A seminar will be held in the Common Room tonight at 5.15pm: "Forged Mortgages: prevention, consequences, arguments", presented by Mandy Tibbey and chaired by Marcus Young SC. For full details please...
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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...
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The Australian Bar Association is pleased to confirm Washington DC and Boston as the locations for its 2015 biennial conference. The Washington DC preliminary conference will take place from 3-5 July...
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Bar Council met on 12 March 2015 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...
Read more >The public defenders are seeking expressions of interest from NSW barristers of five years and under to participate in a practical advocacy training course for criminal lawyers. The course consists...
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Members need no reminding that there has been a proliferation of pro bono schemes. The Bar Association has repeatedly stated that such schemes are not intended to relieve governments...
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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...
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A number of seminars have been scheduled in the Common Room for next week:
Monday 30th March:"Forged Mortgages: prevention, consequences, arguments", Presented by Mandy Tibbey and chaired by Marcus...
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The Bar Association has revised the way it classifies the areas of practice listed on “Find a Barrister”. The new categories and sub-categories more accurately reflect the nature of barristers’...
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Tonight we have a seminar taking place in the Common Room at 5.15pm: "Practical Aspects of Sentencing", presented by Sally Dowling SC, Huw Baker and Grant Brady. For full details please download a...
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In response to fierce criticism from bar associations and law societies around the country, Attorney-General George Brandis has announced that planned cuts to legal assistance will not take effect on...
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The New South Wales Bar Association welcomes today's announcement by Attorney-General Brandis, reversing foreshadowed cuts to legal assistance...
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The 15 Bobber to celebrate the appointment of His Honour Judge A C Scotting to the District Court and Dust Diseases Tribunal will be held tomorrow, Friday, 27th March 2015. Speaking...
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Registrations are still open for the New South Wales Bar Association Sydney Conference on this Saturday.
For more details about the...
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President Jane Needham SC is pleased to announce that the Bar Knitting Group has done the profession proud at the Royal Easter Show. Ingrid King won 3rd prize for her knitted socks, while Michelle...
Read more >Final placements for CIArb Diploma Course in International Commercial Arbitration 18 - 26 April 2015, Sydney. Sponsored by leading law firms and...
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Members are invited to the Federal Court's Admiralty and Maritime Law Seminar, "Current Issues in Admiralty" on 23 April 2015 at 5.30pm to 7.00pm AEST in Courtroom 1, L21, Queens Square. Topics will...
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The Australian Bar Association has signed an open letter to Prime Minister Abbott requesting that he urgently reverse the proposed funding cuts to legal assistance services under the...
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The president and the Bar Council have the pleasure of inviting all members of the New South Wales Bar Association to the 2015 Bench and Bar Dinner. The dinner will take place on Friday, 8 May in the...
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The Bar Association's Common Law Committee has published Practice Update 80, with case notes on a number of sections in the Motor Accidents Compensation Act 1999 (NSW), slip and fall and sporting...
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Today we have a lunchtime CPD Seminar offered by the Health and Wellbeing Committee starting at 1:00pm:"Meditation for Lawyers", presented by Jackie Curran and chaired by Arthur Moses SC. For full...
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