Inbrief

Quote of the day

From the Sunday Times Magazine, a "Life in the Day of Baroness Hale of Richmond", Britain's most senior female judge: "My bookshelves are lined with law reports, which allow me to look up a case...

One External Room Available with Hyde Park and Sydney Harbour Views

Promoted by Sir Anthony Mason Chambers, Level 14, 179 Elizabeth Street, Sydney

The busy Chambers has a senior counsel and 11 junior members. The main practice areas comprise common and commercial...

Cash injection not a long term fix for legal aid

Bar Association President Jane Needham SC has warned that the injection of Commonwealth legal aid funding, announced yesterday by Attorney General George Brandis, was "not enough to enable long-term...

PLT Work experience Placements for College of Law Students

College of Law students are available throughout the year for PLT work experience placements. A placement can be as short as 10 days, and students can complete their requirements in either 25 or 75...

Bar Council business for 11 December 2014

Bar Council met on 11 December 2014 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...

Commonwealth makes emergency injection of legal aid funding

The Australian Government has announced an emergency injection of $5.2 million of legal aid funding for Commonwealth criminal cases for the remainder of this financial year. This comes after the Bar...

Concerning and unnecessary: Bar Association rejects premier's call for more changes to bail

The Australian Government and the Government of New South Wales have released the Martin Place Siege Joint Commonwealth - New South Wales Review. During the press conference announcing the report,...

Part-time employment opportunities wanted for Indigenous law students

Do you need some clerical, administrative or research assistance to run your practice? If the answer is yes - why not employ an Indigenous law student? There are a number of students currently...

FINAL Reminder - Specialist Barrister Panel (Criminal Appellate Matters) closes 6 March

This is a final reminder that the Specialist Barrister Panel (Criminal Appellate Matters) closes on 6 March 2015. The panel is currently open for applications from suitably experienced junior...

Learned Friends Fiji Conference 2015

Promoted by Learned Friends

In June-July 2015 Learned Friends is holding a conference in Fiji. Speakers include Peter Cummings SC, David Ash and Andrew Combe. For more information visit the website...

ACDC Mediation Course for legal practitioners - Training New Mediators, 2-3, 9-10, 16-17 March

This five day course (plus an accreditation day) meets the requirements for national accreditation. The Australian Commercial Disputes Centre is pleased to announce that mediation specialists...

Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution, Pepperdine School of Law and AIDC “Mediating the Litigated Case” – places strictly limited!

The Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution, Pepperdine School of Law and Australian International Dispute Centre will co-host "Mediating the Litigated Case" on 11-13 March 2015 in Sydney. Places are...

2015 Cross Examination Seminar

A seminar will be held in the common room tonight at 5.15pm on Cross Examination. The seminar will discuss cross-examination technique. The speakers will provide guidance on cross-examination in an...

2015 Cross Examination Workshop

The New Barristers’ Committee is conducting another workshop for juniors to further hone their advocacy skills. This year’s (free) cross-examination workshop will be held in February-March 2015....

Tomorrow in CPD

A seminar will be held in the Common Room tomorrow night:"Regulation 176 and Best Practice Guidelines". Presented by Penny Thew and chaired by Trish McDonald SC. For full details please download a...

Swearing-in of Gary Wilson and Michael Crompton

The Local Court of NSW will hold a ceremonial sitting on Monday, 23 February 2015 to mark the swearing-in of Michael Crompton and Gary Wilson as magistrates. The ceremony will take place at 9.00am in...

TLC one-day criminal law CPD seminar

Toongabbie Legal Centre will hold a one-day criminal CPD seminar on Saturday, 28 February 2015 at the Metella Road Public School Hall, 117 -131 Metella Road, Toongabbie. For further information and...

Common Law Practice Update 79

The Bar Association's Common Law Committee has published Practice Update 79, with case notes on educational institutions, occupier's liability, duty to patrons on licensed premises, employment and...

Hicks v The United States of America

The United States Court of Military Commission Review has published its opinion in the matter of _Hicks v The United States of America _ CMCR 13-004, in which the findings of guilty are set aside...

NCAT conducted more than 92,000 hearings in its first year

The NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal (NCAT) was established on 1 January last year and the initial statistics look very promising, according to Attorney General Brad Hazzard. The tribunal has...

District Court Defamation List: Revised Practice Note 6

The chief judge of the District Court, the Hon Justice D Price AM has revised Practice Note 6, effective 9 February 2015.

2015 Personal Injury/Common Law Conference program

Registrations are open for the 2015 Personal Injury and Common Law Conference, which will be held at the Hilton Sydney on Saturday, 21 March. The conference offers 6.5 CPD points. For the program...

Learned Friends Fiji Conference 2015

Promoted by Learned Friends

In June-July 2015 Learned Friends is holding a conference in Fiji. Speakers include Peter Cummings SC, David Ash and Andrew Combe. For more information visit the website...

Coming up in CPD next week

A seminar will be held in the Common Room on Tuesday, 24 February:"Regulation 176 and Best Practice Guidelines". Presented by Penny Thew and chaired by Trish McDonald SC. For full details please...

NSW Bar Association CPD Conferences 2015 Programs

Registrations are open for the New South Wales Bar Association Regional CPD Conferences.

• Saturday, 21 February: Newcastle. For the program brochure please click here
• Saturday, 28 February and...