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Life Membership and 15 Bobber

Collegiality

The 15 Bobber to celebrate the appointment of His Hon Judge Street SC to the Federal Circuit Court of Australia will be held on Friday, 20 March 2015. Speaking for His Honour will be...

Save the date: 2015 Bench & Bar Dinner

The 2015 Bench & Bar Dinner will be held on Friday, 8 May at the Hilton Sydney. The guest of honour is the Hon Justice M J Beazley AO, president of the Court of Appeal. Further details and bookings...

Reminder: swearing-in ceremony for Federal Circuit Court judges Street and Smith

A ceremonial sitting of the Federal Circuit Court of Australia will be held in the Ceremonial Court (Level 21, Queens Square) tomorrow, 19 February 2015 at 9.00am to welcome the appointment of Judge...

Judge Robyn Tupman: Delegate to the UN Commission on the Status of Women (CSW)

Judge Tupman from the NSW District Court has been selected by the Australian National Committee for UN Women as one of five national member delegates to attend the 59th Session of the Commission on...

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...

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...

Common Law Practice Update 78

The Bar Association's Common Law Committee has published Practice Update 78, with case notes on sections 5O and 5R of the Civil Liability Act 2002 (NSW) and dust diseases. Download CLPU 78.

Be spoilt for choice with American Express

Did you know that American Express offers members of the New South Wales Bar Association a range of prestigious credit cards, offering special rewards like three points for every dollar spent,...

Correction: welcome for Judge Ian Newbrun

Ian Newbrun will be sworn-in as a judge of the Federal Circuit Court on Wednesday, 11 March 2015 at 9.30am (not Friday, as previously reported). The ceremony will be held in the Garfield Barwick...

Common Law Practice Update 77

The Bar Association's Common Law Committee has published Practice Update 77, with notes on three UK cases involving medical negligence and negligence by police officers. Download CLPU 77.

Window Room with views of Hyde Park - for licence or purchase

Promoted by Trust Chambers

Trust Chambers has available for purchase or licence a medium to large external room (16 sq m) with extensive views over Hyde Park and only metres to the Downing Centre....

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...

Scotting appointed to the Dust Diseases Tribunal

NSW Attorney General Brad Hazzard announced last week the appointment of Andrew Scotting to the Dust Diseases Tribunal and the District Court of NSW. A swearing-in ceremony will be held on Tuesday,...

Enrol now at the Martin Place Early Learning Centre

The Martin Place Early Learning Centre is currently accepting enrolments for 2015. The centre offers high quality care, a stimulating environment, a qualified team of educators and on-site cooks...

Mediating the Litigated Case

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...

Amending the Limitation Act 1969

The NSW Government has released a discussion paper on amending the Limitation Act 1969. The discussion paper and the associated public consultation, announced today by Attorney General Brad Hazzard,...

Attack of the Drones

The Australian Insurance Law Association and the Aviation Law Association of Australia and NZ invite members to their seminar: "Attack of the Drones", to be held at 5.30pm in the offices of Holman...

Australian Bar Association and Law Council alarmed by attacks on Human Rights Commission

The attacks on Professor Gillian Triggs and the Australian Human Rights Commission following the release of the report The Forgotten Children, are alarming, according to Fiona McLeod SC, President of...

Cultural diversity and the law

Diversity

The Australian Institute of Judicial Administration (AIJA) and the Migration Council of Australia will host the 2015 Cultural Diversity and the Law Conference, to be held in Sydney on...

Media briefing: Prime Minister Abbott's comments in parliament

During Question Time in yesterday's sitting of the Australian Parliament, Prime Minister Abbott quoted at length from a video recording, which the Federal Police allege was made by two men planning...

ABA welcomes children in detention report

The Australian Bar Association (ABA) has welcomed the Australian Human Rights Commission report on children in detention, tabled in federal parliament last night, and urged the Australian Government...

Next meeting of the Bar Book Club

The next meeting of the Bar Book Club will be held on Tuesday, 17 March 2015 at 6.00pm in the library. Wine and cheese will be served. The book is Being Mortal: Illness, Medicine and What Matters in...

Early bird registrations closing for the Newcastle CPD Conference today

Early bird registrations for the Newcastle CPD Conference at the discounted price will close today. You can still register after this date at the normal price.

The speakers and sessions for this...

Early bird registrations closing for the Newcastle CPD Conference tomorrow

Early bird registrations for the Newcastle CPD Conference at the discounted price will close tomorrow. You can still register after this date at the normal price.

The speakers and sessions for this...

The Great Synagogue spectacle swap

InBrief has learned that during last night's opening of Law Term service at the Great Synagogue some reading glasses were swapped mistakenly in the robing room. If you attended yesterday's service,...