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

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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....

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ABA welcomes Children in Detention Report

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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...

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Practical ways to respond to critical incidents

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Many people have strong emotional or physical reactions following experience of a traumatic event. For most, these reactions subside over a few days or weeks. For some, the symptoms may last longer...

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Public confidence in the NSW justice system

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The Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research (BOCSAR) has released the findings of its survey of public confidence in the criminal justice system. Although the results are in some respects positive, a...

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Frederick Jordan Chambers – Internal Room available for sale

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Frederick Jordan Chambers is the largest single group of barristers in Sydney and includes over 100 barristers, including 13 of Senior Counsel. Members of the...

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Veterans and their families will be hurt by Canberra's legal aid cuts

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The Bar Association has issued a media release, which warns that the Australian Government’s cuts to legal aid have had a major impact on some of the most vulnerable and disadvantaged members of...

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Wanted: judges for ALSA competitions

Organisers of the Australian Law Students Association (ALSA) Conference 2015 are requesting the assistance of barristers to adjudicate student competitions at this year’s conference, which will be...

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Launch of the 2015 WLANSW speakers program

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The Women Lawyers Association of NSW invites members to hear Professor Rosalind Croucher AM, president of the Australian Law Reform Commission, at a cocktail launch of their 2015 speakers' program....

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The Future of Environmental Law Symposium

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The 2015 Future of Environmental Law Symposium will be held on 6 March 2015 at the Langham, 89-113 Kent Street, Sydney, between 9.00am and 5.00pm. The symposium will focus on environmental...

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Reminder: 2015 Mahla Pearlman Oration

The prestigious annual Mahla Pearlman Oration will be delivered at the Federal Court in Sydney on 5 March 2015 by Professor Jan McDonald, professor and associate dean of research in the School of Law...

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LTCS E-News Issue 81

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The Lifetime Care & Support Authority publishes a newsletter, LTCS E-News. Issue 81 is now available and includes information concerning: the service provider training calendar for 2015; the new...

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Hiring chamber staff through Jobsupport

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The Bar Council of the New South Wales Bar Association encourages its members to consider hiring administrative staff through Jobsupport, an employment organisation that places, trains and maintains...

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Coming up in CPD: Regulation 176 and Best Practice Guidelines

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On Tuesday 24 February a seminar will be held in the common room at 5.15pm:"Regulation 176 and Best Practice Guidelines". Presented by Penny Thew and chaired by Trish McDonald SC. For full details...

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Local Court sittings at Balmain and Kogarah

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Local Court sittings at Balmain and Kogarah Local Courts are to be suspended on and from 30 June 2015 due to budget constraints. Windsor Local Court will continue to sit on a reduced basis. Chief...

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Tonight: Pan-Orthodox Opening of Law Term Service 2015

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The Annual Pan-Orthodox Church Service to mark the opening of the 2015 Law Term will be held at the Greek Orthodox Cathedral of the Annunciation, 242 Cleveland Street, Redfern **tonight at 6:30pm....

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Opening of Law Term services at the Great Synagogue and Gallipoli Mosque

A service to mark the opening of the Law Term will be held at the Great Synagogue, Sydney on Wednesday, 11 February at 5.30 pm. Members are requested to be seated by 5.15 pm. The cocktail party after...

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Law Council calls for clemency for Chan and Sukumaran

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The Law Council of Australia has again voiced its opposition to the death penalty and the death sentences imposed on Australian citizens, Mr Andrew Chan and Mr Myuran Sukumaran in Indonesia.

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Tonight in CPD

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A seminar will be held in the Common Room tonight at 5.15pm:"Financial Strategies to maximise income and assets". Presented by Kate McCallum and Tony Clark and chaired by Callan O'Neill. For full...

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2015 Personal Injury/Common Law Conference

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Registrations are now 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.

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NSW Bar Association CPD Conferences 2015

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Registrations are now open for the New South Wales Bar Association Regional CPD Conferences.The 2015 CPD Conferences have been confirmed for the following dates and locations: - Saturday, 21...

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ACDC Mediation Course - Training New Mediators, 2-3, 9-10 and 16-17 March

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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...

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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...

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PLT Work experience Placements for College of Law Students

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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...

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Frederick Jordan Chambers – Internal Room available for sale

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Promoted by Frederick Jordan Chambers

Frederick Jordan Chambers is the largest single group of barristers in Sydney and includes over 100 barristers, including 13 of Senior Counsel. Members of the...

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Tomorrow in CPD

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A seminar will be held in the Common Room tomorrow at 5.15pm:"Financial Strategies to maximise income and assets". Presented by Kate McCallum and Tony Clark and chaired by Callan O'Neill. For full...

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