Inbrief

Statement on his Honour Judge Gregory Farmer SC

Attorney General Gabrielle Upton has issued a media release expressing her condolences to the family and friends of his Honour Judge Gregory Farmer SC. Read the media release here.

ABA-Victorian Bar 2016 National Conference, 27-28 October 2016

The Australian Bar Association and the Victorian Bar have joined forces to deliver a two day conference which brings together the best of the legal profession in this country. Registrations are now...

Call for papers: 2017 CPD Conferences

The NSW Bar Association's Professional Development Department invite members to submit suggestions and/or abstracts for papers to be included in the Bar Association's 2017 CPD Conference series. The...

Coming up in CPD tomorrow

Thursday, 25 August: 'Best Practice - Four Ways to Improve your Mediation Advocacy'. Presented by the ADR Committee. Speakers: Ian Davidson SC and Andrew Fox. Chair: Angela Bowne SC. For full...

Common Law Practice Update 96

The Bar Association's Common Law Committee has published Practice Update 96, with case notes on sections 61-63, 94 and 126 of the Motor Accidents Compensation Act 1999 (NSW) and more. Download CLPU...

Jane Needham SC to be WLA guest speaker

Former president of the Bar Association, Jane Needham SC, will be the guest speaker at a Women Lawyers Association of NSW event in Newcastle on Tuesday, 30 August 2016. Her topic will be "The...

The Bar Book Club meets tomorrow

The Bar Book Club meets tomorrow at 6.00pm in the Bar Library. The book is New York Trilogy by Paul Auster. A review is available here.

Vale Gregory Anthony Farmer (1959-2016)

His Honour Judge Gregory Farmer SC of the District Court died this afternoon. Members will be advised of funeral arrangements as soon as they are known.

Barrister does not mean good communicator

Promoted by On Q Event Management

The Rules of Court and the control that comes from the right to cross examine, can make you feel like an effective communicator as getting your point of view (your...

Yoga hiatus

The 1.00pm lunchtime yoga classes will be in recess for the duration of the Bar Practice Course, beginning Monday, 29 August 2016. Sessions will resume on Tuesday, 27 September 2016.

Legal conference on Hvar island, Croatia 16-22 September 2016

Promoted by Adriatic Conferences

Adriatic Conferences is pleased to announce Hvar island, Croatia as the destination for its conference in September. The conference will take place between 16-22...

Coming up in CPD this week

Thursday, 25 August: 'Best Practice - Four Ways to Improve your Mediation Advocacy'. Presented by the ADR Committee. Speakers: Ian Davidson SC and Andrew Fox. Chair: Angela Bowne SC. For full details...

Coming up in CPD next week

Thursday, 25 August: 'Best Practice - Four Ways to Improve your Mediation Advocacy'. Presented by the ADR Committee. Speakers: Ian Davidson SC and Andrew Fox. Chair: Angela Bowne SC. For full...

LCA calls for Australia-wide review of youth detention

The Law Council of Australia has called for all juvenile detention systems in Australia to be reviewed following reports and images of alleged mistreatment in Townsville's Cleveland Youth Detention...

2017 Personal Injury Conference: call for papers

The NSW Bar Association's 2017 Personal Injury Conference is scheduled for Saturday, 11 March 2017. The association's Professional Development Department would like to invite members to submit...

Bar FC bow out of the DSL competition

Yesterday saw a strong Bar FC team take on BT Financial Group to decide a place in the finals. A win or a draw was required by us to secure our position. A quick, youthful and talented opponent shot...

National Domestic and Family Violence Bench Book

The new National Domestic and Family Violence Bench Book was launched today by the Australian Institute of Judicial Administration. The Bench Book implements a key recommendation of the joint...

Volunteers needed for the Benjamin Andrew Footpath Library

The Benjamin Andrew Footpath Library needs two volunteers to spend a couple of hours in their Kennard's Storage unit in Waterloo packing books for various hostels in New South Wales. The next session...

Second Australian Legal History Tutorial

The Francis Forbes Society will host its second Australian Legal History Tutorial on Tuesday, 30 August 2016 at 5.15pm in the Banco Court. The topic will be Roman law and it will be delivered by...

Tomorrow: 15 Bobber – the Hon Justice Burley & her Hon Judge Obradovic

Members of the NSW Bar Association are invited to attend the 15 Bobber for the Hon Justice Stephen Burley & her Hon Judge Brana Obradovic. The 15 Bobber will be held tomorrow, 19 August 2016 in the...

Vale Terence Fenwick Marley Naughton QC (1941-2016)

Terence Naughton QC, formerly a long-term member of 12 Wentworth Selborne Chambers and District Court judge, died on 15 August 2016. His funeral will be held in the Camelia Chapel of Macquarie Park...

Federal Court - Law Council conference on the Corporations Law

The Federal Court of Australia and the Law Council of Australia's Business Law Section will host a conference on Corporations Law on Thursday, 25 – Friday, 26 August 2016 in the Federal Court,...

Positions vacant: NCAT - Consumer and Commercial Division

The attorney general is calling for applications from qualified persons for appointment to the NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal as senior and general members of the Consumer and Commercial...

Thinking Differently About Diversity

The Women Lawyers Association of NSW invites members to a panel discussion: "Thinking Differently About Diversity". The event will be held on Thursday, 25 August 2016 at 5.30pm for 6.00-7.30pm, in...

Coming up in CPD tonight

Wednesday 17 August: 'Practical advice from clerks on building, marketing and managing your practice in the early years'. Presented by Angela Noakes, clerk, Ground Floor Wentworth Chambers; Paul...