Inbrief
Invitation to upcoming AMTAC seminar in Sydney
In celebration of the 10th Anniversary of the Australian Maritime and Transport Arbitration Commission (AMTAC), Peter McQueen, AMTAC Chair, invites members to attend an AMTAC seminar on Monday, 21...
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NSW Bar Association CPD Conferences 2017
Registrations are now open for the New South Wales Bar Association Regional CPD Conferences.
The 2017 CPD Conferences have been confirmed for the following dates and locations:
- Saturday, 18...
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50th Golden Jubilee Tennis Tournament - Tennis Day 2016
The Bench and Bar Tennis competition will be held on grass at the Royal Sydney Golf Club, Kent Road, Rose Bay on Tuesday, 20 December 2016. The Hon Susan Crennan Cup will be awarded to the best and...
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Bench and Bar v Solicitors Chess Tournament
The 24th Annual Bench & Bar v Solicitors Chess Match will be held at 6.00pm on Thursday, 24 November 2016 at Allens’ offices at level 28, Deutsche Bank Building, 126 Phillip St. Anyone interested...
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January 2017 Advanced Trial Advocacy Intensive: bookings close 18 November
The Australian Bar Association's Advanced Trial Advocacy Intensive will be held in Sydney on 23-27 January 2017. The course is filling up and there are only a handful of places left. Applications...
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Funeral arrangements for John James Webster (1935-2016)
John Webster, former barrister and a founding member of EPLA, died on 9 November. His funeral will be held on Thursday, 17 November at 2.00pm at St James Anglican Church, Cnr Phillip and King Street....
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NSW Bar Association CPD Conferences 2017
Registrations are now open for the New South Wales Bar Association Regional CPD Conferences.
The 2017 CPD Conferences have been confirmed for the following dates and locations:
- Saturday, 18...
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Save the date : 2017 Personal Injury/Common Law Conference
The 2017 Personal Injury and Common Law Conference will be held at the Hilton Sydney on Saturday 11 March. The conference offers 5 CPD points.
Speaker details and online registration will be made...
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Land and Environment Court practice note
The chief judge of the Land and Environment Court has issued Practice Note – Strata Schemes Development Proceedings, which commences on 30 November 2016, and applies to proceedings brought in...
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Reform and renewal in constitutional interpretation and legal education
ANU conference in honour of Prof Michael Coper: Reform and renewal in constitutional interpretation and legal education: Friday, 2 December 2016
Prof Michael Coper has had a distinguished career as...
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ATO webinars for legal practitioners
In late November and early December the Australian Tax Office will hold a series of webinars for legal practitioners on the ATO Business Portal, the legal database and capital gains tax fundamentals....
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New Barristers' Committee November breakfast
The New Barristers’ committee would like to invite you to attend the November breakfast catch-up at Silks Coffee Shop tomorrow, Tuesday 15 November. Drop in for a short (or long) period of time...
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Publications to note: Being Well in the Law
The Law Society of NSW has launched Being Well in the Law, a self-help guide with chapters on lifestyle, dealing with trauma in legal practice, mental health and resilience. Hardcopies of the guide...
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Save the dates: CPD Conference Dates 2017
The Bar Association's CPD conference program for 2017 will be released shortly. In the meantime members may wish to note the dates and venues:
- Saturday, 18 February 2017 - North Coast
- Saturday, 25...
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Bar Association office bearers for 2017
At a meeting of the Bar Council on the evening of 10 November 2016, the following were elected as office bearers of the Bar Association:
- President: Noel Hutley SC
- Senior Vice-President: Arthur...
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Tonight: Supreme Court commemoration of Remembrance Day 2016
An event to commemorate the sacrifice and service of the New South Wales legal profession in the First World War will be held at Banco Court on 10 November at 5.00pm. The event, which will be...
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Guidance Note 23 for assessment of permanent impairment under the CTP scheme
The State Insurance Regulatory Authority (SIRA) has published Guidance Note 23 - Nervous System Impairment, for use in the assessment of permanent impairment in the NSW Motor Accidents CTP scheme.
...
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Bar Library hours during the Christmas-New Year season
The Bar Library will be closed from 12.00pm on Friday, 23 December 2016 to Friday, 20 January 2017
and on Thursday, 26 January 2017.
The library will be open from 9.00am to 5.00pm between Monday, 23...
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Arbitration in China and the Asia-Pacific Region
Members are invited to a breakfast panel discussion with ArbitralWomen on "Arbitration in China and the Asia-Pacific Region" on Thursday, 24 November 2016 from 7.30am – 9.00am (discussion starts at...
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For the diary: the 2016 Francis Gurry Public Lecture on Intellectual Property
The 2016 Francis Gurry Public Lecture on Intellectual Property will be held on 22 November 2016 at 6.15pm to 7.45pm in the Wesley Conference Centre, 220 Pitt Street, Sydney. The topic will be "What...
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Tonight in CPD
** Encroachments on freedoms: The ALRC Freedoms Inquiry**
Tonight, Thursday 10 November, "Encroachments on freedoms: The ALRC Freedoms Inquiry" will be presented by Professor Rosalind Croucher AM...
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Tomorrow in CPD: Encroachments on freedoms: The ALRC Freedoms Inquiry
On Thursday, 10 November "Encroachments on freedoms: The ALRC Freedoms Inquiry" will be presented by Professor Rosalind Croucher AM and chaired by Trent Glover. Learn more here.
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Coming up in CPD in November
A number of seminars will be held in the Common Room this month at 5.15pm:
Wednesday, 2 November: “Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Intersex (LGBTI) Awareness Training Seminar” Presented by...
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Learned Friends Hong Kong Conference
Promoted by Learned Friends
In April 2017 (8 – 14 April) Learned Friends is holding a conference in Hong Kong. This dynamic and vibrant city is a fusion of many cultures with remnants of a...
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Invitation to upcoming AMTAC seminar in Sydney
In celebration of the 10th Anniversary of the Australian Maritime and Transport Arbitration Commission (AMTAC), Peter McQueen, AMTAC Chair, invites members to attend an AMTAC seminar on Monday, 21...
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