The third Spigelman Public Law Oration will be delivered in the Bar Association Common Room at 5:15pm on Tuesday 22 November 2016 by The Hon Virginia Bell AC, Justice of the High Court of Australia.... Read more >
Members are advised that the Hon Justice Black will deliver a legal history tutorial tonight at 5:15pm in Banco Court titled, ‘The History of Corporations Law'.
Read more >Trevor Small, former barrister at Edmund Barton Chambers, died on 22 October. A memorial service will be held at Albert and Meyer Chapel, Cnr of Pennant Hills Road and Thornleigh Street, Thornleigh,...
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The Bar Association has introduced a new search field for its Find a Barrister (FAB) facility which will allow users to identify barristers who accept direct briefs from in house counsel (corporate...
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The President of the Law Council of Australia, Stuart Clark AM, yesterday issued a media release regarding the resignation of the Commonwealth Solicitor-General, Justin Gleeson SC. View the media...
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Following on from this year’s successful Cross-Examination Workshop, the New Barristers’ Committee will be running a cross-examination of experts seminar on 8 November 2016. This workshop is an...
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Tomorrow, Wednesday 26 October 2016, Chrissa Loukas SC will present a practical advocacy seminar on appeals to the Court of Criminal Appeal. The seminar, to be co-chaired by the Hon Justice Fullerton...
Read more >The Federal Court of Australia is in the process of implementing its National Court Framework (NCF) reforms. A key component of the reforms is a review of the Court’s practice documents to ensure...
Read more >A new website will make it easier and faster for Australian and New Zealand government policy makers to access the latest information and research on Indigenous justice, Attorney General Gabrielle...
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Following on from this year’s successful Cross-Examination Workshop, the New Barristers’ Committee will be running a cross-examination of experts seminar on 8 November 2016. This workshop is an...
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On Wednesday, 9 November 2016 Robyn Bradey, an accredited mental health social worker with over 36 years’ experience, will present "Are your cases traumatising you? Understanding and managing...
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Preparing an Appeal to the Court of Criminal Appeal
On Wednesday, 26 October 2016 Chrissa Loukas SC will present a practical advocacy seminar on appeals to the Court of Criminal Appeal. The seminar,...
Read more >The Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions (CDPP) is soon launching a new External Junior Counsel Panel and invites barristers to apply to be appointed to the Panel for up to four years:...
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Ballot papers for the election of the 2017 Bar Council have been mailed to all those eligible to vote.
Return of ballot paper The envelope containing the ballot paper must bear the name of the...
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Nervous about your Performance in Court? Voice & Performance Skills Workshops with Lucy Cornell and Christina Koch will be held on 8 and 15 November at 5.00pm in the Bar Association Common Room. The...
Read more >The Toongabbie Legal Centre will hold a one-day continuing legal education seminar on "Employment Law" on Saturday, 29 October 2016 in the conference room at Ashurst, 5 Martin Place, Sydney. Learn...
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The Australian Association of Constitutional Law, together with the Gilbert + Tobin Centre for Public Law, invite members to attend an event marking the centenary of the Commonwealth...
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The Legal Aid NSW Care and Protection Panel (the panel) is open for new applications and applications for reappointment by current panel members. Current panel members due for reappointment must...
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NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research (BOCSAR) has released new research which finds that Apprehended Domestic Violence Orders (ADVOs) are more effective than they are often portrayed by...
Read more >The President of the Australian Bar Association, Patrick O’Sullivan QC, has today confirmed the ABA’s commitment to promoting excellence, diversity and inclusion at the Bar by adopting the Law...
Read more >Members are invited to the 2016 Yarramundi Lecture, which will discuss the topic ‘Is a treaty the best way to ensure the rights of First Peoples?’.
The annual Yarramundi Lecture was established...
Read more >Following last week’s Panel CPD on this topic, the wording of the policy in relation to barristers has been amended so that the role and commitment of barristers who adopt the policy is now...
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The Toongabbie Legal Centre will hold its 9th Annual Community Fundraising Dinner on Saturday, 22 October 2016 at 6.00pm for 6.30pm in Bowman Hall, Campbell Street, Blacktown. The chief guest will be...
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The Bar Choir will hold a Christmas Concert at St James Church on Friday, 2 December 2016 at 5.15pm to raise funds for the Tristan Jepson Memorial Foundation. The concert will last for roughly one...
Read more >The Holt Prize, named after the late Christopher Holt, co-founder of The Federation Press, is awarded biennially to first-time authors of an unpublished legal work of an academic or practical nature....
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