Inbrief

An evening with Dr Michael Kimmel

Members are invited to an evening with Dr Michael Kimmel – a gifted and world renowned speaker and writer on achieving gender equality. The event will take place on 24 May 2016 at 5.15pm in the Bar...

Gambling counselling and treatment programs in NSW

The NSW Government, though the Responsible Gambling Fund (RGF), funds more than 50 face-to-face treatment services for problem gambling, available throughout NSW. Services include gambling...

Bar Knitting Group

Wellbeing

All interested barristers are invited to attend the next meeting of the Bar Knitting Group. It will be held on Tuesday, 26 April 2016 from 6.00pm in the Bar Library. Bring your own...

Next meeting of the Bar Book Club

The next meeting of the Bar Book Club will be held on Tuesday, 3 May 2016. Up for discussion will be The Great Swindle by Pierre Lemaitre. Pierre Lemaitre is a French crime novelist whose latest book...

Legal Aid NSW General Criminal Law Panel

The Legal Aid NSW General Criminal Law Panel (the panel) is currently open for new applications.

Applications must be submitted through the Panels Application website by no later than 30 June 2016...

Implications of IMM v The Queen [2016] HCA 14

The High Court handed down an important judgment with respect to the Evidence Act 1995 on 14 April 2016. The Chair of the Criminal Law Committee, Stephen Odgers SC, who appeared for the successful...

Tomorrow - CPD Seminar: Getting Chambers

Thursday 21 April 2016, 5.15 pm Bar Association Common Room (please note that this seminar has been rescheduled from the 27 April).

Challenges and realities of buying-in, moving chambers,...

An evening with Dr Michael Kimmel

Members are invited to an evening with Dr Michael Kimmel – a gifted and world renowned speaker and writer on achieving gender equality. The event will take place on 24 May 2016 at 5.15pm in the Bar...

Correction: Parliamentary Research Service briefing on SCPOs

The NSW Parliamentary Research Service has published an e-Brief on the government's recent Serious Crime Prevention Orders legislation. Yesterday, the PRS contacted InBrief to clarify that the...

Thursday 21 April - CPD Seminar: Getting Chambers

Thursday 21 April 2016, 5.15 pm Bar Association Common Room (please note that this seminar has been rescheduled from the 27 April).

Challenges and realities of buying-in, moving chambers,...

Tonight: International arbitration seminar streamed live in the Common Room

Tonight's seminar on international arbitration in Hong Kong, Singapore and Australia, hosted by The Australian Centre for International Commercial Arbitration (ACICA) and Chartered Institute...

Supreme Court seminars for the profession

Members are invited to attend a two-part series of commercial equity seminars on Tuesday, 26 April 2016, at 5.00pm and Thursday, 5 May 2016, also at 5.00pm. Both seminars will be held in Courtroom...

Thursday 21 April - CPD Seminar: Getting Chambers

Thursday 21 April 2016, 5.15 pm Bar Association Common Room (please note that this seminar has been rescheduled from the 27 April).

Challenges and realities of buying-in, moving chambers,...

Legal Aid Mentoring Program

Promoted by Legal Aid NSW

Are you a criminal law barrister who is passionate about giving back to the legal community? Do you want to inspire, support and develop female criminal lawyers who want to...

Support the NSW Bar team in the Sydney Morning Herald Half Marathon

The beautiful Autumn running season is upon us. For its second year, the New South Wales Bar is entering a team in the Sydney Morning Herald Half Marathon (Sunday 15 May) to raise money for the...

Appointment to note

Antony Evers has been appointed as an acting public defender, commencing on 29 March 2016. Mr Evers was previously appointed as an acting public defender based at Port Macquarie. He will now be...

Congratulations Farid Assaf

Farid Assaf, of Banco Chambers, has graduated with honours and top of the Global Insolvency Practice Course, run by International Association of Restructuring, Insolvency and Bankruptcy...

NTBA 2016 Conference in Dili

Following the success of the 2014 conference, the Northern Territory Bar Association will be holding its 2016 conference in Dili, Timor Leste. The conference commences with registration and drinks on...

Belvoir's Barrister-led Family Programming Campaign

Philanthropy

Dear colleagues

Please join us in enabling greater access to theatre for young people by supporting Family Programming at one of Australia’s most acclaimed theatre companies,...

International arbitration seminar live in the Common Room via video conference

The Australian Centre for International Commercial Arbitration (ACICA) and Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (Australia) an evening seminar event on international arbitration in Hong Kong,...

Bar Association advertisement for new executive director

Executive Director Philip Selth OAM FAAL, who has served since 1997, is due to retire on or before 21 October 2016. The NSW Bar Council has commenced the process of recruiting a new executive...

Swearing-in ceremony for Penelope Wass SC

Penelope Wass SC has been appointed a judge of the District Court of New South Wales. A formal ceremony to honour this occasion will be held in the John Maddison Tower on Level 21, at 9.00am on...

Media reports on NSW Bar's serious concerns over control order legislation

The Bar Association's submission and media release on the NSW Government's Serious Crime Prevention Orders legislation was the subject of an article in the Sydney Morning Herald and some discussion...

NSW Bar FC Season Launch

The NSW Bar Football Club (NSW Bar FC) is open to barristers, members of the judiciary, clerks and employees of the Bar Association regardless of gender, level of ability or fitness. It currently...

Vale Colleen McCullum (1934-2016)

Colleen Marie McCullum, barrister, died on Tuesday, 12 April after a long illness. Her funeral will be held on Tuesday, 19 April 2016 at 3.00pm at the West Chapel, Eastern Suburbs Memorial Park,...