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The attorney-general of Victoria has announced the appointment of the Honourable Justice Anne Ferguson as the new chief justice of the Supreme Court. Justice Ferguson, a Victorian Court of Appeal...
Read more >The attorney-general of Victoria has announced the appointment of the Honourable Justice Anne Ferguson as the new chief justice of the Supreme Court. Justice Ferguson, a Victorian Court of Appeal...
Read more >The Bar Choir is planning a Christmas convert to raise funds for the Tristan Jepson Memorial foundation on Thursday, 7 December 2017 from 6.00pm to 7.00pm at St James Church, King Street....
Read more >On Friday, Attorney General Speakman SC announced the appointment of the Hon Dr Annabelle Bennett AO SC to the Anti-Discrimination Board. The InBrief article did not mention that Dr...
Read more >On 27 July 2017 Bar Council endorsed the New South Wales Bar Association’s Strategic Plan 2017-2020. President Arthur Moses SC, on behalf of the New South Wales Bar, would like to thank...
Read more >The online eSubpoena service is now available for the return of subpoenaed documents to registries across the NSW Supreme, District, Local and Land and Environment Courts for...
Read more >Do you need childcare in an emergency? Do your childcare needs vary from day to day or from week to week? Or are you looking for a permanent childcare arrangement?
... Read more >The Hellenic Australian Lawyers Association is hosting an international conference in Rhodes, Greece in July 2018. Chief Justice Kiefel AC will be the keynote speaker, and five other...
Read more >The tutor/reader relationship forms a critical part of the introduction and transition to a career at the bar. For commencing practitioners, and the profession at large, it...
Read more >Volunteer barristers are needed for Female Student Open Day on Friday, 18 August 2017. Organised by the Diversity and Equality Committee the Open Day provides a wonderful opportunity for...
Read more >The tutor/reader relationship forms a critical part of the introduction and transition to a career at the bar. For commencing practitioners, and the profession at large, it...
Read more >Thank you to all who attending the 2017 Tutors and Readers Dinner on Friday 28 July 2017 at the Australian Museum. Pictures of the event may be ordered online from Oneill Photographics....
Read more >Attorney General Mark Speakman SC has written to President Arthur Moses SC to advise that the attorney's rates for junior and senior counsel have increased by 1.9% (based on the...
Read more >The portraits of Justice Bell and Justice Gageler were presented last night to President Arthur Moses SC for addition to the permanent Bar Association collection. The portrait of Justice...
Read more >The General Criminal Law Panel (the Panel) is currently open for applications.
Applications must be submitted through the Panels Application Website by Monday, 4 September 2017 for...
Read more >The Workers Compensation Commission of NSW is seeking applications from legal practitioners for two Principal Lawyer permanent roles. Principal Lawyers work as part of the Legal...
Read more >With experts from across legal and academic fields, the Accountability & the Law Conference will discuss the weaknesses in the current federal...
Read more >The Federal Circuit Court Rules 2001 have been amended, partly as a consequence of new jurisdiction conferred on the court by the Building and Construction Industry (Improving...
Read more >The Australian Dispute Resolution Association invites members to attend 'The State of Dispute Resolution - 2017' on Tuesday, 22 August 2017. Keynote speakers include Chief Justice Tom Bathurst...
Read more >Government changes to super and SMSF’s, ASX market update, insurance, estate planning and financial planning strategies Presented by Charles Stewart,...
Read more >Presented by Arthur Moses SC, Kate Eastman SC and Jane Needham SC. Chaired by Kate Richardson SC. For full details please download a flyer here
Registration is required. Light...
Read more >On 16 August 2017 a CPD seminar on "Reporting Under the National Model Gender Equitable Briefing Policy" will be live streamed via the Bar Association's Facebook page. More information...
Read more >The Law Council is reviewing the state of access to justice in Australia, focussing on 13 acutely disadvantaged groups. Called the Justice Project, under the chairmanship of the...
Read more >Today saw Bar FC in its last outing in this year’s Domain Soccer Competition with a win required to avoid relegation from 3rd division. Well, when the going gets tough, Bar FC gets...
Read more >In September (25 Sept – 2 Oct) Learned Friends is holding a conference in Cape Town. Cape Town is not only the most popular international tourist destination in South...
Read more >The NSW Mental Health Commission has released a new report, Towards a Just System: Mental Illness and Cognitive Impairment in the Criminal Justice System. The report notes, among...
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