ABA Appellate Advocacy Intensive

The Australian Bar Association's Appellate Advocacy course will be held in Brisbane on 8-10 September 2017. This intensive involves a realistic brief and detailed preparation, including written...
Read more >The Australian Bar Association's Appellate Advocacy course will be held in Brisbane on 8-10 September 2017. This intensive involves a realistic brief and detailed preparation, including written...
Read more >ABC Radio's AM program yesterday aired a report on mental health among Australian solicitors and barristers. Bar Association President Arthur Moses SC was interviewed as part of the program. You can...
Read more >Yet again blue skies meant conditions were perfect for Bar FC for yesterday's match in the Domain Soccer League. Some attractive football by the team, however, went without reward as Bar...
Read more >At a meeting of the Bar Council on the evening of 11 May 2017, the following were elected as office bearers of the Bar Association:
President: Arthur Moses SC
Senior Vice-President: Tim...
Read more >On 7 June 2017, King & Wood Mallesons, together with UNSW’s Kaldor Centre for International Refugee Law, will host a public lecture on “The Displacement Project – Perspectives...
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 National Justice Project, a not-for-profit human rights organisation, is holding an event at the Royal Automobile Club 89 Macquarie St, Sydney on Tuesday, 16 May 2017 to...
Read more >The NSW Law Reform Commission will conduct a review of certain aspects of the law relating to beneficiaries of trusts. The commission is inviting preliminary...
Read more >Presented by Jane Needham SC, Louise Jackson, Marlia Saunders - Senior Associate, Ashurst and Michaela Whitbourn - Journalist, Fairfax. Chaired Michelle Painter SC. This seminar,...
Read more >The Women Barristers Forum (WBF) has resolved to call an Annual General Meeting of all members of the WBF and interested persons on Wednesday 31 May 2017 at Conference Room 2 of the NSW...
Read more >The second event in the Australian Academy of Law’s ethics series will be held at 5.30pm, Tuesday 20 June at the Federal Court of Australia in Sydney.
The topic for the upcoming event will be...
Read more >At a meeting of Bar Council on 11 May 2017 Noel Hutley SC and Justin Gleeson SC were made life members for "exceptional service to the Bar Association and to the profession of the law".
Read more >With only 7 weeks until the ABA Conference in London and Dublin, time is running out to secure your place! To register now, click here.
Dates: London – 2 to 3 July 2017 Dublin – 5 to 7 July 2017... Read more >
Today saw Bar FC share the points after a very unlucky 1-1 draw. The first half saw Bar FC put themselves under pressure by not keeping their shape, resulting in the opposition getting a...
Read more >The Attorney General the Hon Mark Speakman SC MP has announced the appointment of David Russell SC as a judge of the District Court and the Dust Diseases Tribunal of NSW. Russell SC...
Read more >The Bar Council met on 27 October, 17 November and 8 December 2016 in the boardroom of the New South Wales Bar Association. Confidential matters, including professional conduct issues,...
Read more >Photos from the 2017 Bench and Bar Dinner are now available for purchase online from Oneill Photographics. Please follow this link,the password is nswba2017.
Read more >The next meeting of the book club will be at 6pm on Tuesday 20th June 2017 in the library. The book for this meeting is The Pigeon Tunnel by John Le Carre. You will find reviews in the...
Read more >Registration to attend the Future of Australian Legal Education Conference, to be held from 11-13 August, have now opened.
A...
Read more >The Industrial Relations Commission will be having a ceremonial sitting of the commission to farewell Commissioner Inaam Tabbaa and welcome Chief Commissioner Kite.
The ceremonial sitting will be...
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 >A funeral service for Robin Lyus, a clerk for many years at a number of chambers including Chalfont, Ground Wentworth and 9 Selborne Chambers, will be held on Monday 15th May at 12.15pm at North...
Read more >The President of the Law Council of Australia, Fiona McLeod SC, has acknowledged that vital new funding for the federal courts, along with the reversal of cuts to...
Read more >An NCAT Occupational Division User Forum will be held on Wednesday 17 May 2017 from 4.15-5.15 pm at the Level 9 Conference Room, John Maddison Tower, 86-90 Goulburn Street,Sydney.
Any member who...
Read more >The UNCITRAL National Coordination Committee for Australia is holding the 3rd Annual UNCITRAL Seminar in Canberra on Friday 19 May, sponsored by the Commonwealth Attorney-General’s Department. The...
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