Inbrief

Commencement of provisions of the Parole Legislation Amendment Act 2017

The following aspects of the Government's recent Parole Legislation Amendment Act 2017 commence today:

• Community safety test: The State Parole Authority (SPA) will use the new community safety...

District Court Criminal Practice Note 12

Practice and procedure

District Court Criminal Practice Note 12 was published in the NSW Government Gazette today. It applies to proceedings on indictment with an estimated duration of two or more...

Amendment to Family Court (Costs) Rules

Practice and procedure

The Family Court has published the Family Law Amendment (Costs) Rules 2017, to take effect on 1 January 2018. Learn more here.

NSW Council for Civil Liberties 2017 Dinner

At the lectern

Michael Kirby AC CMG and Bret Walker SC will be speaking on current civil liberties issues and the law at the Civil Liberties Dinner, at the Sky Phoenix restaurant on Friday, 24...

Adopt NT royal commission recommendations: LCA

Law reform and public affairs

The Law Council of Australia has called for the immediate adoption of key recommendations made by the Royal Commission into the Protection and Detention of Children in...

Jose Crespo (1964-2017)

Vale

Jose Crespo, Crown prosecutor, died yesterday. Members will be advised of funeral arrangements as soon as they are known.

2017 ACC National Conference

Practice development

The Bar Association, through an initiative of the Practice Development Committee, is a sponsor of the Association of Corporate Counsel 2017 Annual Conference in Alice Springs....

High Court Amendment (Fees) Rules 2017

The High Court has published an amendment to Schedule 2 to the High Court Rules 2004, together with an explanatory statement. The amendments to Schedule 2 will apply in relation to all work done and...

United Nations Day Lecture re-scheduled to 5 December

International trade law

The United Nations Day Lecture marking the 50th anniversary of the founding of UNCITRAL has been postponed to 5 December 2017 due to the closure of the Law Courts Building in...

Coming up in CPD

Wednesday, November 22 2017: 'David and Goliath: A talk on the Yindjibarndi Aboriginal Corporation v Andrew Forrest’s Fortescue Metals Group'

Presented by Vance Hughston SC and Tina Jowett....

Bar Association office hours over Christmas

The Bar Association's office will close at mid-day on Friday, 22 December 2017 for the Christmas/New Year break and re-open at 9.00am on Monday, 8 January 2018. The library will close on 22 December...

Commonwealth must legislate soon following marriage equality survey

Law reform and public affairs

Nation-wide, 61.6% have said Yes to marriage equality, the Australian Bureau of Statistics announced this morning. President Arthur Moses SC responded in a tweet: "It's...

Supreme Court Rules amendment

Practice and procedure

On 6 November 2017 the Supreme Court Rules Committee approved Amendment No 13 to the Supreme Court (Corporations) Rules subject to a further amendment to rule 3.4(2)(a) to...

Bench and Bar Tennis Day 2017

Wellbeing

The annual bench and bar tennis doubles competition will be held on grass at the Royal Sydney Golf Club, Kent Road, Rose Bay on Tuesday, 19 December 2017. The Hon Susan Crennan Cup will...

Updated costs assessment forms

Practice and procedure

Updated costs assessment forms have recently been uploaded on the Supreme Court website. From 1 January 2018 the registry will only accept these costs assessment forms for...

Review of Federal Court Practice Notes

Practice and procedure

On 25 October 2016, the Federal Court issued a suite of national practice notes, replacing its 60 previous practice notes and administrative notices. The court now has 27...

Comparative Constitutional Courts Round-Up

Seminars

On Thursday, 7 December 2017 the Australian Association of Constitutional Law will co-host with the Gilbert + Tobin Centre of Public Law, UNSW and the United States Studies Centre,...

Supreme Court Registry operations

The Chief Justice of New South Wales, the Hon T F Bathurst AC, advises that the Supreme Court Registry will operate from the following locations: - Tuesday, 14 November. Industrial Relation...

Recent developments in Chapter III

At the lectern

The Australian Association of Constitutional Law invites members to a discussion of recent High Court decisions on Chapter III: Graham v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection... Read more >