Inbrief
Celebrating the appointment of women senior counsel 2017
Diversity
Members of the Bar are invited to celebrate the 2017 appointments of women senior counsel, with guest speaker, Mary Gaudron QC. The event will be held at Verandah Bar Restaurant on...
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NSW Bar Association CPD Conferences 2018
Registrations are now OPEN for the New South Wales Bar Association Regional CPD Conferences. For more details about each venue, speakers and the costs involved please click here
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Tonight: The 2017 Annual Plunkett Lecture
Legal history
** Thursday, 9 November 2017:** Mark Tedeschi AM QC will deliver the Annual Plunkett Lecture on 9 November 2017 at 5.15pm in the NSW Bar Association Common Room, to be chaired by the...
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Federal Court of Australia – NSW Registry – Closure of Law Courts at Queens Square – Update
The Law Courts at Queens Square will remain closed to the judiciary, the profession and the public until at least 14 November 2017. The following provides an update on the arrangements for Federal...
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Review of Commonwealth Legal Services
Practice development
The Australian Government has today released the 2016 Review of Commonwealth Legal Services Report. The association is currently reviewing the report and is considering putting...
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Great Bar Boat Race
The Wellbeing Committee invites everyone to join the 34th Great Bar Boat Race on Monday, 18 December 2017. This is a friendly race between solicitors and the Bench & Bar. The race commences at 11.00...
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External legal adviser to Joint Committee on Human Rights
Positions vacant
The Parliamentary Joint Committee on Human Rights is seeking expressions of interest from suitably qualified persons for appointment as an external legal adviser to the committee....
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LawInform seminar
Ingmar Taylor SC (Greenway Chambers) and Andrew Gotting (PG Hely Chambers) will present a Law Society LawInform course on "Underpayments, bonuses, enterprise agreements and those employees that...
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Funeral arrangements for William Harwood Knight (1944-2017)
Vale
William (Bill) Knight, former District Court judge and barrister on 5 Wentworth Chambers, died on the afternoon of Friday, 3 November 2017. His funeral will be held on Monday, 13 November 2017...
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The 2017 Annual Plunkett Lecture - this Thursday
Legal history
** Thursday, 9 November 2017:** Mark Tedeschi AM QC will deliver the Annual Plunkett Lecture on 9 November 2017 at 5.15pm in the NSW Bar Association Common Room, to be chaired by the...
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Arrangements during the closure of Queens Square.
President Arthur Moses SC has received advice regarding the conduct of matters listed before the Supreme Court and Court of Appeal while the Law Courts Building in Queens Square remains closed for...
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Australian Drug Law Reform Foundation dinner - Book now!
Law reform and public affairs
The Australian Drug Law Reform Foundation invites members to a dinner on Friday, 10 November at the Wayside Chapel to celebrate the most successful year yet in efforts...
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Bar conference debates online publication of barristers' fees
A recent conference organised by the Bar of England and Wales has debated a Competition and Markets Authority recommendations for barristers' to publish their fees online, in the interests of...
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Bar Choir Christmas Concert
Wellbeing
Come join the Bar Choir in a concert of beautiful Christmas music on Thursday, 7 December 2017 6 to 7.00pm in St James Church, 173 King Street, Sydney. Learn more here.
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Retirement Celebration - Mr Ian Barker QC
Collegiality
Members of the NSW Bar Association are invited to attend an event for Mr Ian Barker QC, celebrating his retirement. The event will be held Friday, 10 November in the New South Wales Bar...
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Gender diversity key to raising standards for barristers
Diversity
In a world of accelerating technological development, the legal profession and the bar are hardly immune from the need for change. The policy dilemma for the NSW Bar Council is that the...
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WBF Cocktails and Canapes to celebrate the women silks of 2017
Diversity
The Women Barristers Forum invites members to join them for cocktails and canapes at the Verandah Bar Restaurant on Tuesday, 14 November to celebrate the appointment of women senior...
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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...
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Positions vacant at QCAT
Promoted by QCAT
The Honourable Yvette D’Ath, Attorney-General and Minister for Justice and Minister for Training and Skills, is seeking to appoint two Senior Members, two Ordinary Members, and...
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PM's comments on Indigenous advisory body 'misconceived'
Law reform and public affairs
President Arthur Moses SC has described as 'misconceived' recent comments by Prime Minister Turnbull regarding an Indigenous advisory body to parliament, which was the...
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A generous donation from the silks of 2017
Philanthropy
In keeping with a long-standing tradition, the 2017 silks have donated $52,000 to charity, in this case the Indigenous Barristers' Trust The Mum Shirl Fund. I thank each of the 2017...
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Coming up in CPD tonight
Monday, November 06 2017: 'A white coat view of black robe health'
Presented by Professor Matthew Large, School of Psychiatry, UNSW, and chaired by Arthur Moses SC. For full details please download...
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Results for the election of the 2018 Bar Council
Governance
Pursuant to Rule 11.8.1 of the Bar Association Constitution, polling officers have certified the following results for the election of the 2018 Bar Council.
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The 2017 Annual Plunkett Lecture
Legal history
** Thursday, 9 November 2017:** Mark Tedeschi AM QC will deliver the Annual Plunkett Lecture on 9 November 2017 at 5.15pm in the NSW Bar Association Common Room, to be chaired by the...
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Bar Association annual general meeting is on this evening
Governance
The Bar Association’s AGM will be held tonight at 5.00pm, in the Common Room.
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