Inbrief

New powers for continuing detention

Law reform and public affairs

The New South Wales Government has announced its intention to legislate for continuing preventative detention of prisoners who pose a terror risk at the completion of...

2017 Maurice Byers Annual Lecture and Centenary Conference

At the lectern

The 2017 Maurice Byers Annual Lecture will delivered by The Hon James Allsop AO, Chief Justice of the Federal Court of Australia on 1 November 2017 at 5.30 pm in the New South Wales...

2017 Justice 4 Refugees Cocktail Evening - RSVP's Close tonight!

Philanthropy

On behalf of the Refugee Advice & Casework Service (RACS), the New South Wales Bar Association invites all members of the NSW Bar to be our guest at the Justice 4 Refugees (J4R)...

15 Bobber- Mr David Bennett AC QC - Celebrating 50 Years at the Bar

Collegiality

Members of the NSW Bar Association are invited to attend the 15 Bobber for Mr David Bennett AC QC, celebrating his 50 years at the Bar. The 15 Bobber will be held Friday, 20 October in...

Legal Aid News for October

Legal Aid News for October 2017 is out now. There is a feature article on Legal Aid's partnership with LawAccess NSW, the Indigenous List at the Federal Circuit Court in Sydney and the rollout of the...

Literature and the Bar

Wellbeing

Malcolm Oakes SC has produced a list of members of the Sydney Bar who have published books beyond legal texts. The list covers 200 years. The criteria are authorship of a work which does...

Seeking Barristers for Pro Bono Community Engagement Program

Promoted by Thomas More Law School (North Sydney)

At ACU’s Thomas More Law School (North Sydney) we know there’s more to learning law than what goes on in the classroom. The heart of our law...