Farewell for Judge McLoughlin SC

The District Court of NSW will hold a ceremonial sitting to farewell his Honour Judge Raymond McLoughlin SC on Wednesday, 15 March 2017 at 9.00am in the ceremonial courtroom level 21 John Maddison...
Read more >The District Court of NSW will hold a ceremonial sitting to farewell his Honour Judge Raymond McLoughlin SC on Wednesday, 15 March 2017 at 9.00am in the ceremonial courtroom level 21 John Maddison...
Read more >Monday, March 06 2017: ‘Atonement for marital misdeeds or a second bite at the cherry? Applications by a former spouse for Family Provision’ Presented by Dr Stephen Janes, Deputy Dean, School of...
Read more >The Herbert Smith Freehills Women’s Mentoring Program connects successful female legal professionals with aspiring female law students to ease their transition from university to...
Read more >Legal Aid News for March 2017 is out now. There is a feature article on the new refugee legal advice service, the first Health Justice Partnership at Blacktown Hospital and the rollout of the Safer...
Read more >The due date for applications for the Legal Aid NSW General Criminal Law has been extended to 31 March 2017. Applications must be submitted through the Panels Application...
Read more >The 2017 Orange CPD Conference is on this weekend, Saturday 4 & Sunday 5 February. The conference begins at 9.00am with arrival tea and coffee available from 8.30am. Please download the full program...
Read more >Would you like to get some practical experience in judging cases? Insol International needs multiple barristers to act as moot judges on 15 and 16 March, to sit on three member panels with...
Read more >The New South Wales Law Reform Commission has released the third and final consultation package for the review of the Guardianship Act 1987 (NSW). The material relates...
Read more >Wednesday, March 1 2017: 'Forensic Psychiatric Reports: What lawyers need to know' Presented by Dr Andrew Ellis and Lee Knight. Chaired by Prof Dan Howard SC & Corrie Goodhand. This seminar has been...
Read more >The Refugee Advice and Casework Service (RACS) has issued an emergency appeal for donations to fund two expert refugee lawyers and cover the costs of interpreting for 1800 people...
Read more >The Australian National Audit Office has released its assessment of the Australian Border Force’s use of statutory powers. The audit asked: Is there an effective...
Read more >The American Bar Association's Techshow 2017, the annual conference of their Law Practice Division, will be held in Chicago on 15-18 March. Philippe Doyle Gray will host a foreign lawyers' dinner...
Read more >Marcus Jacobs QC passed away on the morning of Sunday, 26 February 2017. His funeral was held the next day at the Jewish section of Macquarie Park Cemetery. His family would be comforted by...
Read more >Tuesday, 28 February 2017: 'Statutory Construction for Advocates' Presented by Neil Williams SC and Surya Palaniappan of Sixth Floor Selborne Wentworth Chambers. Chaired by The Honourable Justice Nye...
Read more >Improve Work Performance & Health: Recognising and dealing with the effects of the work that we are often required to undertake is a critical part of ensuring that we as barristers are able to...
Read more >The New South Wales Bar is entering a team in the Sydney Morning Herald Half Marathon on Sunday, 21 May 2017 to raise money for the Katrina Dawson Foundation. The money raised will go...
Read more >The National Judicial College of Australia and the ANU College of Law invite you to attend their annual conference to be held at the John Curtin School of Medical Research at the Australian National...
Read more >Join us on Thursday, 9 March 2017, at 5.15pm in the Bar Common Room to hear from a panel of experienced solicitors on gender equitable briefing. There will be an opportunity for members to...
Read more >The Women Barristers Forum is having its first meeting for 2017 on 1 March at 5.00pm in Bar Association Conference Room 3. All members are welcome.
Read more >In April 2017 (8 – 14 April) Learned Friends is holding a conference in Hong Kong. This dynamic and vibrant city is a fusion of many cultures...
Read more >The Department of Justice is seeking applications from suitably qualified applicants for the position of director and registrar at the Land and Environment Court. This is a senior executive role...
Read more >The Sir Garfield Barwick Address Foundation is pleased and honoured to advise that an Address will be delivered by the Hon Sir Anthony Mason AK, KBE, QC at a dinner to be held on Wednesday 15 March...
Read more >The Toongabbie Legal Centre is holding a season of CPD seminars in February and March, beginning tomorrow with Family Law, followed by Rule 6.1 Mandatory Subjects for Solicitors and Barristers (11...
Read more >Nominations for the 2017 NSW Women Lawyers Achievement Awards are now open. The WLA invite you to nominate exceptional colleagues. An online nomination form is available here. Nominations will be...
Read more >James Renwick SC has been appointed as acting independent national security legislation monitor (INSLM) for an initial period of 12 months. A copy of the press release can be found here... Read more >