The Maritime Law Association of Australia and New Zealand are holding their annual conference in NSW in the Blue Mountains at the beautiful Hydro Majestic between 10-12 October 2018. To...
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President Arthur Moses SC has issued a media statement in support of the Law Council of Australia and the Law Society of NSW in expressing concern at the inadequate...
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The Law Society of NSW invites you to celebrate justice and applaud the creativity of the legal community at the Just Music concert on Friday, 31 August 2018 at 7.00pm in the...
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On Tuesday, 18 September, the NSW Judicial Commission Ngara Yura Committee, the Bar Association’s First Nations Committee and the Law Society of NSW Indigenous Issues...
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President Arthur Moses SC attended the 7th National Conference of the Australian Women Lawyers Conference on Saturday, 25 August and participated in the panel discussion led by Kate Eastman SC on...
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The New South Wales Law Reform Commission has begun an inquiry into the laws that affect access to a NSW person's digital assets after they die or become incapacitated....
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On 24 September, the Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Amendment (Sentencing Options) Act 2017 commences. Members can view a CPD on the Sentencing Reforms on CPD Online. The seminar was chaired by...
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Paul Mason, formerly of North Coast Chambers Lismore, died last Wednesday. A commemoration dinner to celebrate his life will be hosted by the Far North Coast Family Legal Practitioners Association...
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The Katrina Dawson Award for 2018 has been awarded to Ashley Cameron, a senior associate at HWL Ebsworth (formerly TressCox). Ashley graduated from the University of Western Sydney with a...
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The Attorney General has released a Fact Sheet on the rates for Legal Representation as at 1 August 2018. More information is available here.
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The New South Wales Bar Association recently launched a partnership with Member Advantage, a leading provider of member benefit programs. The choice of benefits now...
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Bar Council resolved last night to award Helen Barrett life membership for her long and exceptional service to the Bar Association and to the profession of the law.
Helen Barrett began...
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The Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia Bill 2018 and the [Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (Consequential Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Bill...
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Members are reminded that a joint symposium hosted by the Australian Academy of Law and the Australian Academy of Science will be held tonight at 5.00pm on Level 21 of the Law Courts Building, Queens...
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The Law Council of Australia has released the final report of its Justice Project. Based on more than 150 consultations and 129 submissions, the final report focusses...
Read more >Attorney General Mark Speakman today announced the appointment of Justice Paul Brereton AM RFD to the bench of the NSW Court of Appeal.
“Justice Brereton has served with distinction...
Read more >Attorney General Mark Speakman today announced the appointment of Sydney barrister Kelly Rees SC to the bench of the Supreme Court of NSW. Mr Speakman said Ms Rees is a highly...
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Members are reminded that Part 2 of the "History of Equity" tutorial will be delivered tonight by the Hon J Campbell QC. A further tutorial, on "The History of the Law of Commercial...
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Over ten days from 7 September, Simon Hunt, from Hunter Street Chambers, will join 38 other riders cycling from Maleny (Qld) to Warners Bay (Newcastle) as part of the Camp Quality...
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Do you need some clerical and administrative or research assistance to run your practice or the Clerk’s office? If the answer is yes - why not employ a First Nations law student? There...
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Tenth Floor St James Hall Chambers currently has a large, well-lit, external room for sale measuring 5.6m by 3.6 m. The room includes built in, wooden storage as well as...
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On Tuesday 21 August, the Criminal Law Committee will host a seminar titled "Sentencing Reforms"
The speakers will be Luke Grant, Assistant Commissioner, NSW Corrective...
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A decision handed down today in the matter of CPJ17 v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2018] FCA 1241 has clarified that barristers acting on a direct access brief are not captured by...
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On Tuesday, 18 September, the NSW Judicial Commission Ngara Yura Committee, the NSW Bar Association’s First Nations Committee and the Law Society of NSW Indigenous Issues...
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The NSW Greenslip scheme featured in a Sydney Morning Herald story today under the headline 'Delay, deny, don't pay': How CTP insurance turned into a nightmare'. The...
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