Inbrief
St John Ambulance First Aid
Wellbeing
Reservations for the St John Ambulance Express First Aid course, to be hosted in the Bar Association’s Common Room on Thursday, 28 June 2018 from 9.00am to 1.00pm, have closed....
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For the diary: securities class actions
The Commercial Law Section will host a seminar on securities class actions on Thursday, 14 June 2018. The chair is Ruth Higgins SC, the speakers are Jeremy Kirk SC and Perry Herzfeld, and the...
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2018 Forbes Lecture and support of research projects
Legal history
On Wednesday, 30 May 2018 the Hon Justice Virginia Bell AC will deliver the 2018 Forbes Lecture, to mark the Centenary of the Women’s Legal Status Act 1918 (NSW). The lecture will...
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Appointments to note
Attorney General Mark Speakman today announced the appointment of Magistrate Michael Allen as deputy chief magistrate of the Local Court. The AG also announced that Legal Aid solicitor Debra Maher...
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TONIGHT: Forbes Society Tutorial in Australian Legal History
Legal history
The next tutorial in this year’s series of tutorials on Australian legal history will be delivered by the Hon Arthur Emmett AO QC, on The Roman Consensual Contracts: Sale, Hire and...
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Chartered Institute of Arbitrators - Accelerated Route Towards Fellowship Course 23- 24 June 2018
Fast track your way to a career in international commercial arbitration. Registrations are now open for the 2018 CIArb Accelerated Route Towards Fellowship (ARF) course, which will be held from 23...
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The Child Sexual Offence Evidence Pilot needs feedback
The Child Sexual Offence Evidence Pilot was developed to assist child victims and prosecution witnesses through the trial process in sexual offence matters. The pilot includes the introduction of...
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2018 Bench and Bar Dinner Photos available online for purchase
Collegiality
Photos from the 2018 Bench and Bar Dinner are now available for purchase online from Oneill Photographics. Please follow this link. The password is nswba2018.
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Celebrating the career of the Hon Jane Mathews AO
Collegiality
Members are invited to save the date for a celebration of the career of the Hon Jane Mathews AO on Friday, 15 June 2018. Further information will be provided closer to the date.
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Amendments to the UCPR
Practice and procedure
On 7 May 2018, the Uniform Rules Committee approved Amendment No 85 and 86 to the Uniform Civil Procedure Rules. The amendments commenced and were published on the NSW...
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30th anniversary Journal of Contract Law conference
The Commercial Law Association will host a one-day conference on "How will contract law meet the challenges of the 21st century?" on 27 July 2018 in The Gallery Room, Mitchell Wing, NSW State...
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Uninformed personal attacks on judges undermine our justice system
Law reform and public affairs
Personal attacks on judges and magistrates on the basis of particular judgments undermine public confidence in our justice system, President Arthur Moses SC said in a...
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Access to John Maddison Tower and availability of Downing Centre courtrooms
A Message from President Arthur Moses SC
Over the last few days members have raised issues regarding access to John Maddision Tower and availability of courtrooms in the Downing Centre for District...
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WBF AGM
Diversity
The Women Barristers Forum will hold its AGM on 30 May 2018 at 4.45pm in Bar Association Conference Room 3.
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Mediation Accreditation
Promoted by the Australian Disputes Centre
It’s not too late for your Mediation Accreditation May 2018. The Australian Disputes Centre is running its mediation accreditation program commencing on...
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Case management in country sittings
Practice support
The Hon Justice DM Price AM, chief judge of the District Court, last month issued Practice Note 1A (Civil) - Case Management in Country Sittings. The Practice Note was published in...
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Aus-PNG Network social event
Wellbeing
Are you interested in Papua New Guinea and the Australia–Papua New Guinea relationship? The Lowy Institute's Aus-PNG Network will host their quarterly social event on Thursday, 17 May in...
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ASIO detention powers
Law reform and public affairs
The Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security's review of ASIO's questioning and detention powers has published a list of recommendations. Among those...
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Invitation to UNSWLJ launch
Members are invited to the launch on 30 May 2018 of Issue 41(2) of The University of New South Wales Law Journal. The Hon Justice Lucy McCallum, Professor Luke McNamara and the Hon Michael Kirby AC...
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Appointment to note
Premier Gladys Berejiklian today announced the appointment of Annette O’Callaghan as the new parliamentary counsel for New South Wales. Learn more here.
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Bar FC narrowly defeated
Wellbeing
Bar FC played its third match in the DSL Competition today against BT Financial. Goals from both Di Michiel and Coutinho were unfortunately cancelled out by a last minute goal from BT,...
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Tutorials in Australian Legal History
Legal history
Professor Wilf Prest delivered the first tutorial, Lawyers and the law in the "Glorious Revolution" on Tuesday 24 April 2018, which drew on Professor Prest’s contribution to volume 9...
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What you need to know about the Budget 2018-19
Law reform and public affairs
The 2018-19 Federal Budget was handed down last night by the treasurer, the Hon Scott Morrison MP. In its Budget-night statement, the Law Council of Australia welcomed...
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Consent laws to be reviewed
Law reform and public affairs
Attorney General Mark Speakman and Minister for the Prevention of Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Pru Goward have announced that the NSW Law Reform Commission will...
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Conference Travel Club Bucket List - The Ghan and Red Centre
Promoted by Conference Travel Club
This is a truly unique opportunity to experience the trip of a lifetime on the Iconic Ghan through the Red Centre (11 – 22 July 2018), where CTC has developed a...
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