Inbrief
Early appropriate guilty pleas
Public Defenders are presenting a panel discussion on "Early Appropriate Guilty Pleas: Decisions, duties and ethical issues. A panel discussion for defence lawyers." The seminar will cover...
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Bar Association prizes awarded at Macquarie Law School
Last night Bar Councillor Courtney Ensor represented President Arthur Moses SC at Macquarie Law School's awards night. There she presented the following Bar Association prizes:
- Dispute Management...
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Local Court swearings-in on Monday
Appointments
Andrew Miller and Leanne Robinson will be sworn-in on Monday, 23 April 2018 in courtroom 5.2 of the Downing Centre Local Court. Paresh Khandhar will speak on behalf of the NSW Bar. Wigs...
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Bar FC kicks off in 2018
Wellbeing
Yesterday, Bar FC commenced the 2018 season playing in the Domain Soccer League. It was the first time in our eleven year history that Bar FC had five women in the line-up .
Our first...
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Law Council Update
The Law Council has published its fortnightly Update, which features stories on electoral funding and disclosure, the Identity-matching Services Bill 2018 and the Commonwealth Redress Scheme for...
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ALAANZ annual conference
The Aviation Law Association of Australia and NZ is holding its annual conference in Sydney this year – on 2-4 May. Members might be interested in attending fully or for a day or half day. $1,490...
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Bar Cover update 2018
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Bar Cover provides Sickness and Accident income protection cover exclusively for practising barrister members of the New South Wales Bar Association. Click here for your Bar...
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2018 Bench & Bar Dinner
Collegiality
Full tables for the 2018 Bench & Bar Dinner are sold-out. There are still single tickets available to be seated in groups of up to 4 guests. Should you wish to be added to the waitlist,...
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ECAR at the AAT
Help wanted
The Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AAT) is seeking proposals from individuals to assist with Early Case Assessment and Resolution (ECAR) at the AAT. Suitably qualified and experienced...
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Tonight: Crisis in Legal Aid
Law reform and public affairs
The Bar Association tonight will host a forum to discuss the decline in funding for Legal Aid in NSW. It has been 11 years since the last increase in Legal Aid rates...
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Brown, Probuild, and Kaldas: the courts in a democracy
The Australian Association of Constitutional Law will host a seminar on "Brown, Probuild, and Kaldas: the courts in a democracy". It will discuss the following recent decisions on constitutional law...
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Save the date: the inaugural Bathurst Lecture
On 3 May 2018, the Commercial Law Section will be holding its flagship event for the year, the inaugural Bathurst lecture, named in honour of the Hon T F Bathurst AC, Chief Justice of NSW.
The...
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A Baltic Adventure (September 2018 )
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Conference Travel Club, by professionals for professionals, combining professional and personal development that fulfils CPD requirements in a way that allows you...
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AAL seminar on access to justice
The Australian Academy of Law will hold a similar series in 2018 on "Access to Justice: the Breadth of the Concept of Justice". The first will be held Monday, 30 April 2018 from 5.30 pm to 7.00 pm in...
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Part-time employment opportunities wanted for First Nations law students
Diversity
Do you need some clerical, administrative or research assistance to run your practice? If the answer is yes - why not employ a First Nations law student? There are a number of students...
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The Hon C S C Sheller AO QC (1933-2018)
Vale
The Honourable Charles Simon Camac Sheller AO QC died this morning. The president of the NSW Bar Association, Arthur Moses SC said: “He was one of the great jurists of the NSW Court of...
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Coming up in CPD
Thursday, April 19 2018 - Concurrent evidence: Giving evidence in the “hot tub”
A panel discussion with leading clinical and forensic psychiatrists’ Dr Lisa Brown and Dr Jonathan Phillips....
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NSW Bar FC Season 2018 Launch
Wellbeing
The Domain Soccer League commences next week with Bar FC's first outing against Ausgrid on Thursday, 19 April 2018 at 1.15 pm.
Bar FC encourages all members of the Bar, the judiciary and...
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Crisis in Legal Aid
Law reform and public affairs
On Wednesday, 18 April 2018 the Bar Association will host a seminar to highlight the decline in funding for Legal Aid in NSW. It has been 11 years since the last...
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Review of the Australian Solicitors’ Conduct Rules
The Law Council of Australia is now undertaking a comprehensive review of the Australian Solicitors’ Conduct Rules. A Discussion Paper has been prepared and invites submissions and responses from...
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UNCITRAL seminar
The fourth annual UNCITRAL Seminar will be held in Canberra on Friday, 25 May 2018, hosted by the UNCITRAL National Coordination Committee for Australia. The seminar, chaired by Justice Neil...
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Coming up in CPD
Thursday, April 19 2018 - Concurrent evidence: Giving evidence in the “hot tub”
A panel discussion with leading clinical and forensic psychiatrists’ Dr Lisa Brown and Dr Jonathan Phillips....
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In the news
Law reform and public affairs
President Arthur Moses SC was interviewed by Wendy Harmer and Robbie Buck on ABC 702 this morning regarding the Bar Association's proposal to lift the retirement age...
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New state coroner of NSW
Appointments
Attorney General Mark Speakman has announced the appointment of Magistrate Leslie Mabbutt as the new state coroner, effective 16 April 2018. View the attorney general's media release...
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Coming up in CPD tonight
Wednesday, April 11 2018 - Recent developments in Corporations and Insolvency law
Presented by The Honourable Justice Ashley Black and chaired by Robert Glasson. For full details, please download a...
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