Inbrief

Law Council to deliver Justice State of the Nation at the National Press Club

Law reform and public affairs

Law Council President, Morry Bailes, will be joined by immediate past-President, Fiona McLeod SC, in a live televised address at the National Press Club tomorrow,...

World's Greatest Shave

Philanthropy

Tomorrow, barrister Jeffrey Rose from Eight Wentworth Chambers will be shaving off his hair and beard as part of the World’s Greatest Shave, to help beat blood cancer.

Jeff aims to...

World's Greatest Shave

Philanthropy

Tomorrow, Chris Winslow, a staff member at the New South Wales Bar Association, will take part in the World's Greatest Shave. Chris will be shaving his hair in support of the Leukaemia...

Beware of scam targeting ASIC customers

Practice support / Digital security

Some members might have received an email purporting to be from the Australian Securities and Investment Commission, urging them to renew their business name in...

For the diary: LawAsia Family Law and Children's Rights Conference

Members are invited to the 7th LAWASIA Family Law & Children’s Rights Conference, to be held in Vientiane, Laos from 6 – 8 June 2018. The conference program offers high-level content relevant...

Coming up in CPD March

Monday, March 19 2018 - Reverse briefing: new trends and new barristers

Presented by Vered Keisar, General Counsel Asia Pacific ResMed, Aidan Parsons, National Business Development Manager at Law In...

Questions in Philosophy continues this Thursday, 15 March

Wellbeing

'Questions in Philosophy' Series 1 ‘From Big Bang to Big Mystery: What Makes Us Different From Animals?’ continues this Thursday, 15 March at 6.00pm. Lecture 3 topic: "God - Delusion...

Coming up in CPD tomorrow

Wednesday, March 14 2018 - Tutor and Readers Seminar

Presented by Robert Hollo SC, Simon Buchen and Julia Roy. Attendance at this session will satisfy the condition of eligibility for tutors as...

Iceland 2018

Promoted by Learned Friends

In September 2018 (3 – 10 September) Learned Friends is holding a Conference in Iceland. Speakers include Judge Paul Lakatos SC, Judge Robyn Tupman, Judge Rolf Driver...

Frederick Jordan Chambers - Internal room for sale.

Member services and benefits

A 14 square metre internal room on level 5 is available for immediate occupancy. For sale for $10,000. Monthly outgoings including rent, clerks fees, library fees and...

Competition Law Conference 2018

Upcoming CPD Event

This annual one-day Conference will be held in Sydney on Saturday, 5 May 2018 at the Sheraton on the Park Hotel. The Conference, which has been held since 1989, provides an open...

Commercial Mediation - Practice, people and pitfalls- an insider’s discussion

Promoted by LawInform

Mediation is an integral part of the practice of Commercial Litigation. The Alternative Dispute Resolution Committee of the Law Society has put together a panel of senior and...

Just Art and Just Music

Back by popular demand

The Law Society of New South Wales invites entries in our Just Art and Just Music competitions proudly supporting the President’s 2018 charity, The Butterfly Foundation....

2018 Bench & Bar Dinner

Collegiality

The President and the Bar Council have the pleasure of inviting all members of the New South

Wales Bar Association to the 2018 Bench & Bar Dinner. The dinner will take place on Friday,...

2018 Orange Conference this weekend

The 2018 Orange CPD Conference is on this weekend, Saturday 17 & Sunday 18 March. The conference begins at 9.00am with arrival tea and coffee available from 8.30am. Please download the full program...

Coming up in CPD this week

Tuesday, March 13 2018, The Legal Personality of the Commonwealth of Australia

Presented by Sebastian Hartford Davis. Chaired by Stephen Lloyd Sc. For full details, please download a flyer here.

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The Redfern Park Speech 25 years on

When ABC Radio National announced the results of its Unforgettable Speeches competition, the winner was "I Have a Dream", by Dr Martin Luther King Jr. Third place went to The Redfern Address, by the...

CPD Record Form

Members are reminded to accrue 10 points worth of continuing professional development (CPD) activities each year. In addition to completing sufficient CPD activities between 1 April 2017 and 31...

Agreement between the DPP and Police

The commissioner of police and the DPP have entered an agreement concerning the content and service of an Early Appropriate Guilty Plea brief of evidence and the process for charge certification....

International Women's Day

Diversity

The Bar Association's website and social media accounts turned pink today for International Women’s Day. It's a time to celebrate the increasing number of achievements by women...

Christopher Maxwell QC appointed as senior Crown prosecutor

Appointments

Attorney General Mark Speakman SC has announced the appointment of Christopher Maxwell QC as senior Crown prosecutor for NSW, effective today, 8 March 2018. Learn more here.

Appointment to the District Court

Appointments

Attorney General Mark Speakman SC today announced the appointment of Deputy Chief Magistrate Chris O’Brien as a judge of the District Court of NSW. He will replace the late Judge...

Human Rights Watch reports on treatment of prisoners with disabilities

Papers to note

Human Rights Watch has published a report on the abuse and neglect of prisoners with disabilities in Australia. "I Needed Help, Instead I Was Punished" notes that people with...

New UCPR forms

Practice and procedure

On 5 March 2018, the Uniform Rules Committee approved the creation of two new UCPR forms to be used in the probate list in the Supreme Court: Form 150 - Notice of Motion for...

2018 Newcastle Conference this Saturday

The 2018 Newcastle CPD Conference is on this Saturday, 10 March. The conference begins at 9.00am with arrival tea and coffee available from 8.30am. The conference will be held in Morrow room at...