Inbrief

10 Years of the Cross Border Insolvency Act

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International practice

A panel discussion involving Justice Steven Rares, Farid Assaf and Vanessa Whittaker. Chaired by Andrew Bell SC. For full details, please download a flyer here.

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Call for abstracts: Custodial Health Conference

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Conferences

The inaugural Custodial Health Conference 2018 will be held on 31 May to 3 June. Justice Health is accepting abstract submissions for conference papers until Monday, 26 March 2018. Learn...

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Bar Council casual vacancy

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Governance

Jeremy Gormly SC has resigned from the Bar Council as of 5 March 2018. In accordance with cl. 12.5.1 of the Bar Association's Constitution, Gaby Bashir SC has filled the vacant position...

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10 Years of the Cross Border Insolvency Act

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International practice

A panel discussion involving Justice Steven Rares, Farid Assaf and Vanessa Whittaker. Chaired by Andrew Bell SC. For full details, please download a flyer here.

This seminar...

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2018 Orange Conference - Early Bird Registrations Close Friday

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Early bird registrations for the 2018 Orange CPD Conference at the discounted price will close this Friday. You can still register after this date at the normal price.

The Orange Conference is to be...

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Legal Aid training in criminal justice reforms

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Legal Aid NSW will hold a program of free, one-day seminars for criminal defence lawyers regarding early appropriate guilty pleas (‘EAGP’) and reforms to sentencing, parole and the management of...

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Swearing-in ceremony for Chrissa Loukas-Karlsson

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Appointments

Chrissa Loukas-Karlsson SC was appointed to the ACT Supreme Court on 6 February 2018. A swearing-in ceremony will be held on Monday, 26 March at 9.00am for 9.30am in Courtroom 1, ACT...

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

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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...

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Mentoring Program 2018 - Applications Open

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Mentoring

Since 2014 the Bar Association has offered junior barristers in their second year at the bar an opportunity to receive guidance and support from leaders in the profession. For senior...

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Toongabbie Legal Centre Family Law CPD

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Toongabbie Legal Centre will hold its 2018 Family Law CPD / MCLE at Toongabbie Christian School this Saturday, 10 March 2018 from 8.15am to 5.00pm. Registration includes welcome breakfast,...

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Ethical Guidance Scheme

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Standards

The Bar Association conducts an ethical guidance scheme whereby barrister members of the New South Wales Bar Association can seek urgent ethical guidance. The scheme operates in the...

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Coming up in CPD March

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Monday, March 12 2018 - But what if the solicitors go broke?

Presented by Mark Brabazon SC. Chaired by Mark Walsh SC.For full details, please download a flyer here.

This seminar has been organised...

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2018 Newcastle Conference this Saturday

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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...

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Court Security

In the news

Further to the message in last Wednesday’s In Brief, yesterday’s Sunday Telegraph ran a story entitled "Lawyers court controversy with demand to bypass metal detectors," which...

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Coming up in CPD this week

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Tuesday, March 06 2018 - New Insolvency Law reforms

Presented by Jason Harris, Associate Professor, UTS Faculty of Law & Mark Wellard, Legal Director, ARITA. Chaired by James Johnson, Frederick...

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15 Bobber & Life Membership presentations

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Collegiality

Members of the NSW Bar Association are invited to celebrate the appointment of Justice Tom Thawley to the Federal Court of Australia and Judge Julia Baird the Federal Circuit Court of...

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Federal Court seminar to be livestreamed

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International practice

The Federal Court of Australia, in conjunction with the International Fiscal Association and Melbourne Law School, will livestream its seminar "Deciding Tax Cases in an...

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Iceland 2018

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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...

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ALHR seminar on free speech

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Law reform and public affairs

Members are invited to an Australian Lawyers for Human Rights (ALHR) discussion regarding the Foreign Influence Transparency Scheme Bill 2017; the National Security...

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15 Bobber & Life Membership presentations

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Collegiality

Members of the NSW Bar Association are invited to celebrate the appointment of Julia Baird SC to the Federal Circuit Court of Australia at a 15 Bobber to be held on Friday, 9 March 2018...

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Happy 40th Mardi Gras

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Diversity

The President wishes all LGBTI members of the NSW Bar an enjoyable Mardi Gras weekend.

This year marks 40 years on from the original 1978 street Festival turned protest that is now the...

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2018 Personal Injury/Common Law Conference - tomorrow

The 2018 Personal Injury/Common Law Conference is this Saturday, 3 March 2018. The conference begins at 9.00am with arrival tea and coffee available from 8.30am. Please view the program HERE..

The...

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Appointment to note

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Appointments

Greg Sirtes SC, of 12 Wentworth Selborne Chambers and a Lieutenant Commander in the Royal Australian Naval Reserve, has been appointed a Judge Advocate and Defence Force Magistrate for...

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Legal Aid News for March 2018

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Legal Aid News for March 2018 is out now. There is a feature article on Legal Aid's dedicated Domestic Violence Unit on the Central Coast and the rollout to nine more locations of the Safer Pathways...

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Registrar, Court of Criminal Appeal, Supreme Court of NSW

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Position vacant

The Supreme Court of New South Wales is seeking applications for an ongoing full time role as Registrar, Court of Criminal Appeal. Applicants must have extensive post admission...

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