Inbrief

Orders under the Motor Accident Injuries Act 2019

The Minister for Customer Service, Victor Dominello MP has today published two Orders under the Motor Accident Injuries Act 2017.

The maximum costs for legal services and maximum fees for...

Exercise your mood walk

Wellbeing

Join the Black Dog Institute for the next Exercise Your Mood Walk on Saturday, 12 October 2019 at Sydney Olympic Park. Starting at 6.00pm, the walk will take you on a 21.1km journey...

Vulnerable Witness Advocacy Program - Saturday 12 October 2019

Only 2 spaces remaining - register now to avoid disappointment.

The NSW Bar Association is pleased to advise registrations are now open for The Vulnerable Witness Advocacy Training Program. The...

Advocacy Skills workshop

Only 2 places remaining – 8 & 9 November

The Bar Association is pleased to advise members that registrations are now open for the 2019 Advocacy Skills Workshop. The workshop specifically designed...

Senior Counsel appointments for 2019

Appointments

President Tim Game SC has announced the names of 21 barristers who have been appointed Senior Counsel. The successful applicants for 2019, in order of their length of service at the...

Senior counsel 2019

Appointments

The appointment of senior counsel for 2019 will be announced at 1.00pm today. Learn more here.

Announcement of Senior Counsel Appointments

Appointments

President Tim Game SC advises members of the NSW Bar Association that an announcement of senior counsel appointments for 2019 will be made tomorrow Friday, 27 September 2019.

Bar Association annual general meeting and election timetable

Governance

The Bar Association’s AGM will be held on Thursday, 7 November at 5.00pm, in the Common Room. The election ballot closes at 1.00pm that day and counting commences on the morning of...

New acting commissioner - Land and Environment Court of NSW

Appointments

Philip Clay SC has been appointed as an acting commissioner of the Land and Environment Court for the period commencing 4 September 2019 and expiring on 3 September 2020.

Acting...

Advocacy Skills workshop

Only 2 places remaining – 8 & 9 November

The Bar Association is pleased to advise members that registrations are now open for the 2019 Advocacy Skills Workshop. The workshop specifically designed...

Vulnerable Witness Advocacy Program - Saturday 12 October 2019

Only 2 spaces remaining - register now to avoid disappointment.

The NSW Bar Association is pleased to advise registrations are now open for The Vulnerable Witness Advocacy Training Program. The...

UN Day Lecture – 2019

The UN Day Lecture series is an annual initiative of the UNCITRAL National Coordination Committee for Australia (UNCCA) to highlight the work of UNCITRAL for practitioners and students. A Lecture...

Decisions of interest

Practice support

The NSW Court of Appeal has just published its latest Decisions of Interest Bulletin on the Court of Appeal website. Learn more here.

The Hon Dr James Macken AM (1927-2019)

Tomorrow

A funeral service for the Hon Dr James Macken AM will be held tomorrow Thursday 1.00pm St Mary’s Church, Ridge St, North Sydney. Members are invited to attend.

Vulnerable Witness Advocacy Program - Saturday 12 October 2019

Only 2 spaces remaining - register now to avoid disappointment.

The NSW Bar Association is pleased to advise registrations are now open for The Vulnerable Witness Advocacy Training Program. The...

NSW Bar FC retains the silverware

Wellbeing

Bar FC travelled to Queensland on Saturday for the Annual Tri State Championship where it played representatives of the Victorian and Queensland Bar.

The day started with the annual...

Conversation on Current Issues in the Practice of Employment and Industrial Law

The Federal Court of Australia invites practitioners to a Conversation on Current Issues in the Practice of Employment and Industrial Law Hosted by The Hon. Justice Mordy Bromberg.

Format: Three...

IBA report: Legal Expenses Insurance and Access to Justice

Law reform and public affairs

The prohibitive cost of legal advice and representation affects access to justice in all jurisdictions, regardless of the level of economic development. The...

Great Wall walk for Black Dog institute

Elizabeth Picker from Edmund Barton Chambers will take on the Great Wall Trek in China from 30 September to 7 October to raise money for the Black Dog institute.

Elizabeth is inspired by the work of...

Vulnerable Witness Advocacy Program - Saturday 12 October 2019

Only 4 spaces remaining - register now to avoid disappointment.

The NSW Bar Association is pleased to advise registrations are now open for The Vulnerable Witness Advocacy Training Program. The...

Supreme Court Practice Note SC Eq 3

Practice and procedure

Chief Justice T F Bathurst AC has re-issued Practice Note SC Eq 3 – Commercial List and Technology & Construction List. It replaces the previous version of the PN issued 10...

Local Court swearing-in ceremony for Michael Love and Sally McLaughlin

Swearing-in

A ceremonial sitting of the Local Court of NSW will be held on Tuesday, 8 October 2019 at 9.00am in courtroom 5.2 of the Downing Centre for the swearing-in of Michael Love and Sally...

Local Court swearing-in ceremony for Lisa Viney and Holly Kemp

Swearing-in

A ceremonial sitting of the Local Court of NSW will be held on 30 September 2019 at 9.00am in courtroom 5.2 of the Downing Centre to mark the swearing-in of Lisa Viney and Holly Kemp as...

Cognition and capacity

At the lectern

The Australian Dispute Resolution Association invites members to its seminar "Cognition and Capacity in the Legal Context", to be held on Friday, 27 September 2019 from 4.00pm to...

Bench and Bar Drinks - 15 October

Collegiality

Do you know your body from a bouquet? Why is a bad wine said to be "Green"? Answers to these and other questions might be found on Tuesday, 15 October 2019 from 5.00pm to 6.30pm in the...