Law Council of Australia President Arthur Moses SC has appeared before the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security, with recommendations to protect...
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Law Council of Australia President Arthur Moses SC has welcomed the announcement of a joint parliamentary inquiry into the family law system, seeing it as the catalyst...
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A memorial service will be held for Ashok Kumar tomorrow, 21 September 2019 at 11.00am in Pinegrove Memorial Park, Kingston Street, Michinbury.
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The Hon Dr James Macken AM died yesterday morning. "Jim" Macken was admitted as a barrister in July 1963. He was appointed as a judge of the Industrial Commission of NSW in 1975. After his...
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The Bar (not only) Knitting Group's next meeting is on 24 September 2019 at 5.30pm in the Bar Library. Light refreshments will be provided. All are welcome. Participants should bring their...
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The Attorney General, the Hon Mark Speakman SC has today announced Deputy Senior Public Defender Sophia Beckett has been appointed to the bench of the District Court of NSW.
Ms Beckett...
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Nomination forms for election of the 2020 Bar Council were posted on Friday, 13 September to all members of the Bar Association eligible to nominate or be nominated.
The AGM of the New...
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Ashok Kumar, barrister at Chalfont Chambers, has died. Members will be advised of funeral arrangements as soon as they are known.
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In the wake of the Lawyer X scandal, the Bar Association sees a pressing need to issue guidance to members on the legal and ethical issues raised by the seemingly unprecedented deployment by...
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The Australian Centre of International Commercial Arbitration (ACICA) and the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators Australia (CIArb Australia) are pleased to invite you to their 2019...
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The latest report of the Independent National Security Legislation Monitor, Dr James Renwick CSC SC, concerning the operation, effectiveness and implications of the terrorism-related citizenship loss...
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The next meeting will be held on Tuesday 1 October 2019 at 5.30 pm in the Bar Library. The book is : The Everlasting Sunday by Robert Lukins (UQP) reviewed here.
All welcome (that includes new...
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As members are aware, a costs order in favour of a litigant in person does not confer entitlement to compensation or remuneration for the litigant’s own work. An exception to that general rule...
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The Prime Minister, the Hon Scott Morrison MP has today announced that the Government will undertake a Joint Parliamentary Committee of both the House or Representatives and the Senate to conduct a...
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The ANU Centre for International and Public Law will be hosting its annual Public Law Weekend on 1 November 2019.
Bringing together legal academics, government legal advisers and practitioners, the...
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The Australian Disputes Centre will be hosting their 2nd Annual Supreme Court of New South Wales ADR Address, presented by Her Excellency The Honourable Margaret Beazley AO QC.
The Address will be...
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Members are invited to join the WBF and distinguished guests for their biannual lunch and meet the new women at the bar. This is a great networking event and all are welcome to attend.
Hosted by the...
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The Bar Association, through the ADR Committee, invites members to renew their mediator accreditations under the National Mediation Accreditation System (NMAS).
Applications are also...
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On Tuesday 12th November 2019 at 5.30pm we will meet in the Bar Library to discuss The Ouija Board Jurors by Jeremy Gans.
Here is an extract, a news story – and an ABC Law Report episode to ponder...
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The Bar Association has published Common Law Practice Update 108, with case notes on sections 5B, 5F and 5R Civil Liability Act 2002 (NSW), ss 58, 60, 94 and 126 Motor Accidents Compensation Act 1999...
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The NSW Bar Association is pleased to advise registrations are now open for The Vulnerable Witness Advocacy Training Program. The...
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Further to last week’s In Brief notice regarding the Workers Compensation Amendment (Pre-injury Average Weekly Earnings) Regulation 2019 (NSW) the State Insurance Regulatory Authority has now...
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The Federal Court of Australia is reviewing and updating its list of suitably qualified and experienced mediators to assist the court in the management of its native title work. The call for...
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Her Excellency the Governor, with the advice of the Executive Council, has today made the above Regulation under the Workers Compensation Act 1987.
The object of this Regulation is to make provision...
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Mr Richard Cavanagh SC will be sworn in as a judge of the Supreme Court of New South Wales on Monday, 16 September. A formal ceremony to mark this occasion will be held on that day in Banco Court, on...
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