Inbrief

Workers Compensation (Indexation) Amendment (No. 2) Order 2019 (NSW)

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The State Insurance Regulatory Authority has today published the Workers Compensation (Indexation) Amendment (No. 2) Order 2019 (NSW). The object of this Order is to declare increases in index...

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Judicial Review of Environmental Planning Instruments seminar

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The NSW Chapter of the Australian Institute of Administrative Law (AIAL) and the Environment and Planning Law Association of NSW (EPLA) are jointly hosting a seminar titled the Judicial Review of...

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Media update – the CTP scheme and minor injury

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Further to yesterday’s _In Brie_f item (click here) concerning the Bar Association’s submission to the SIRA review of the minor injury definition, there has been coverage of the issue among a...

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Janet Coombs Lunch for New Female Barristers

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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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Australian National University Public Law Weekend.

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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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Supreme Court of NSW ADR Address 2019

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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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R U OK?

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Wellbeing

Today is R U OK? Day. Stay connected and have meaningful conversations with loved ones, friends and work colleagues. Be a good listener. For more information on the simple steps that could...

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Exercise your mood walk

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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...

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Australian Association of Constitutional Law seminar titled - Inconsistency

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The Australian Association of Constitutional Law will host a seminar titled Inconsistency on 18 September 2019. Details are as follows:-

Date: Wednesday, 18 September 2019 Time:...

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8 new Magistrates to the bench of the Local Court of NSW

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The Attorney General, the Hon Mark Speakman SC has today announced the appointment of eight new magistrates to the bench of the Local Court of NSW.

Mr Speakman said barristers Holly Kemp and Allison...

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Accident victims short-changed under Government's CTP Scheme

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The President, Tim Game SC has today issued a Media Release stating motor accident victims are being short-changed while insurers reap super profits under the current NSW motor accidents scheme....

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Mentoring for First Nations law student moot

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Call for volunteers

The Indigenous Barristers Trust is seeking volunteer barristers to assist with the annual Mooting Competition of Australia's First Peoples for First Nations law students at NSW...

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Equitable briefing report due 30 September

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The equitable briefing reporting year closed on 30 June 2019 for the 1 July 2018 to 30 June 2019 financial year. Reports are due on 30 September 2019.

Reports are to be provided to the Law Council...

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Bar Association annual general meeting and election timetable

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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...

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Appointment of NCAT division head and deputy president

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NCAT president, the Hon Justice Lea Armstrong, has announced that the attorney general has made the following appointments commencing on Monday, 9 September 2019:

  • Mark Harrowell has been appointed...
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Janet Coombs Lunch for New Female Barristers

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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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Ready Aim Fire by James Unkles

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Book Launch

Join Jim Molan AO, DSC, former Senator and Major-General (ret’d), Australian Army at the launch of Ready, Aim, Fire, a book by James Unkles that seeks justice for Major James Francis...

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BarADR Mediation Reaccreditation and Accreditation

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Now open

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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Diverse Women in Law mentoring program

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Diverse Women in Law (DWL) is launching its inaugural mentoring program in October 2019. DWL is an organisation which seeks to work with students and graduates who identify as females from...

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JIRS statistics announcement

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The Judicial Commission maintains the Judicial Information Research System (JIRS), a resource used by judicial officers and the profession in relation to the criminal law which includes sentencing...

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Swearing in ceremony for Sandra Duggan SC – tomorrow

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Ms Sandra Duggan SC will be sworn in as a judge of the Land and Environment Court by the chief judge at a special sitting of the court on Level 13, Banco Court at 9:00am on 10 September 2019.

The...

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Funeral details for the Hon Jane Mathews AO

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A funeral service for family and friends of the Hon Jane Mathews AO will be held tomorrow, Tuesday, 10 September 2019 at 3.15pm at the North Chapel of the Northern Suburbs Crematorium, 199 Delhi...

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Equitable briefing report due 30 September

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Diversity

The equitable briefing reporting year closed on 30 June 2019 for the 1 July 2018 to 30 June 2019 financial year. Reports are due on 30 September 2019.

Reports are to be provided to the...

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Mentoring for First Nations law student moot

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Call for volunteers

The Indigenous Barristers Trust is seeking volunteer barristers to assist with the annual Mooting Competition of Australia's First Peoples for First Nations law students at NSW...

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