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 Bar Association is delighted to announce that the second recipient of the Katrina Dawson Award for 2019 is Aleksandra Ilic, a senior associate at King & Wood Mallesons.
Aleksandra...
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The Premier, the Hon Gladys Berejiklian MP, has today announced that the family of the Honourable Jane Mathews AO has accepted her offer of a State Memorial Service.
Details of the State Memorial...
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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 in the Banco Court at 9:00am on 10 September 2019.
Attorney...
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The New South Wales Bar Association has negotiated corporate rates for members and their direct family members at the Duxton Hotel Perth. Situated adjacent to the...
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On Tuesday, 1 October 2019, the Bar Association will launch its Experienced Barrister Program, which is designed to cater for the interests of over 250 members of the association who are...
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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 Law Council of Australia has issued a Media Release stating mandatory sentencing for Commonwealth child sex offences would undermine court discretion in determining appropriate punishment and...
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Attorney General Mark Speakman SC has today announced the appointment of Richard Cavanagh SC as a judge of the Supreme Court of NSW.
“Mr Cavanagh’s impressive legal career spans 37 years,...
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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...
Read more >Western Sydney University Law School runs the annual Kirby Cup Mooting Competition for Year 9, 10 and 11 legal studies students, and they have requested assistance from members of the New...
Read more >Attorney General Mark Speakman SC today announced the appointment of Sandra Duggan SC as a judge of the Land and Environment Court.
Mr Speakman said Ms Duggan has had an outstanding legal career...
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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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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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We remind you of our tutorial in Australian Legal History – today, in Court 13A at 5.15 pm: Professor Mark Lunney (Junior Vice President of the Society), Dr Tanya Josev (Senior Lecturer,...
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A funeral service for Natalie Zeriel will be held Thursday 5 September 2019 at 2pm at the Great Hall, University of Sydney.
Natalie was a former barrister and member of the NSW Bar...
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The Bar Association is pleased to advise members that registrations are now open for the 2019 Advocacy Skills Workshop. The workshop specifically designed...
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The Judicial Commission has published on its JIRS platform a suite of four videos regarding Early Appropriate Guilty Pleas. Note: the page is only accessible to those with a...
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The New South Wales Council for Civil Liberties will hold its Annual Fundraising Dinner on Tuesday, 10 September 2019. Keynote speaker Ita Buttrose AC OBE will discuss "The role of a...
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It was Equal Pay Day in Australia last week, which seeks to raise awareness of why women do not get equal pay for work of equal value. A gender pay gap exists as soon as women...
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Sera Mirzabegian has resigned from her position on Bar Council, effective 30 August 2019. In accordance with cl. 12.5.1 of the Bar Association's Constitution, Lisa-Claire Hutchinson has...
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Members are invited to the launch Heydon on Contract by the Hon Tom Bathurst AC, chief justice of New South Wales and the Hon Justice Andrew Bell, president of the New South Wales Court...
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The Hon Jane Mathews AO, former barrister, judge and life member of the Bar Association, died on Saturday night. The career of Jane Mathews was pioneering in the true sense of the word, marked...
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The Standing Committee on Law and Justice has today released its report on the Crimes (Appeal and Review) Amendment (Double Jeopardy) Bill 2019.
The Report refers extensively to the New South Wales...
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It is WEAR IT PURPLE Day today which focuses on showing LBGTIQ+ youth that they have the right to be proud of who they are. Wear it Purple was founded in 2010 in response to global stories of...
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