Wendy Abraham QC has been appointed as a judge of the Federal Court of Australia, effective 7 May 2019. A ceremonial sitting will be held on Tuesday, 7 May 2019 at 9.30am in Court 1,...
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The tutor and reader relationship is an important and formative institution for successful practice at an independent bar. All members are invited to attend a...
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The Australian Association of Women Judges invites you to attend a screening of the movie The Judge, which follows one of the first female judges to serve in an Islamic court of law. It has been...
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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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The 2019 Maurice Byers lecture will be given by the Hon Justice Walter Sofronoff, president of the Queensland Court of Appeal. The lecture titled “The Constitutional Significance of...
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The service to celebrate the life of Mullenjaiwakka Lloyd McDermott will be held on Tuesday 16th April, at 11.00am at Randwick Golf Club, 1 Howe St Malabar NSW 2036.
Following the service, the...
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The LCA have today published their fortnightly newsletter. A full copy is available here.
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The Law Council of Australia has today issued a media release stating that it will carefully consider recommendations by the Australian Law Reform Commission’s (ALRC)...
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The service to celebrate the life of Mullenjaiwakka Lloyd McDermott will be held on Tuesday 16th April, at 11.00am at Randwick Golf Club, 1 Howe St Malabar NSW 2036.
Following the service, the...
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The president and the Bar Council have the pleasure of inviting all members of the New South Wales Bar Association to the 2019 Bench & Bar Dinner. The dinner will take place on...
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Please join the Women Barristers Forum for the second CPD seminar in the WBF’s Advocacy Skills Series. The seminar titled 'Bail Application Advocacy in the...
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Attorney-General, Christian Porter, has today publicly released the Australian Law Reform Commission's (ALRC) final report into the Family Law System after it was...
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In August 2019 (19 – 26 August) Learned Friends is holding a Conference in Seville/Lisbon. Speakers include Judge Dina Yehia SC, Mark Robinson SC, Suzanne Christie SC and Kim...
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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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On 1 April 2019, the Uniform Rules Committee approved Amendments No 89 and 90 to the Uniform Civil Procedure Rules and an amendment to form 5.
Amendment No 89: The amendment...
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On 1 April 2019, the Supreme Court Rules Committee approved Amendment No 14 to the Supreme Court (Corporations) Rules 1999. The amendment updates the Rules in respect of...
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This evening, the NSW Society of Labor Lawyers is hosting a panel discussion on the state of financial sector regulation and enforcement in the wake of the Hayne Royal...
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This year, renewals will need to be completed online via our new online, web-based system. During the month of April, barristers will receive an email that will include a hyperlink to the...
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Please join the Women Barristers Forum for the second CPD seminar in the WBF’s Advocacy Skills Series. The seminar titled 'Bail Application Advocacy in the...
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A wig and Jabot has been handed in to the NSW Bar Association today. The wig has no name but is by Con Vanarvas.
It was found on the ramp at the Supreme Court this morning so likely it...
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Oh sleep! it is a gentle thing / Beloved from pole to pole! / To Mary Queen the praise be given! / She sent the gentle sleep from Heaven, / That slid into my soul.
The Rime of the Ancient Mariner,...
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Mullenjaiwakka, the first Aboriginal man to practise at the New South Wales Bar and to represent Australia in test rugby, has died.
Also known by the name Lloyd Clive McDermott, he was born in...
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One of the state’s most experienced advocacy organisations for people with an intellectual disability will operate a new $10 million service funded by the NSW...
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The Public Defenders will be holding a day of practical advocacy training in Dubbo on the 11th May 2019, from 8:30-4pm, in the Western Plains Cultural Centre Auditorium - 76 Wingerra...
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Attorney-General, Christian Porter has announced today Mr Stewart Anderson QC and Ms Wendy Abraham QC have been appointed as judges of the Federal Court of Australia.
The appointments...
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