Update on Library Access
The library is currently putting in measures to comply with the NSW Government COVID-19 guidelines for libraries to allow the library to reopen when it is safe to do so. These measures relate to the...
Read more >The library is currently putting in measures to comply with the NSW Government COVID-19 guidelines for libraries to allow the library to reopen when it is safe to do so. These measures relate to the...
Read more >Bar FC finally won points in a well-played draw against the Bank of China yesterday.
With Simon Philips playing for the first time in 2020, the gaffer thought the defensive pairing of Larish and...
Read more >The Land and Environment Court of NSW 2019 Annual Review has been published on the Court's website today.
The 2019 Annual Review is available here.
Read more >The New South Wales Bar Association’s consolidated guide to COVID-19-related court arrangements has today again been updated in terms of recent developments.
Members are advised that, although the...
Read more >This year the New South Wales Bar Association has formally joined Steptember as an organisation to raise funds for individuals living with cerebral palsy. Full details regarding the Steptember...
Read more >The Australian Bar Association (ABA) has today joined with national and state legal organisations to express its disappointment at the low justice targets set by the Commonwealth for the reduction in...
Read more >President Tim Game SC has invited applications for Senior Counsel for 2020. The principles governing the selection and appointment of those to be designated as...
Read more >The New South Wales Bar Association’s annual Sybil Morrison Lecture will be held via Zoom on 18 August 2020 from 5:15pm to 6:15 pm.
The inaugural Sybil Morrison Lecture was held in 2019...
Read more >Due to unprecedented demand, the New South Wales Bar Association is seeking additional volunteer barristers to assist with its Online Open Day for Female Law Students between 9:20am and 10:30am on...
Read more >The New South Wales Bar Association’s consolidated guide to COVID-19-related court arrangements has today again been updated in terms of recent developments.
Members are advised that, although the...
Read more >The President of the New South Wales Bar Association Tim Game SC has issued a media release expressing the Association's dismay at the unambitious justice targets announced by the Federal Government...
Read more >A single sized room on Second Floor Wentworth Chambers (Level 2, 180 Phillip Street, Sydney) has become available to licence for a period of 6 months from August 2020 (with likely extension).
... Read more >President Tim Game SC has invited applications for Senior Counsel for 2020. The principles governing the selection and appointment of those to be designated as senior counsel by...
Read more >The Hon Justice Ian Loughnan will be retiring as a Judge of the Family Court of Australia on Friday 31 July 2020.
There will be a special sitting held via Microsoft Teams to farewell His Honour at...
Read more >The New South Wales Bar Association’s consolidated guide to COVID-19-related court arrangements has today again been updated in terms of recent developments.
Members are advised that, although the...
Read more >An internal room has become available for sale at Sir Owen Dixon Chambers.
All enquiries will be dealt with in confidence and may be directed to Ian Irvine on 8076 6600 or at...
Read more >The New South Wales Bar Association’s consolidated guide to COVID-19-related court arrangements has today again been updated in terms of recent developments.
Members are advised that, although the...
Read more >The Australian Academy of Science and the Australian Academy of Law are conducting a joint online symposium entitled "The Reception, Quality and Evaluation of Scientific Evidence in Australian...
Read more >The New South Wales Bar Association's Innovation and Technology Committee is pleased to present a webinar entitled "Data and Development: the Intersection of Cybersecurity and the Law" at...
Read more >A memorial service to celebrate the life of Her Honour Judge Helen Morgan, retired District Court Judge and former Crown Prosecutor, will be held at 1.30pm on Thursday 30th July 2020, at All Saints...
Read more >The Honourable Justice Brian Eugene Hill QC, former Barrister and Judge of the Industrial Relations Commission, passed away peacefully on 16th July 2020. Mr Hill came to the bar in 1956, took silk in...
Read more >A new study by the NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research (BOCSAR) has found that many NSW residents hold mistaken beliefs about crime and the criminal justice system. 62% of survey respondents...
Read more >The New South Wales Bar Association’s consolidated guide to COVID-19-related court arrangements has today again been updated in terms of recent developments.
Members are advised that, although the...
Read more >A meeting of the Council of Attorneys-General was held today by videoconference.
Topics dealt with at the meeting included:
• National Commissioner for Defence and Veteran Suicide Prevention;
... Read more >The NSW Attorney General the Hon Mark Speakman SC MP has announced that the Council of Attorneys-General today agreed to NSW-led reforms to overhaul defamation laws across Australia.
The proposed...
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