Inbrief

A series of CPD events at the Toongabbie Legal Centre

The Toongabbie Legal Centre is presenting a number of CPDs coming up over the next month, as follows:

• Criminal Law, Saturday 14 March 2020
• Employment & Industrial Law, Friday 20 March 2020
• Legal...

Mediating in the Headlights of Litigation and Arbitration

A real world view of the mediation process in complex commercial matters for all Legal Representatives, Mediators and Arbitrators.

Register for the Commercial Mediation Masterclass (1-Day) or the...

Assistance is sought from practising mediators conducting civil law mediations in NSW

Mediator Neutrality, what does it mean to you? Assistance is sought from practising mediators conducting civil law mediations in NSW to participate in academic research being conducted by a current...

Tomorrow: Financial Planning Strategies Seminar

Wednesday, 11 March (Registration required)

Join Shaw and Partners National Head of Financial Planning, Charles Stewart, and Chief Investment Office, Martin Crabb, on Wednesday 11 March for an...

Fees: To chase or not to chase?

Thursday, 12 March (Registration required)

The Bar Association’s Costs and Fees Committee will host a CPD seminar primarily aimed at members in their first five years of practice. The seminar,...

Pecautions at courts and tribunals

COVID-19

Further to In Brief’s earlier item regarding coronavirus precautions at NCAT, the Federal Court of Australia, the Family Court of Australia and the Federal Circuit Court have this week...

Sex Discrimination Commissioner launches Respect@Work report of the National Inquiry into Sexual Harassment in Australian Workplaces

Sex Discrimination Commissioner Kate Jenkins has launched Respect@Work, the Australian Human Rights Commission’s report of the National Inquiry into Sexual Harassment in Australian Workplaces 2020,...

International Women's Day Media Release

Diversity

The President of the New South Wales Bar Association has today issued a media release stating that the New South Wales Bar Association is celebrating International Women’s Day 2020 with...

Fees - The Changing Landscape For Barristers

Thursday 19 March

The charging of contingency fees is a vexed question for Australian lawyers. What does the future hold for barristers? Join the Bar Association’s Costs and Fees Committee,...

Mediating in the Headlights of Litigation and Arbitration

A real world view of the mediation process in complex commercial matters for all Legal Representatives, Mediators and Arbitrators.

Register for the Commercial Mediation Masterclass (1-Day) or the...

Dispute Resolution and the Abrahamic Faiths -19 March 2020

The Australian Disputes Centre will host a panel discussion titled Dispute Resolution and the Abrahamic Faiths. From the backyard to the behemoth challenges of the Middle East, faith issues touch on...

Dispute Resolution and the Abrahamic Faiths -19 March 2020

The Australian Disputes Centre will host a panel discussion titled Dispute Resolution and the Abrahamic Faiths. From the backyard to the behemoth challenges of the Middle East, faith issues touch on...

Submission on the Minimum Age of Criminal Responsibility

Policy and law reform

The NSW Bar Association has made a submission to the Council of Attorneys-General Age of Criminal Responsibility Working Group Review. The submission recommends that the...

Tonight: Working with interpreters – the new rules and standards

Thursday 5 March (Registration Required)

Australia is one of the world’s most culturally and linguistically diverse nations. One in four Australians was born overseas and First Australians still...

NSW Bar's first mixed netball team commences season 2020

Wellbeing

Yesterday, the "Full Court Bench" commenced the Autumn 2020 season playing against Jones Baes (from Jones Day). Despite a valiant effort from our team, the game ended in favour of Jones...

BOCSAR Quarterly Crime Statistics

The Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research (BOCSAR) has released the December 2019 Quarterly Update of NSW Recorded Crime Statistics. The report indicates that two major offence categories have been...

2020 Tutor / Reader Seminar

Continuing Professional Development - Wednesday 18 March (Registration Required)

The tutor and reader relationship is an important and formative institution for successful practice at an independent...

Decisions of interest

Practice support

The NSW Court of Appeal has published its latest Decisions of Interest Bulletin on the Court of Appeal website. Learn more here.

External examiners for trust money accounts

Standards

Practitioners are reminded that if you have received fees in advance during the year 1 April 2019 to 31 March 2020, you will need to appoint an External Examiner to carry out an...

Tonight: Artificial Intelligence, Technology and Human Rights - What’s All the Fuss?

Continuing Professional Development - Wednesday 4 March

New technologies, including Artificial Intelligence (AI) and the use of big data, can be powerful tools for strengthening legal rights, in...

Own Motion inquiry into the secret criminal proceedings concerning Alan Johns (a pseudonym)

The Independent National Security Legislation Monitor, Dr James Renwick SC, will hold an inquiry into the secret proceedings concerning Alan Johns (a pseudonym), under the Independent National...

Reduction in interest on unpaid legal costs

Practice management

The Reserve Bank Board this morning confirmed its decision to lower the cash rate by 25 basis points to 0.5 per cent. Accordingly, the rate of interest on unpaid legal costs, as...

Assistance is sought from practising mediators conducting civil law mediations in NSW

Mediator Neutrality, what does it mean to you? Assistance is sought from practising mediators conducting civil law mediations in NSW to participate in academic research being conducted by a current...

COVID-19 legal resources

COVID-19

The spread of COVID-19 (Novel Coronavirus) is affecting international travel, commerce and migration. Commonwealth and state agencies have implemented travel bans and quarantine measures,...

Working with interpreters – the new rules and standards

Continuing Professional Development - Thursday 5 March (Registration Required)

Australia is one of the world’s most culturally and linguistically diverse nations. One in four Australians was born...