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...
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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...
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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;
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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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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...
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It was always going to be a tough season with COVID-19 causing many teams to drop out of the competition and as a result, Bar FC was promoted from Division 3 to Division 1. Wednesday saw the team...
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The Family Court of Australia and the Federal Circuit Court have today released a media statement acknowledging the guilty verdicts arising from multiple charges that relate to acts of violence...
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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, and includes this morning's...
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The Chief Judge of the District Court of NSW, The Honourable Justice Derek Price AO, has today advised the Association that the District Court will not be resuming jury trials at Grafton, Nowra and...
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The District Court of NSW has advised that Her Honour Judge Helen Morgan, retired District Court Judge and former Crown Prosecutor, passed away yesterday.
Members will be advised of funeral or...
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The New South Wales Bar Association is seeking expressions of interest for its Family Law Mediators and FDRPs List (formerly the Family Law Settlement Services Panel – Barristers).
The Bar...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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The Land and Environment Court of NSW has issued a new Practice Note - Subpoena Practices, which commences tomorrow 22 July 2020. It replaces the Practice Note – Subpoena Practices made on 7 May...
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As reported by In Brief earlier this month, the Legal Aid NSW Board has approved increases to the Legal Aid NSW Fee Scales for State Matters. The increase to fees applies to all State matters from 1...
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The Australian Government has today announced changes to the JobkKeeper and JobSeeker schemes. The JobKeeper Payment will be extended by six months to 28 March 2021 and the temporary Coronavirus...
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Yesterday the Department of Communities and Justice issued a media statement advising that an individual who attended Sutherland Local Court last Wednesday had since tested positive to COVID-19.
The...
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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...
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Join the LCA's International Law Section for the first ILS International Law and Practice Course lecture for 2020, featuring the Hon Michael Kirby AC CMG, Justice Martin Daubney AM, and Dr Gordon...
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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, including today's Memorandum No 14 -...
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The New South Wales Bar Association is committed to the elimination of sexual harassment and other unacceptable behaviour in our workplaces.
In order to assist barristers,...
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The Chief Magistrate has today issued Memorandum No 14 - COVID-19 Arrangements.
The purpose of the memorandum is to restate the expectations of the Local Court of NSW in relation to remote...
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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...
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The Chief Judge of the District Court of NSW, the Hon Justice Derek Price AO, has written to the President today to advise that jury trials will not re-commence in the Albury and Campbelltown...
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