For the next three months, with the co-operation of the Council of Law Reporting in Victoria, the publisher of the Victorian Reports, Little William Bourke Pty Ltd (a division of BarNet JADE), will...
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The NSW Court of Appeal has published its latest Decisions of Interest Bulletin on the Court of Appeal website. Learn more here.
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The NSW Bar Dispute Resolution Centre on the 1st Floor, Selborne Chambers, remains open and available for hire. We have introduced new capacity restrictions to deal with the social distancing...
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The Attorney General, the Hon Mark Speakman SC MP has today announced the appointment of Ms Kate Williams SC as a Justice of the Supreme Court of NSW.
The formal ceremony to welcome Ms Williams to...
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The Queensland Council of Law Reporting (ICLRQ) is delighted to announce that, at the end of March 2020, a new series of the Queensland Reports will commence, click here.
The new series is being...
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The Public Defenders have compiled an online resource for criminal lawyers, which includes Court and AVL information, as well as draft submissions and bail, sentencing and...
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I would like to draw members’ attention to the following matters this afternoon.
$130 Billion Jobkeeper Package
Late this afternoon the Federal...
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BarCare is an independent, professional counselling service, which helps members of the Bar Association to manage emotional and stress-related problems, such as marital breakdown, drug or...
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Over the last few days I have mentioned communications on behalf of the NSW Bar with Government and the courts regarding the effect of COVID-19-related...
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The Law Council of Australia remains committed to maintaining continuity of access to legal advice and legal services is continuing to monitor the flow of information in relation to the COVID-19...
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Members are advised, due to the current corona virus pandemic the farewell of Justice Robertson on Friday, 8 May 2020 will be postponed to a later date that will be advised once it is confirmed.
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The Chief Judge of the District Court has this morning announced new procedures for all applications to vary bail, which commence tomorrow 1 April 2020.
Read the Chief Judge's announcement.
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For anyone who has a clause 15 trust account, please be reminded that your External Examiner form for 2020 is due by 7 June, at the latest.
In light of the New South Wales Bar Association’s office...
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The Association encourages practitioners to make use of CPD Online to meet their CPD obligations prior to the CPD year ending 31...
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I would like to draw the attention of members to a number of measures approved at a meeting of the Bar Council that has concluded just a short while...
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The District Court this morning has released an update regarding COVID-19-related arrangements.
On and from 1 April 2020, the District Court of NSW will temporarily suspend New Judge alone...
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For anyone who has a clause 15 trust account, please be reminded that your External Examiner form for 2020 is due by 7 June, at the latest.
In light of the New South Wales Bar...
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The 2020 Quadrivalent (4 strain) influenza vaccine, scheduled for Thursday, 2 April 2020, between 4.00pm and 6.00pm is cancelled.
Although we designed strict procedures to ensure social...
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I have today written to both the Commonwealth Attorney-General and the NSW Attorney General on behalf of the whole of the NSW Bar - seniors, juniors,...
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Members are reminded that the Association’s fee recovery service is available to assist members with recovery from solicitors of unpaid fees which have been outstanding for more than three...
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The President of the New South Wales Bar Association, Tim Game SC, has today written to the NSW Attorney General regarding measures to assist the NSW Bar relating to the effects of the...
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The Chief Magistrate, His Honour Judge Graeme Henson AM, has issued a statement this morning regarding Downing Centre Civil Listing Arrangements during the COVID-19 Pandemic.
The Chief Magistrate...
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Self-isolation and working from home can increase stress and reduce wellbeing. A video conference is one way to break the isolation.
The Bar Knitting Group met by videoconference yesterday evening,...
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This afternoon I, along with the Senior and Junior Vice-Presidents, attended a teleconference with the Chief Justice, the President of the Court of...
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The Chief Justice has today announced that NSW Supreme Court Judges have resolved to forego their annual remuneration review in light of present circumstances.
Read the Chief Justice's announcement.
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