Inbrief

Call for volunteers for Sydney University Law Society Queer Mentoring Program

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The Sydney University Law Society (SULS) is calling for expressions of interest from LGBTQIA+ Barristers to participate in the SULS 2021 Queer Mentoring Program.

The Program is a forum for mentors...

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Who can I talk to about sexual harassment at the Bar?

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The New South Wales Bar Association reiterates there is no place for sexual harassment, bullying or unacceptable behaviour at the NSW Bar. Each of us has a role to play in contributing to a safe,...

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Tonight: Family therapy in a Family Law Context

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Webinar - Monday 15 March 2021

The NSW Bar Association’s Family Law Committee are delighted to host Dr Lucia Vardanega, Western Sydney University, and Rhondda Matthews, The Family Relationship...

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Webinar - Courting innovation: Australia’s judicial system in the context of COVID-19

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The Law Council of Australia is pleased to invite you to attend an online webinar titled Courting Innovation: Australia's judicial system in the context of COVID-19.

The pandemic has forced all...

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The Courts’ COVID-19 List has been expanded to assist families quickly resolve their disputes

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The Family Court of Australia and the Federal Circuit Court of Australia (the Courts) remind family law practitioners and clients that the criteria for the highly successful national COVID-19 list...

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Statement from the President of the New South Wales Bar Association regarding the Rule of Law

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The President, Michael McHugh SC has today issued a Media Statement stating about the meaning and operation of the Rule of Law.

Click here to read a full copy of the Media Statement.

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Registered Migration Agents – Legislation Changes

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The Migration Amendment (Regulation of Migration Agents) Act 2020 will come into effect on 22 March 2021.

It will amend the Migration Act 1958 to

  • provide that holders of unrestricted legal...
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Law Council questions need for broad surveillance powers

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The Law Council of Australia appreciates the need for law enforcement agencies to have robust powers especially to counter cyber-enabled offences, such as serious and harmful crimes carried out...

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Recent Issues in Insurance Law

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Wednesday 31 March 2021

The Commercial Law Section is pleased to present "Recent Issues in Insurance Law."

The webinar, presented by Stuart Donaldson SC, Ed Muston SC, and Anne Horvath, will...

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Family therapy in a Family Law Context

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Webinar - Monday 15 March 2021

The NSW Bar Association’s Family Law Committee are delighted to host Dr Lucia Vardanega, Western Sydney University, to consider "Family therapy in a Family Law...

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Fee recovery: What is good practice? For members under 5 years

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Webinar - Tuesday 16 March 2021

This is a question often posed by members in their first five years of practice at the Bar. It is also a question that plays on the mind of many experienced...

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New South Wales Personal Injury Commission - Extension of time discretion

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The President of the Personal Injury Commission His Honour Judge Gerard Phillips has advised that, with the commencement of the Personal Injury Commission Act 2020 on 1 March 2021:

• An...

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CPD webinar - “Appearing in the Local Court and Children’s Court”, 5.15 pm Tuesday 23 March

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Webinar - Tuesday 23 March 2021

The Local Court and the Children’s Court are unlike other jurisdictions in NSW due to the sheer volume of work coming before those courts on any given day. In...

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2021 flu vaccinations

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Wellbeing

The Bar Association's Wellbeing Committee has organised for members to receive the 2020 Quadrivalent influenza vaccine on Thursday, 8 April 2021, between 4.00pm and 6.00pm in St James'...

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Tonight: Will Pillar 1 fix what was broke?

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Webinar - Tuesday 9 March 2021

It has been almost 7 years since the High Court in Brookfield Multiplex Ltd v Owners Corporation Strata Plan 61288 [2014] HCA 36; 254 CLR 185 held, affirming the...

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Tonight: Celebrate International Women’s Day 2021 with us at the NSW Bar Association

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Webinar - Monday 8 March 2021

The NSW Bar Association’s Diversity and Equality Committee (DEC) is delighted to invite members to our “Choose to Challenge” International Women’s Day Panel...

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Australian Academy of Law: Notice of Annual Essay Prize 2021

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The Australian Academy of Law is pleased to announce the offering of its Annual Essay Prize for 2021.

This year, eligibility to submit an essay is broadened by reverting to the original entry rules...

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Sunil Chandra de Silva (1941 - 2021)

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Vale

Sunil Chandra De Silva, a former Crown Prosecutor, passed away in Gosford on 28 February 2021.

Sunil was admitted in April 1992 and was attached to the office of the DPP.

He was appointed as...

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NSW Court of Appeal - Latest Decisions of Interest Bulletin

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The latest edition of the Court of Appeal’s Decisions of Interest Bulletin is now available here.

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Live stream of Swearing-in Ceremony of Andrew Coleman SC as a Judge of the District Court of NSW - Monday 15 March 2021 at 9:00am

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As previously noted in In Brief , Andrew Coleman SC will be sworn in as a Judge of the District Court of NSW at 9am on Monday 15 March at 9.00am.

Due to COVID-19 restrictions, there is a maximum...

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Family therapy in a Family Law Context

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Webinar - Monday 15 March 2021

The NSW Bar Association’s Family Law Committee are delighted to host Dr Lucia Vardanega, Western Sydney University, to consider "Family therapy in a Family Law...

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AIFS Research Project: Compliance with and Enforcement of Family Law Parenting

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The Australian Institute of Family Studies (AIFS) has been commissioned by Australia’s National Research Organisation for Women’s Safety (ANROWS) to undertake research in relation to the...

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Fee recovery: What is good practice? For members under 5

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Webinar - Tuesday 16 March 2021

This is a question often posed by members in their first five years of practice at the Bar. It is also a question that plays on the mind of many experienced...

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