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The Bar Book Club is pleased to announce that it will meet in person on Monday, 29 November 2021 at 5.30pm in Martin Place Chambers. The book for discussion will be Paradise, written by...
Read more >The Bar Book Club is pleased to announce that it will meet in person on Monday, 29 November 2021 at 5.30pm in Martin Place Chambers. The book for discussion will be Paradise, written by...
Read more >Members are advised the annual Blue Mountains Law Society Succession Conference will be held from 19 to 21 November 2021 at the Hydro Majestic Hotel, Medlow Bath.
Jane Needham SC will be giving the...
Read more >The Bar Walking Group meets each Monday at 1.05pm at the fountain at the top of Martin Place and Macquarie Street (weather permitting). They complete a quick lap of the Botanic Gardens,...
Read more >Given that much of our economy and workforce is devoted to carbon-intensive activities, how can we assist clients in navigating the complex legal and compliance issues of a low carbon economy while...
Read more >Freadom Inside is a project that allows people to buy books to donate directly to the women currently incarcerated in New South Wales. Through consultation with the Women’s Justice Network’s...
Read more >On Friday 19 November 2021 we will be discussing a condition experienced by many barristers. We take on work - often too much work - in the fear that if we say ’no’, it will have...
Read more >The NSW Bar Association’s Family Law Committee invites members to a conversation with Dr Karen Williams, Consultant Psychiatrist and founder of Doctors Against...
Read more >The New South Wales Bar Association’s Education Committee are delighted to host His Honour Judge Craig Smith SC, Craig Everson SC and Troy Anderson SC for a...
Read more >The Bar Association's Professional Development Department invites members to submit suggestions for papers to be included in the Association's 2022 Regional CPD...
Read more >The 2021 Maurice Byers lecture was delivered by the Chief Justice the Hon T F Bathurst AC at Banco Court and online on 3 November 2021.
A copy of the Chief Justice's speech is available here.
Read more >The Attorney General the Hon Mark Speakman SC MP has announced that Magistrate Ellen Skinner has been appointed as President of the Children’s Court of NSW and a Judge of the District Court.
The...
Read more >The Women Barristers Forum will be holding its final meeting for the year. All women barristers are automatically members of WBF. We invite all barristers, particularly the new women barristers who...
Read more >The New Barristers’ Committee is hosting a regular “Zoom Catch Up” series as a way for new barristers to connect with each other. The second...
Read more >The New South Wales Bar Association has today issued a media release regarding the confirmation that State and Territory Attorneys-General have supported the development of a proposal to increase the...
Read more >The NSW Bar Association's Human Rights Committee will host a CPD on "The Impact of COVID-19 on Prisoners' Rights - What Barristers Need to Know" on Tuesday 16...
Read more >Tony McAvoy SC was the keynote speaker for the twenty first annual Dr Charles Perkins Memorial Oration which was pre-recorded and aired on the ABC on Saturday, 13 November. Amongst other things, Tony...
Read more >The Administrative Appeals Tribunal has published its annual report for the year ending 30 June 2021.
The report contains a review of their performance over the year including information about the...
Read more >The Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia has published an update which provides the profession with information about jurisprudential and other developments that relate to Applications for...
Read more >Safe Place is a confidential discussion group that takes place every two weeks. All participants are admitted to a Zoom webinar anonymously. You can:
The 38th Great Bar Boat Race 2021 Invitational Challenge will be held on Monday, 20 December 2021 beginning at 11.00am in the vicinity of Shark Island /...
Read more >Given that much of our economy and workforce is devoted to carbon-intensive activities, how can we assist clients in navigating the complex legal and compliance issues of a low carbon economy while...
Read more >The NSW Bar Association’s Family Law Committee invites members to a conversation with Dr Karen Williams, Consultant Psychiatrist and founder of Doctors Against...
Read more >The New South Wales Bar Association’s Education Committee are delighted to host His Honour Judge Craig Smith SC, Craig Everson SC and Troy Anderson SC for a...
Read more >Recent comments by the Minister for Police in relation to the decision to grant bail to Mostafa Baluch are unfortunate and have the potential to unnecessarily undermine public confidence in our...
Read more >The AACL is delighted to welcome Stephen Free SC and Professor Rosalind Dixon to present on the recent cases of Mineralogy Pty Ltd v Western Australia [2021] HCA 30 and Palmer v Western Australia...
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