Inbrief

Tomorrow: 2021 NBC Judicial Q & A

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Webinar - Tuesday 9 November 2021

The New Barristers’ Committee will again host the Judicial Q&A panel on Tuesday 9 November 2021 at 5.30 pm. This year, the panel will include the Hon Justice...

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2021 ILS Dispute Resolution Lecture Series - Lecture Four - 21st Century Legal Practice – International and Domestic with The Honourable T F Bathurst AC

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Join the Law Council's International Law Section for the fourth session of the Chief Justices Past and Present: Dispute Resolution Lecture Series – featuring The Honourable T F Bathurst AC and Ms...

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Personal costs orders: procedure and pitfalls

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Webinar - Thursday 11 November 2021

The spectre of personal costs orders against legal practitioners strikes fear in the heart of all but the very brave or foolhardy.

Join Katherine Oldfield, Matt...

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Toongabbie Legal Centre MCLE programs for October and November 2021 - Registration now open

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Toongabbie Legal Centre is pleased to announce a number of MCLE programs for November 2021. Registration is now open.

The following sessions are open for registration:

• 6 November 2021:...

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Expressions of Interest sought by Marrickville Legal Centre for participation in Duty Barrister and Solicitor Scheme

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The President of NCAT, the Hon Justice Lea Armstrong, has approved the introduction of a pilot duty barrister and solicitor scheme (Scheme) in the Consumer and Commercial Division of the New South...

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Invitation to Women Silks Drinks

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The Women Barristers Forum, in association with the Women Lawyers Association of NSW, invites you to the annual cocktails and canapés function to celebrate the appointment of women Senior Counsel...

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Results for the Election of the 2022 Bar Council

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Governance

Pursuant to Rule 11.8.1 of the Bar Association Constitution, polling officers have certified the results for the election of the 2022 Bar Council and the Returning Officer has declared...

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Tonight: Safe Place - Mentors and collegiality at the Bar

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Wellbeing

Tonight at 5.00pm we will be discussing mentors and collegiality at the Bar.

We start our Bar careers as readers with one or two formal tutors - but then the journey can feel as though it...

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State legislative power and the Constitution: Mineralogy Pty Ltd v Western Australia [2021] HCA 30; Palmer v Western Australia [2021] HCA 31

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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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Safe Place - Mentors and collegiality at the Bar

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Wellbeing

On Friday, 5 November 2021 at 5.00pm we will be discussing mentors and collegiality at the Bar.

We start our Bar careers as readers with one or two formal tutors - but then the journey...

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District Court Silk Bows Livestream Link

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Please find below the livestream link for the District Court Sydney Silk Bows Ceremony on Friday 12 November 2021 at 9:00am Court 21A John Maddison Tower.

https://youtu.be/4FT-xm99Y7Q

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Funeral Service for Costakis Varnavas

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It is with great sadness that the family advise of the passing of their beloved husband, father, grandfather, brother and uncle, Costakis Varnavas.

Costakis peacefully passed away on Thursday 28th...

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Toongabbie Legal Centre MCLE programs for October and November 2021 - Registration now open

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Toongabbie Legal Centre is pleased to announce a number of MCLE programs for October and November 2021. Registration is now open.

The following sessions are open for registration:

• 6 November...

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2021 CIBEL Centre Annual Keynote: Who is holding the baby on digital assets? Ethics in data, AI and robotics

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Ms Natasha Blycha, Global Head of Digital Law at Herbert Smith Freehills, will be joined by Professor Andrew Lynch, Dean of UNSW Law & Justice, Professor Toby Walsh FAA FACM, an ARC Laureate Fellow...

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NCAT - Christmas and New Year 2021-22 holiday arrangements

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The following arrangements will apply at NCAT over the 2021-2022 Christmas and New Year holiday period.

Hearings The last hearing day in 2021 for all NCAT Divisions is 23 December 2021.

NCAT will...

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2021 New Barristers Committee Judicial Q & A

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The New Barristers’ Committee will again host the Judicial Q&A panel on Tuesday 9 November 2021 at 5.30 pm. This year, the panel will include the Hon Justice Michael Wigney of the Federal Court of...

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Call for Papers: 2022 Regional Conference Series

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2022 Regional Confernece Series

The Bar Association's Professional Development Department invites members to submit suggestions for papers to be included in the Association's 2022 Regional CPD...

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Briefing and working with new junior barristers: what solicitors look for

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Congeniality - Wednesday 17 November 2021

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 in the...

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Opportunity for Diverse law graduates

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The New South Wales Bar Association and the Trustees of the Indigenous Barristers Trust The Mum Shirl Fund are proud to announce two Graduate Fellowship opportunities that will commence in 2022.

The...

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Celebrate the appointment of Women Senior Counsel for 2021

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Collegiality

The Women Barristers Forum in conjunction with the Women Lawyers Association of NSW will be hosting a Cocktails and Canapes event to celebrate the Appointment of the following Women...

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Personal costs orders: procedure and pitfalls

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Webinar - Thursday 11 November 2021

The spectre of personal costs orders against legal practitioners strikes fear in the heart of all but the very brave or foolhardy.

Join Katherine Oldfield, Matt...

Read more >

2021 NBC Judicial Q & A

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Webinar - Tuesday 9 November 2021

The New Barristers’ Committee will again host the Judicial Q&A panel on Tuesday 9 November 2021 at 5.30 pm. This year, the panel will include the Hon Justice...

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UPDATE - Funeral Arrangements - Martin Warne Hadley (1959-2021)

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Further to the recent announcement regarding the funeral arrangements for Martin Hadley on Thursday 4 November 2021 at 1pm, his family has advised that due to COVID-19, numbers at the funeral will be...

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Toongabbie Legal Centre MCLE programs for October and November 2021 - Registration now open

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Toongabbie Legal Centre is pleased to announce a number of MCLE programs for October and November 2021. Registration is now open.

The following sessions are open for registration:

  • 6 November 2021:...

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