The Attorney General is seeking applications from persons qualified for appointment as a Magistrate under the Local Court Act 2007 on a full-time or part-time basis. A Magistrate of the Local Court...
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The Chief Judge of the District Court has today advised that District Court Criminal Practice Note 23 now applies to sittings of the Court at the following venues:
• Armidale;
• Goulburn;
•...
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The 2021 Maurice Byers Annual Lecture will delivered at 5.15 pm on Wednesday 3 November 2021 by the Chief Justice the Hon T F Bathurst AC. The title of the lecture is "Modern and Future Judging".
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Members are invited to this year’s Australian Institute of Employment Rights (AIER) Ron McCallum Debate, entitled: 'Are we Still the Lucky Country? The Future of Workplace Relations in Australia',...
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“Merit” is commonly propounded as the most desirable basis for selection processes. Active promotors of equality and diversity often use it to explain why “jobs for the boys” is an...
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As outlined in In Brief, from tomorrow, Tuesday 26 October 2021 the Bar Library will be offering a Click, Collect and Return service for textbook loans. It will operate on Tuesdays and Thursdays...
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A ceremonial sitting of the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (Division 2) will be held in Courtroom 3, Level 4 of the Commonwealth Law Courts Building, 61 Bolton Street, Newcastle, on...
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Join Patrick Williams, Newcastle Chambers, as he presents on the major changes arising out of the new rules and practice directions in the recently amalgamated...
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The Ngara Yura Committee, together with the Francis Forbes Society for Australian Legal History, invite you to attend their 2021 joint program: Making the Past Visible: The Legacies of the...
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Ballot papers for the election of the 2022 Bar Council have been mailed to all those eligible to vote.
Return of ballot paper
The envelope containing the ballot paper must bear the name of the...
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Lecture Two: Representation and influence of Small Island Developing States (SIDS), particularly Pacific SIDS - in the Human Rights Council.
Date: Tuesday, 26 October 2021
Time: 5:00pm – 6:30pm...
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On 19 July 2021, the NSW Court of Appeal handed down the decision in Vitality Works Australia Pty Ltd v Yelda (No 2) [2021] NSWCA 147.
This was a sexual harassment case. One of the issues was...
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Following yesterday's announcement from the Hon Chief Justice Tom Bathurst AC of his retirement from office on 5 March 2022, the NSW Attorney General the Hon Mark Speakman SC MP has issued a Media...
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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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Practising as a barrister is intellectually engaging, endlessly varied, meaningful and valuable work. Life at the Bar offers a very different way to work than found in most...
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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 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:
• 22 October...
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The Chief Justice the Hon T Bathurst AC has today announced his intention to retire on 5 March 2022, after almost 11 years in office.
The Chief Justice's media release is available here.
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The Australian Academy of Law, will be holding a free event, online and in person (limited) as follows:
Date: Wednesday 3 November 2021
Time: 4.30pm – 6.00pm (AEST)/5.30 – 7.00pm (AEDST)
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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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Now that the lockdown has come to an end (for now!), it may be time to get back into chambers. But what does it look like when you decide to return to your chambers after:
The following letter from the President was published in today’s Daily Telegraph under the heading Drug diversion programs will help unclog our courts:
"The diversion of drug users (as opposed to...
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The Ngara Yura Committee, together with the Francis Forbes Society for Australian Legal History, invite you to attend their 2021 joint program: Making the Past Visible: The Legacies of the...
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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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Martin Hadley of 9th Floor Windeyer Chambers passed away on Monday the 18th of October 2021.
Martin was admitted to the New South Wales Bar on the 3rd of August 1990 joining the floor upon his...
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