Arthur Moses SC has published an opinion piece at page 11 of The Australian today on reforms that are needed to the criminal justice system in order to reduce imprisonment numbers. A link to the...
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Resumption of Jury Trials in the District Court of NSW
As members would be aware from updates provided via In Brief, various courts have recently announced steps to accommodate the easing of Public...
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A Taskforce created within the ICC’s Commission on Arbitration and ADR prepared a report on The Accuracy of Fact Witness Memory in International Arbitration.... Read more >
The Australian Human Rights Commission invite you to the Annual Kep Enderby Memorial Lecture, delivered by writer Alice Pung on the theme, Embracing Cultural Diversity in Australia.
Register here...
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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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A Taskforce created within the ICC’s Commission on Arbitration and ADR prepared a report on The Accuracy of Fact Witness Memory in International Arbitration.... Read more >
The FLIP Conference aims to empower legal professionals in the face of continuous change and technological innovation. Delivering 10+ CPD, 15+ sessions and 50+ speakers, live online and on-demand,...
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NSW Council for Civil Liberties Annual Fundraiser will be held virtually this year.
Keynote speaker Dr Ann Aly, academic and Federal Member for Cowan, will discuss international parental child...
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The Bar Book Club will hold its next meeting on Wednesday, 20 October 2020 at 5.30pm. The book for discussion will be Diary of a Bookseller by Shaun Bythell. You can purchase a copy from...
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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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The Autumn Bar News Cover was a quiz, containing pictorial clues to 19 cases. Carl Young of Crown Prosecutor's Chambers successfully identified 15 and wins the prize for the best response. The...
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On 5 October 2021, the Uniform Rules Committee approved Amendment No 98 to the Uniform Civil Procedure Rules and an amendment to form 80.
Amendment No 98:
The amendment is to rule 4.2 – Documents...
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The Chief Justice of the Federal Court of Australia, the Hon James Allsop AO has written to the President regarding arrangements for the Federal Court in the light of the relaxation of restrictions...
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The FLIP Conference aims to empower legal professionals in the face of continuous change and technological innovation. Delivering 10+ CPD, 15+ sessions and 50+ speakers, live online and on-demand,...
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To mark World Day Against the Death Penalty (10 October 2021), the Law Council of Australia has released its revised Policy Statement on the Death Penalty and reaffirmed its absolute opposition to...
Read more >As readers of Bar News will know by now, dog ownership improves both cardiovascular and mental health. Mindful of that fact, Michelle Painter SC of the Wellbeing Committee is organising a...
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The human microbiome may be the most important feature of your body that you've never heard of. That's why, on Thursday, 4 November 2021 at 5.15pm the Wellbeing Committee will host 'Trust...
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The Legal Services Council September newsletter is available here.
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A Taskforce created within the ICC’s Commission on Arbitration and ADR prepared a report on The Accuracy of Fact Witness Memory in International Arbitration.... Read more >
The FLIP Conference aims to empower legal professionals in the face of continuous change and technological innovation. Delivering 10+ CPD, 15+ sessions and 50+ speakers, live online and on-demand,...
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On Friday, 8 October 2021 the Safe Place will discuss catastrophising.
Legal education and practice are in many ways focussed on worst-case scenarios. As practitioners we are often asked to imagine...
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The latest edition of Bar News, a Special Edition on Wellbeing is now available online.
We welcome contributions for the Summer 2021 edition, due for publication in December. Please email your...
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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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Technology and how it is used continues to have an impact on how we work. Email was once a novel form of communication. It is now a standard aspect of communication in a barrister’s practice. The...
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The High Court delivered its judgment this week in Charisteas v Charisteas & Ors [2021] HCA 29 where an appeal was granted to an applicant after the respondent’s barrister and the trial judge...
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