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Latest NSW Court of Appeal Decisions of Interest Bulletin

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

Positions Vacant - District Court Judge & Senior Crown Prosecutor

The Attorney General has advertised the following roles:

• District Court Judge

• Senior Crown Prosecutor

Both roles have been published on the DCJ jobs page. Please click the links below...

CIArb Australia Annual Lecture 2021

CIArb Australia will be hosting the Annual Lecture 2021 during Australian Arbitration Week on 19 October 2021 between 5 pm – 6:00 pm AEDT.

The speaker for this year's lecture is Mr Bret Walker AO...

Division Head (Workers Compensation Division)

The Personal Injury Commission (the Commission) was established in NSW on 1 March 2021. The Commission is a single, independent tribunal for injured people claiming against the compulsory third party...

WLA NSW Free online event 23 September - LGBTQIA+ Diversity Challenges in the Workplace

The Women Lawyers Association NSW is holding a free online webinar entitled "LGBTQIA+ Diversity Challenges in the Workplace" from 12:30 pm - 1:15 pm on Thursday 23 September 2021. The event has been...

Barristers' Safe Place - Friday, 24 September

Wellbeing

Safe Place is a confidential discussion group that takes place every two weeks during lockdown. All participants are admitted to a Zoom webinar anonymously. You can:

• choose to identify...

NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research - Recorded Crime Statistics quarterly update June 2021

New statistics released today by the NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research (BOCSAR) show that crime across most of NSW has remained stable or fallen in the two years to June 2021. As previously...

Australian Academy of Law - 10th Annual Patron's Address, Thursday 21 October 2021

You are invited to the Tenth Annual Patron’s Address held by the Australian Academy of Law entitled "Thinking about Law: the importance of how we attend to the problem at hand and of context", to...

Justice system reform needed as part of national plan to prevent family, domestic and sexual violence

The President of the Law Council of Australia, Dr Jacoba Brasch QC has today issued a Media Release stating Lawyers working on all sides of family, criminal and other parts of the law in Australia...

Australian Museum 'Unsettled' Exhibition Now Online

The Australian Museum's "Unsettled" exhibition uncovers the untold histories behind this nation’s foundation story. In this powerful exhibition, First Nations voices reveal the hidden stories of...

Nominations for 2022 Bar Council

Governance

Members are reminded that nominations for the 2022 Bar Council must be received by the Returning Officer by 4.00pm on Friday, 17 September 2021.

All nominations are acknowledged by...

Apple users urged to apply updates

Practice support

InBrief is advised by the Innovation and Technology Committee that members should install urgent updates on their Apple devices after spyware was identified on the phone of a Saudi...

So what is ‘every day sexism’ and why is it an issue?

Diversity

Every day sexism is the consequence of gendered comments, descriptions of women and relying on outdated stereotypical views about women. Every day sexism occurs with small comments,...

Joint Panel on Equitable Briefing

Diversity

Women barristers - Are you keen to learn more about the workings of the Australian Securities and Investments Commission? Would you like the opportunity to be considered for ASIC briefs?

2021 Hal Wootten Lecture with Jennifer Robinson

Living Greatly in the Law: Law and Progressive Social Change

International human rights lawyer Jennifer Robinson will deliver UNSW Law & Justice’s annual Hal Wootten Lecture at 6.30pm on Tuesday...

UNCCA UN Day Lecture on the Singapore Convention on Mediation

The UNCITRAL National Coordination Committee for Australia invites members to join them for an online lecture on the Singapore Convention on Mediation.

The live, interactive webinar will take place...

AALA National Cultural Diversity Summit 2021

Members of the New South Wales Bar Association are invited to register to attend the AALA's virtual National Cultural Diversity Summit 2021, to be held on Saturday 18 September at 12pm AEST via...

Singapore Convention on Mediation

On 10 September 2021 the Australian Government signed the United Nations Convention on International Settlement Agreements Resulting from Mediation (the Singapore Convention on Mediation.

The...

Nomination forms for election of the 2022 Bar Council

Governance

Nomination forms for election of the 2022 Bar Council were posted on Friday, 27 August 2021 and emailed on Tuesday, 31 August and Thursday, 9 September 2021 to all members of the Bar...

Barristers are invited to attend LawHack 2021: Disability Justice

Hosted by the National Justice Project, LawHack is a unique event that will bring people together to tackle the injustices facing people living with disabilities through ground-breaking legal...

CIArb Australia Annual Lecture 2021

CIArb Australia will be hosting the Annual Lecture 2021 during Australian Arbitration Week on 19 October 2021 between 5 pm – 6:00 pm AEDT.

The speaker for this year's lecture is Mr Bret Walker AO...

Artificial Intelligence: Future directions in technology and law

Each year the two Academies choose a subject of mutual interest at the interface between science and the law, presenting a topic where both Academies have substantial expertise. For 2021, the...

Expressions of interest Northern Territory Director of Public Prosecutions

An opportunity exists for a highly experienced legal practitioner to be appointed as the Director of Public Prosecutions in the Northern Territory.

Click here for more information.

District Court COVID-19 Update

Jury trials and in person appearances, will resume from Monday 13 September 2021 in the following regional District Courts:

• Armidale/Tamworth;
• Lismore/Grafton;
• Coffs Harbour;
• Albury/Griffith;
• Port...

Bar Book Club

Wellbeing

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...