Inbrief

Bar Knit Group meets tonight

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Wellbeing

The Bar Knit Group will meet tonight, 5 October at 5.00pm via zoom. If you would like to attend please email Michelle Painter SC via mpainter@selbornechambers.com.au and a zoom invitation...

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Trust Your Gut: Your Microbiome

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Wellbeing

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 Accuracy of Fact Witness Memory in International Arbitration: Toby Landau QC

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Webinar - Wednesday 13 October 2021

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 >

Media Release: Launch of Major Complex Financial Proceedings List Pilot for financial cases in family law

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The Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia issued a Media Release on the 30th of September announcing they are launching a Major Complex Financial Proceedings List (MCFP List) to more...

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President's Message

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As the State Government has been announcing plans to move from lockdown, it is timely to consider the issue of access to premises and services as vaccination rates increase.

The New South Wales Bar...

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NCAT - Secure email delivery of sound recordings

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From 1 October 2021 parties can request to receive a copy of the sound recording from NCAT by email.

NCAT is now using a secure file sharing service called Kiteworks to send sound recording files to...

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Senior Counsel appointments for 2021

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Appointments

President Michael McHugh SC has announced the names of 20 Barristers who have been appointed Senior Counsel. The successful applicants for 2021, in order of their length of service at...

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Senior counsel 2021

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Appointments

The appointment of senior counsel for 2021 will be announced at 1.00pm today. Learn more here.

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Barristers' Safe Place - Friday, 8 October

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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...
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Bar Book Club

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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...

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“My First Year at the Bar: The advice I wish I’d received”

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The New Barristers’ Committee is hosting a regular “Zoom Catch Up” series as a way for new barristers to connect with each other and other members of the bar. The first in the series will take...

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2021 ILS Dispute Resolution Lecture Series - Lecture Three with The Hon. Wayne Martin AC QC

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Lecture Three - The Development of the Multi-door Courthouse - International and Domestic with the Hon. Wayne Martin AC QC

Join the Law Council's International Law Section for the third session of...

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Appointment of NCAT Deputy President and Division Head

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NCAT President Justice Lea Armstrong has announced the appointment of Anne Britton to the role of NCAT Deputy President and Head of NCAT’s Guardianship Division.

Ms Britton is presently a...

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Supreme Court of the New South Wales 4th Annual ADR Address – Online

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The Australian Disputes Centre (ADC) is honoured to have The Honourable Justice Julie Ward of the Court of Appeal present the 4th Annual ADR Address of the Supreme Court of NSW. Her Honour has been...

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ACICA & CIArb International Arbitration Conference 2021

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ACICA and CIArb Australia will be hosting their 2021 International Arbitration Conference during Australian Arbitration Week on 18 October 2021.

The one day program includes a Welcome Address from...

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Barristers are invited to attend LawHack 2021: Disability Justice

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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...

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Artificial Intelligence: Future directions in technology and law

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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...

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40th Australian and New Zealand Association of Psychiatry, Psychology and Law (ANZAPPL) Annual Congress

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This years Psychiatry, Psychology and Law (ANZAPPL) Annual Congress will be held ONLINE from 18 – 20 November 2021.

The 2021 event will be a celebration of 40 Years of the ANZAPPL Congress and...

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Inclusion and Diversity Note - Sybil Morrison Lecture 2021: Mary Gaudron QC

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Sybil Morrison was the first woman admitted to the New South Wales Bar. In celebration of her achievement in 1924, the Bar Association hosts an annual lecture given in her name. This year’s lecture...

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CIArb Australia Annual Lecture 2021

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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...

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2021 Hal Wootten Lecture with Jennifer Robinson

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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...

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Tomorrow: 2021 Sybil Morrison Lecture

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Diversity - The Sybil Morrison Lecture

The Diversity and Equality Committee is pleased to host the third annual Sybil Morrison Lecture on Wednesday 29 September, at 5.30 pm. The annual lecture is a...

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The Authors' Series - The Psychology of Lawyers in Litigation and Negotiation - Wednesday 29 September 2021 8:00am – 9:00am

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The Law Council of Australia's International Law Section and Federal Litigation and Dispute Resolution Section, and the New South Wales Bar Association present the next webinar in the The Authors'...

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NSW Department of Communities and Justice Multicultural Plan 2022-2025

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Members are invited to have their say on the NSW Department of Communities and Justice Multicultural Plan 2022-2025. This consultation phase will help inform how the Department supports clients,...

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