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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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Legal Aid COVID-19 assistance measures

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As a result of recent engagement with Legal Aid NSW led by the Association’s Legal Aid Committee, the New South Wales Bar Association is pleased to announce the following for members’...

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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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Notice to the Profession - Positive COVID-19 Case in the Lionel Bowen Building - impact on hard copy subpoena material

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The Director Court Services for the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia has this morning advised that a staff member who attended the Lionel Bowen Building in Sydney last week has tested...

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Procedure for the Announcement of Senior Counsel for 2021

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Applicants for Senior Counsel for 2021 are advised due to COVID-19 restrictions the Bar Association remains closed. Unfortunately it will not be possible for Clerks to collect the envelopes from the...

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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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Tonight: The Barristers' Safe Place

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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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2021 Sybil Morrison Lecture

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Diversity

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 celebration of the life of...

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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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Expressions of Interest Sought: Redfern Legal Centre Employment Rights Legal Service

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Redfern Legal Centre (RLC) is proud to announce a new state wide employment law service, the ‘Employment Rights Legal Service’ (‘ERLS’) delivering advice and representation to vulnerable...

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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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Barristers' Safe Place - Friday 24 September

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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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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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Election of 2022 Bar Council – addresses for mail out of ballot papers

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Governance

Nominations for the 2022 Bar Council closed at 4.00pm on Friday, 17 September.

In accordance with the usual practice, hard copy ballot papers will be posted out to eligible voting...

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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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Expressions of Interest Sought: Redfern Legal Centre Employment Rights Legal Service

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Redfern Legal Centre (RLC) is proud to announce a new state wide employment law service, the ‘Employment Rights Legal Service’ (‘ERLS’) delivering advice and representation to vulnerable...

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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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Francis Forbes Society - Legal History Tutorial on Wednesday 22 September 5.15pm

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The Francis Forbes Society for Legal History is delighted that the Chief Justice, the Hon T F Bathurst AC, will deliver a legal history tutorial this week, on Wednesday 22 September 2021, on “The...

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Edmund Barton Lecture: The Role of the AG - tomorrow Tuesday 21 September, 5.30pm

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At the lectern

The inaugural Edmund Barton Lecture will be held as an online event on Tuesday, 21 September at 5:30pm. The Lecture will explore the role of the Attorney General in NSW’s system of...

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Election of 2022 Bar Council - Nominations have closed

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Governance

Nominations for the 2022 Bar Council closed at 4.00pm on Friday, 17 September.

Nominations have been received from 13 Senior Counsel and 47 members of the Junior Bar (including 10 under...

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

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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...

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

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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...

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