Inbrief
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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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.
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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...
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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...
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R U OK DAY
Wellbeing
Today, 9 September is R U Ok Day. R U OK; is a national, independent, not-for-profit organisation dedicated to encouraging all people to regularly and meaningfully ask the people around...
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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...
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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...
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Barristers' Safe Place
Wellbeing
Safe Place is a place where barristers can meet, on the Zoom platform, and share with others any issues that they may be facing. Fundamentally, it is a confidential forum. Whatever goes...
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40th Australian and New Zealand Association of Psychiatry, Psychology and Law (ANZAPPL) Annual Congress
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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Tonight - Free event - AAL Perth: COVID-19
The Australian Academy of Law are hosting a free in person and streamed online event tonight.
The effects of COVID-19 has exposed various inequities at a national, international, and societal level....
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Joint Panel on Equitable Briefing
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?
ASIC is...
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Sydney Silk to become Supreme Court Judge
The Attorney General, the Hon Mark Speakman SC MP has today issued a Media Release announcing the appointment of leading Sydney barrister Hament Dhanji SC as a judge of the Supreme Court of NSW.
Mr...
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Tonight: the Bar Book Club meets
Wellbeing
The next meeting of the Bar Book Club will be this evening, 8 September 2021 at 5.30pm, via Zoom. For discussion will be The Brilliant Boy: Doc Evatt and the Great Australian Dissent, by...
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Legal Assistance Referral Scheme - Expressions of Interest sought in response to the humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan
The Legal Assistance Referral Scheme is seeking expressions of interest from barristers who wish to assist refugees who have recently fled or are attempting to flee Afghanistan.
The Association is...
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Tonight - ILS Dispute Resolution Lecture Series - Lecture Two with The Hon. Marilyn Warren AC QC
Lecture Two The Establishment of International Commercial Courts
Date: Tuesday, 7 September 2021
Time: 5:00pm – 6:10pm
Location: Event hosted online via Zoom
Join the Law Council's International...
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Equitable briefing report due 30 September
A reminder to all barristers who have adopted the Equitable Briefing Policy that you are required to submit your FY21 report to the Law Council of Australia by 30 September 2021.
The Law Council of...
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Bar Knit Group meets tonight
Wellbeing
The Bar Knit Group will meet tonight, 7 September at 5.00pm via zoom. If you would like to attend please email Michelle Painter SC via mpainter@selbornechambers.com.au and a zoom...
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NSW Department of Communities and Justice Multicultural Plan 2022-2025
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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Law Council of Australia welcomes appointment of Human Rights Commissioner
The President of the Law Council of Australia, Dr Jacoba Brasch QC has today issued a Media Release welcoming the appointment of Lorraine Finlay as Australia’s new Human Rights Commissioner.
A...
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