Further to yesterday's In Brief notice, the Local Court has today announced that, due to flooding in the region, a number of courts in the mid north coast have been impacted. Windsor Local Court will...
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The Family Court of Australia and Federal Circuit Court of Australia have today published a media release regarding operations in areas of NSW and QLD affected by flooding.
The media release is...
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As noted previously in In Brief, Tanya Smith SC will be sworn in as a Judge of the District Court of NSW at 9am on Monday 29 March at 9.00am.
Due to COVID-19 restrictions, there is a maximum number...
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In the last few years, the jurisdiction exercised by the Children’s Court, District Court and Supreme Court, including the NSW Court of Appeal, has been deciding a...
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The second instalment of the ABA's monthly brief, the National Brief, has now been published and is available here.
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Have you been at the Bar between 3 and 7 years? Are you looking for a new challenge in 2021 that provides an important opportunity to assist First Nations law students on their way through law...
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The Local Court of NSW has announced that due to flooding in the region, Kempsey, Taree and Macksville Local Courts will be closed today, Monday, 22 March 2021. There will also be no registry...
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The next meeting of the Bar Book Club will be held on Tuesday 30 March 2021 at 5.30pm in the Bar Library. The book is Summerwater by Sarah Moss. A review is available here.
For those of wishing to...
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Toongabbie Legal Centre's further upcoming seminars are:
Employment & Industrial Law being held on Friday 26 March at Ashurst's offices, 5 Martin Place, Sydney. For more information and to...
The Commercial Law Section is pleased to present "Recent Issues in Insurance Law."
The webinar, presented by Stuart Donaldson SC, Ed Muston SC, and Anne Horvath,...
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The Hon Michaelia Cash MP, Acting Federal Attorney-General, has today issued a Media Release announcing the appointment of Mr John Halley SC and Ms Elizabeth Cheeseman SC as judges of the Federal...
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The funeral for Chester Porter QC will be held on Monday 29th March at 11.00 a.m. at St John’s Anglican Church, 87 Oaks Ave, Dee Why.
Due to COVID-19 restrictions, anyone wishing to attend should...
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In the last few years, the jurisdiction exercised by the Children’s Court, District Court and Supreme Court, including the NSW Court of Appeal, has been deciding a...
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The Local Court and the Children’s Court are unlike other jurisdictions in NSW due to the sheer volume of work coming before those courts on any given day. In...
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The Law Council of Australia is pleased to invite you to attend an online webinar titled Courting Innovation: Australia's judicial system in the context of COVID-19.
The pandemic has forced all...
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The NSW Bar Association's Wellbeing Committee has organised for members to receive the 2021 Quadrivalent influenza vaccine on Thursday, 8 April 2021, between 4.00pm and 6.00pm in St James'...
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Weather permitting, the Bar Walking Group meets at 1.05pm at the fountain at the top of Martin Place and Macquarie Street every Monday, with a 1.10 departure time. A quick lap of the...
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The Australian Academy of Law is pleased to announce the offering of its Annual Essay Prize for 2021.
This year, eligibility to submit an essay is broadened by reverting to the original entry rules...
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The Australian Institute of Family Studies (AIFS) has been commissioned by Australia’s National Research Organisation for Women’s Safety (ANROWS) to undertake research in relation to the...
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The Women Barristers Forum invite you to join us for Cocktails and Canapes to (belatedly) celebrate the appointment of Women Senior Counsel for 2020.
GUEST SPEAKER – The Hon Justice...
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Justice Williams was appointed as a Judge of the Supreme Court of New South Wales on 1 April 2020. A welcome ceremony to mark the occasion will be held in the Banco Court at 9:15 AM on Monday 22...
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The Local Court and the Children’s Court are unlike other jurisdictions in NSW due to the sheer volume of work coming before those courts on any given day. In...
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The Attorney General, the Hon Mark Speakman SC MP, has today issued a Media Release stating many survivors of institutional child abuse will be empowered to pursue fairer compensation, under reforms...
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Chester Alexander Porter QC passed away on 15 March 2021.
Chester was admitted to the NSW Bar in 1948 having completed his studies at Sydney University, joining Denman Chambers. He later...
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In the last few years, the jurisdiction exercised by the Children’s Court, District Court and Supreme Court, including the NSW Court of Appeal, has been deciding a...
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