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Save on health cover with HCF and Member Advantage

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Member services and benefits

COVID-19 has made us think about a lot of things – none more so than our health. We all want to stay healthy while also protecting ourselves from rising health costs....

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Toongabbie Legal Centre Tax & Equity Seminar - 19 March 2021

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Toongabbie Legal Centre’s 5th Annual Tax & Equity Seminar will be held on Friday, 19 March 2021 at Ashurst’s offices, 5 Martin Place, Sydney.

Click here for more information and to register.

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Professional Standards Forum on Trust and Confidence – 15 April 2021

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The Professional Standards Council is pleased to invite you to the next Professional Standards Forum. The Forum will be held online on Thursday 15 April 2021, addressing the theme ‘Trust and...

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Successful fee negotiation with someone who just wants to pay you less

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Webinar - Thursday 18 March 2021

Relationships with solicitors and end-clients can be created, maintained, and flourish for mutual benefit. In practice, it can be challenging:

  • to quantify, and...

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2021 flu vaccinations

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Wellbeing

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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Call for volunteers for Sydney University Law Society Queer Mentoring Program

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The Sydney University Law Society (SULS) is calling for expressions of interest from LGBTQIA+ Barristers to participate in the SULS 2021 Queer Mentoring Program.

The Program is a forum for mentors...

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Who can I talk to about sexual harassment at the Bar?

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The New South Wales Bar Association reiterates there is no place for sexual harassment, bullying or unacceptable behaviour at the NSW Bar. Each of us has a role to play in contributing to a safe,...

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Tonight: Family therapy in a Family Law Context

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Webinar - Monday 15 March 2021

The NSW Bar Association’s Family Law Committee are delighted to host Dr Lucia Vardanega, Western Sydney University, and Rhondda Matthews, The Family Relationship...

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Webinar - Courting innovation: Australia’s judicial system in the context of COVID-19

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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 Courts’ COVID-19 List has been expanded to assist families quickly resolve their disputes

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The Family Court of Australia and the Federal Circuit Court of Australia (the Courts) remind family law practitioners and clients that the criteria for the highly successful national COVID-19 list...

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Statement from the President of the New South Wales Bar Association regarding the Rule of Law

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The President, Michael McHugh SC has today issued a Media Statement stating about the meaning and operation of the Rule of Law.

Click here to read a full copy of the Media Statement.

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Registered Migration Agents – Legislation Changes

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The Migration Amendment (Regulation of Migration Agents) Act 2020 will come into effect on 22 March 2021.

It will amend the Migration Act 1958 to

  • provide that holders of unrestricted legal...
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Law Council questions need for broad surveillance powers

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The Law Council of Australia appreciates the need for law enforcement agencies to have robust powers especially to counter cyber-enabled offences, such as serious and harmful crimes carried out...

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Recent Issues in Insurance Law

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Wednesday 31 March 2021

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, will...

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Family therapy in a Family Law Context

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Webinar - Monday 15 March 2021

The NSW Bar Association’s Family Law Committee are delighted to host Dr Lucia Vardanega, Western Sydney University, to consider "Family therapy in a Family Law...

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Fee recovery: What is good practice? For members under 5 years

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Webinar - Tuesday 16 March 2021

This is a question often posed by members in their first five years of practice at the Bar. It is also a question that plays on the mind of many experienced...

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New South Wales Personal Injury Commission - Extension of time discretion

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The President of the Personal Injury Commission His Honour Judge Gerard Phillips has advised that, with the commencement of the Personal Injury Commission Act 2020 on 1 March 2021:

• An...

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CPD webinar - “Appearing in the Local Court and Children’s Court”, 5.15 pm Tuesday 23 March

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Webinar - Tuesday 23 March 2021

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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2021 flu vaccinations

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Wellbeing

The Bar Association's Wellbeing Committee has organised for members to receive the 2020 Quadrivalent influenza vaccine on Thursday, 8 April 2021, between 4.00pm and 6.00pm in St James'...

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Tonight: Will Pillar 1 fix what was broke?

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Webinar - Tuesday 9 March 2021

It has been almost 7 years since the High Court in Brookfield Multiplex Ltd v Owners Corporation Strata Plan 61288 [2014] HCA 36; 254 CLR 185 held, affirming the...

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Tonight: Celebrate International Women’s Day 2021 with us at the NSW Bar Association

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Webinar - Monday 8 March 2021

The NSW Bar Association’s Diversity and Equality Committee (DEC) is delighted to invite members to our “Choose to Challenge” International Women’s Day Panel...

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Australian Academy of Law: Notice of Annual Essay Prize 2021

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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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