Inbrief
Walk around the Botanic Gardens every Monday at lunch time
Wellbeing
Weather permitting, the Bar Walking Group will emerge from lockdown next Monday, 15 November 2021 at 1.05pm. Meet at the fountain at the top of Martin Place and Macquarie Street every...
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Explore Sydney Contemporary
Wellbeing
Sydney Contemporary presents Explore Sydney Contemporary, online from 11–21 November 2021 at 10am. With more than 1,700 artworks and 80 leading galleries from across Australasia, Explore...
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Ceremonial Sittings - Federal Circuit Court and Family Court of Australia
As advised previously via In Brief Ceremonial Sittings will be held at the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia to welcome newly appointed Judges as follows:
- Judge Murdoch on 11 November...
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State legislative power and the Constitution: Mineralogy Pty Ltd v Western Australia [2021] HCA 30; Palmer v Western Australia [2021] HCA 31
The AACL is delighted to welcome Stephen Free SC and Professor Rosalind Dixon to present on the recent cases of Mineralogy Pty Ltd v Western Australia [2021] HCA 30 and Palmer v Western Australia...
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District Court Silk Bows Livestream Link
Please find below the livestream link for the District Court Sydney Silk Bows Ceremony on Friday 12 November 2021 at 9:00am Court 21A John Maddison Tower.
https://youtu.be/4FT-xm99Y7Q
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2021 Winner of Terry Keaney Award
This year’s winner of the Terry Keaney Award is Rebecca McMahon, who was recently called to the bar. Among many other things, Rebecca is a founding chair of the Bugmy Bar Book Project. The...
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Advanced Trial Advocacy
Webinar - Wednesday 24 November 2021
The New South Wales Bar Association’s Education Committee are delighted to host His Honour Judge Craig Smith SC, Craig Everson SC and Troy Anderson SC for a...
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Tomorrow: 2021 NBC Judicial Q & A
Webinar - Tuesday 9 November 2021
The New Barristers’ Committee will again host the Judicial Q&A panel on Tuesday 9 November 2021 at 5.30 pm. This year, the panel will include the Hon Justice...
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2021 ILS Dispute Resolution Lecture Series - Lecture Four - 21st Century Legal Practice – International and Domestic with The Honourable T F Bathurst AC
Join the Law Council's International Law Section for the fourth session of the Chief Justices Past and Present: Dispute Resolution Lecture Series – featuring The Honourable T F Bathurst AC and Ms...
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Personal costs orders: procedure and pitfalls
Webinar - Thursday 11 November 2021
The spectre of personal costs orders against legal practitioners strikes fear in the heart of all but the very brave or foolhardy.
Join Katherine Oldfield, Matt...
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Toongabbie Legal Centre MCLE programs for October and November 2021 - Registration now open
Toongabbie Legal Centre is pleased to announce a number of MCLE programs for November 2021. Registration is now open.
The following sessions are open for registration:
• 6 November 2021:...
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Expressions of Interest sought by Marrickville Legal Centre for participation in Duty Barrister and Solicitor Scheme
The President of NCAT, the Hon Justice Lea Armstrong, has approved the introduction of a pilot duty barrister and solicitor scheme (Scheme) in the Consumer and Commercial Division of the New South...
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Invitation to Women Silks Drinks
The Women Barristers Forum, in association with the Women Lawyers Association of NSW, invites you to the annual cocktails and canapés function to celebrate the appointment of women Senior Counsel...
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Results for the Election of the 2022 Bar Council
Governance
Pursuant to Rule 11.8.1 of the Bar Association Constitution, polling officers have certified the results for the election of the 2022 Bar Council and the Returning Officer has declared...
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Tonight: Safe Place - Mentors and collegiality at the Bar
Wellbeing
Tonight at 5.00pm we will be discussing mentors and collegiality at the Bar.
We start our Bar careers as readers with one or two formal tutors - but then the journey can feel as though it...
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State legislative power and the Constitution: Mineralogy Pty Ltd v Western Australia [2021] HCA 30; Palmer v Western Australia [2021] HCA 31
The AACL is delighted to welcome Stephen Free SC and Professor Rosalind Dixon to present on the recent cases of Mineralogy Pty Ltd v Western Australia [2021] HCA 30 and Palmer v Western Australia...
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Safe Place - Mentors and collegiality at the Bar
Wellbeing
On Friday, 5 November 2021 at 5.00pm we will be discussing mentors and collegiality at the Bar.
We start our Bar careers as readers with one or two formal tutors - but then the journey...
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District Court Silk Bows Livestream Link
Please find below the livestream link for the District Court Sydney Silk Bows Ceremony on Friday 12 November 2021 at 9:00am Court 21A John Maddison Tower.
https://youtu.be/4FT-xm99Y7Q
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Decisions of interest
Practice support
The NSW Court of Appeal has published its latest Decisions of Interest Bulletin on the Court of Appeal website. Learn more here.
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Funeral Service for Costakis Varnavas
It is with great sadness that the family advise of the passing of their beloved husband, father, grandfather, brother and uncle, Costakis Varnavas.
Costakis peacefully passed away on Thursday 28th...
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Toongabbie Legal Centre MCLE programs for October and November 2021 - Registration now open
Toongabbie Legal Centre is pleased to announce a number of MCLE programs for October and November 2021. Registration is now open.
The following sessions are open for registration:
• 6 November...
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2021 CIBEL Centre Annual Keynote: Who is holding the baby on digital assets? Ethics in data, AI and robotics
Ms Natasha Blycha, Global Head of Digital Law at Herbert Smith Freehills, will be joined by Professor Andrew Lynch, Dean of UNSW Law & Justice, Professor Toby Walsh FAA FACM, an ARC Laureate Fellow...
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NCAT - Christmas and New Year 2021-22 holiday arrangements
The following arrangements will apply at NCAT over the 2021-2022 Christmas and New Year holiday period.
Hearings
The last hearing day in 2021 for all NCAT Divisions is 23 December 2021.
NCAT will...
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2021 New Barristers Committee Judicial Q & A
The New Barristers’ Committee will again host the Judicial Q&A panel on Tuesday 9 November 2021 at 5.30 pm. This year, the panel will include the Hon Justice Michael Wigney of the Federal Court of...
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Call for Papers: 2022 Regional Conference Series
2022 Regional Confernece Series
The Bar Association's Professional Development Department invites members to submit suggestions for papers to be included in the Association's 2022 Regional CPD...
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