Inbrief
Bench & Bar Lunch tickets are running out
Wellbeing
Please join our President, Gabrielle Bashir SC, Chair of the Wellbeing Committee, Cynthia Cochrane SC, and our guests of honour, comprising 18 judges from the Federal Court of Australia,...
Read more >
LSC Newsletter
The Legal Services Council September newsletter is here.
Read more >
Katrina Dawson Award September 2022
Diversity
The Bar Association is delighted to announce that Monica Aguinaldo is the recipient of the Katrina Dawson Award for September 2022.
Monica was admitted as a solicitor in 2012, and to the...
Read more >
Bench & Bar Lunches are back!
Wellbeing
Please join our President, Gabrielle Bashir SC, Chair of the Wellbeing Committee, Cynthia Cochrane SC, and our guests of honour, comprising 16 judges from the Federal Court of Australia,...
Read more >
Diverse Women in Law Podcast with NSWBA President
President, Gabrielle Bashir SC appeared on the Diverse Women in Law podcast to discuss her insights on a career in advocacy, inclusion at the Bar and why diverse representation at the Bar is of...
Read more >
Jeff Shaw Memorial Scholarship Lecture 2022
The Jeff Shaw Memorial Scholarship Lecture 2022 will be held on Monday, 10 October 2022 at 5.30pm in PSA House, Level 11, 160 Clarence Street Sydney.
The Honourable Michael Kirby AC CMG will be the...
Read more >
Reminder – 2021-22 Equitable Briefing Policy Reports Due this Friday, 30 September 2022
A reminder to all barristers who have adopted the Equitable Briefing Policy, that you are required to submit your 2021-2022 report to the Law Council of Australia by 30 September 2022.
Click here to...
Read more >
Janet Viola Coombs AM (1932 - 2022)
Vale
Janet Coombs was called to the New South Wales Bar on Friday, 13 March 1959, the eighth woman to be admitted.
In 1997, she was made a member of the General Division of the Order of Australia...
Read more >
Rosh Hashanah
This Sunday evening is the beginning of Jewish New Year, known as Rosh Hashanah in Hebrew which literally means ‘Head of the Year’.
It is one of the holiest days for Jewish people around the...
Read more >
Media Release - NSW Government's response to the Special Commission of Inquiry into the Drug 'ice'
The President of the New South Wales Bar Association has issued a media release on the NSW Government's response to the Special Commission of Inquiry into the Drug 'ice'.
Read the media release here.
Read more >
Room for Sale or Licence in Sir James Martin Chambers
Practice Support
Sir James Martin Chambers has a large well-appointed external room for sale or license measuring approximately 6.4 metres x 4.2 metres with sweeping Harbour views suitable for Silk...
Read more >
International Day of Peace
Today is International Day of Peace.
Established in 1981 by the United Nations General Assembly, the day is “devoted to strengthening the ideals of peace” by observing 24 hours of non-violence...
Read more >
Tomorrow: Bar Book Club and The Silence of Scheherazade
Wellbeing
A city and culture long lost to time. Author Defne Suman sets the historical novel The Silence of Scheherazade in the city of Smyrna and follows the intertwining fates of four families as...
Read more >
Forbes Society – Legal history tutorial Tuesday, 27 September
Dr Henry Kha (Senior Lecturer, Macquarie Law School) will present a tutorial 'Unification of Australian Divorce Law under the Matrimonial Causes Act 1959' on Tuesday, 27 September 2022 at 5.15pm in...
Read more >
Supreme Court Covid Protocol Update
Practice Support: Covid-19
The Supreme Court has issued the Revised COVID Protocols (effective 20 September 2022) that supersede previous COVID protocols.
Read more >
Nominations for 2023 Bar Council Election
Nomination forms for the election of the 2023 Bar Council were posted on Friday, 9 September 2022 and emailed Thursday, 15 September 2022 to all members of the Bar Association eligible to nominate or...
Read more >
Today's Updated Covid Court Guide
Practice Support: Covid-19
The New South Wales Bar Association’s consolidated guide to COVID-19-related court arrangements has been updated and includes today's announcement from the Supreme...
Read more >
Volunteer Expression of Interest – Special Commission of Inquiry into LGBTIQ Hate Crimes
The Special Commission of Inquiry into LGBTIQ Hate Crimes is tasked with inquiring into all unsolved deaths, that are suspected to be hate crimes, of LGBTIQ people between 1970 and 2010.
It is...
Read more >
Tomorrow: New Barristers Committee Coffee catch up
Practice Support
The NBC’s next coffee catch up for under 5s is tomorrow Wednesday, 21 September 2022 at 9.00am at the Naked Duck, 60 Martin Place. Our guests are Tiffany Wong SC (Banco Chambers)...
Read more >
Solemn Choral Eucharist for Her Late Majesty Queen Elizabeth II
On Wednesday, 21 September 2022 at 6.30pm, a Solemn Choral Eucharist will be held for Her Late Majesty Queen Elizabeth II at St. James Church. The homily will be offered by the Reverend Andrew...
Read more >
Celebration of the appointment the Hon. Justice Riethmuller
Appointments
The Honourable Chief Justice William Alstergren AO, and the Parramatta Judges of Division 1 of the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia, invite members to attend a cocktail...
Read more >
United Nations International Equal Pay Day
The United Nations International Equal Pay Day was celebrated yesterday, and occurs on 18 September annually in support of equal pay for work of equal value between women and men.
Women are paid...
Read more >
Accessibility and Disability Panel Event
Diverse Women and Law and the Disabled Australian Lawyers Association invite members to a panel discussion to raise awareness and discuss issues of accessibility in the legal profession.
The event...
Read more >
Bisexual Awareness Week
Bisexual Awareness Week or #BiWeek commences on 16 September and culminates in Celebrate Bisexuality Day, on 23 September. Celebrate Bisexuality Day is an annual event to recognise and celebrate...
Read more >
Tony McAvoy SC appointed to Referendum Working Group
Appointments
Minister for Indigenous Australians, Linda Burney and Senator Patrick Dodson have appointed Tony McAvoy SC of Frederick Jordan Chambers to the Referendum Working Group and Referendum...
Read more >