Inbrief
Funeral Arrangements for Sir Gerard Brennan
Funeral Notice
The funeral of the Honourable Sir (Francis) Gerard Brennan AC KBE GBS will be a Requiem Mass to be held at 10am on Friday, 17 June 2022 at St Mary’s Catholic Church, 264 Miller...
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Queens Birthday Honours
Personalia
The following members of the New South Wales Bar Association received Queen's Birthday Honours in the Order of Australia:
Officer (AO) in the General Division of the Order of Australia
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Annual federal courts and tribunals fee increases
The Attorney General's Department has released the annual federal courts and tribunals fee increase that begins 1 July 2022.
For more information, please click here.
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Forbes Society June 2022 Update and Membership Renewal
The next Forbes Society legal history tutorial is tomorrow Wednesday, 15 June 2022 - Antipodean Property Law by Dr Nicole Graham, Associate Professor (University of Sydney Law School) in Court 13A....
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Tomorrow: Royal Commissions and Inquests: Structure and Impact
Webinar - Wednesday, 15 June 2022
The Inquests and Inquires Committee are delighted to host a webinar to discuss 'Royal Commissions and Inquests: structure and impact' tomorrow, 15 June 2022 at 5.15...
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Francis Forbes Society Membership Renewal
The Francis Forbes Society for Australian Legal History invites members to renew their membership for the 2022/2023 financial year. The Forbes Society is dedicated to studying and documenting the...
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Tomorrow: Bloody tyrant and bookworm: the Bar Book Club to discuss Stalin's Library
15 June 2022 at 5.30pm
To a degree, Stalin was a bloody tyrant, machine politician, paranoid personality, and heartless bureaucrat. But he was also an intellectual, devoted to reading, writing and...
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2022/2023 Committee Membership applications close today at 5.00pm
Applications for appointment to the Bar association’s Committees for 22/23 will close** today at 5.00pm**.
The application form is here, including the full list of the 2022/2023 committees.
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Bloody tyrant and bookworm: the Bar Book Club to discuss Stalin's Library
Tomorrow at 5.30pm
To a degree, Stalin was a bloody tyrant, machine politician, paranoid personality, and heartless bureaucrat. But he was also an intellectual, devoted to reading, writing and...
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Your EOFY savings are here!
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Yoga classes return in 2022
Wellbeing
Attention all yogis! Jolie is ready to welcome you back to regular Tuesday afternoon yoga classes in the Bar Common Room. Classes will begin tomorrow 7 June 2022 at 1.00pm.
Yoga is...
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Room for Sale in Lachlan Macquarie Chambers
Practice Support
Premier Room for Sale in Lachlan Macquarie Chambers owing to a recent Judicial appointment. A ground floor room and a half is offered for sale in this unique art deco building in...
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Half Room for Sale or Licence in Sir Owen Dixon Chambers
Practice Support
Half of an internal room i.e. sharing with another barrister, has become available for sale or licence at Sir Owen Dixon Chambers.
The room is fitted out with desk and shelving.
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Room for Sale in 13th Floor St James Hall Chambers
Practice Support
A room has become available for sale on 13th Floor St James Hall Chambers. The room is fitted out with quality shelving and a robing cupboard and would suit a junior or senior...
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Tonight: It’s Been a Privilege: Self-incrimination (“s128 advice”) and the Compellability of Spouses, Partners, Parents and Children (“s18 advice”)
Webinar - 9 June 2022
The New South Wales Bar Association’s Criminal Law Committee and Legal Assistance Referral Scheme (LARS) staff are proud to host a webinar on Thursday, 9 June 2022 at 5.15pm...
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Take the hassle out of buying a car
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Bar FC Report
On a brilliantly sunny winter’s afternoon today saw Bar FC take on Pendle FC.
The game was largely played out in the mid-field, with strong performances from our two debut players in that area –...
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2022-23 Practising Certificate Renewals Late Fee from midnight tonight
Information regarding online renewals
The period for renewals is open and will run until 30 June 2022. A reminder that if your practising certificate application is not made by 11:59pm tonight, the...
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Tomorrow: Senior Counsel Selection Information Seminar
A Senior Counsel Selection Information Seminar is being held tomorrow Wednesday, 8 June 2022 starting in the Bar Common Room at 5.00pm for all barristers who wish to apply for silk this year. The...
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Fees in advance reporting due tonight
All barristers who hold/have held a trust money account for the purposes of receiving fees in advance, for the reporting period 1 April 2021 to 31 March 2022, are required to complete and submit an...
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New editor for the NSW Law Reports
The Council of Law Reporting for NSW is pleased to announce the appointment of Perry Herzfeld SC as the new editor of the NSW Law Reports, consequent upon the previous editor, Dr Elisabeth Peden SC,...
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RBA interest rate rise
The Reserve Bank of Australia’s Board today decided to raise the cash target rate from 0.35% to 0.85%. Accordingly, the rate of interest on unpaid legal costs prescribed by s 195 of the Legal...
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District Court matters adjourned due to strike
Due to a Public Service Association (PSA) state-wide all sector strike on Wednesday, 8 June 2022, all District Court matters will be adjourned to Thursday, 9 June 2022.
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Unexplained wealth laws can't be rushed
Policy and public affairs
The Bar Association has urged the NSW Government and the Opposition not to rush into ill-considered laws to expand police powers to confiscate ‘unexplained wealth’,...
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Great deals on tech and electronics
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