Bar Council Executive election

Governance
Following the appointment of Anna Mitchelmore SC to the Court of Appeal and resignation as Junior Vice-President, the Bar Council has elected Ruth Higgins SC as Junior Vice-President....
Read more >Following the appointment of Anna Mitchelmore SC to the Court of Appeal and resignation as Junior Vice-President, the Bar Council has elected Ruth Higgins SC as Junior Vice-President....
Read more >Samuel Griffith Chambers are looking for a Clerk of Chambers to work 2 days per week in a job sharing arrangement. The role would suit someone who is looking to scale back from a full-time load but...
Read more >Tonight, 24 March 2022, former Chief Justice the Hon T F Bathurst AC and Miles Condon SC will present 'Ethical Issues in Practice'. The fourth...
Read more >Court Services has advised that the Murwillumbah and Kyogle courts are open and operational. Mullumbimby will be online very soon.
Please use each link for the arrangements for...
Read more >The latest edition of the Court of Appeal's Decisions of Interest Bulletin is now available here.
Read more >After a forfeit against us in Round 1, the Bar’s Mixed Netball team, ‘Full Court Bench’, is off to a great start for the 2022 Season...
Read more >The swearing-in ceremony to mark the appointment of Ms Anna Mitchelmore SC as a Justice of the Supreme Court of New South Wales and a Justice of Appeal will be held in Banco Court on...
Read more >The Women’s Barristers Forum will present an online CPD on the topic of ‘Pathway to Taking Silk’ at 5.15 pm on Thursday, 7 April 2022. Gail Furness SC, Melissa...
Read more >The Chief Justice has advised that, following the appointment of Justice Hammerschlag as Chief Judge in Equity, Justice Michael Ball will conduct the Commercial List, the Commercial Arbitration List...
Read more >The Practice Management – By Barristers for Barristers will continue next Wednesday, 23 March 2022, with barristers Anne Horvath SC, Kirralee Young...
Read more >The Bar Book Club presents Freedom From Fear: Step Beyond Your Illusory Fears and Realise Your Dreams by Vera Culkoff. The book offers an intriguing insight into 'illusory' fear and the...
Read more >A welcome ceremony will be held for his Honour Judge Peter McGrath SC who was sworn-in as a judge of the District Court on 7 February 2022.
The ceremony to mark this occasion will be...
Read more >The Muslim Legal Network NSW are holding its Annual Iftar Dinner on Thursday, 14 April 2022 with a 5.15pm start at Doltone House, Hyde Park.
The Iftar dinner is being held during the...
Read more >The Practice Management – By Barristers for Barristers will continue next Wednesday, 23 March 2022, with barristers Anne Horvath SC, Kirralee Young...
Read more >Join Phillip Boulten SC, Tim Game SC and chair Justice Ian Harrison for a seminar on the techniques and issues in Evidence in chief and Re-examination.
The seminar...
Read more >The Commercial Law Section is pleased to host a “Class Actions Update” on Tuesday, 22 March at 5.15 pm. Join the Hon Justice Brigitte Markovic, James Arnott SC,...
Read more >Trevor Boyd passed away over the weekend.
Trevor was a long-term member of 2 Selborne Chambers.
His funeral service will be held on Friday, 25 March 2022 at 2.00pm at the Lake Macquarie...
Read more >The Women Lawyers Association of NSW are inviting members to celebrate the achievements of women in law at 5.30pm for 6.00pm start on Friday, 8 April 2022 at Hall & Wilcox with guest speaker the Hon...
Read more >The New Barristers Committee are delighted to host barrister Julian Cooke for a CPD session on 'Preliminary discovery in the Federal Court: guiding principles and...
Read more >The First Nations' Committee of the NSW Bar Association is pleased to announce the CPD on 'Native Title Defences in Fishing Prosecutions' will be hosted on Monday, 21...
Read more >On Thursday, 24 March 2022, former Chief Justice the Hon T F Bathurst AC and Miles Condon SC will present 'Ethical Issues in Practice'. The fourth...
Read more >The Practice Management – By Barristers for Barristers will continue next Wednesday, 23 March 2022, with barristers Anne Horvath SC, Kirralee Young...
Read more >The Bar Bushwalk that was postponed a couple of weeks ago will be taking place this weekend on Sunday, 20 March 2022, but at a different location.
The scheduled Convict Trail walk remains closed due...
Read more >The First Nations' Committee of the NSW Bar Association is pleased to announce the CPD on 'Native Title Defences in Fishing Prosecutions' will be hosted on Monday, 21...
Read more >The Commercial Law Section is pleased to host a “Class Actions Update” on Tuesday, 22 March at 5.15 pm. Join the Hon Justice Brigitte Markovic, James Arnott SC,...
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