New President of the Court of Appeal

The Chief Judge in Equity, the Honourable Justice Julie Ward, has been appointed as President of the NSW Court of Appeal. View Attorney General Mark Speakman's announcement here.
Read more >The Chief Judge in Equity, the Honourable Justice Julie Ward, has been appointed as President of the NSW Court of Appeal. View Attorney General Mark Speakman's announcement here.
Read more >The Hon Justice Lucy McCallum, Judge of Appeal of the Supreme Court of New South Wales, will retire on Monday, 7 March 2022. A farewell ceremony to mark the occasion will be held in Banco Court on...
Read more >Are you exhausted? Unable to feel for others or to take advantage of life's pleasures? Having difficulty concentrating and taking in what you read? You may be burned out.
Professor Gordon...
Read more >The NSW Bar Association's Succession and Elder Law Committee invites members to join a seven part discussion series titled "The Judges Talk - Succession and Elders Law". Sessions will...
Read more >The Practice Management – By Barristers for Barristers will continue next Wednesday, 23 March 2022, with barristers Anne Horvath SC, Kirralee Young and Geoff Farland discussing...
Read more >An external room with excellent views has become available for sale or licence at Sir Owen Dixon Chambers - Level 64, MLC Centre. The room is 24sqm in size.
The Chambers consists...
Read more >The Commercial Law Section is pleased to host a "Corporations Law Update" on Thursday, 17 February 2022, at 5.15 pm. Join The Hon Justice Kate Williams, Michael...
Read more >The Francis Forbes Society for Australian Legal History will hold its first Legal History Tutorial for 2022 in the Banco Court on Wednesday, 23 February 2022 at 5.15pm – to be...
Read more >The Practice Management – By Barristers for Barristers will commence this Wednesday, 16 February, with barristers Anna Mitchelmore SC, Rob Hollo SC, Sean Docker and Lester Fernandez...
Read more >The NSW Bar Association Practice Development Committee are delighted to host "Pro Bono. Who Benefits? A seminar on accepting briefs on a pro bono basis".
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Read more >On Monday, 7 March 2022 at 5.00pm the Wellbeing Committee will host the next instalment in its Eat, Sleep, Move series of webinars, 'The Importance of Sleep', to be presented by Dr Camilla...
Read more >An internal room has become available in these chambers. This is an ideal opportunity for a junior who wishes to establish/consolidate a practice in family law. Any enquiries...
Read more >The ceremonial sitting of the Supreme Court to farewell the Hon Justice McCallum will be held on Friday, 25 February at 9.15am in the Banco Court, not 7 March as originally advertised. InBrief...
Read more >Expressions of Interest are sought by the Financial Planning Association Limited (FPA), for a Chair of their Conduct Review Commission (CRC). The CRC oversees the enforcement of the...
Read more >The funeral service and cremation of Marcia Osterberg-Olsen will be held next Thursday, 17 February 2022 at Leura Memorial Gardens, Kitchener Road, Leura. All persons who would like to attend...
Read more >The return to chambers after the summer vacation can be a highly traumatic experience for barristers of any seniority. The sudden shift from sleepiness and serenity...
Read more >Judge Peter Johnstone, Chief Magistrate of NSW, has announced that the Local Court will resume its usual operations on Monday, 14 February. Chief Magistrate's Memorandum...
Read more >Marcia Osterberg-Olsen, former barrister, has died. Marcia was called to the Bar in August 1989 and retired in 2010. Before coming to the Bar, Marcia was a journalist and a writer. More...
Read more >A ceremonial sitting of the Full Court of the Federal Court will be held on Friday, 4 March 2022 at 11.00am to mark the retirement of the Hon Justice Geoffrey Flick. Unfortunately, due...
Read more >The Public Defenders annual criminal law conference will be held on 12-13 March 2022. It will be live-streamed again this year. If you are interested please register as soon...
Read more >The NSW Bar Association's Succession and Elder Law Committee invites members to join a seven-part discussion series titled "The Judges Talk - Succession and Elders Law". Sessions will...
Read more >The First Nations' Committee of the NSW Bar Association is pleased to present a CPD on 'Native Title Defences in Fishing Prosecutions' on Wednesday, 9 March...
Read more >The UNSW Law Society's Senior Witness Examination Competition will be held in March. It is an opportunity for students to participate in a trial simulation, conducting an opening and closing...
Read more >The District Court of NSW has announced that from Monday, 14 February 2022 juries will be empanelled in individual courtrooms and not in LG3 and 4. Learn more here.
Read more >The NSW Bar Association is proud to announce that the 2022 Sydney Conference on Saturday, 5 March, will again be held as a hybrid event, with delegates offered the opportunity...
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