Inbrief

Update on the Joint Law Courts Building

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Supreme Court

The Supreme Court of New South Wales has advised all matters listed for Tuesday to Friday this week will continue to be heard. Court rooms in Wentworth Chambers, Hospital Road, St...

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Flooding in the Joint Law Courts Building

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All members of the legal profession are advised that the Law Courts Building in Queens Square has suffered another major flooding event due to a broken pipe on level 19 affecting all floors in the...

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Appointment of additional Members to the Administrative Appeals Tribunal

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Appointments

The Commonwealth Attorney-General has announced that the Australian Government has appointed 39 additional members to the Administrative Appeals Tribunal.

To read the media release,...

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Rosh Hashanah

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Rosh Hashanah, or Jewish New Year, begins this evening.

It is one of the holiest days of the year for Jewish people around the world and marks the beginning of the Jewish High Holy Days, a period of...

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Closing tonight: Katrina Dawson Award

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Katrina Dawson was a much-loved member of the New South Wales Bar, where she excelled. She was tragically killed during the Lindt Cafe siege. The Katrina Dawson Award seeks to encourage women to...

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Tonight: 2023 Bathurst Lecture

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Commercial Law Section

The Commercial Law Section will hold the 2023 Bathurst Lecture on 14 September 2023 from 5.30pm in Banco Court. The lecture will be delivered by the Hon Chief Justice A S...

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International Equal Pay Day

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The United Nations International Equal Pay Day is celebrated on 18 September each year in support of equal pay for work of equal value.

Women are paid less than men by an estimated 20 per cent...

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Bisexual Awareness Week: 16 – 23 September 2023

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Bisexual Awareness Week or #BiWeek commenced on 16 September and culminates in Celebrate Bisexuality Day, on 23 September.

Bisexuality Day is an annual event to recognise and celebrate bisexual...

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Yom Kippur: From sunset on Sunday, 24 September to nightfall on Monday, 25 September

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The Bar Association is committed to supporting a Bar that reflects and is inclusive of society’s diverse composition. Yom Kippur, or the Day of Atonement, is the holiest of Jewish religious...

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Annual General Meeting

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The Annual General Meeting of The New South Wales Bar Association (ABN 18 526 414 014) will be held in the Common Room of the New South Wales Bar Association, Basement, Selborne Chambers, 174-180...

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Nominations for 2024 Bar Council Election Open Today

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Nomination forms for election of the 2024 Bar Council were posted on Thursday, 7 September 2023 and emailed today to all members of the Bar Association eligible to nominate or be nominated.

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Closing tomorrow: Katrina Dawson Award

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Katrina Dawson was a much-loved member of the New South Wales Bar, where she excelled. She was tragically killed during the Lindt Cafe siege. The Katrina Dawson Award seeks to encourage women to...

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Bar Association Annual General Meeting and Election Timetable

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The New South Wales Bar Association’s AGM will be held in the Common Room of the New South Wales Bar Association, Basement, Selborne Chambers, 174-180 Phillip Street, Sydney, on Thursday, 2...

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Tonight: Recognising and Presenting Evidence of Strengths in Legal Proceedings

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Hybrid at the Law Society of NSW – Wednesday, 13 September 2023

The NSW Bar Association’s First Nations Committee has partnered with the Bugmy Bar Book project to host a panel discussion on the...

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2023 Sir Maurice Byers Lecture

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The 2023 Sir Maurice Byers Lecture will be held on Thursday, 12 October 2023 in-person in the NSW Bar Association Common Room. Entry is 5.15pm for 5.30pm start.

The lecture titled 'The Law of...

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Tomorrow: Ceremonial Sitting for the Honourable Justice Yaseen Shariff

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Appointments

A ceremonial sitting of a Full Court of the Federal Court of Australia will be held in Court 1, Level 21, Federal Court of Australia, Law Courts Building on Wednesday, 13 September 2023...

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Amended Practice Note DC Civil No 1

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The District Court of NSW has released an Amended Practice Note DC Civil No 1 that amends 7.3 and 7.4

  • The 7.3 amendment reflects the current case management practices for Notices of Motion filed in...
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Additional DPP list - Downing Centre

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The Chief Magistrate’s Office has advised that a second DPP list will be starting in the Downing Centre on Tuesday, 24 October 2023. At this stage, this list will be in court 5.2.

Matters coming...

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Latest Court of Appeal Decisions of Interest Bulletin

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The NSW Court of Appeal has published its latest Decisions of Interest Bulletin. Click here for more information.

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Appointments to the Defence Force Discipline Appeals Tribunal

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Appointments

The Commonwealth Attorney General has announced five appointments to the Defence Force Discipline Appeals Tribunal.

The Hon Justice John Logan RFD has been reappointed as President of...

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Ceremonial Sitting for the Honourable Justice Yaseen Shariff

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Appointments

A ceremonial sitting of a Full Court of the Federal Court of Australia will be held in Court 1, Level 21, Federal Court of Australia, Law Courts Building on Wednesday, 13 September 2023...

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Applications open for two new members of NSW Sentencing Council

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NSW Attorney General Michael Daley is calling for applications from people who would like to be considered for appointment to the NSW Sentencing Council.

The Sentencing Council advises the Attorney...

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National Domestic and Family Violence Bench Book

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The Australian Institute of Judicial Administration has released an updated version of the National Domestic and Family Violence Bench Book.

The bench book is a central resource for judicial...

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