Tonight: International Family Law

In person – Wednesday, 23 August 2023
In the third session of the International Committee’s series on international practice at the Bar, we will be exploring the international issues and...
Read more >In the third session of the International Committee’s series on international practice at the Bar, we will be exploring the international issues and...
Read more >Today, the Courts officially launched three animated short films that will help educate the public about:
The Women Barristers Forum held its Annual General Meeting on 2 August 2023. We appreciate Naomi Sharp SC for her dedicated leadership as Chair during the past few years and...
Read more >The NSW Bar Association welcomes the appointment of Justice Stephen Gageler AC as the new Chief Justice of the High Court of Australia and the appointment of Justice Robert Beech-Jones...
Read more >The Prime Minister of Australia and Commonwealth Attorney-General have announced the appointment of Justice Stephen Gageler AC as the fourteenth Chief Justice of the High Court of...
Read more >The Supreme Court of New South Wales has welcomed the announcement this morning of the appointments of his Honour, Justice Stephen Gageler AC as Chief Justice of the High Court of...
Read more >Women Barristers Forum extends its congratulations to all the women lawyers who received awards at the recent WLA Awards Gala Dinner held on 4 August 2023. In particular, WBF...
Read more >The 15 Bobber for Judge Craig Everson SC and Judge Robert Newlinds SC will be held on Friday, 25 August 2023 in the NSW Bar Association Common Room. The 15 Bobber...
Read more >The New South Wales Chief Justice has reissued Practice Note SC EQ 12 – Real Property List, with a commencement date of 18 August 2023.
The revised Practice Note includes the following:
The 2023 Minds Count Lecture will be held in-person at the Federal Court of Australia in Sydney and televised via closed web-cast on Thursday, 24 August 2023, starting at 6.00pm.
This year's keynote...
Read more >The NSW Government is expanding the sitting days of the NSW Drug Court from one day per week to full time in Sydney’s CBD.
For more information, please click here.
Read more >The Judges of the Federal Court of Australia are inviting practitioners to a seminar on 13 September 2023 discussing the topic 'Current Issues in the Practice of Employment and Industrial Law'
For...
Read more >The Human Rights Committee invites you to join us for a CPD on the investigation and prosecution of genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity. This CPD...
Read more >In June 2023, the Bar Association hosted a CPD, 'How secure is my platform? Managing risk with electronic briefing and cloud storage'. The CPD featured a presentation by advisory firm KordaMentha,...
Read more >Lachlan Macquarie Chambers has a well-appointed room for sale. Owner wishes to retire. Sale price reduced by $20,000.00. Your chance to be a part owner in a building in the very...
Read more >The Diversity and Equality Committee is pleased to host the fifth annual Sybil Morrison Lecture on Wednesday, 16 August 2023 at 5.00pm. The lecture has been...
Read more >The Australian Bar Association's Conference, the Cornerstone, will be held between 21-23 September 2023 at the recently opened, Langham Hotel on the Gold Coast.
The theme for the 2023 conference is...
Read more >The Australian Law Awards 2023 were held on Friday with Carmel Lee of Greenway Chambers being awarded Barrister of the Year by Lawyers Weekly.
The full list of award winners and finalists can be...
Read more >Justice Rowan Darke will shortly retire from the Supreme Court after ten years of service. His Honour's last sitting will be tomorrow Wednesday, 16 August 2023 in Court 13A at 9.15am.
All members...
Read more >The Francis Forbes Society for Australian Legal History is holding their next tutorial tonight Tuesday, 15 August 2023 at 5.15 pm in Court 13A. Skye Krichauff of the University of Adelaide will be...
Read more >The Reader/Tutor Guidelines are intended to assist tutors and readers to obtain the maximum benefit from the reading period. In August 2023, they were updated.
The updates cover, amongst other...
Read more >Two leading human rights advocates will explore the challenges and opportunities in litigating human rights cases in New Zealand and the Australian Capital...
Read more >The Australian Centre for International Commercial Arbitration (ACICA) and the Australian Bar Association (ABA) are pleased to invite you to attend a joint session focused on providing practical...
Read more >It is always a hard battle when counsel meet bankers, whether in the courtroom or on the football pitch. Today’s match between Bar FC and BNP Paribas was no exception.
As is the norm, Coutinho led...
Read more >The NSW Council for Civil Liberties 2023 Gala Dinner & Civil Liberties Journalism Awards '60 Years Strong' is on Wednesday, 20 September 2023.
Join Walkley award winning journalist Amber Schultz,...
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