District Court Criminal Practice Note 27

Covid-19
District Court Criminal Practice Note 27 will cease to apply to all jury trials in the District Court from Tuesday, 11 April 2023.
Accordingly, court participants will no longer be...
Read more >District Court Criminal Practice Note 27 will cease to apply to all jury trials in the District Court from Tuesday, 11 April 2023.
Accordingly, court participants will no longer be...
Read more >Robert Grace's funeral will be held at St Joseph’s Catholic Church, 21 Lagoon St, Narrabeen on Wednesday, 5 April 2023 from 11.30am.
Read more >Robert Grace, formerly of 4th Floor Selborne Chambers passed away on 23 March 2023. Robert was called to the Bar in November 1967 and was a founding member of 4th Floor Selborne Chambers in...
Read more >The Women Barristers Forum is meeting on Wednesday, 5 April 2023 at 5.00pm. All women barristers are invited to join this meeting. It will be held in the 12 Wentworth Selborne...
Read more >Trans Day of Visibility, held annually on 31 March, is a day to celebrate trans pride and raise awareness about trans and gender diverse experiences and achievements.
Trans Day of Visibility was...
Read more >A ceremonial sitting to mark the retirement of the Honourable Chief Justice James Allsop AC as Chief Justice of the Federal Court of Australia will be held in Court 1, Level 21, Federal Court of...
Read more >The Australian Academy of Law, the Australian Institute of Judicial Administration and the Australian Law Journal are presenting a conference on 'Enduring Courts in Changing Times' from Friday, 8...
Read more >Michael Finnane KC of Second Floor Wentworth Chambers, former Judge of the District Court of New South Wales passed away today, 29 March 2023. He was admitted to practise at the Bar in 1969 and...
Read more >The Commonwealth Attorney-General proposes to recommend to the Governor-General the following appointments to the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC):
As autumn rolls around so does flu season, courts become a pool of coughing people. The Wellbeing Committee has taken charge and ensure that all members are protected by offering the 2023...
Read more >The Law Council has published a media release that endorses the findings within the PwC report, 'The Benefits of Providing Access to Justice' commissioned by National Legal Aid.
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Read more >The Criminal Law Committee is pleased to host a CPD seminar presented by Tim Game SC and Stephen J Odgers SC, on Wednesday, 29 March 2023 at 5.00pm.
... Read more >John McLaughlin's funeral will be held at St Francis of Assisi Church, 457-459 Oxford Street, Paddington on Friday, 31 March 2023 from 10.00am.
The funeral will also be live-streamed...
Read more >The Bar Council has appointed the 2023 Senior Counsel Selection Committee to be:
The Family, Care and Adoption Committee is pleased to host a CPD seminar presented by Melissa Gillies SC and Peter Batey, and chaired by Peter Cummings SC,...
Read more >The next meeting of the Bar Knitting Group is on Tuesday, 28 March 2023 at 5.30 pm. We will meet in the conference room of Level 22 Chambers. Light refreshments will be provided. Everyone...
Read more >The Diversity and Equality Committee and the Women Barristers Forum jointly present this CPD on the updated Equitable Briefing Policy.
This online webinar is...
Read more >Michael Coleman's funeral will be held at St Kieran's Catholic Church, 2 King Street, Manly Vale on Friday, 31 March 2023 from 11.00am.
Read more >The Bar Council will audit all barristers CPD compliance as part of practising certificate renewals for 2023/24. All barristers will fill out the CPD Record Form which will be replicated in the...
Read more >The Supreme Court Practice Note EQ 13 has been reissued here. This concerns adoptions.
The Supreme Court Practice Note EQ 3 has been reissued here. This concerns the Commercial...
Read more >Michael Coleman, previously of 11th Floor Garfield Barwick Chambers, passed away on 22 March 2023. Michael was called to the Bar in 1971 and practised for 46 years before his retirement.
... Read more >A ceremonial sitting to mark the appointment of the Honourable Justice Rebecca Curran to the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (Division 1) will be held in Courtroom 7C,...
Read more >The Chief Justice of New South Wales has released a Vale after the passing of the Hon. Dr John Kennedy McLaughlin AM. Please click here to read the message.
Read more >A ceremonial sitting to mark the appointment of the Honourable Justice Ian Jackman as a Judge of the Federal Court of Australia will be held in Court 1, Level 21, Federal Court of...
Read more >This evening marks the beginning of Ramadan, being the ninth month of the Islamic calendar and the most sacred in Islamic culture. Ramadan begins and ends with the appearance of the crescent moon. It...
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