Inbrief
Results of the Election of the 2024 Bar Council
Governance
Pursuant to Rule 11.8.1 of the Bar Association Constitution, polling officers have certified the results for the election of the 2024 Bar Council and the Returning Officer has declared...
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Room for Sale in Lachlan Macquarie Chambers
Practice Support
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...
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NSW Regional Women Lawyers EOY Dinner
NSW Regional Women Lawyers EOY Dinner will be held on Wednesday, 8 November 2023 at Paymasters, 20 Bond St Newcastle, with guest speaker Professor Belinda Bennett, new Head of School and Dean of the...
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Tonight: Judicial Q&A
In-person – Thursday, 2 November 2023
The New Barristers Committee is again hosting the popular annual Judicial Q&A panel in 2023.
The Q&A panel discussion is designed to allow junior barristers...
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Tomorrow: Retirement of the Hon. Justice Timothy Moore
Justice Moore will be retiring as a Judge of the Land and Environment Court of NSW and his final judgment will be delivered on Friday, 3 November 2023 at 4.15pm in Court 12A of the Land and...
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Tomorrow: Silk Bows - Land and Environment Court of New South Wales
The Land and Environment Court of NSW will hold the 2023 Senior Counsel Bows on Friday, 3 November 2023 at 9.00am in Courtroom 12A, Level 12, 225 Macquarie Street, Sydney.
The ceremony will be...
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NSW Court Chaplains Association CPD
Thursday, 16 November 2023
The NSW Court Chaplains Association is a non-profit organisation. The purpose of the seminar is to educate barristers about the work the work of the NSWCCA. The CPD will...
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Practice Note SC CL 12
On 1 November 2023, the Chief Justice issued Practice Note SC CL 12 – Proceedings under the Crimes (High Risk Offenders) Act 2006, the Terrorism (High Risk Offenders) Act 2017, Mental Health &...
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Bar Council Election closes tomorrow at 1.00pm
The ballot for the 2024 Bar Council will close at 1.00pm on Thursday, 2 November 2023. Any votes received after 1.00pm will not be counted.
Members who are eligible to vote have been sent a link via...
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Tonight: Advanced issues in relation to DNA evidence
In-person – Wednesday, 1 November 2023
Forensic DNA testing is often held up as the ‘gold standard’ of forensic testing and is frequently presented without challenge at trial. Recent...
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Tomorrow: Forbes Society – Legal History Tutorial
Wednesday, 1 November 2023
The Francis Forbes Society is pleased to inform members of the Bar Association that on Wednesday, 1 November 2023, Dr Jessica Lake will present a tutorial ‘The Slander...
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Tonight: Bar Knitting Group to meet
Wellbeing
The next meeting of the Bar Knitting Group will be tonight, Tuesday, 31 October 2023 at 5.30pm in the Level 22 Chambers Conference Room.
Light refreshments will be provided.
All are...
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Farewell Ceremony for the Honourable Justice Steven Rares
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 Tuesday, 14 November 2023...
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Large Room for Sale in 5 Selborne
Large room for sale in 5 Selborne Chambers with Phillip Street views. Would suit silk or aspiring silk. Shelving cupboards and fridge included.
If you are interested in this room, please call...
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Bar Council Elections
The ballot for the 2024 Bar Council will close at 1.00pm on Thursday, 2 November 2023.
Members who are eligible to vote have been sent a link via email to the electronic voting platform. If you have...
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Intersex Awareness Day – 26 October 2023
Intersex Awareness Day is observed internationally on 26 October, the anniversary of the first demonstration by intersex advocates at the 1996 annual conference of the American Academy of Pediatrics....
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Tomorrow: WBF Meeting
Friday, 27 October 2023
The Women Barristers Forum is meeting on Friday 27 October 2023 at 4.00pm in Banco Chambers.
All women barristers are invited to join us for this meeting.
Please email...
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Silk Bows - Industrial Relations Commission of NSW
The Industrial Relations Commission of NSW will hold the 2023 Senior Counsel Bows on Tuesday, 14 November 2023 at 9.00am in Hearing Room 1 at Level 10, 10-14 Smith Street Parramatta.
Members are...
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Tonight: Safeguarding Human Rights in International Extradition
In-person - Thursday, 26 October 2023
International extradition processes are often little understood. They can have significant consequences for the liberty of extradites and, for that reason, are...
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Gregory John Smith (1955-2023)
Vale
Greg J Smith, formerly of Second Floor Wentworth Chambers, has passed away.
Greg was called to the Bar in 2011 initially practising at 8 Wentworth Chambers. From 2012-2014 he was a lecturer in...
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Last Bar Bushwalk for the Year: Coastal Trek In the Royal National Park
Sunday, 12 November 2023
The last Bar Bushwalk for the 2023 calendar year is a classic Sydney walk, being the coastal trek from Cronulla Ferry Wharf to Wattamolla Beach in the Royal National Park.
...
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Australian Institute of Employment Rights 13th Annual Ron McCallum Debate
The Australian Institute of Employment Rights Ron McCallum Debate this year will be chaired by President Hatcher of the Fair Work Commission and focus on 'Voices and Work: reform, challenge,...
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Tomorrow: 2023 Bench and Bar Lunch
Please join our President, Gabrielle Bashir SC, Chair of the Wellbeing Committee, Vanessa Whittaker SC, and our guests, comprising of judges from the Federal Court, Supreme Court, District Court and...
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Tonight: Drug Offenders Program
In-person – Wednesday, 25 October 2023
Drug Intervention Program (DIP) has developed a six-module online program designed for defendants in the Local Court who have either been found guilty of, or...
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Barrister buddy get together
The Women’s Legal Service NSW ‘barrister buddies’ next get together will be on Thursday, 23 November 2023 from 6.00pm at Colins, Biggers & Paisley. The scheme aims to improve and increase the...
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