Inbrief

Tomorrow: WBF Welcome Drinks for Readers

Thursday, 12 October 2023

Come and meet the 2023 September readers and share a drink with the Women Barrister's Forum. The event will be on Thursday, 12 October 2023 from 4.00pm to 7.00pm at La...

From Afghanistan to Australia: Perspectives on gender and the law before and after resettlement

In-person - Wednesday, 1 November 2023

Her Honour Judge Tupman of the District Court of New South Wales, will be chairing a panel of female Afghan judges who resettled in Australia after the Taliban...

NELA Environmental Law Conference

The National Environmental Law Association is holding its annual National Conference in Melbourne and online on Friday, 3 November 2023. The theme is ‘Intersecting crises of climate change and...

International Conference on Pathways to Just Transitions for a Sustainable Common Future

Macquarie University’s Centre for Environmental Law has organised an international conference on “Pathways to Just Transitions for a Sustainable Common Future” on 1-2 November 2023 in Sydney...

LawAsia Statement regarding the Australian Voice Referendum

LawAsia have issued a statement regarding the Australian Voice Referendum.

Click here to read the statement.

Equitable briefing and networking event

The Women Lawyers’ Association of NSW together with the event sponsors and hosts, Watts McCray and Australian Family Lawyers are hosting an equitable briefing and networking event for the legal...

District Court contact over the weekend

The District Court has advised that all District Court Judges, associates and any staff using an @courts email will be offline this weekend from 6.00pm tonight, 6 October 2023.

Urgent...

Senior Counsel appointments for 2023

Appointments

President Gabrielle Bashir SC has announced the names of 25 barristers who have been appointed as Senior Counsel. The successful applicants for 2023, in order of their seniority at the...

Senior Counsel 2023

Appointments

The appointment of senior counsel for 2023 will be announced at 1.00pm today, Friday, 6 October 2023. Learn more here.

Senior Counsel appointments for 2022

Appointments

President Gabrielle Bashir SC has announced the names of 20 barristers who have been appointed as senior counsel. The successful applicants for 2022, in order of their length of service...

Postponed: Current issues in forensic evidence

In-person - Tuesday, 10 October 2023

This seminar has been postponed and members will be advised via InBrief in due course when the CPD will be rescheduled.

The Spark: The Act that Brought Parliament and the Supreme Court to NSW

The Parliament of NSW is hosting a special two-day conference ahead of next year’s bicentenaries for the NSW Legislative Council and Supreme Court of NSW.

The event will run across 13-14 November...

Volunteers needed – Open Day for Women and Gender Diverse Law Students

Friday, 20 October 2023

The Diversity and Equality Committee and the Women Barristers Forum are pleased to be jointly hosting the first in person NSW Bar Association Open Day for Women and Gender...

Tonight: Appellate Advocacy - Views from the Bench and Bar

In-person – Thursday, 5 October 2023

The Honourable Justice JK Ward, president of the Court of Appeal and Laina Chan of 2 Selbourne Chambers will be discussing the assistance that the Court is...

The Entangled Complexity of Statute Law and Judge-Made Law

The UNSW School of Private and Commercial law invites members to attend the first in a series of seminars concerning Private and Commercial Law on Thursday, 19 October 2023 with guest speaker the Hon...

Appointment of additional Members to the Administrative Appeals Tribunal

Appointments

The Commonwealth Attorney-General has announced that the Australian Government has appointed 54 additional members to the Administrative Appeals Tribunal. These appointments follow the...

ADR Address 2023

The ADR Address will be presented by Luke Nottage PhD, LLD on Thursday, 2 November 2023 from 5.30-6.30pm in Banco Court.

For more information or to register, please click here.

2023 Family Law Seminar

The Toongabbie Legal Centre are holding a seminar on proposed Parenting Amendments to the Family Law Act on Wednesday, 11 October 2023 in Mills Oakley Conference Room.

For more information, please...

New South Wales Bar Association 2022-2023 Annual Report is out now

Governance

The New South Wales Bar Association's 2022-23 Annual Report, featuring the financial, directors' and auditor's reports for the 2022-23 financial year, is now available here. Past annual...

Recruitment of Members for the new Administrative Review Tribunal

Recruitment

The Australian Government is commencing the search for Members of the new Administrative Review Tribunal (ART) – the body that will replace the Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AAT).

Swearing in of Chief Justice of Australia

Appointments

The Hon Justice Stephen Gageler AC will be sworn in as Chief Justice of Australia on Monday, 6 November 2023 at 10.00am in Canberra. Justice Beech-Jones will be sworn in as a Justice of...

Announcement of Senior Counsel Appointments

President Gabrielle Bashir SC advises members of the NSW Bar Association that an announcement of senior counsel appointments for 2023 will be made on Friday, 6 October 2023.

Tonight: What I Wish I Knew as a Reader: Advice from former readers on surviving and thriving in your readership year and beyond

Online - Tuesday, 3 October 2023

By popular demand, the New Barristers Committee is again running its ‘What I Wish I Knew as a Reader’ CPD. This CPD is particularly aimed at readers from the May...

Register now for Russell Taylor Oration 2023

Members are invited to attend this year’s Russell Taylor Oration being held online on Thursday, 12 October 2023 from 12.30-2.00pm. The Russell Taylor Oration is an annual event that celebrates the...

National Carers Week

Sunday, 15 October 2023 marked the beginning of National Carers Week. National Carers Week is an opportunity to recognise and celebrate the 2.65 million Australians who provide unpaid care and...