Inbrief

Zero Discrimination Day

Diversity

Today is Zero Discrimination Day, observed each year on 1 March.

The Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) founded Zero Discrimination Day in 2014. The Day is about...

Magha Puja Day

Diversity

Magha Puja Day (also known as Sangha Day) is the second most important Buddhist festival. Most commonly, it is observed on the full moon day of the third lunar month, which this year is 24...

Ash Wednesday

Diversity

Ash Wednesday, or the Day of Ashes, in the Western Christian tradition marks the first day of Lent, a period of penitential preparation for Easter. Lent commemorates the 40 days that Jesus...

Lunar New Year

Diversity

The Lunar New Year begins on February 10 2024, and starts the Spring Festival season that ends fifteen days later on the evening of the Lantern Festival. This year is the Year of the...

Long Matters List

Please see the following notice from Justice Ian Harrison, Chief Judge at Common Law:

Please note that Justice Cavanagh has been managing the Long Matters List since its inception in late 2019. The...

The year in review: a panel discussion of 2023’s most significant cases in constitutional law

In-person - Wednesday, 7 February 2024

The AACL is holding a panel discussion on Wednesday, 7 February 2024 from 5.30pm in the Federal Court. Megan Caristo, Naomi Wootton and Samuel Hoare will speak...

Kevin Peter Coorey (1941-2023)

Memorial Service

A commemorative service (English language Mass) will be held for the late Mr Kevin Coorey, at Our Lady of Lebanon, 40 Alice Street, Harris Park, from 7.00pm on Wednesday, 13 March...

The Lawyers Orchestra Inc

The Lawyers Orchestra Inc will hold a concert at Glebe Town Hall on Sunday, 11 February 2024 at 2.30pm. The Orchestra is made up of both lawyers and barristers.

To purchase a ticket, please click...

The Hon. Andrew John Rogers AO KC (1933-2024)

Vale

The Hon. Andrew Rogers AO KC was called to the bar in 1956, served on the Supreme Court between 1979 and 1993 and passed away overnight.

The Honourable Andrew Bell, Chief Justice of NSW has...

NSW Bar Association Supports Chief Justice on Court Funding

Media Release

The NSW Bar Association has issued a media release supporting calls from the Chief Justice of New South Wales, the Hon Andrew Bell, for increased funding of the New South Wales court...

Contract Masterclass

Sponsored

The Commercial Law Association are holding a Contract Masterclass on Friday, 9 February 2024 from 9.00am to 12.30pm at the NSW State Library. It will feature Jeffrey Goldberger, Special...

New Silks Ceremony in the High Court of Australia

The New Silks Ceremony (2023 Silks) in the High Court of Australia will be held on Monday, 5 February 2024 at 3.30pm.

The ceremony will be live-streamed here.

Room for Sale or Licence in Two Wentworth Chambers

Practice Support

A full-sized room (3,000 shares in CCL) is available for purchase or license on Two Wentworth Chambers. The room is newly fitted out with custom cupboards, shelving, and an Italian...

Edward Muston SC and Maria Gerace SC appointed Advocates for Change

The President of the NSW Bar Association has appointed Edward Muston SC as an Advocate for Change for Gender Equality and Maria Gerace SC as an Advocate for Change for Cultural Diversity for a two...

Francis Forbes Society

The Forbes Society is pleased to inform members of the Society’s first event for 2024 – the Twelfth Annual Plunkett Lecture “Unheralded nation-builder: another dimension of John Hubert...