Refugee Week: 16 June – 22 June 2024

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World Refugee Day, observed annually on 20 June, is an international day designated by the United Nations to honour refugees around the globe and celebrate the strength and courage of...
Read more >World Refugee Day, observed annually on 20 June, is an international day designated by the United Nations to honour refugees around the globe and celebrate the strength and courage of...
Read more >Available 1 July 2024, Wardell Chambers has an internal room for sale or licence. The room is fitted out with built in desk, robing cupboard and plenty of brief storage.
The floor...
Read more >Room available for sale with street frontage on a well known highly reputable floor. The room size is 5.3m x 3.6m and all reasonable offers will be considered.
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Read more >The NSW Attorney General Michael Daley has announced the appointment of Belinda Rigg SC as a judge of the Supreme Court of NSW.
Click here for the media release.
Read more >The NSW Attorney General Michael Daley has announced the appointment of Judge Michael Allen as the new Chief Magistrate of the Local Court of NSW.
Click here for the media release.
Read more >The Women Barristers Forum will host its annual 'Pathway to Taking Silk' CPD seminar at 5.00pm on Wednesday, 19 June 2024.
Noel Hutley SC, Kate Richardson SC and...
Read more >The details of the funeral service for Ronald (Ron) Solomon are as follows.
The Service will take place on Thursday, 20 June 2024 at 10:00am at Chevra Kadisha Memorial Hall,...
Read more >As the sunlight fades over the Shoalhaven River, Terry Maher regales us with the tale of his iconic David v Goliath battle against Waltons Stores - by way of bush ballad. His presence precipitates a...
Read more >Today is the International Day for Countering Hate Speech.
The International Day builds on the United Nations Strategy and Plan of Action on Hate Speech, which defines hate speech as any...
Read more >This year, the Spigelman Oration will be held on Tuesday, 18 June 2024 at 5.30pm in the Banco Court. The oration will be delivered by The Hon Justice Jayne Jagot on the topic “The myth and the...
Read more >The New South Wales Court of Appeal has released its Decisions of Interest Bulletin on its website. Click here for more information.
Read more >This week is Men's Health Week. Men's Health Week aims to focus on mens physical and mental health issues and aims to promote and support the health and wellbeing of men in the community....
Read more >The District Court will be conducting special call overs in Lismore, Gosford, Parramatta and Sydney in coming weeks. Click here for an announcement from Legal Aid NSW.
Read more >In Australia, Eid al-Adha, also known as the Feast of Sacrifice, is expected to fall on Sunday, 16 June 2024, depending on the sighting of the moon.
Eid al-Adha falls on the 10th day of...
Read more >An opportunity has arisen to join a long-established floor of highly sought after barristers.
Jack Shand Chambers has long been a pre-eminent floor in the Common Law, but over time...
Read more >From 1 July 2024, the Australian Mediator and Dispute Resolution Accreditation Standards (AMDRAS) will replace the National Mediator Accreditation System (NMAS). More about this change can be found...
Read more >Due to a number of recent settlements, hearing dates have become available in the period August to December 2024. Cases being managed in the Professional Negligence and Long Matters Lists may be...
Read more >The unveiling of a portrait by Garry Shead of the Hon J Spigelman AC KC in the Bar Association's Common Room which had to be postponed on 3 June 2024 has now been rescheduled to Monday, 12 August...
Read more >This CPD, originally scheduled for Monday 17 June 2024, has been postponed. Members will be advised of the rescheduled date shortly via InBrief.
Read more >The following have received the Kings Birthday Honours:
Member (AM) in General Division
Mr Lewis Rolf DRIVER for significant service to the judiciary, and to the law.
Mr Robert James...
Read more >All women barristers are invited to attend the next ordinary general meeting of the WBF on Wednesday 12 June 2024 at 4pm at 11 Garfield Barwick Chambers, Level 11, 53 Martin Place, Sydney. All women...
Read more >GayBar invites you to the GayBar Pride Month celebration being held at Avenue on Chifley from 5pm on Friday 14 June 2024.
We are assured that the venue’s new covered outdoor space and heaters will...
Read more >Please be reminded that all barristers who hold/have held a trust money account for the purposes of receiving fees in advance, for the reporting period 1 April 2023 to 31 March 2024, are required to...
Read more >Applications for renewal of practising certificates are now open. All barristers should have received an email containing a link to renew their practising certificates using the same online system...
Read more >The Racial Justice Centre Ltd (RJC) is a not-for-profit, incorporated legal practice.
Australia’s first Community Legal Service dedicated to addressing racial justice and race discrimination.
The...
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