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                      Dog Day Out
                      
                           
                      
                      The Wellbeing Committee invites barristers and their canine family members to attend Dog Day Out – a meeting and playdate for all barristers, judges, clerks and staff and their canine companions....
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                      Last Bar Bushwalk for 2024:  Lapstone to Glenbrook via Glenbrook Gorge
                      
                           
                      
                      On Sunday, 17 November 2024, Bar Bushwalking will undertake its last walk for the 2024 year.
We had previously contemplated a walk in the Royal National Park.  However, this walk will be in the...
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                      Full Size Room for Sale or Licence at 4 Wentworth Chambers
                      
                           
                      
                      The room has built-in cupboards, shelving throughout, robing cupboard, together with air conditioning, carpet, painted in neutral tones and located on the eastern side with plenty of natural light.
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                      How to become a published legal author and contribute to legal education
                      
                           
                      
                      The Women Lawyers Association of NSW invites you to and evening with Thomson Reuters and the Law Extension Committee.  One session will focus on “How to become a published legal author and...
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                      Women Silks Event
                      
                           
                      
                      Tickets are now available for the 2024 Women Silks Event presented by the Women Barristers Forum in conjunction with Women Lawyers Association of New South Wales. Join us from 5pm on Wednesday, 13...
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                      Tomorrow: Swearing In of Guy Newton SC to the District Court
                      
                           
                      
                      Appointments
Guy Newton SC has been appointed as a Judge of the District Court of NSW. A formal ceremony to honour this occasion will be held in the John Maddison Tower on Level 21 at 9:00am on...
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                      2025 Election of Bar Council - Closes 1pm on 14 November 2024
                      
                           
                      
                      The ballot for the 2025 Bar Council closes at 1.00pm on Thursday, 14 November 2024.
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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                      Feedback from members on the application for a new Professional Standards Scheme
                      
                           
                      
                      The NSW Bar Association has lodged an application to the Professional Standards Council of New South Wales for a new professional standards scheme (Scheme) as the current Scheme expires in 2025.
If...
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                      Tonight: Running your own business as a barrister: practical insights for years three to five
                      
                           
                      
                      Online - Wednesday, 06 November 2024, 5pm–6pm
This panel discussion organised by the New Barristers Committee is aimed at barristers in their third to fifth years of practice.
Tom Bateman (Level...
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                      Cash Rate Target Remains Unchanged at 4.35%, Effective 6 November 2024
                      
                           
                      
                      The Reserve Bank of Australia’s Board decided on 5 November 2024 to leave the cash rate target unchanged at 4.35%. Accordingly, the rate of interest on unpaid legal costs prescribed by s 195 of the...
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                      Tonight: Bar Knitting Group
                      
                           
                      
                      Wellbeing
The Bar Knitting Group will meet on Tuesday 5 November 2024 at 5:30 pm in the Level 22 Chambers Conference Room.  Light refreshments will be served.  All are welcome.
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                      Tonight: Francis Forbes Society Joint Presentation with the Ngara Yura Committee
                      
                           
                      
                      The Francis Forbes Society is pleased to inform members of a joint presentation with the Ngara Yura Committee of the Judicial Commission of NSW on Tuesday, 5 November 2024 at 5:30pm, in Banco Court,...
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                      Tonight: The NSW Bar Association’s Cybersecurity Guidelines for NSW Barristers
                      
                           
                      
                      Online - Tuesday, 05 November 2024
The NSW Bar Association's Media and Information Law and Technology Committee is pleased to invite you to attend the third seminar in its 2024 Cybersecurity Seminar...
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                      Yoga
                      
                           
                      
                      Wellbeing
Yoga classes are held each Tuesday in the common room of the Bar Association. Casual attendance welcome! Please contact Jolie on 0414 092 502 for details.
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                      Industrial Relations Commission of NSW - New Usual Directions
                      
                           
                      
                      The Industrial Relations Commission of NSW Rule Committee has reviewed the Commission’s Usual Directions pursuant to s 185A(1) of the Industrial Relations Act 1996.
To ensure the efficient running...
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