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Cybersecurity Insurance for Barristers

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Online - Thursday, 12 November 2024, 5-6pm

Please note this CPD is now an online seminar, not an in-person event as formerly advertised.

The NSW Bar Association's Media and Information Law and...

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Supreme Court Bicentennial Concert

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Ludwig van Beethoven (c.1770 – 1827) composed The Consecration of the House (Die Weihe des Hauses) in 1822; it opened the program at Beethoven’s 7 May 1824 concert at Vienna’s Theater am...

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Toongabbie Legal Centre Workshop on Advocacy - 2 and 9 November 2024

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The Toongabbie Legal Centre is hosting a Workshop on Advocacy on 2 and 9 November 2024 at Local Courts at Downing Centre, 143-147 Liverpool Street, Sydney.

Click here for more information.

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Diwali

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Diversity

Diwali or Deepavali, also known as the ‘festival of lights’, will be celebrated on 31 October 2024 amidst a series of festivities spanning multiple days.

Versions of this festival,...

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Guy Newton SC, David Scully SC and Thomas Jones appointed to the District Court of NSW

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The NSW Attorney General has today announced the appointment of Guy Newton SC, David Scully SC and Thomas Jones to the NSW District Court, who will commence in their new roles over the next two...

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Administrative Review Tribunal note for legal practitioners

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The Administrative Review Tribunal has released a note for legal and other representatives about Tribunal processes on its website.

Legal practitioners or other representatives who have appeared at...

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Appointment of Justice Michael Ball to the Court of Appeal

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Appointments

The NSW Attorney General has today announced the appointment of Justice Michael Ball to the NSW Court of Appeal. Justice Ball will be sworn in as a Judge of Appeal on 4 November 2024.

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Tomorrow: 14th Annual Ron McCallum Debate

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The 14th Annual Ron McCallum Debate – “AI at Work” will be held on Thursday, 31 October 2024 from 6 -8 pm online and at the Wesley Conference Centre, 220 Pitt Street, Sydney.

To register,...

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Tomorrow: 2024 Hal Wootten Lecture

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The Hal Wootten Lecture will be held on Thursday, October 31 6:30-8pm at UNSW Law & Justice. The keynote speaker is former Magistrate David Heilpern, who will be discussing 'Imagining the Future –...

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Today: Running your own business as a barrister – practical insights for the first two years

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Online - Wednesday, 30 October 2024 at 5pm

This panel discussion is organised by the New Barristers Committee and aimed at barristers in their first two years of practice.

The panelists, Aleksandra...

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Room for sale at Samuel Griffith Chambers

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Practice support

A well-appointed corner room is for sale. The size of the room is 22m². The floor is busy and vibrant, with the majority of barristers practicing criminal law.

The chambers are...

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Federal Court of Australia: Notice to the Profession

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Chief Justice Mortimer has issued a Notice to the Profession regarding a new next generation initiative.

The notice provides background to the Next Generation Initiative Practice Note (GPN-NGI)...

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Funeral arrangements: the Hon Moreton Rolfe KC (1939-2024)

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Vale

The funeral will be held at St James’ Church, King Street on Thursday 7 November 2024 at 2.00pm.

The Hon Moreton Rolfe KC passed away on Saturday, 26 October 2024. He was a member of the...

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Setting and implementing strategies to progress your practice: a Lifecycle of the Bar CPD for juniors 3- 7 years

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In-person, Thursday, 28 November 2024, 5-6pm

The Practice Development Committee welcomes you to its first ‘Lifecycle of the Bar’ CPD. David Thomas SC, Catherine Bembrick, Denes Blazer and Sarah...

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Today: Cybersecurity: The Critical Issues for Barristers

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Online - Tuesday, 29 October 2024

The NSW Bar Association's Media and Information Law and Technology Committee is pleased to invite you to attend the second seminar in its 2024 Cybersecurity Seminar...

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National Domestic and Family Violence Bench Book

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The Australasian Institute of Judicial Administration has announced that the updated National Domestic and Family Violence Bench Book is now live.

To access the Bench book, click here.

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2025 Election of Bar Council - Ballot Open Today

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The ballot for the 2025 Bar Council has now opened and 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...

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Yoga

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Wellbeing

To those members that participate in the Tuesday yoga class, please note that the Tuesday 29 October yoga class is cancelled. Classes will resume on Tuesday, 5 November 2024.

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ACU Webinar: Nauru Declaration on Judicial Wellbeing

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The Australian Catholic University is pleased to invite you to join the upcoming webinar on 31 October 2024 titled “Nauru Declaration on Judicial Wellbeing: Why Judicial Wellbeing is Important and...

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Full Size Room for Sale or Licence at 4 Wentworth Chambers

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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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Tomorrow: AIAL (NSW Chapter) – seminar ‘Judicial Review of Integrity Bodies’ Tuesday 29 October 2024

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The Australian Institute of Administrative Law NSW Chapter presents a seminar on: Judicial Review of Integrity Bodies

Speakers: The Hon. Justice Jeremy Kirk, New South Wales Court of Appeal;...

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Sir Garfield Barwick Address 2024

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The Sir Garfield Barwick Address Foundation invites members to the second Sir Garfield Barwick Address for 2024.

The address will be delivered by Mr Michael Sexton SC, on the theme 'Sir Garfield...

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Bar Bushwalking

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Wellbeing

Following the success of the recent Gooch’s Crater Loop walk with 19 walkers, the final Bar Bushwalking walks for the 2024 calendar year are:

Devil’s Hole

On Sunday, 27 October 2024,...

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Intersex Awareness Day

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Diversity

Intersex is an umbrella term that refers to individuals who have anatomical, chromosomal or hormonal characteristics that differ from medical and conventional understandings of male and...

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