Inbrief
Bar Bushwalk 5/25: Sunday, 19 October 2025: Stanwell Park Train Station to Austinmer Train Station (Illawarra Escarpment)
This walk is 15.4kms over about 6 hours from Stanwell Park Train Station up to the Illawarra Escarpment and a steep descent down from Sublime Point to Austinmer Train Station, for a train trip back...
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RSVPs open – Concert for Diversity
The Diversity and Equality Committee would like to invite members of the NSW Bar to the Concert for Diversity, an artistic celebration of diversity on Thursday, 13 November 2025 in the Portrait...
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Bar Library changed hours
The Bar Library will have changed operating hours on Thursday and Friday 9 and 10 October. The Library will open at 9am and close at 5pm and will be closed for one hour during both days between 1...
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Law of War
Tuesday, 11 November – In person, 5-6pm
The President of the NSW Bar Association, Dominic Toomey SC, is pleased to chair a CPD on the “Law of War”.
The panel of speakers includes:
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Room for sale on Third Floor, Wentworth Chambers
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A full room has become available for sale on Third Floor, Wentworth Chambers (see images here). Room is located on the eastern side with plentiful natural light, is fully air conditioned...
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Future-proofing your Chambers: the business case and some practical tools for building more diverse, equitable and inclusive Chambers.
Tuesday, 28 October – In person 5-6pm
This CPD session will explore keeping Chambers competitive in an evolving and increasingly complex environment. It will consider the business case for...
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Tomorrow: Counsel-to-counsel communications
Thursday, 09 October – In person, 5-6pm
Barristers frequently communicate with each other on a 'counsel-to-counsel' basis, but what does that actually mean? Perry Herzfeld SC (Eleven Wentworth)...
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District Court Defamation List Practice Note 17
The District Court has recently published Practice Note 17 - Defamation List. This Practice Note commenced on 7 October 2025. Click here for more information.
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Wardell Chambers room for licence
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Wardell Chambers has an external room (30.62 sqm) for licence. The room, which has a fabulous view of Hyde Park and loads of natural light, is fitted out with built-in desk, bookshelves,...
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Room available at 153 Phillip
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Expressions of interest are invited for a room available at 153 Phillip.
153 Phillip was established in 2017, in the heritage-listed Sun building at 153 Phillip Street, Sydney. There are...
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2025 Sir Maurice Byers Annual Lecture
The 2025 Sir Maurice Byers Annual Lecture will be delivered by John Sheahan KC on Thursday, 6 November 2025 at 5:15pm in the New South Wales Bar Association Common Room.
The title of the lecture is...
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Annual General Meeting
The Annual General Meeting of The New South Wales Bar Association (ABN 18 526 414 014) will be held in the Common Room of the New South Wales Bar Association, Basement, Selborne Chambers, 174-180...
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Today: Recent amendments to the Migration Act 1958 (Cth) - Constitutional analysis of section 76AAA
Wednesday, 08 October – Online via Zoom, 5-6pm
Associate Professor Dr Jason Donnelly, Latham Chambers, will explore recent amendments to the
Migration Act 1958 (Cth) – in particular ss 76AAA,...
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Public Defenders - Newcastle
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$325,380 p.a. plus 12% superannuation and $17,955 p.a. conveyance allowance
The NSW Attorney General is seeking applications for a Public Defender under the Public Defenders Act 1995, to...
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Ceremonial Sittings to welcome his Honour Judge Renwick AM CSC and her Honour Judge Amy McGowan to the Federal Circuit and Family Court
The Honourable Chief Justice William Alstergren AO and the Judges of the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (Division 2) invite members of the New South Wales Bar Association to attend the...
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Environmental Defenders Office’s 40th anniversary dinner
For forty years, EDO has been using the power of the law to deliver legal solutions for peoples, nature and climate. Please join for an evening of celebration along with special guests, including...
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Anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing – What barristers need to know
Wednesday, 22 October – In person, 5-6pm
From 1 July 2026, anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing obligations (AML/CTF) will come into effect for a range of new businesses and...
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Vulnerable witnesses: the Court’s role in providing a level playing field
Tuesday, 21 October 2025 – In person, 5-6pm
The Bar Association is delighted to welcome Judge Patricia Lees, the Honorary Recorder of Guildford Crown Court (United Kingdom). Judge Lees will...
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International arbitration advocacy masterclass
Tuesday, 14 October – In person, 2.30-4.00pm
In this second seminar hosted by the NSW Bar Association as part of ACICA's Australian Arbitration Week, join some of the top advocates in...
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Investor-State dispute settlement in the Asia-Pacific
Tuesday, 14 October – In person, 9.30-11.00am
This is the first of two seminars hosted by the NSW Bar Association as part of ACICA's Australian Arbitration Week. Join a panel of some of...
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Today: Bar Book Club
The Bar Book Club meets on the first Tuesday of each month. October's book is Down in the Valley by Paolo Cognetti, an English translation of an Italian novel about the reunion of two brothers...
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Today: Effects of alcohol on mental wellbeing
Tuesday, 07 October 2025 – In person, 5-6pm
In this CPD session, Linda Scott, Chair of the Alcohol and Drug Foundation (ADF), will speak about the significant but often underestimated impact of...
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15 Bobber: His Honour Judge Shereef Habib SC
The 15 Bobber for His Honour Judge Shereef Habib SC will be held on Friday, 10 October 2025 in the NSW Bar Association Common Room. The 15 Bobber will begin at 5.00pm with speeches commencing at...
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Solution Focused Justice - A Cross Jurisdictional Symposium
Friday, 20 February 2026 AND Saturday, 21 February 2026
On the 20th and 21st of February 2026, the Bugmy Bar Book, the NSW Bar Association, Te Kura Kaiwhakawā (New Zealand Institute of Judicial...
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Swearing In Ceremony for Robert Hollo SC
A swearing in ceremony for Robert Hollo SC to the District Court will be held on Tuesday, 7 October at 9am in Court 21A of the John Maddison Tower. The ceremony will be livestreamed here. A morning...
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