Inbrief

Action Needed on Drug Summit Report

Media Release

The NSW Bar Association has today issued a media release that welcomes the release of the Drug Summit report and calls on the NSW Government to act promptly on its recommendations, and...

Annual Protective Law update: Significant developments from 2024 of which barristers should be aware

Thursday, 24 April 2025 (Online 5-6pm)

Irina Hoskinson, Latham Chambers and Daniel Yazdani, 13th Floor, St James Hall will outline the nature of the protective jurisdiction of the Supreme Court of...

Have you moved or changed any of your contact details recently?

Clause 61 of the Legal Profession Uniform Law Application Regulation 2015 requires a barrister to notify the Bar Association, in writing, of any change in the particulars relating to the barrister...

Fees in Advance reporting due 7 June 2025

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 2024 to 31 March 2025, are required to...

2025 Margaret Stone Lecture with The Honourable Justice Nye Perram

The Honourable Margaret Stone AO FAAL was a scholar, academic, teacher, practitioner, Judge, Inspector-General of Intelligence and Security, leader and mentor. Throughout her career she taught,...

An Update on Succession Law – Recent cases

Thursday, 10 April ( In person 5-6pm)

Succession Law is one of the largest areas of NSW Supreme Court litigation, with over 1000 cases commenced in family provision, contested probate and estate...

Tomorrow: 2025 Experienced Barristers Program

Wellbeing

Please join our President, Dr Ruth Higgins SC and guest of honour, the Hon A S Bell, Chief Justice of New South Wales for the upcoming Experienced Barristers event.

The event celebrates...

Vale: The Hon Sally Brown AM (1950-2025)

Vale

The Hon Sally Brown AM, former judge of the Family Court of Australia, died on 21 March 2025.

In 1985, Sally Brown was appointed a Magistrate in Victoria, then Deputy Chief Magistrate in 1987,...

Stephen Free SC appointed to the Supreme Court of NSW and Court of Appeal

The Attorney General of New South Wales, Michael Daley has announced that highly respected barrister Stephen Free SC will be appointed as a Judge of Appeal of the Supreme Court of NSW.

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Chambers for Sale in 5 Selborne

A large room, suitable for a Silk or senior junior, is for sale on 5 Selborne.

The room, which is 1.5 x standard size (4500 shares in Counsel's Chambers Ltd), has a Phillip Street frontage and has a...

Upcoming CPD Event: Competition Law Conference 2025

Sponsored

This annual one-day Conference will be held on Saturday 24 May 2025 with attendance options being in-person at the Sheraton Grand Sydney Hyde Park Hotel or virtual.

The Conference, which...

Cash Rate Target Remains Unchanged at 4.10%, Effective 2 April 2025

The Reserve Bank of Australia’s Board decided on 1 April 2025 to leave the cash rate target unchanged at 4.10%. Accordingly, the rate of interest on unpaid legal costs prescribed by s 195 of the...

Member Advantage Offers for April

Sponsored

The Bar Association has a partnership with Member Advantage, a leading provider of benefits programs. Bar Association membership entitles you to special savings on shopping, automotive,...

Tomorrow: Cyber Insurance at the Bar

Wednesday, 02 April (Online via zoom LUNCH TIME CPD 1-2pm)

This CPD session introduces a new cyber insurance policy designed specifically for NSW barristers to address the evolving cyber risks faced...

Today: Estoppel – High Court of Australia outcome in Kramer v Stone – seminar by the Hon, Justice Fabian Gleeson, NSW Court of Appeal

Tuesday, 01 April (in person 5-6pm)

What are the implications for counsel arguing proprietary estoppel cases of the High Court decision on 11 December 2024 in Kramer v Stone [2024] HCA 48?

In this...

David Andrew Burwood (1949-2025)

Funeral Notice

The funeral for David Burwood will be held at 11am on Wednesday the 9th April 2025, at St. Mark’s Anglican Church in Darling Point NSW. All are welcome to attend the service and...