All Class B members should now have received an email with a link to the online system to renew their membership for 2025/2026. Your login details can be obtained by emailing reception@nswbar.asn.au.... Read more >
To assist barristers with childcare responsibilities to manage court or other commitments when children are ill or regular care arrangements are unavailable, the Bar Association has created an...
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The conference is timed to mark the tenth anniversary of the Redress and Civil Litigation Report (2015) of the Australian Royal Commission Into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse. It...
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The ABA Advanced Trial Advocacy Intensive is taking place over 19-23 January 2026 in Brisbane. This is a residential five-day course that aims to develop barristers' skills, such as addressing,...
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Members are encouraged to review the Cybersecurity Guidance for NSW Barristers that was published on 28 June 2024.
The guidelines identify preventative steps that barristers should take to protect...
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Bar Revue is back in 2025 with another uproarious night of legally infused sketch comedy, parody songs and live music (this year with horns!).
Written and performed by members and friends of the NSW...
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The NSW Bar Association's Common Law Committee is pleased to invite you to attend an online seminar on ‘Recent Developments in the law of Vicarious...
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A swearing in ceremony to welcome Shereef Habib SC to the District Court will be held Thursday, 31 July 2025 at 9am on Level 21 of the John Madison Tower, 86 Goulburn Street.
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The next meeting of the Bar Knitting Group is on Tuesday, 29 July 2025, from 5:30pm, in the conference room of Level 22 Chambers. Light refreshments will be served. All are welcome.
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The Forbes Society is pleased to inform members that on Tuesday, 29 July 2025 at 5.15 pm in Court 13A, Level 13 Law Courts Building, Inma Conde will present a legal history tutorial on the origins of...
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The NSW Attorney General is seeking applications from qualified persons for appointment as:
Commissioners of the Land and Environment Court of NSW
Acting Commissioners of the Land and Environment...
President Dominic Toomey SC invites applications for Senior Counsel for 2025. The principles governing the selection and appointment of those to be designated as senior counsel by the President of...
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25 July is the International Day for Judicial Well-being. To mark the occasion, the Chief Justice of New South Wales has issued a “Statement on Judicial Wellbeing”. Click here for the statement.... Read more >
If you hold a current barristers practising certificate and have...
...been charged with a serious offence or a tax offence or convicted of a notifiable summary offence or had a bankruptcy related...
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The NSW Bar Association recommends any members who accept direct access matters read the updated Direct Access Factsheet which can be accessed here.
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The Bar Library will have changed operating hours on Monday 28 July. The Library will open at 9am and close at 5pm and will be closed for one hour between 1&2pm. Response times to reference and...
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After a successful launch and fundraiser in June 2023, applications are now open for the grant from the Joanna Knight Scholarship Fund.
These scholarships include:
Women law students wanting to...
The NSW Bar Association Legal Assistance Referral Scheme, which has formally existed since 1996, reflects the strongly held view of the Bar that a person’s rights and access to justice should not...
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The third Bar Bushwalk of 2025 will be on Saturday, 26 July 2025 in the Upper Grose Valley. The route follows the Victoria Falls walking track from Mount Victoria, down into and along the valley, and...
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The District Court has today published Civil Practice Note 16 - Case Management in the General List which commenced 21 July 2025.
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Katrina Dawson was a much-loved member of the New South Wales Bar, where she excelled. She was tragically killed during the Lindt Cafe siege. The Katrina Dawson Award seeks to encourage women to...
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The Forbes Society is pleased to inform members of the Annual Forbes Lecture which will be given by Professor Kathy Bowrey of the Faculty of Law UNSW on Tuesday, 22 July 2025 at 5:30pm in Banco...
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The Attorney General is seeking applications from qualified persons for appointment as a Deputy Director of Public Prosecutions under the Director of Public Prosecutions Act 1986 for a...
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The NSW Department of Communities and Justice (DCJ), in partnership with the Australian Disability Network, has been conducting a Dignified Access Review at Parramatta Court House (12 George Street,...
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Have you ever been in the same court building or courtroom as a person with a disability? Did they struggle to hear, be heard, or otherwise engage in typical activities in court? Were they unable to...
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