Following Ruth Higgins SC’s decision to step down as President, the Bar Council met this evening and elected Dominic Toomey SC as President. The office bearers of the Bar Association...
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The second Bar Bushwalk of 2025 will be on Sunday, 1 June 2025 from Berowra to Cowan on the Berowra Waters walking track, which is part of the Great North Walk and which features stunning...
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The Women Barristers Forum, in conjunction with the NSW Women Lawyers Association, is delighted to invite you the next bi-annual Janet Coombs Lunch to Welcome New Women Readers to the NSW Bar, to be...
Read more >The Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (Division 2) invites members of the Bar to attend a Ceremonial Sitting on Thursday, 5 June 2025 at 9:30am (AEST) in Courtroom 13.1, Level 13, William...
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The Bar Association website contains the four approved Professional Indemnity Insurance policies for the 2025/26 practicing year and a table comparing rule 79 for barristers to easily compare the...
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Legal Aid NSW invites barristers to apply for the Legal Aid NSW Care and Protection Panel (the Care Panel).
The Care Panel is for legal representation of legally aided adult clients and for either...
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The NSW Bar Association has been working with cyber insurers, insurance brokers, barristers and clerks to assist insurers to develop cyber insurance policies tailored for barristers. This was based...
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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...
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Join two judges for an in-person practical workshop on seeking and resisting urgent injunctions, moderated by Vanessa Whittaker SC.
The Women Barristers Forum...
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The Francis Forbes Society is pleased to inform members of the Bar Association of a joint presentation with the Ngara Yura Committee of the Judicial Commission of NSW on Tuesday, 3 June 2025 at 5.30...
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Arthur Moses SC, Shane Prince SC and Allysha Jane-Merrett are participating in their respective 10th, fourth and first Vinnies CEO Sleepout on Thursday, 19 June 2025. The event is to raise...
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Applications for renewal of practising certificates are now open. All barristers should have received an email containing a link to renew their practising certificates using the same online system as...
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The Legal Practice Section of the Law Council of Australia and the Environment and Planning Law Association of New South Wales will co-host the 13th Mahla Pearlman Oration on 19 June 2025 in Sydney...
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Applications are now open for the BarADR Mediator Accreditation Recognition Scheme.
In order to be eligible for recognition by the NSW Bar Association as an accredited mediator, you must:
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 Reserve Bank of Australia’s Board decided on 20 May 2025 to lower the cash rate target to 3.85%. Accordingly, the rate of interest on unpaid legal costs prescribed by s 195 of the Legal...
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Each year on 21 May, the World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development is celebrated. World Day for Cultural Diversity is a United Nations (UN) sanctioned observance day...
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The NSW Government has issued a media release regarding Circle Sentencing being expanded to Sydney’s Downing Centre.
Click here for the media release.
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Today marks National Pro Bono Day and we take this opportunity to express our sincere thanks for our barristers’ service through the New South Wales Bar Association’s Duty Barrister Scheme and...
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A western facing, light-filled room is available for licence in the renovated 8th Floor Garfield Barwick Chambers at 53 Martin Place. This opportunity is available from June through September 2025...
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3,000 CCL shares plus fit-out for sale or full licence on Two Wentworth Chambers. All reasonable offers considered. The room is beautifully appointed with a window seat, custom shelving throughout, a...
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The CLA is running an extended series this year as part of its 60th anniversary celebrations. The line-up includes the Hon Justices Elisabeth Peden, Ian Pike, Scott Nixon, Jane Needham and Fabian...
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The Attorney General is seeking applications from qualified persons for a Public Defender position under the Public Defenders Act 1995.
The position will be based in Dubbo and, subject to an initial...
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The NSW Bar Association will be relocating its offices in Wentworth & Selborne Chambers from 1 July 2025; the Common Room, Board Room and Library will remain in their current locations.
The...
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Members are invited to attend the swearing in of 7 new magistrates to the Local Court of New South Wales. A full bench ceremony will take place at 9am in courtroom 5.2 of the Downing...
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