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Read more >The Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia is seeking applications to fill several Senior Judicial Registrar positions in multiple locations nationally. Click here for further details about...
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The next meeting of the Bar Knitting Group will be on Tuesday, 30 September 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 Diversity and Equality Committee invites you to Concert for Diversity, an artistic celebration of diversity on Thursday 13 November 2025 in the Portrait Gallery of the Supreme Court of NSW. The...
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A reminder to all barristers who have adopted the Equitable Briefing Policy that your 2024-2025 report is to be submitted to the Law Council of Australia by 30 September 2025.
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The Supreme Court has reissued the following two Practice Notes, which commenced on 25 September 2025:
Practice Note SC Eq 10 – Revenue List
This revised Practice Note includes the following...
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The appointment of Senior Counsel for 2025 will be announced at 1.00pm on Friday, 3 October 2025.
A copy of the President’s announcement will be sent to members via InBrief and posted on the Bar...
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Serious Domestic Abuse Prevention Orders (SDAPO) commence on Monday, 29 September 2025.
The Local Court has prepared case management procedures for SDAPO applications in the Local Court which are...
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If you have concerns about the conduct of a member of the judiciary, there are a range of options available to you.
The Bar Association has protocols in place with the Supreme Court of NSW, the...
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Every barrister who holds a NSW practising certificate, is a member of the Bar Association and has approved professional indemnity insurance, is covered by the NSW Bar Association’s Professional...
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The Diversity and Equality Committee and the Women Barristers Forum are hosting the NSW Bar Association Open Day for Women and Gender Diverse Law Students on Friday, 10 October 2025. The purpose of...
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Rosh Hashanah, meaning ‘head of the year’, otherwise recognised as Jewish New Year, began at sundown yesterday and will end after nightfall tomorrow. A common greeting for those celebrating is...
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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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Raihana Haidary, Eliza Sarlos and Katherine Palacios have been awarded the Joanna Knight Scholarship for 2025.
Raihana Haidary- 5 St James Hall
Raihana Haidary has studied law in Australia, the UK,...
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Due to the high level of demand for the Sydney course, the Bar Association is pleased to announce that a further 20 places will be made available to defence practitioners who are current members of...
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The Coronial Inquests Pilot Program (CIPP) has commenced in the NSW Bar Association’s Legal Assistance Referral Scheme (LARS). The pilot will run for 12 months.
The CIPP involves a new referral...
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Applications are now open for the position of Northern Territory Director of Public Prosecutions. Applications close on 8 October 2025. Please see here for more information.
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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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Robert Hollo SC (Sixth Floor Selborne Wentworth Chambers) and Peter Krisenthal (Public Defenders) have been appointed as judges of the District Court of New South Wales. They will commence on 7...
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The United Nations International Equal Pay Day is celebrated on 18 September each year in support of equal pay for work of equal value. Women are paid less than men by an estimated 20 per cent...
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The Women Barristers Forum, in conjunction with the Women Lawyers Association of New South Wales, is delighted to invite you to the next bi-annual Janet Coombs Lunch to Welcome New Women Readers to...
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Bisexual+ Awareness Week takes place each year from 16-23 September, concluding on Celebrate Bisexuality+ Day (23 September). This week seeks to accelerate the acceptance of the bi+ (bisexual,...
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The Forbes Society is pleased to inform members that on Thursday, 18 September 2025 at 5.15pm in Court 13A, Level 13 Law Courts Building, Associate Professor Marina Nehme will present a legal history...
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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 Land and Environment Court of NSW vacation period will commence Monday, 22 December 2025 and conclude Friday, 30 January 2026. The new Court term begins on Monday, 2 February 2026. For more...
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