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 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.
Click here for the Practice Note.
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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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President Dominic Toomey SC invites applications for senior counsel for 2025. The principles governing the selection and appointment of senior counsel by the President of the Bar Association are...
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The Land and Environment Court is seeking expressions of interest from people who are interested in being a tipstaff in 2026. Please click here for details.
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Industrial Court Criminal Practice Note 1, that applies to work health and safety prosecutions, has been revised to include case management provisions and now annexes ‘usual directions’ for both...
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The Chief Magistrate of the Local Court of NSW, His Honour Judge Michael Allen, has issued a memorandum regarding “Interim Arrangements for Appearances at Downing Centre Local Court First Return...
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International Non-Binary People’s Day is an opportunity to recognise non-binary identities and to promote understanding, respect and inclusion of people who do not identify their gender within the...
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On 7 July 2025 the Uniform Rules Committee approved Amendment No 105 to the Uniform Civil Procedure Rules. The new rule amends the circumstances in which a party to proceedings requires leave of the...
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Applications are invited for the position of Associate to the Honourable Justice Nicola Pain of the Land and Environment Court of New South Wales.
The role of Associate is to provide high level...
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The Forbes Society is pleased to inform members that at 5.15 pm on Thursday, 10 July 2025 in Court 13A, Level 13 Law Courts Building, the Hon JC Campbell KC will present a legal history tutorial on...
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Join speakers Nicholas Mirzai and Nicola Bailey for a review of the latest case developments concerning the operation of the Personal Property Securities Act...
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The Reserve Bank of Australia’s Board decided on 8 July 2025 to leave the cash rate target unchanged at 3.85%. Accordingly, the maximum rate of interest on unpaid legal costs as permitted by s 195...
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The NSW Department of Communities and Justice has published a factsheet titled “Ban on private electronic monitoring on bail”. This factsheet explains the changes made by the Bail Amendment (Ban...
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The Department of Communities and Justice has advised that the Downing Centre is likely to remain closed until at least late 2025 to ensure the building is safe and fully functional. This closure...
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The NSW Bar Association's Accessibility Panel is pleased to invite you to attend its seminar on NDIS matters in the Administrative Review Tribunal, together with...
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The Local Court has provided the following Practice Notes:
Practice Note – Court Closure AVL Proceedings (Downing Centre)
Practice Note – Bail Proceedings (Weekend Centralised Bail Courts)
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The NSW Bar Association’s Common Law Committee is pleased to invite you to attend a seminar addressing recent developments in the common law. The seminar is...
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The Chief Magistrate of the Local Court of NSW, His Honour Judge Michael Allen, has established a new Bail Division to centralise weekday adult bail matters across New South Wales. Commencing today...
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Certification has received a number of enquiries regarding conditions attached to barristers practising certificates.
The format of the practising certificate has not changed from previous years....
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