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 NSW Bar Association will host the annual visit from First Nations students attending the UNSW pre-law course on Friday, 28 November 2025, commencing at 9:30 AM in the Bar Association’s Common...
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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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Following certification of the results by two polling officers as required by Rule 11.8.1 of the Bar Association Constitution, the Returning Officer has declared the members elected to the 2026 Bar...
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The Annual General Meeting of the NSW Bar Association (ABN 18 526 414 014) will be held today at 5:00pm in the Common Room of the NSW Bar Association, basement, Selborne Chambers, 174-180 Phillip...
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The Diversity and Equality Committee (DEC) would like to invite members of the New South Wales Bar to the Concert for Diversity, an artistic celebration of diversity on Thursday, 13 November 2025 in...
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Voting for the election of members of the Bar Council for 2026 closes today at 1:00pm. The list of candidates for the 2026 Bar Council is available on the NSWBA website here.
Paper ballots can be...
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On 23 October 2025, the Bar Council adopted the New South Wales Bar Association Statement of Commitment to Reconciliation with NSW First Nations and First Nations People.
The Statement of Commitment...
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The ballot for the 2026 Bar Council will close at 1:00pm tomorrow, Thursday, 13 November 2025. Any votes received after 1:00pm will not be counted.
Members who are eligible to vote have been sent a...
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The Australian Association of Constitutional Law (AACL) is holding its next seminar on Wednesday, 12 November 2025. The Hon Justice Younan will chair the event. Myles Pulsford, Hannah Ryan and...
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The Federal Court of Australia invites members to attend a meeting of the Admiralty and Maritime Users’ Group on Monday, 17 November 2025. Click here for more information and to RSVP.
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The President of the NSW Bar Association, Dominic Toomey SC, is pleased to chair a CPD on the “Law of War”.
The panel of speakers includes:
Dr Helen...
Presented by the Australian Institute of Administrative Law NSW Chapter.
Chair: The Hon Justice Rachel Pepper, Land and Environment Court of NSW
Speakers:
The annual Bench & Bar Lunch will be held at the Social Dining at Verandah (55-65 Elizabeth St, Sydney NSW 2000) on Wednesday, 12 November 2025 from 12.30-2.00pm.
Tickets for the lunch are $50 per...
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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...
Read more >The Hon Chief Justice William Alstergren AO invites members to a ceremonial sitting to welcome her Honour Judge Amy McGowan to the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (Division 2). The...
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Professor Dominic Rowe, a brilliant neurologist who heads Macquarie University’s world leading Motor Neuron Disease Centre, calls MND ‘a brute of a disease’. In 2020, it took the life of...
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The Wellbeing Committee invites barristers and their canine family members to attend Dog Day Out – a meeting and playdate for all barristers, judges, clerks and staff and their canine companions....
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The ballot for the 2026 Bar Council will close at 1.00pm on Thursday, 13 November 2025.
Members who are eligible to vote have been sent a link via email to the electronic voting platform. If you...
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The Annual General Meeting of The New South Wales Bar Association (ABN 18 526 414 014) will be held today at 5:00pm in the Common Room of the New South Wales Bar Association, Basement, Selborne...
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The two peak representative bodies for the NSW legal profession have united to support the establishment of a public inquiry...
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The 2025 Sir Maurice Byers Annual Lecture will be delivered by John Sheahan KC on Thursday, 6 November 2025 at 5:15pm in the New South Wales Bar Association Common Room. The title of the lecture is...
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A list of upcoming CPDs can be found below. The complete CPD calendar can be found on the NSW Bar Association website here (member login required).
November
11 November: Law of War
25 November:...
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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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Malcolm Batten passed away on 1 November 2025. He was called to the Bar in 1981, and was a founding member of both First Floor University Chambers and Henry Parkes Chambers, where he practised until...
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