A swearing in ceremony for Robert Hollo SC to the District Court will be held on Tuesday, 7 October at 9am in Court 21A of the John Maddison Tower. The ceremony will be livestreamed here. A morning...
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President Dominic Toomey SC has announced the names of 23 barristers who have been appointed Senior Counsel. The successful applicants for 2025, in order of their seniority at the NSW Bar, can be...
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The appointment of Senior Counsel for 2025 will be announced at 1.00pm today.
A copy of the President’s announcement will be sent to members via InBrief.
Individual letters to each applicant from...
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Judge Judith Gibson will retire from the District Court on Friday, 3 October 2025. A bench farewell will be held on Friday, 3 October 2025 at 9.00am which will be live streamed here. All are welcome...
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Amendments to the Child Protection (Offenders Registration) Act 2000 commenced on 29 September 2025. For more information, access the Sentencing Bench Books (Judicial Commission, NSW) here.
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At 11:30AM on the first Friday of each month, the New Barristers Committee will be hosting a coffee catch-up for Under 5s. Come along, get yourself a coffee and chat to other members of the...
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The Privy Council allowed an appeal, brought by special leave, from the judgement of the High Court in Port Jackson Stevedoring Pty Ltd v Salmond &...
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The Hon Geoffrey Bellew SC has been appointed as Acting Judge of the Industrial Court of New South Wales. Click here for the media release.
Paul Johnson has been appointed as a Judge of the District...
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The Chief Justice of New South Wales, the Hon A S Bell, has provided a statement on Practical Legal Training.
Click here for the statement and here for the discussion paper.
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Yom Kippur, or the Day of Atonement, is the holiest of Jewish religious holidays and begins at sunset today. It is observed annually on the 10th day of the lunar month of Tishrei (usually occurring...
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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.
Click here to...
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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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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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