Following the AGM on 3 September 2025, the Women's Barristers Forum (WBF) is pleased to announce the new composition of the WBF Executive and General Committee members:
Chair: Jennifer Single SC
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Christopher Michael Simpson, formerly of Frederick Jordan Chambers, passed away on 3 September 2025. Christopher was called to the Bar in 1985, was on the Bar Council for several years and took silk...
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The 2025 National Mediation Conference will be held at the Sheraton Grand Sydney Hyde Park from 21-24 September 2025.
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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 Legal Aid NSW Board has approved changes to the Means Test, including an increase to the housing deduction for metropolitan areas and the allowable asset amounts. See Policy Bulletin 2025/9...
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The Legal Profession Uniform Law Application Regulation 2025 (the regulation) came into effect on 1 September 2025. The regulation can be accessed here.
The regulation’s "explanatory note" states...
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The Bar Association is delighted to announce that Sosan Rahimi is the recipient of the Katrina Dawson Award for September 2025. Sosan was admitted to practice in December 2019, having studied a...
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The State Coroner has issued a Protocol on Family Statements pursuant to section 10(1)(d) of the Coroners Act 2009. The Protocol is to be read in conjunction with Coronial Practice Note 1 of 2018.
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On Friday 29 August 2025, Crown Prosecutor Damian Beaufils was named the 2025 First Nations Lawyer of the Year at the Ngalaya Ball and First Nations Law Awards. Mr Beaufils joined Crown Chambers in...
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The Women Barristers Forum will be holding its 2025 Annual General Meeting and Election via Zoom on Wednesday, 3 September 2025 at 5.00pm.
All women barristers are automatically members of the WBF....
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The newly revived Bar Book Club meets on the first Tuesday of each month. This month’s book is Nightingale by Laura Elvery. The book is a reimagining of the life of Florence Nightingale that has...
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The Local Court of New South Wales has advised that the Temporary Court Closure AVL Proceedings Practice Note has been amended. In addition to Downing Centre Local Court, the amended Practice Note...
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John Davis passed away on 25 Aug 2025. He was called to the Bar in 1976, practised at Ground Floor, Windeyer Chambers and retired from practice in 2021. Colleagues and friends are invited to a...
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The Hon. A S Bell, Chief Justice of New South Wales has delivered the keynote address to the Australian Bar Association Conference in Sydney today. 'Change at the Bar and the Great Challenge of Gen...
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The Attorney General is seeking applications from persons qualified for appointment as an Acting Magistrate under the Local Court Act 2007. An Acting Magistrate will primarily sit in the Bail...
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The NSW Attorney General is seeking applications for a Public Defender under the Public Defenders Act 1995, to...
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Bar News Winter 2025 is available to read online here. The international edition features articles contributed by members of the International Committee as well as barristers from overseas...
Read more >The Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (Division 2) has released copies of the new General Federal Law Practice Directions that will apply from 1 September 2025.
The new Practice...
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The ABA Annual Conference is taking place on 29 August at the W Sydney hotel. This year's theme is "Crossroads 2025: Litigating Matters of Public Interest".
The program includes an opening address...
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Geoffrey Frank Tattersall KC passed away on 5 January 2025, aged 77. He was first called to the Bar at Lincoln's Inn in the UK in 1970, taking silk in 1992. He commenced at the New South Wales Bar on...
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The Federal Court of Australia invites members to attend the Court’s annual Employment and Industrial Law Seminar, 'Sharpening the tools: Developments in emerging and familiar areas of employment...
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In this free public event, Professor John Tasioulas, Director of the Institute for Ethics in AI, Faculty of Philosophy, University of Oxford and Senior Research Fellow, Balliol College will speak on...
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Ben Bradley (Greenway Chambers) will chair a discussion with Grantley Creighton (Director of Aboriginal Health, Justice Health and Forensic Mental...
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The New South Wales Bar Association’s AGM will be held in the Common Room of the New South Wales Bar Association, Basement, Selborne Chambers, 174-180 Phillip Street, Sydney, on Thursday, 13...
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The Bar Library will have changed operating hours on Tuesday 26 August. 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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