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                      Vale: Eoin James Johnston 1946–2025
                      
                           
                      
                      Eoin Johnston passed away on 23 October 2025. He left school aged 15 and worked as a tiler before travelling to North America and Africa working as an underground blaster, hard rock miner and in...
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                      Back by popular demand: Under 5s coffee catch up
                      
                           
                      
                      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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                      Member Advantage offers
                      
                           
                      
                      Sponsored
The Bar Association has a partnership with Member Advantage, a leading provider of benefits programs. Bar Association membership entitles you to special savings on shopping, dining,...
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                      Walk around the Botanic Gardens every Monday at lunch time
                      
                           
                      
                      Every Monday, the Bar Walking Group meets at the fountains in Martin Place, between Macquarie and Phillip Streets, for a brisk and stimulating walk around the Botanic Gardens. The walk caters for...
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                      2025 Women Silks evening
                      
                           
                      
                      The Women Barristers Forum and the Women Lawyers Association of New South Wales invite all members of the Bar and Judiciary to celebrate the appointment to silk of Joanne Shepard SC, Lyndelle Barnett...
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                      RSVPs open – Concert for Diversity
                      
                           
                      
                      The Diversity and Equality Committee would like to invite members of the NSW Bar to the Concert for Diversity, an artistic celebration of diversity on Thursday, 13 November 2025 in the Portrait...
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                      Bench and Bar Lunch 2025
                      
                           
                      
                      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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                      Litigating With AI: Views From the Bench with Chief Justice Bell and Justice Shariff
                      
                           
                      
                      Tuesday, 04 November – In person, 5-6pm
The use of AI in court has become a topical issue. Practitioners around Australia have been referred to regulatory bodies and disciplined for failing to...
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                      2026 Bar Council Elections
                      
                           
                      
                      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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                      Trauma-Informed Client Care for Barristers
                      
                           
                      
                      Tuesday, 25 November – In person, 5-6pm
Whether it's in a first introduction or during the end stages of trial preparation, communicating and collaborating with clients can sometimes feel...
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                      Dog Day Out
                      
                           
                      
                      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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                      Law of War
                      
                           
                      
                      Tuesday, 11 November – In person, 5-6pm
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:
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                      2025 Sir Maurice Byers Annual Lecture 
                      
                           
                      
                      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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                      Ceremonial Sitting to welcome her Honour Judge Amy McGowan to the FCFCOA
                      
                           
                      
                      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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                      Today: Minds Count Lecture 2025 
                      
                           
                      
                      Across Australia, many legal practitioners work in isolation, whether in small towns, circuit courts, remote jurisdictions, or even within a city as sole practitioners, barristers, or in-house...
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                      Today: Paul Byrne Memorial Lecture 
                      
                           
                      
                      The Paul Byrne Memorial Lecture will be held on Thursday, 30 October 2025 at Sydney University Law School from 6:00pm to 7:30pm. The keynote speaker is the The Hon Justice Ian Harrison, Chief Judge...
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                      Today: Forbes Society – Legal History Tutorial Thursday, 30 October 2025 
                      
                           
                      
                      The Forbes Society is pleased to inform members that on Thursday, 30 October 2025 at 5.15 pm in Court 13A, Level 13 Law Courts Building, Professor Gabrielle Wolf (Monash University, formerly Deakin...
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                      RSVP: LARS 2025 thank you function
                      
                           
                      
                      The NSW Bar Association Legal Assistance Referral Scheme (LARS) is hosting a thank you function for participating members on Thursday, 20 November 2025. LARS has formally existed since 1996 and...
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                      Mutual recognition of multi-jurisdiction professional standards schemes
                      
                           
                      
                      If you have a practice that operates across Australian jurisdictions you should read the Guidance Note issued by the Professional Standards Councils on 'Mutual recognition of multi-jurisdiction...
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                      2025 Silk Bows
                      
                           
                      
                      The remaining Silk Bows ceremonies for 2025 will be held on the following days:
2025 SC Scrolls Presentation - Friday, 31 October 2025 at 5:00pm
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                      Wardell Chambers room for licence
                      
                           
                      
                      Sponsored
Wardell Chambers has an external room (30.62 sqm) for licence.  The room, which has a fabulous view of Hyde Park and loads of natural light, is fitted out with built-in desk, bookshelves,...
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                      Do you have something to tell the Bar Association?
                      
                           
                      
                      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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                      Tonight: Film Screening: Dhakiyarr vs The King
                      
                           
                      
                      Wednesday 29 October – In person, 5-6.30pm
In 1934 Yolngu leader Dhakiyarr Wirrpanda went missing while being returned to his tribal lands, after the High Court of Australia had quashed his...
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                      New South Wales Supreme Court ADR Address
                      
                           
                      
                      Sydney – Wednesday, 29 October 2025 from 5:30pm-6:30pm
Presented by: The Hon. James Allsop AC
In this Thought Leadership series the Australian Disputes Centre collaborates with Chief Justice Bell...
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                      Commonwealth Law Conference - 27 February 2026
                      
                           
                      
                      The Annual Commonwealth Law Conference will be held Friday, 27 February 2026 8:30AM - 3:00PM and will be followed by a networking funtion at the Hilton, 488 George St, Sydney NSW 2000.
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