Inbrief

Members are advised that, although the Bar Association is regularly updating the COVID-19 page of its website as information comes to hand, please refer to the latest court resources directly as developments are changing quickly at this time. Do not make any assumptions regarding your case without first doing so. Links to the various court and tribunal pages are provided in the body of the guide.

As the Association’s offices are currently closed due to COVID-19, hard copy applications will not be accepted at this time. If you would like any further information, or to discuss this application, please contact the Association’s Director of Policy and Public Affairs, Elizabeth Pearson, via BarADR@nswbar.asn.au.

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Alastair MacGibbon, Chief Strategy Officer at CyberCX, will give a short overview of the threat environment, followed by a discussion about the intersections of law, public policy and contemporary cybersecurity developments, what amounts to 'reasonable' cybersecurity conduct by Australian corporations and professionals, and what steps barristers can take to protect their clients' data. The webinar will conclude with a moderated Q&A. Tamir Maltz, 12 Wentworth Selborne Chambers, will chair the event.

The webinar is open to NSW Bar Association members and will be run by registration only. Numbers are limited. For further information, or to register for this event, please click here.

At the moment libraries are required to make sure that their books are sanitised to help prevent the spread of the virus. This requires time. All books must be quarantined for at least 24 hours (and up to 72 hours) before being re-loaned.

When all our COVID-19 measures are in place and health and safety considerations allow, we will re-open the library. However, the hours will be limited at first and the primary focus will be providing access to the electronic resources that are not available in chambers. We cannot provide access to the hard copy collection as the quarantining protocols also apply to any books which are used in the library. Every book that is touched / used has to be quarantined for at least 24 hours.

We have our ‘Click, Collect & Return service operating twice a week at the moment. This service will be extended to 4 days a week when demand requires. We have also now enabled reservations for Click&Collect to be made on your behalf by your clerk. You can put in requests to borrow books by logging onto the library website and follow these instructions.

The library is a place where a large number of people interact every day. However, it is a small space and even when we do reopen we will be limited in the number of visitors we have while there remains a risk of people contracting the virus. We have to consider the health of everyone in the library and work within the current guidelines. We will keep you posted regarding developments.

Members are advised that, although the Bar Association is regularly updating the COVID-19 page of its website as information comes to hand, please refer to the latest court resources directly as developments are changing quickly at this time. Do not make any assumptions regarding your case without first doing so. Links to the various court and tribunal pages are provided in the body of the guide.

Members and staff who wish to join the Association's Steptember team may do so free of charge (it is usually $25 per person to join) before midnight this Sunday 2 August.

To do so simply sign up and register as an indivdual through the Steptember website, using the code STEPUPONUS, then join the ‘New South Wales Bar Association’ organisation team and ask your friends and family to donate.

The ABA media release follows yesterday's statement from the President and the statement from the Law Council of Australia earlier today.

Applications must be submitted online,** no later than 5.00pm TODAY 31 July 2020**. It is intended the names of successful applicants will be announced on or before the first Friday in October.

If you are an applicant who has held a barrister's practising certificate continuously in another state or territory prior to joining the NSW Bar, please contact Michelle Nisbet at the New South Wales Bar Association via mnisbet@nswbar.asn.au or on 9229 1713 or 0402 775543 in order that this can be noted in the information sent to the Consultation Group.

Volunteers are needed to “meet” with groups of students virtually in Zoom “break out” sessions to answer queries the students may have about what a career at the Bar is really like. In person attendance or physical presence in chambers is not required, as volunteer barristers will be logging in remotely due to COVID-19 restrictions.

The Open Day is hosted by the Association’s Diversity and Equality Committee and Women Barristers Forum. The purpose of the Open Day is to demystify the Bar and encourage female law students to consider coming to the Bar themselves.

Female law students in their penultimate and final years of study will have unprecedented access to successful women barristers and judges and an opportunity to gain insight into the life of a barrister.

If you are available to volunteer your time, or would like any further information, please email the Association’s Director of Policy and Public Affairs, Elizabeth Pearson, via dppa@nswbar.asn.au.

Thank you to all members who have already volunteered – you will shortly receive an information pack with final details ahead of Tuesday.

Members are advised that, although the Bar Association is regularly updating the COVID-19 page of its website as information comes to hand, please refer to the latest court resources directly as developments are changing quickly at this time. Do not make any assumptions regarding your case without first doing so. Links to the various court and tribunal pages are provided in the body of the guide.

Applications must be submitted online, no later than 5.00pm on Friday, 31 July 2020. It is intended the names of successful applicants will be announced on or before the first Friday in October.

If you are an applicant who has held a barrister's practising certificate continuously in another state or territory prior to joining the NSW Bar, please contact Michelle Nisbet at the New South Wales Bar Association via mnisbet@nswbar.asn.au or on 9229 1713 or 0402 775543 in order that this can be noted in the information sent to the Consultation Group.

Please note that the meeting invitation is for 9.30am as the Court requires an early connection to MS Teams by participants given that they will need to be “admitted” to the sitting.

Members are advised that, although the Bar Association is regularly updating the COVID-19 page of its website as information comes to hand, please refer to the latest court resources directly as developments are changing quickly at this time. Do not make any assumptions regarding your case without first doing so. Links to the various court and tribunal pages are provided in the body of the guide.