Members are invited to attend an informal lunch on Tuesday 29 April 2025 with Chief Justice Debra Mortimer, as well as local judges, court staff and other members of the profession. The lunch will...
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The Bar Association will be closed for the Easter Long Weekend from tomorrow Friday 18 April 2025 and will reopen on Tuesday 22 April 2025. InBrief will resume publication on Tuesday, 22 April 2025.
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Tomorrow, 18 April 2025, marks Good Friday, the Friday before Easter Sunday, on which Christians commemorate the crucifixion of Jesus.
Easter Sunday will be observed by Christians on 20...
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A memorial for the Hon Sally Brown AM will take place at 2pm on Tuesday, 22 April. It can be viewed on a livestream here.
The original vale notice can be viewed here.
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Registrations for CROSSROADS 2025, the ABA Annual Conference, are now open.
As a member of an Australian state or territory bar association, you have priority access to register for this marquee...
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The Practice Development Committee invites barristers to attend a CPD seminar and catered networking event, to which leading solicitors in the construction...
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The Terry Keaney Award Committee is calling for nominations for the Terry Keaney Award and a new award: The Bondie Award.
The Bondie Award is in honour of the late Greg Bond – an extraordinary...
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In February of this year, the Chief Justice of NSW announced that he would write to members of the legal profession in relation to a survey regarding Practical Legal Training (PLT) to be undertaken...
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Vaisakhi, also known as Baisakhi, is an annual festival that falls on 14 April this year. On this day, the Sikh community celebrates both the arrival of spring and the founding of Sikhism...
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The Industrial Relations Commission Amendment Rules 2025 (NSW) commenced on 7 April 2025.
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The Governor has approved the appointment of Mr Nicholas Broadbent SC as Deputy Senior Public Defender for a period of seven years commencing 14 April 2025.
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Passover, also known as Pesach in Hebrew, is one of the most important festivals in the Jewish calendar. It commemorates the exodus of the Israelites from slavery in Egypt, and takes its...
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The Attorney General is seeking applications from qualified persons for a Public Defender position under the Public Defenders Act 1995.
The position will be based in Dubbo and, subject to an initial...
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Succession Law is one of the largest areas of NSW Supreme Court litigation, with over 1000 cases commenced in family provision, contested probate and estate...
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The NSW Bar Association’s Common Law Committee is pleased to invite you to attend a seminar on ‘Navigating the “murky waters” of s 151Z of the...
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The Federal Court of Australia is holding the Corporations Proceedings in the Federal Court seminar on Tuesday, 13 May 2025 at 5:00pm.
For more information, click here.
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The Succession and Protective Law Committee is delighted that the Hon. Justice David Hammerschlag, Chief Judge in Equity, will contribute to our 2025...
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President's Message
I will be stepping down as President on 22 May 2025, consistent with the recent tradition of Presidents serving 18-month terms. The Bar Council will hold an election that day to...
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A reminder to all members who have registered for the 2025 flu vaccinations that the vaccinations will take place tomorrow, Tuesday 8 April 2025 from 4:30-6:30pm at the New South Wales Bar...
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The Legal Aid NSW Board has approved an increase in fees for Commonwealth family and civil law matters. The increase will apply to work done from 7 April 2025.
Counsel fees in Commonwealth civil law...
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The NSW Bar Association has today issued a media release that welcomes the release of the Drug Summit report and calls on the NSW Government to act promptly on its recommendations, and...
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Please join our President, Dr Ruth Higgins SC and guest of honour, the Hon A S Bell, Chief Justice of New South Wales for the upcoming Experienced Barristers event.
The event celebrates...
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The Hon Sally Brown AM, former judge of the Family Court of Australia, died on 21 March 2025.
In 1985, Sally Brown was appointed a Magistrate in Victoria, then Deputy Chief Magistrate in 1987,...
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The Attorney General of New South Wales, Michael Daley has announced that highly respected barrister Stephen Free SC will be appointed as a Judge of Appeal of the Supreme Court of NSW.
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A large room, suitable for a Silk or senior junior, is for sale on 5 Selborne.
The room, which is 1.5 x standard size (4500 shares in Counsel's Chambers Ltd), has a Phillip Street frontage and has a...
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