Stephen Gardiner of Waratah Chambers will be driving in the 2025 Beyond the Bitumen Tour, from the evening of Thursday 27 March to Monday 31 March 2025. The annual car rally through the...
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As autumn rolls around, so does flu season! The Wellbeing Committee has organised for all members to be protected by offering the 2025 Quadrivalent Influenza Vaccine on Tuesday, 8 April...
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On Sunday, 13 April 2025, Bar Bushwalking will undertake its first walk for the 2025 year.
This is a spectacular walk along fire trail and ridge lines in the Blue Mountains near Winmalee.... Read more >
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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David Burwood passed away around 16 March 2025.
David came to Australia in 1973 from the UK. Before he left England he worked as a volunteer teacher in Uganda prior to gaining a degree in...
Read more >The Law and Justice Foundation of NSW’s Justice Fellowships provide an opportunity for awarded Fellows to conduct in-depth exploration of pressing legal and justice issues in New South Wales. Each...
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The District Court of NSW has issued the following Criminal Practice Notes:
The Toongabbie Legal Centre (TLC) will be hosting a series of one-day Continuing Legal Education seminars over March 2025. The TLC is a non-profit community legal centre that has been providing free...
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The Law Council of Australia's International Law Section invites members to attend its International Law and Practice Course 2025, which runs over 8 sessions from March through October.
The next...
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Reforms to the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) will take effect on 10 June 2025 bringing a substantial and far-reaching change to Australian law. Individuals will...
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A celebration of Michael Fokkes’ life will be held at the Palm House in the Botanic Gardens at 2pm on Tuesday 1 April 2025. His family requests that attendees wear something navy blue, which...
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The Bar Knitting Group will meet today at 5:30 pm in the Level 22 Chambers conference room. Light refreshments will be served. All are welcome.
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Thorny ethical issues can arise around the mediation table. Examples include:
Should a mediation proceed if the other side’s representative lacks...
The room has built-in cupboards, shelving throughout, robing cupboard, together with air conditioning, painted in neutral tones with plenty of natural light.
4 Wentworth Chambers is a busy,...
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The Industrial Relations Commission is hosting a seminar on Wednesday, 26 March 2025 entitled 'Appearing in the Commission – The Basics', presented by Justice Chin, Vice President and Commissioner...
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This article provides a list of upcoming CPDs during CPD intensives ahead of the CPD year end on 31 March 2025. Please refer to the CPD calendar on the NSW Bar Association website for a complete list...
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On 20 March 2025, the Bar Council resolved for the 2025 Senior Counsel Selection Committee to be:
President of the New South Wales Bar Association
Senior Vice-President of the New South Wales Bar...
Michael Fokkes passed away on Thursday, 20 March 2025. Michael joined the Aboriginal Legal Service in 2008, moving to the Legal Aid Commission in 2010. He was called to the Bar in 2017, where...
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The Chief Magistrate's office has provided the funeral details for the late Kevin Flack. If members wish to attend, the funeral will take place on Monday, 24 March 2025 at North Chapel, Forest Lawn...
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Nowruz (also spelt Novruz, Navruz, Nooruz, Nevruz, Nauryz) or New Day is celebrated on the day of the astronomical vernal equinox, which usually occurs on 21 March. Over 300 million people...
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Today is National Close the Gap Day, an annual celebration of the work of the community-led Close the Gap Campaign for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health and wellbeing. Closing...
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The 2025 Common Law Drinks will be held today, Thursday 20 March 2025.
The event will begin at 5:30 pm at the Attic Bar in the Arthouse Hotel, 257 Pitt St Sydney.
Please note that ticket sales for...
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The Women Barristers Forum will host its annual 'Pathway to Taking Silk' CPD seminar on Thursday, 20 March 2025 at 5.00pm.
Kate Morgan SC and Kirsten...
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The Chief Magistrate, His Honour Judge Michael Allen, has amended Annexure 1 of the Bail Proceedings (Centralised Bail Courts) Practice Note. The Practice Note is available here and has also been...
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The 50th anniversary of the Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (Cth), formerly called the Trade Practices Act 1974 (Cth), in 2024 marked a milestone in Australia’s legal and economic...
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