Inbrief

Reissued Practice Notes – Practice Note SC Eq 10 – Revenue List and Practice Note SC Eq 15 – Applications List

The Supreme Court has reissued the following two Practice Notes, which commenced on 25 September 2025:

Practice Note SC Eq 10 – Revenue List

This revised Practice Note includes the following...

Appointment of Senior Counsel

The appointment of Senior Counsel for 2025 will be announced at 1.00pm on Friday, 3 October 2025.

A copy of the President’s announcement will be sent to members via InBrief and posted on the Bar...

Local Court Interim Procedures - Serious Domestic Abuse Prevention Orders

Serious Domestic Abuse Prevention Orders (SDAPO) commence on Monday, 29 September 2025.

The Local Court has prepared case management procedures for SDAPO applications in the Local Court which are...

NSW Bar Association protocols for dealing with complaints of judicial conduct

If you have concerns about the conduct of a member of the judiciary, there are a range of options available to you.

The Bar Association has protocols in place with the Supreme Court of NSW, the...

Volunteers needed – Open Day for Women and Gender Diverse Law Students

The Diversity and Equality Committee and the Women Barristers Forum are hosting the NSW Bar Association Open Day for Women and Gender Diverse Law Students on Friday, 10 October 2025. The purpose of...

Rosh Hashanah

Rosh Hashanah, meaning ‘head of the year’, otherwise recognised as Jewish New Year, began at sundown yesterday and will end after nightfall tomorrow. A common greeting for those celebrating is...

Volunteers sought for Legal Assistance Referral Scheme

The NSW Bar Association Legal Assistance Referral Scheme, which has formally existed since 1996, reflects the strongly held view of the Bar that a person’s rights and access to justice should not...

Joanna Knight Scholarship recipients

Raihana Haidary, Eliza Sarlos and Katherine Palacios have been awarded the Joanna Knight Scholarship for 2025.

Raihana Haidary- 5 St James Hall

Raihana Haidary has studied law in Australia, the UK,...

Child Witness Pre-record training (criminal) – Extra tickets available

Due to the high level of demand for the Sydney course, the Bar Association is pleased to announce that a further 20 places will be made available to defence practitioners who are current members of...

Volunteers sought for Coronial Inquests Pilot Program

The Coronial Inquests Pilot Program (CIPP) has commenced in the NSW Bar Association’s Legal Assistance Referral Scheme (LARS). The pilot will run for 12 months.

The CIPP involves a new referral...

Expressions of interest: NT Director of Public Prosecutions

Applications are now open for the position of Northern Territory Director of Public Prosecutions. Applications close on 8 October 2025. Please see here for more information.

Cybersecurity Guidelines

Members are encouraged to review the Cybersecurity Guidance for NSW Barristers that was published on 28 June 2024.

The guidelines identify preventative steps that barristers should take to protect...

District Court of NSW appointments

Robert Hollo SC (Sixth Floor Selborne Wentworth Chambers) and Peter Krisenthal (Public Defenders) have been appointed as judges of the District Court of New South Wales. They will commence on 7...

International Equal Pay Day (UN)

The United Nations International Equal Pay Day is celebrated on 18 September each year in support of equal pay for work of equal value. Women are paid less than men by an estimated 20 per cent...

Tomorrow: WBF Janet Coombs Lunch to Welcome New Women Readers

The Women Barristers Forum, in conjunction with the Women Lawyers Association of New South Wales, is delighted to invite you to the next bi-annual Janet Coombs Lunch to Welcome New Women Readers to...

Bisexual+ Awareness Week: 16-23 September 2025

Bisexual+ Awareness Week takes place each year from 16-23 September, concluding on Celebrate Bisexuality+ Day (23 September). This week seeks to accelerate the acceptance of the bi+ (bisexual,...

Tomorrow: Forbes Society – Legal History Tutorial Thursday, 18 September 2025

The Forbes Society is pleased to inform members that on Thursday, 18 September 2025 at 5.15pm in Court 13A, Level 13 Law Courts Building, Associate Professor Marina Nehme will present a legal history...

Land and Environment Court vacation period arrangements

The Land and Environment Court of NSW vacation period will commence Monday, 22 December 2025 and conclude Friday, 30 January 2026. The new Court term begins on Monday, 2 February 2026. For more...

Sports Law Conference and Tri State Championship

On Saturday 13 September 2025 the annual Sports Law Conference and Tri State Championship was held in Sydney.

Maurice Byers Chambers generously hosted barristers from Victoria and Queensland who had...

Changed Library Operating Hours

The Bar Library will have changed operating hours on Tuesday 16th of September. The library will open at 9am and close at 5pm and will be closed for one hour between 1-2pm. Response times to...

Reforms strengthening protections for victim-survivors of sexual violence pass NSW Parliament

Legislation to strengthen protections for victim-survivors of sexual abuse and toughen penalties for perpetrators has passed NSW Parliament.

The suite of amendments to the Crimes Act 1900 which...

NSW Regional Women Lawyers annual conference

NSW Regional Women Lawyers Inc (NRWL) was established in 2023 by a group of regional women lawyers working to ensure that those practicing in regional, rural and remote (RRR) NSW have the same...

Australian Arbitration Week

The NSW Bar Association is pleased to support Australian Arbitration Week (AAW), taking place from 12 to 17 October 2025 in Sydney.

The International Arbitration Conference, the flagship event of...

Direct Access Factsheet

The NSW Bar Association recommends any members who accept direct access matters read the Direct Access Factsheet which can be accessed here.

EOI for Magistrates Court of the ACT

The ACT Attorney-General is seeking expressions of interest for appointment as a Magistrate to the Magistrates Court of the Australian Capital Territory. This expression of interest process will also...