The District Court of NSW, in collaboration with the NSW Bar Association, Law Society of NSW and the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions, is offering three fully-funded training sessions...
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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,...
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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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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...
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Barristers frequently communicate with each other on a 'counsel-to-counsel' basis, but what does that actually mean? Perry Herzfeld SC (Eleven Wentworth)...
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The revived Bar Book Club meets on the first Tuesday of each month.
October's book is Down in the Valley by Paolo Cognetti, an English translation of an Italian novel about the reunion of two...
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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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Associate Professor Dr Jason Donnelly, Latham Chambers, will explore recent amendments to the Migration Act 1958 (Cth) – in particular ss 76AAA,...
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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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In this second seminar hosted by the NSW Bar Association as part of ACICA's Australian Arbitration Week, join some of the top advocates in...
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This is the first of two seminars hosted by the NSW Bar Association as part of ACICA's Australian Arbitration Week. Join a panel of some of...
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In this CPD session, Linda Scott, Chair of the Alcohol and Drug Foundation (ADF), will speak about the significant but often underestimated impact of...
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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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The Diversity and Equality Committee invites you to Concert for Diversity, an artistic celebration of diversity on Thursday 13 November 2025 in the Portrait Gallery of the Supreme Court of NSW. The...
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The Privy Council allowed an appeal, brought by special leave, from the judgement of the High Court in Port Jackson Stevedoring Pty Ltd v Salmond &...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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The NSW Bar Association recommends any members who accept direct access matters read the Direct Access Factsheet which can be accessed here.
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