The NSW Bar Association is pleased to announce the launch of the 2026 Regional CPD Conference Series. This curated series is an opportunity to advance your professional development, gain expert...
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The Hon Justice Kristina Stern, Justice of the Supreme Court of NSW and Judge of the Court of Appeal, will speak on 'Arbitration and the High Court' on Wednesday 19 November at Holding Redlich,...
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The Justice and Police Museum invites members to join Mark Tedeschi AM KC and Kim Tao, Head of Curatorial & Research at Museums of History NSW, for an evening in conversation about Mark’s...
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The ABA Advanced Trial Advocacy Intensive is taking place over 19-23 January 2026 in Brisbane. This is a residential five-day course that aims to develop barristers' skills, such as addressing,...
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The next GayBar will be held at Avenue on Chifley on 5 December 2025 from 5pm to 9pm.
All are invited, particularly LGBTQIA+ identifying members, but including all allies and staff.
GayBar provides...
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The Women Barristers Forum and the Women Lawyers Association of New South Wales invite all members of the Bar and judiciary to celebrate the appointment to silk of Joanne Shepard SC, Lyndelle Barnett...
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The Bar Library will have changed operating hours on Monday, 17 November. The Library will open at 9am and close at 5pm and will be closed for one hour between 1 & 2pm. Response times to reference...
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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...
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The NSW Bar Association will host the annual visit from First Nations students attending the UNSW pre-law course on Friday, 28 November 2025, commencing at 9:30 AM in the Bar Association’s Common...
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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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Following certification of the results by two polling officers as required by Rule 11.8.1 of the Bar Association Constitution, the Returning Officer has declared the members elected to the 2026 Bar...
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The Australian Legal Convention 2025 will be held at the High Court of Australia in Canberra from 20 to 22 November.
The purpose of the convention is to bring together a cross-section of bodies and...
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The Annual General Meeting of the NSW Bar Association (ABN 18 526 414 014) will be held today at 5:00pm in the Common Room of the NSW Bar Association, basement, Selborne Chambers, 174-180 Phillip...
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The Bar Association is seeking expressions of interest from qualified persons for nomination by the Bar Association to the Local Court Arbitrators List for the period 1 January 2026 to 31 December...
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Join the Bar Choir from 6:00–7:00 PM on Thursday, 20 November 2025 for an evening of Christmas music at St James Church.
This year, the Bar Choir has chosen to support the Indigenous Barristers’...
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The Annual Commonwealth Law Conference will be held Friday, 27 February 2026 8:30AM - 3:00PM and will be followed by a networking funtion at the Hilton, 488 George St, Sydney NSW 2000.
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Whether it's in a first introduction or during the end stages of trial preparation, communicating and collaborating with clients can sometimes feel...
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This CPD offers NSW barristers an opportunity to hear Dr Colin James, lawyer, researcher and author of his recent book “Vicarious Trauma and Burnout in...
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The Diversity and Equality Committee (DEC) would like to invite members of the New South Wales Bar to the Concert for Diversity, an artistic celebration of diversity on Thursday, 13 November 2025 in...
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Voting for the election of members of the Bar Council for 2026 closes today at 1:00pm. The list of candidates for the 2026 Bar Council is available on the NSWBA website here.
Paper ballots can be...
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On 23 October 2025, the Bar Council adopted the New South Wales Bar Association Statement of Commitment to Reconciliation with NSW First Nations and First Nations People.
The Statement of Commitment...
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The ballot for the 2026 Bar Council will close at 1:00pm tomorrow, Thursday, 13 November 2025. Any votes received after 1:00pm will not be counted.
Members who are eligible to vote have been sent a...
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On the 20th and 21st of February 2026, the Bugmy Bar Book, the NSW Bar Association, Te Kura Kaiwhakawā (New Zealand Institute of Judicial...
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The Australian Association of Constitutional Law (AACL) is holding its next seminar on Wednesday, 12 November 2025. The Hon Justice Younan will chair the event. Myles Pulsford, Hannah Ryan and...
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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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