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Continuing Professional Development Programme
This web site contains all the information you need to know about conferences, seminars and postgraduate courses which have been accredited for CPD purposes. The following calendar lists all CPD accredited events. For further information about a particular event, click on the title of the event.

1 CPD Point per hour of attendance
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Events
Date Topic Info Venue Strand
Tuesday 13 July 2010 Blood from a Stone: Securing Payment of Barristers’ Fees in a Brave New World Attendance at this seminar will provide 1.5 CPD points in the ETHICS or MANAGEMENT strands. To be presented by Mark Brabazon SC and chaired by Chris Hoy SC. The seminar will identify lawful and practical means for securing barristers' fees, other than by the solicitor holding funds in trust. For full details, follow the brochure link. Bar Association Common Room Ethics and Regulation of the Professional
Wednesday 14 July 2010 Arbitration Workshop 1 of 3 The ADR Committee is offering members with 7 years’ experience as legal practitioners and a practising certificate the opportunity to become approved Arbitrators. Attendees will be required at all three two-hour workshops (to be held on Wednesday 18 August and Wednesday 8 September). Members who do not fulfill the requirement of 7 years’ practice are invited to attend to increase their expertise in this area. For further details follow the brochure link. Bar Association Common Room Advocacy, Mediation and Other barristers skills
Wednesday 21 July 2010 Key Evidence on Electronic Devices Computers, mobile phones, music players and other electronic devices are capable of storing evidence that is critical for the outcome of a case, even if the data has been deleted. RSVP by 19 July. Follow the brochure link for further details. e.law, Level 3, 9 Castlereagh Street, Sydney Substantive Law, Practice, Procedure and Evidence
Thursday 22 July 2010 The UN, the Genocide Convention and the Human Rights Revolution 65 Years Later: What Have We Learned; What Must We Do? This breakfast seminar will commence at 7.30am. Irwin Cotler MP was Canada's Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada from 2003 until 2006. He is considered an expert on international law and human rights law, and has served as counsel to former prisoners of conscience Nelson Mandela in South Africa, Jacobo Timmerman in Latin America, Muchtar Pakpahan in Asia, as well as other political prisoners and dissidents. He also represented Natan Sharansky, who was imprisoned in the Soviet gulag for Jewish activism. For full details, follow the brochure link. Banco Court, Level 13, Law Courts building, Queens Square, Sydney Ethics and Regulation of the Professional
Friday 23 July 2010 Australian Lawyers Alliance Medical Law Conference 2010 For further details, please follow the brochure link. Amora Hotel Sydney Allocated / subject matter
Monday 26 July 2010 Security for Costs This seminar, to be presented by Hugh Stowe, addresses a fundamental interlocutory procedure, and will cover: The principles; The procedures; The pitfalls; A toolbox. This seminar has been organised by the New Barristers Committee as part of its commitment to providing CPD seminars for members of the junior Bar. However, other barristers are very welcome to attend. For further details follow the brochure link. Bar Association Common Room Substantive Law, Practice, Procedure and Evidence
Monday 26 July 2010 Cases of Distinction An AGS training seminar. Cases of Distinction will focus on New South Wales and Commonwealth cases that are current and important and which illustrate major principles of administrative law. For further details, please follow the brochure link. AGS, Level 42, MLC Centre, 19 Martin Place, Sydney Allocated / subject matter
Tuesday 27 July 2010 Context and Construction An AGS training seminar. Context and Construction will focus on New South Wales and Commonwealth cases that are current and important and which illustrate major principles of statutory interpretation. For further details follow the brochure link. AGS, Level 42, MLC Centre, 19 Martin Place, Sydney Allocated / subject matter
Wednesday 28 July 2010 Appearing before Registrars in the Federal Court The Registrars of the Federal Court have kindly agreed to present a CPD seminar on aspects of practice in the Federal Court. There will be an opportunity for questions by members of the Bar. Attendance at this seminar will provide 1.5 CPD points in the Advocacy strand. Click on the brochure link for full details. Bar Association Common Room Advocacy, Mediation and Other barristers skills
Thursday 29 July 2010 The National Legal Profession Reform To be presented by Philip Selth OAM and chaired by Tom Bathurst QC. For further details on this seminar, follow the brochure link to download a flyer. Bar Association Common Room Ethics and Regulation of the Professional

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The University of New South Wales, Faculty of Law

The University of NSW operates a Continuing Legal Education programme offering courses that are fully accredited by the Bar Association's Continuing Professional Development Programme. Click here to view the courses on offer.

 

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