Inbrief

New judge appointed to the Supreme Court of Norfolk Island

Attorney-General Philip Ruddock�has announced the appointment of Justice Peter Jacobson as a judge of the Supreme Court of Norfolk Island. Justice Jacobson will undertake his role on the Supreme...

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Federal Magistrates Court Amendment Rules 2007 No 1

The�Federal Magistrates Court Amendment Rules 2007 (No.1) include a number of miscellaneous amendments to the _Federal Magistrates Court Rules 2001. _

The most significant of which include:

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Final reminder: appointment of senior counsel 2007

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Applications for appointment as senior counsel for 2007 close at 5.00pm today, 31 July 2007. The principles governing selection and appointment of senior counsel are set out in the Senior Counsel...

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Family Court of Australia: compulsory family dispute resolution

The attention of practitioners is drawn to the provisions of ss60I and 60J, which were inserted into the Family Law Act 1975 by the Family Law Amendment (Shared Parental Responsibility) Act 2006....

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Federal Court of Australia: sittings of the full court in 2008

The chief justice has approved the dates for the sittings of a full court of the Federal Court of Australia during 2008.�

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28 June 2007

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Federal Magistrates Court Practice Direction 2 of 2007

Applicants wishing to apply for an order under Part VII of the Family�Law Act 1975, will be required to provide a certificate from a�registered family dispute resolution practitioner,...

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Expert Evidence List

Uniform Court Rules as to expert evidence were introduced in December 2006. Part 31.19 of the rules provides that any litigant seeking to adduce expert evidence must seek directions from the court.

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Julius Stone Centenary Conference

The Julius Stone Institute of Jurisprudence based in the Faculty of Law of the University of Sydney is holding a conference from Thursday,�5 July to Saturday, 7 July to mark the centenary of the...

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ChamberLinks: a listing of chambers' web sites

The Bar Association's web�site now has a page called ChamberLinks, which lists those chambers with their own web site.�If your chambers has a web site, but does not appear on the list,...

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Donations to AustLII: a message from the president of the Law Council

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The free services that have been provided for many years by AustLII (the Australian Legal Information Institute) are in danger of being seriously degraded because of a significant shortfall in...

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Security arrangements for the APEC Conference period, September 2007

The president of the Bar Association, Michael Slattery QC, has written to state and federal authorities concerning security arrangements that will be in force during the Asia Pacific Economic...

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Appointments to District and Local courts

The following persons have been reappointed as acting judges of the District Court of New South Wales for the period commencing on 1 July 2007 and expiring on 30 June 2008:

His Honour Acting Judge...

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Legal Aid NSW increase practitioner fees

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Legal Aid NSW have increased private practitioner fees.� The fees increase recognises the valuable contribution of the private profession by moving towards consistency across the jurisdictions...

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Mark Ierace SC appointed senior public defender

Mark Ierace SC has been appointed as senior public defender for the period commencing 16 July 2007 and expiring on 15 July 2014.

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Bar Association hosts annual function for lawyers in parliament

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On Thursday, 21 June 2007 the Bar Association held an informal function for lawyers who are members of the New South Wales Parliament. The annual event helps to enhance the already close working...

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The Justice Peter Hely Memorial Appeal: a message from the president of the Bar Association

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The Hon Justice Heydon AC and a group of judges, barristers and solicitors who were close to the Late Justice Peter Hely have a launched an appeal to raise funds in memory of his Honour.� To...

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Legal Profession legislation – further amendments

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The Legal Profession Act 2004� is amended by�the Legal Profession Further Amendment Act 2006.� _Schedules 2 and 3 of the amending Act will commence on 1 July 2007 (the amendments...

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Honorary membership of the Australian Bar Association for Dan Mori

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The Australian Bar Association will present Major Michael D Mori USMC with Honorary Membership at its Conference dinner on 29 June 2007.The award of honorary membership made for exceptional service...

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Reminder: swearing in ceremony for Federal Magistrate Kemp

Dale Kemp will be sworn in as a federal magistrate on Friday, 20 July at 4.30pm in the full court, Level 7 Lionel Bowen Building, 97 – 99 Goulburn St, Sydney. AW Street SC will speak on behalf...

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Reminder: silk selection process 2007 – Seminar on 26 June at 5pm

Applications for appointment as senior counsel will open at the beginning of July and will close on 31 July.� On Tuesday, 26 June at 5pm in the Bar Association Common Room the president will...

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Vale - RWR Parker QC (1936 - 2007 )

RWR Parker QC died on 13 June 2007.�A funeral service will be held at 10.30am next Tuesday, 19 June 2007 at St Swithun's Anglican Church, Pymble.

14 June 2007

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Picture yourself in Find a Barrister

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The facility exists for a member’s photo to be attached to ‘Find a Barrister’ on the web site. On Thursday, 10 April 2008, a professional�photographer will be on-site in the...

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Practising certificate renewals: Update #7

All practising certificate renewal documentation and payment should have been received by the Bar Association by 6pm on Thursday, 7 June 2007. If you have not yet sent in your documentation and...

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Queen's Birthday honours

The following members of the Bar Association received Queen's Birthday honours in the Order of Australia:

The Hon Justice Kim Santow: Officer of the Order of Australia (AO)�- For service to the...

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District Court Strategic Plan: a reminder about submissions

In August the District Court will be reviewing and updating its Strategic Plan. The court is interested in looking at the way the court conducts its business, the efficiency of its operations and if...

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