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Solicitors not to blame for junior barrister work shortage: QLS

The Queensland Law Society (QLS) has responded to suggestions that junior barristers are struggling to gain...

14 March 2016

By Lara Bullock

The Bar

‘Nursery’ of junior bar work has dried up

A lot of the smaller cases are no longer going to court, diminishing the amount of work available where junior...

11 March 2016

By Lara Bullock

The Bar

New District Court judges announced in two states

Western Australian and Queensland have both appointed new District Court

08 March 2016

By Felicity Nelson

The Bar

Two judges join the NSW Supreme Court bench

Attorney-General Gabrielle Upton has announced the appointment of two judges to the NSW Supreme

07 March 2016

By Felicity Nelson

The Bar

Former NT Bar president seeks to join Stella Maris appeal

Former NT Bar Association president Alistair Wyvill SC has sought leave to join an appeal relating to the Stella Maris...

02 March 2016

By Lara Bullock

The Bar

LIV calls for reinstatement of Children’s Court powers

Recent changes to the Children, Youth and Families Act 2005 will dilute the role of the Children’s Court, with...

02 March 2016

By Felicity Nelson

The Bar

Courts Consultation Committee established

Attorney-General Gabrielle Upton has announced the establishment of the Courts Consultation Committee to provide her...

01 March 2016

By Lara Bullock

The Bar

QLS calls for more family court judges

The Queensland Law Society (QLS) president has welcomed the appointment of Catherine Carew QC as a new Queensland...

29 February 2016

By Lara Bullock

The Bar

Federal judicial vacancies filled

Six judicial appointments to the federal courts and nine appointments to the Administrative Appeals Tribunal were...

26 February 2016

By Lara Bullock

The Bar

NSW Bar calls for reintroduction of juries in civil trials

Juries have all but disappeared from civil cases over the past 15 years, but the NSW Bar Association is now seeking to...

18 February 2016

By Felicity Nelson