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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

The Bar

Former High Court judge to lead lockout law review

An independent review into Sydney’s lockout laws will be headed up by former High Court judge Ian Callinan...

15 February 2016

By Lara Bullock

The Bar

Dissent among High Court judges at historic low

The number of dissenting judgments in Australia's highest court was at a record low in 2015, according to an annual...

12 February 2016

By Felicity Nelson

The Bar

LCA president calls for investigation into lack of judicial pensions

The Law Council of Australia (LCA) president Stuart Clark has urged the Federal Government to examine whether the lack...

12 February 2016

By Felicity Nelson

The Bar

New Rockhampton judge likely to reduce costs: QLS

Judge Anne Demack’s appointment as a Federal Circuit Court judge based in Rockhampton will “improve...

04 February 2016

By Stefanie Garber

The Bar

ABA tackles Indigenous incarceration and legal aid shortfall

The recently elected president of the Australian Bar Association has outlined the organisation’s policy priorities...

03 February 2016

By Stefanie Garber and Felicity Nelson

The Bar

Report advocates shelving the court Bible

The University of Adelaide’s South Australian Law Reform Institute is pushing for secular oaths for court...

03 February 2016

By Felicity Nelson

The Bar

NSW Court of Appeal celebrates 50th birthday

The NSW Court of Appeal is holding a ceremonial sitting in the Banco Court next Monday to mark the 50th anniversary of...

01 February 2016

By Lara Bullock

The Bar

Tasmanian judiciary farewells one, welcomes two

The Tasmanian bench is set to lose Supreme Court judge David Porter but has gained two new

28 January 2016

By Felicity Nelson