Monday Briefs 8 July 2024 | The Law Society of NSW

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NEWS

Annual Conference: Save with Early Bird tickets
Indulge your curiosity as some of the biggest, brightest and boldest voices in the legal profession come together for thought-provoking and high-impact sessions at the Law Society's 2024 Annual Conference. Don't miss this opportunity to explore and debate the biggest questions facing lawyers today. Secure your spot with Early Bird tickets here.

Event supported by Lawcover.

Keynote announced – Specialist Accreditation Conference 2024
We are delighted to announce the Conference keynote speaker The Honourable Justice Julie Ward, President of the Court of Appeal, Supreme Court of New South Wales. Join us for an enlightening address on the role of Accredited Specialists in maintaining trust in the law. View the full program.

Event supported by Lawcover.

Climate Change Practitioner Guidance
The Law Society’s Climate Change Practitioner Guidance has been updated to include a section on the relevance of the guidance to in-house solicitors (including in the public sector and academia) and its Annexure B: Climate Change Guidance: Advising on Climate Risk also has a new section on rural property transactions. The guidance will be updated again for the upcoming climate-related financial disclosure regime. For more information see here.

Public Consultation for the Proposed Law Society of New Wales Professional Standards Scheme beginning 22 November 2024
The Law Society of New South Wales has prepared a professional standards scheme under the Professional Standards Act 1994 (NSW). Each state and territory has professional standards legislation to:

- protect consumers of professional services and other occupational services;

- improve occupational standards;

- allow scheme participants to limit their civil liability.

Please see the following: Public consultation document - The Law Society of New South Wales Professional Standards Scheme; and
The Law Society of New South Wales Professional Standards Scheme Instrument - Proposed commencement date 22 November 2024

Volunteer Script Writers needed: 2024 Mock Law Program
Running since 1981, the Law Society of NSW Mock Trial and Mock Mediation Competitions form an integral part of our annual high school programs. We are currently seeking volunteers to participate as script writers for this year’s program. Find out more and register as a volunteer here.

MEMBER BENEFITS FEATURE OF THE WEEK

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WHAT'S ON

Staying Well in the Law - Health Assessments: Why you need to put yourself first and not feel guilty
Thursday 27 July 2024
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Macarthur Regional Visit
Thursday 22 August 2024 · 5 CPD units
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Practice Management Course – in-person
Monday 22, Tuesday 23, Wednesday 24 July 2024
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Fundamentals of GenAI for lawyers – webinar
Tuesday 16 July 2024
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PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE

July Service Directory
The LSJ Digital Service Directory for July is now available. Here you will find advertisements for agency and referrals, practices for sale and purchase and much more, plus all missing wills notices. Read more.

Bugmy Bar Book Update: New Chapter Published
The Bugmy Bar Book has published a new chapter: Child Abuse and Neglect. A quintessential chapter that is one of three Bugmy Bar Book chapters considering the specific impacts of different forms of child abuse and neglect. This chapter can be read in conjunction with Childhood, Infant and Perinatal Exposure to, and Experience of, Domestic & Family Violence and Childhood Sexual Abuse.

NSW Land Registry Services fee increases
The revised fee schedule came into effect on 1 July 2024 and is available here.

Annual NSW courts and tribunals fee increases from 1 July 2024
The fees payable in NSW courts and tribunals increased from 1 July 2024 to reflect changes to the consumer price index over the past financial year. This is an automatic increase provided for by legisation. The updated fee schedules for the relevant courts and tribunals are available as follows:

LEGAL UPDATES

OPINION
Is the new Administrative Review Tribunal ‘match fit’ for the next test?
By Terry Carney >

LITIGATION
Go fish? How to successfully apply for preliminary discovery
By Andrew Bulley >

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