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Time is running out to renew your practising certificate
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If you haven’t renewed your practising certificate by 30 June, you will be unauthorised to engage in legal practice from 1 July. Renew your practising certificate here. Any questions? We are here to help. Contact the Law Society Registry on (02) 9926 0156 or by email at registry@lawsociety.com.au. |
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Golden Gavel 2023
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Golden Gavel, the only breakfast event worth dragging your sleep-deprived soul out of bed for, is returning on Friday 9 June. Five brave souls have taken on the challenge of entertaining a room full of lawyers at 7.30 in the morning. Grab a ticket and join your colleagues for a cracking show with a side of eggs and crispy bacon. |
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Secure Solicitor Membership for The Law Society of New South Wales Professional Standards Scheme
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Principals are reminded that legal practitioners of their law practice must maintain solicitor membership now and beyond 30 June for continued participation in the Scheme. If your law practice is an ILP Member of the Law Society, it is a requirement for all legal practitioners to hold solicitor membership now and beyond 30 June for continued participation in the Scheme. The easiest way for legal practitioners to become a member or renew their membership is to select the membership application or renewal option through LawID here. You can learn more about the Scheme here. Any questions? Please reach out to our Scheme team by email scheme@lawsociety.com.au or by phone 02 9926 0189. |
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Role at the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions: Crown Prosecutor
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The Attorney General is seeking applications from persons qualified for appointment as Crown Prosecutors under the Crown Prosecutors Act 1986 for a fixed term of up to seven years that may be renewed following an initial 12-month acting period. For more information click here. |
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Role at the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions: Deputy Senior Crown Prosecutor – Regional
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The Attorney General is seeking applications from qualified persons for appointment
as Deputy Senior Crown Prosecutor under the Crown Prosecutors Act 1986 for a fixed
term of up to seven years that may be renewed, following an initial 12-month
probationary period. The current vacancy is in Dubbo and an eligibility list may be
created to fill any future regional vacancies that may arise. For more information click here. |
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Update — Bingham v Bevan [2023] NSWCA 86
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On 5 May 2023, the Court of Appeal allowed the appeal of the solicitor, Mr Bingham, against the barrister, Mr Bevan. The appeal set aside the earlier judgment in Bevan v Bingham [2022] NSWSC 863 against the solicitor, where the Supreme Court accepted a Costs Assessor’s finding that the conditional costs agreement between the parties was void on the grounds the barrister had not made proper cost disclosure under the Legal Profession Uniform Law (NSW) (the Uniform Law), and that this included the voiding of a clause which provided the solicitor was not liable to the barrister unless he was put in funds by the client. The Law Society’s Ethics and Standards Quarterly (November 2022 issue) discusses the earlier judgment in further detail. For more information click here. |
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Impact of Integrity Agencies on Government Culture
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On Thursday 1 June 2023, the NSW Chapter of the AIAL and the Law Society of NSW are pleased to present a group of eminent integrity experts at the State and Commonwealth level to discuss the topic. Keynote speaker: Margaret Crawford PSM, Auditor-General of NSW.
Panel: Prof John McMillan AO, Kieran Pender and John Renshaw. Moderator: Andrew Chalk, Chair of Public Law Committee of the Law Society of NSW. To register click here. |
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Personal Injury Commission — New Single Digital Platform
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The Commission’s new single digital dispute resolution platform called ‘Pathway’ is scheduled to launch for Motor Accidents staff, decision makers and users in the week commencing 19 June 2023. Workers Compensation Division users will transition to the platform in early 2024. Over the weekend preceding the Pathway implementation, the Nexus platform will be decommissioned. See further information in the latest PIC News here. |
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Appointment of Dr Kristina Stern SC
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Dr Kristina Stern SC has been appointed a Judge of the Supreme Court of New South Wales and a Judge of Appeal. A formal ceremony to mark this occasion will be held in Banco Court, on Level 13 at 9.15am on Thursday 8 June 2023. The ceremony will be livestreamed with the link being posted on the Supreme Court Website prior to the ceremony.
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Savour the flavours of the Mediterranean and the Iberian Peninsula with this week’s Foodie Feast
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Dine on a jam-packed charcuterie platter, spiced chicken, prawn, and chorizo paella, and Sicilian apple cake. Click here to order by 10am Tuesday, 23rd May, for delivery by 5pm Friday, 26th May. |
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