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The Bar 31 July 2023 ByJerome DoraisamyNZ chief judges move to address concerns for lawyers’ wellbeing

The chief judges of both the High Court and District Court in New Zealand have taken the “unusual step” of writing...

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The Bar 24 July 2023 ByJerome DoraisamySilk named as new judge of WA District Court

West Australian Attorney-General John Quigley has appointed a Perth-based barrister to the state’s District Court as a...

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The Bar 30 June 2023 ByJerome Doraisamy2 silks named as NSW Supreme Court judges

Two senior counsel have been appointed as judges of the NSW Supreme Court’s equity division.

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The Bar 27 June 2023 ByJerome DoraisamyThe Federal Court Chief Justice, Australian Judicial Officers...

The Federal Court Chief Justice, Australian Judicial Officers Association, and Law Council have slammed...

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The Bar 26 June 2023 ByJerome DoraisamyFormer Bar Association president named Supreme Court judge in WA

Matthew Howard SC, who has served as the president of both the Australian Bar and WA Bar associations, has been...

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The Bar 22 June 2023 ByLauren CroftOver 80 federal judges travel to Alice Springs for ‘rare and...

Judges from the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (FCFCOA) have travelled to Alice Springs to listen and...

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The Bar 19 June 2023 ByJerome Doraisamy2 new Supreme Court judges, 2 new County Court judges named in...

Victorian Attorney-General Jaclyn Symes has appointed an associate judge and silk to the state’s Supreme Court and...

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The Bar 05 June 2023 ByJerome DoraisamyNew judges named in NSW, Queensland and Victoria

In the past week, the attorneys-general of NSW, Queensland and Victoria have made judicial appointments for their...

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The Bar 22 May 2023 ByDr Matt Collins AM KCAI: Why judges and lawyers are not immune

The legal profession will be among the first to be substantially disrupted by the advent of artificial intelligence...

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The Bar 16 May 2023 ByJerome DoraisamyNew NSW A-G appoints judge of appeal, 2 judges for District Court

Michael Daley, the newly appointed Attorney-General in NSW, has named a new judge of appeal for the state’s Supreme...

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