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The Australian Bar Association welcomes the appointment of Christopher Shanahan SC as the 15th Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Tasmania. .Read more
The Australian Bar Association has announced the election of its executive team for 2023–24..Read more
The Australian Bar Association (ABA) is concerned about implications for judicial immunity following the decision in Stradford (a pseudonym) v Judge Vasta [2023] FCA 1020. .Read more
The Australian Bar Association welcomes the appointment of the Hon. Stephen Gageler AC as the next Chief Justice of the High Court of Australia, and the Hon. Justice Robert Beech-Jones as a Justice of the High Court of Australia. .Read more
The Australian Bar Association welcomes the appointment of and congratulates the Hon. Mordecai (Mordy) Justice Bromberg on his appointment as President of the Australian Law Reform Commission (ALRC)..Read more
It is with deep regret I announce to the national Bar that David Jackson AM KC died peacefully this morning in Sydney. David had recently celebrated his 82nd birthday. .Read more
The Australian Bar Association welcomes the appointment of Justice Debra Mortimer as Chief Justice of the Federal Court of Australia. .Read more
On this International Women’s Day, the Australian Bar celebrates the achievements of all women barristers and reflects on what the Australian Bar can do to ‘crack the code’..Read more
The Law Council of Australia and Australian Bar Association have major concerns over the Human Source Management Bill 2023 introduced into the Victorian Parliament on 7 February 2023..Read more
The Australian Bar Association has announced the election of its executive team for 2022–23..Read more
