LAWYERS – NEW SOUTH WALES

A royal rift over the title to silk

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Original article by Katie Walsh
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 33 : 22-May-15

New South Wales (NSW) dropped the Queen’s Counsel (QC) designation for barristers who have taken silk in 1993, but the state’s Bar Council will push for it to be reinstated. The NSW Bar Association rejected a push to reintroduce QC in 2014, and former president Phillip Boulten says there is still no compelling reason to do so. Victoria and Queensland have reinstated the title, and most silks in those states have made the switch from SC.

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NEW SOUTH WALES BAR COUNCIL, NEW SOUTH WALES BAR ASSOCIATION, NEW SOUTH WALES. DEPT OF ATTORNEY GENERAL AND JUSTICE

The brightest and the best

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Original article by Joanna Mather, Misa Han
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 7 : 17-Dec-14

Sydney barrister Katrina Dawson is one of two victims of the man who held 17 people hostage at the Lint Chocolate Cafe in the Sydney CBD. The cafe’s manager, Tori Johnson, also died in the siege at Martin Place. New South Wales Bar Association president Jane Needham has described Dawson as one of the legal profession’s "best and brightest". Muslim extremist Man Haron Monis was shot dead by police after a 17-hour standoff

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LINDT AND SPRUNGLI (AUSTRALIA) PTY LTD, NEW SOUTH WALES BAR ASSOCIATION, EIGHT SELBORNE CHAMBERS, TENTH FLOOR CHAMBERS, KING AND WOOD MALLESONS, ROYAL SYDNEY GOLF CLUB, ARNOTT’S BISCUITS LIMITED, BANCO CHAMBERS, NEW SOUTH WALES POLICE FORCE, ADRIA RYBAR AND GRILL, COCKLE BAY WHARF, RYDGES JAMIESON, LINKEDIN LIMITED, TWITTER INCORPORATED, AUSTRALIAN BROADCASTING CORPORATION

Injured giving up on compo claims

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Original article by Anna Patty
The Sydney Morning Herald – Page: 4 : 15-Dec-14

New South Wales (NSW) Small Business Minister John Barilaro says the State Government’s workers’ compensation system changes have been a success, with a decline of 15% in claims. Insurance premiums are also down 17.5%. However Law Society of NSW president Ros Everett argues that the new rules, under which claimants can no longer seek the help of lawyers in appealing assessments, have simply shifted the burden to the federal Medicare and Centrelink services. This is as many injured workers are now unable to rely on court action

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NEW SOUTH WALES. WORKCOVER AUTHORITY, NEW SOUTH WALES. WORKERS’ COMPENSATION COMMISSION, THE LAW SOCIETY OF NEW SOUTH WALES, NEW SOUTH WALES. DEPT OF FINANCE AND SERVICES, NEW SOUTH WALES. DEPT OF COMMERCE, AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF HUMAN SERVICES. CENTRELINK, AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF HUMAN SERVICES. MEDICARE AUSTRALIA