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Tools for success, opportunities to learn
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The Law Society of NSW takes great pride in providing high-quality discounted (and often free) professional development opportunities for our members. As you may know, one of my President’s Priorities this term is ensuring the delivery of exceptional support for solicitors’ career success. Continue reading >
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Practising Certificate and Membership Renewals are open
Online lodgement for 2025-26 practising certificate and membership renewals are now open. Any questions? We are here to help. Contact the Law Society Registry on (02) 9926 0333 or by email at registry@lawsociety.com.au.
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Review of Practical Legal Training in NSW
The final report resulting from the Review of Practical Legal Training (PLT) in NSW has now been published by the LPAB. The survey was principally directed towards practitioners who had completed PLT in the last decade as well as those who have supervised practitioners in that period. A corresponding statement on the report from the Chief Justice of NSW is available here.
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Retirement of Justice Fabian Gleeson and appointment of Mr. Stephen Free SC
Justice Fabian Gleeson will retire from the Court of Appeal in May 2025, concluding more than 11 years of service. Mr. Stephen Free SC has been appointed as a Judge of Appeal of the Supreme Court of NSW. Formal ceremonies to mark these occasions will be held in Banco Court, Level 13, with Justice Gleeson's ceremony on Friday 9 May at 9:15am, and Mr. Free's on Monday 12 May at 9:15am. All are invited to attend these public ceremonies, followed by morning teas. No registration is required. Both ceremonies will be livestreamed, with links posted on the Supreme Court's website prior to each event. For more details, please visit the Supreme Court's official website.
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Invitation to register for the ILS/BLS ESG Seminar: Sustainable Finance – Conceptual, International, and Practical Perspectives
The International Law Section and Business Law Section invite you to register for a special joint seminar on sustainable finance. Explore the Australian Government’s 2023 Sustainable Finance Roadmap with insights from Chief Justice Brian Preston AO, Ms Linda Romanovska, Mr Lewis Grimm, and Ms Siobhan Toohill. The seminar will be held on Wednesday 7 May 2025, from 5:00pm to 7:00pm at the Federal Court of Australia, Sydney. For all ticket related categories or inquiries, please contact Ben Roberton at ben.roberton@lawcouncil.au. Registrations close 4 May 2025 unless sold out. Learn more.
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Staying Well in the Law: Vicarious trauma
Wednesday 16 April 2025
REGISTER HERE
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Webinar: The Trump tariffs – Trade law and governance in disarray
Thursday 17 April 2025
REGISTER HERE
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Conveyancing procedures for support staff – in-person workshop
Tuesday 29 April 2025
REGISTER HERE
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Wollongong & District regional visit
Friday 2 May 2025
REGISTER HERE
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Advanced Communication Skills: Mandatory Rule 6.1 – live webinar
Thursday 8 May 2025
REGISTER HERE
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April Service Directory
The LSJ Online Service Directory for April 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.
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Submission of the week: Commonwealth Data Retention Review
The Law Society NSW, informed by its Privacy and Data Law and In-house Corporate Lawyers Committees, recently contributed to the Law Council of Australia’s submission in response to the Government’s Commonwealth Data Retention Review. The Review seeks to assess if data retention provisions balance their policy intent with cyber and privacy risks in the retention of large data holdings. Our feedback highlights present difficulties in interpreting and applying data retention provisions that contain varying requirements across legislation. To address these concerns, we support several of the Government’s proposed Principles and call for greater harmonisation of data retention requirements to avoid future ambiguity. To read our submissions, please see our Policy Submissions 2025 page.
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New online forms and weekly online filing support sessions for Court and Commission users
The Industrial Relations Commission (IRC) has a series of new Forms that will be available on the Online Registry Website from 13 April 2025. The IRC also invites Court and Commission users to Weekly Interactive Online Filing Support Sessions via Microsoft Teams. The first session on 15 April 2025 at 1pm will be focused on registering for the Online Registry Website. Details can be found here.
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ATO Webinar: Understanding foreign residents capital gains withholding
The ATO’s foreign resident capital gains withholding (FRCGW) team is holding a live webinar on the FRCGW regime on Wednesday 16 April from 2:00pm to 3:00pm. Topics include the recent rate and threshold changes and tips to avoid common errors seen by the ATO, with time for questions from attendees. Register here.
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CLIMATE RISK
From little things, big things grow: lawyers’ role in climate disclosure
By Ilona Millar and Lily Morton >
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NATIVE TITLE
Native title: older and deeper than the Constitution
By Tony Denholder and William Simons >
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