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Speeches by the Hon. Andrew Bell AC, Chief Justice of NSW

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1 July 2026 - "What's in a Name?" - Keynote address to the Local Court Annual Conference

2026

21 May 2026 - 'Corporate responsibility and directors’ duties in the era of Artificial Intelligence - 2026 Harold Ford Memorial Lecture PDF, 426.8 KB
May 2026 - The potential impact of artificial intelligence on judicial independence and the rule of law PDF, 395.0 KB
4 May 2026 - Book Launch of The Law of Estoppel in Australia - Principles, Case Notes and Precedents by the Hon. Steven Rares KC and Quintin Rares PDF, 213.7 KB
20 February 2026 - Opening Remarks at Solution Focused Justice - A Cross Jurisdictional Symposium PDF, n/a
5 February 2026 - “The year that was – challenges at every turn”, Opening of Law Term Dinner Address PDF, 322.8 KB

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2020

15 October - 'The Rise of the Anti-Arbitration Injunction', Third Annual Supreme Court ADR Address PDF, 443.3 KB
18 August - The Court of Appeal and the Coronavirus [2020] (Winter) Bar News PDF, 853.2 KB
21 February - The Federal and State Courts on Constitutional Law: The 2019 Term PDF, 406.7 KB

2019

26 November - International Commercial Dispute Resolution: an Australian perspective PDF, 349.1 KB
25 October - EPLA Conference - Court of Appeal update PDF, 439.6 KB
21 October - Delivering Reasons in the Tribunal Context PDF, 180.8 KB
5 September - Launch of Heydon on Contract: The General Part PDF, 210.1 KB
2 September - What Albert did and what Albert did next: Albert Bathurst Piddington - the High Court judge who never sat PDF, 226.9 KB
Presentation Slides PDF, 1010.7 KB
23 August - Private International Law in Practice Across the Divisions: some recent developments and case law PDF, 325.4 KB
12 July - An Australian International Commercial Court – Not a Bad Idea or What a Bad Idea?, Australian Bar Association Biennial International Conference PDF, 366.3 KB
28 June - Occasional Address, Legal Profession Admission Board Graduation Ceremony PDF, 82.6 KB
28 February - Swearing-in Ceremony of the Honourable Justice Andrew Bell as a Judge of the Supreme Court of NSW and President of the Court of Appeal PDF, 84.6 KB

Last updated: 01 July 2026