2022
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28 Feb
| Farewell Ceremony for the Hon Chief Justice Bathurst AC (PDF, 93.5 KB)
> Link to Video of Ceremony
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25 Feb
| Farewell Ceremony for the Hon Justice Lucy McCallum (PDF, 170.2 KB)
> Link to Video of Ceremony
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2021
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06 Dec
| Farewell Ceremony for the Hon Justice Clifton Hoeben AM RFD (PDF, 96.4 KB)
> Link to Video of Ceremony
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09 Nov
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03 Nov
| Modern and Future Judging - Sir Maurice Byers Lecture 2021 (PDF, 257.7 KB)
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05 Oct
| Commercial Trusts and the Liability of Beneficiaries: Are Commercial Trusts a Satisfactory Vehicle to be used in Modern Day Commerce? 2021 Harold Ford Memorial Lecture (PDF, 296.7 KB)
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22 Sep
| A History of Sentencing Law since Francis Forbes, 1823 (PDF, 276.9 KB)
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31 Jul
| Persuasive Criminal Advocacy (PDF, 203.2 KB)
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17 Jun
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05 May
| Introductory Remarks: Murder at Myall Creek Lecture (PDF, 113.0 KB)
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06 Apr
| Challenges to the Rule of Law in Modern Society (PDF, 184.7 KB)
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24 Feb
| Newcastle Admission Ceremony Speech (PDF, n/a)
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2021
| 2021 Admission Ceremony Speech (PDF, 190.6 KB)
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10 Feb
| Remarks: Opening of Law Term Jewish Service (PDF, 113.8 KB)
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03 Feb
| Trust in the Judiciary – Opening of Law Term Dinner (PDF, 282.1 KB)
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Jan
| Remarks: Australian Disputes Centre 35th Anniversary of Mediation Training Program (PDF, 179.5 KB)
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2020
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12 Oct
| Welcome Address: ACICA and CIArb International Arbitration Conference 2020 (PDF, 101.2 KB)
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08 Oct
| The History of Defamation Law: Unjumbling a Tangled Web (PDF, 285.3 KB)
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Aug
| 2020 Admission Ceremony Speech (PDF, 186.4 KB)
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28 Mar
| Don’t Be Court Out: The Basics Of Court Etiquette (PDF, 242.8 KB)
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26 Feb
| College of Law Judges’ Series: Lawyer-Client Privilege (PDF, 209.0 KB)
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12 Feb
| Remarks: Opening of Law Term Jewish Service (PDF, 159.4 KB)
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05 Feb
| Law as a Reflection of the ‘Moral Conscience’ of Society - Opening of Law Term Dinner (PDF, 191.3 KB)
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2019
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28 Nov
| Hammerschlag’s Commercial Court Handbook – Book Launch (PDF, 181.5 KB)
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27 Nov
| Contract Law in Japan and ASEAN Consumer Law – Book Launch (PDF, 160.7 KB)
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29 Oct
| Does the Modern Corporation Have a Future? – Supreme Court Annual Corporate Law Conference 2019 (PDF, 214.5 KB)
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29 Oct
| Remarks: 50th Anniversary of the Council of Law Reporting for New South Wales (PDF, 141.2 KB)
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16 Oct
| 'Something More, Something Less': The Contemporary Meaning of Open Justice – Communications and Media Law Association (PDF, 161.7 KB)
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19 Sep
| ‘A tough nut to crack’: The History of the Legal Profession in New South Wales (PDF, 361.2 KB)
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14 Sep
| Death and Taxes: The Policy Objectives of Succession Law – Sir Anthony Mason Oration 2019 (PDF, 231.3 KB)
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05 Sep
| Heydon on Contract – Book Launch (PDF, 192.3 KB)
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08 Aug
| Demystifying Judicial Commissions – Federal Circuit Court of Australia Plenary 2019 (PDF, 230.5 KB)
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10 Jul
| The Future Direction of Anti-Corruption Commissions: An Australian Legal Perspective – International Society for the Reform of Criminal Law Annual Conference 2019 (PDF, 194.5 KB)
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27 Jun
| Ethical Legal Practice and Professional Conduct – Book Launch (PDF, 125.1 KB)
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07 Jun
| University of Sydney Law Graduation Ceremony – Occasional Address (PDF, 150.1 KB)
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23 May
| ‘Easier for a Camel to Pass Through the Eye of a Needle’: The Lessons for Australia from Brexit – Michael O’Dea Oration 2019 (PDF, 235.8 KB)
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16 Apr
| Defining the Public Interest: Where Lawyers Fear to Tread? – Public Interest Symposium 2019 (PDF, 264.5 KB)
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10 Apr
| Remarks: Law Society of New South Wales FLIP Stream Seminar (PDF, 137.0 KB)
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05 Apr
| The Place of Religious Law in a Pluralist Society – Aloysian Law Lunch 2019 (PDF, 272.8 KB)
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22 Mar
| Not a Master, But a Teacher: The Role of the Judicial Commission of New South Wales – Law Council of Australia Directors’ Dinner (PDF, 198.7 KB)
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16 Mar
| Is Discretion the Better Part of Sentencing? – Public Defenders’ Criminal Law Conference 2019 (PDF, 347.7 KB)
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27 Feb
| Farewell Ceremony for the Hon Justice Margaret Beazley AO (PDF, 131.1 KB)
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14 Feb
| The Mysteries of Judicial Power: Defining the Relationship between Law and Power in the Modern State – 2019 George Winterton Memorial Lecture (PDF, 313.2 KB) |
06 Feb
| Remarks: Opening of Law Term Jewish Service (PDF, 79.4 KB)
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30 Jan
| Who Judges the Judges, and How Should They Be Judged? – Opening of Law Term Dinner (PDF, 228.2 KB)
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2019
| 2019 Admission Ceremony Speech (PDF, 201.3 KB)
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2018
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16 Nov
| The Role of the Commercial Bar in the Mid-21st Century – Keynote Address at the 2018 Australian Bar Association National Conference (PDF, 145.0 KB)
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12 Nov
| Remembrance Day Ceremony: Commemorating the sacrifice and service of the NSW legal profession in the First World War (PDF, 50.3 KB)
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30 Oct
| Address to NSW Legislative Drafters on the Principle of Legality (PDF, 187.3 KB)
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18 Oct
| The History of the Law of Commercial Arbitration (PDF, 373.9 KB)
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20 Sep
| ADR, ODR and AI-DR, or do we even need courts anymore? - Inaugural Supreme Court ADR Address (PDF, 153.4 KB)
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17 Sep
| Justice on Shoestring: How do we make the legal dollar for further? - Inaugural Bill Grant Access to Justice Oration (PDF, 139.6 KB)
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07 Sep
| Writing Better Judgments: Speech delivered at the Council of Australasian Tribunals NSW Annual Conference (PDF, 162.9 KB)
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23 Aug
| Address at the Closing Ceremony of the International Law Association Biennial Conference (PDF, 90.6 KB)
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21 Aug
| The Courts and Integrity Bodies: Constitutional Conundrums – Paper presented at the Symposium on Australia’s National Integrity Institutions: Strengths, Weaknesses, Options (PDF, 145.1 KB)
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11 Aug
| Perspectives on ADR and Future Trends – Address to the 2018 ADR Masterclass on Making ADR Work in a #FakeNews World (PDF, 111.3 KB)
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04 Jul
| The Role of the Courts: Address to the ACICA Symposium on Underwriting Cross-Border Contracts – The significance of the New York Convention 60 years on (PDF, 88.3 KB)
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26 Jun
| Directors’ and Officers’ Duties in the Age of Regulation: Address at the Conference in Honour of Professor Robert Baxt AO (PDF, 141.9 KB)
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29 May
| Affinity Iftar Keynote Address: Trust in the Judiciary (PDF, 105.6 KB)
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16 May
| Reception for Lysicrates Prize Foundation (PDF, 87.8 KB)
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18 Apr
| Closing Keynote Address at the 24th International Council for Commercial Arbitration Congress: Evolution and Adaptation, The Future of International Arbitration (PDF, 85.7 KB) |
27 Mar
| Farewell Ceremony for the Hon Justice Carolyn Simpson (PDF, 81.6 KB)
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08 Feb
| Farewell Ceremony for the Hon Justice Peter McClellan AM (PDF, 81.5 KB)
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07 Feb
| Remarks: Opening of Law Term Jewish Service (PDF, 54.9 KB)
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31 Jan
| The Place of Lawyers in Politics - Opening of Law Term Dinner (PDF, 160.7 KB)
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2018
| 2018 Admission Ceremony Speech (PDF, 104.9 KB)
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2017
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25 Nov
| Keynote Address, Indian National Bar Association Annual Conference – A Comparative Perspective on Privacy Law: The Australian Experience (PDF, 98.0 KB)
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26 Oct
| New tricks for old dogs: the limits of judicial review of integrity bonds - The James Spigelman Oration 2017 (PDF, 275.3 KB)
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18 Oct
| The History of Criminal Law (PDF, 134.1 KB)
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11 Oct
| Welcome Address: 30th Anniversary of the Judicial Commission Reception (PDF, 43.9 KB)
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28 Jun
| Launch of the Electronic State Reports (New South Wales) (PDF, 46.4 KB)
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| 03 Apr | Writing Judgments with the Parties in Mind : NJCA “Writing Better Judgments” Program Keynote Address (PDF, 130.1 KB) |
| 30 Mar | Off with the wig: Issues that arise for advocates when switching from the courtroom to the negotiating table (PDF, 113.3 KB) |
| 25 Mar | On to Strasbourg or back to Temple?: The future of European law in Australia post-Brexit (PDF, 210.1 KB) |
| 01 Feb | Doing Right By "All Manner of People": Building a More Inclusive Legal System - Opening of Law Term Dinner (PDF, 178.2 KB)
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2017
| 2017 Admission Ceremony Speech (PDF, 218.8 KB)
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2016
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| 25 Nov | Keynote Address, Inaugural Sir James Martin Oration (PDF, 294.2 KB) |
| 22 Nov | Opening Address, 4th International Arbitration Conference (PDF, 342.7 KB) |
| 21 Nov | The benefits of courts such as Singapore International Commercial Court (PDF, 95.5 KB) |
| 11 Nov | Launch of the NSW Branch of the Hellenic Australia Lawyers Association (PDF, 42.4 KB) |
| 09 Nov | The History of Contract Law (PDF, 348.8 KB) |
| 21 Oct | Prying Open the Court Doors: Meeting the Challenges of International Commercial Litigation in Australia (PDF, 141.6 KB) |
| 14 Sep | Pacific Judicial Conference, Papua New Guinea - Specialised Courts/Court Tracks - The Way to Go? (PDF, 117.9 KB) |
| 2016 | 2016 Admission Ceremony Speech (PDF, 67.4 KB) |
| 19 Jul | The impact of the First World War on the NSW Judiciary (PDF, 61.3 KB) |
| 21 Jun | Tweeters, Posters and Grammers Beware: Discovery and Social Media Evidence (PDF, 148.4 KB) |
| 04 Jun | Costs in Representative Proceedings, Costs Budgeting and Fixed Costs Schemes (PDF, 121.0 KB) |
| 03 Jun | Opening Address: Future of Law Reporting in Australia Forum (PDF, 28.8 KB) |
| 25 May | Introductory Remarks, GC1000 Meet the Regulators (PDF, 175.1 KB) |
| 02 May | Launch of the Special Edition of the Australian Tax Review in Recognition of the Hon RF Edmonds SC (PDF, 45.9 KB) |
| 19 Apr | Access to Justice in Regional New South Wales, Newcastle Business Club (PDF, 199.9 KB) |
| 11 Apr | Judicial Responses to Domestic Violence (PDF, 65.6 KB) |
| 31 Mar | Book Launch: Insurance Contracts Act Handbook, 9th Edition (PDF, 179.0 KB) |
| 21 Mar | Statutory Commissions, Compulsory Examinations and Common Law Rights (PDF, 315.2 KB) |
| 08 Mar | Book Launch: Adjudication on the Gold Fields in NSW and Victoria in the 19th Century (PDF, 54.2 KB) |
| 05 Mar | Three Contemporary Issues in Civil Litigation: Expert Evidence, Discovery and Alternative Dispute Resolution (PDF, 152.6 KB) |
| 02 Mar | Illegally or Improperly Obtained Evidence: In Defence of Australia's Discretionary Approach (PDF, 583.4 KB) |
| 10 Feb | Remarks: Opening of Law Term Shabbat Dinner (PDF, 56.1 KB) |
| 04 Feb | Opening of law term address: 'The Nature of the Profession: The State of the Law' (PDF, 164.9 KB)
Appendix & Search Results (PDF, 363.3 KB) |
 2015
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| 18 Dec | Contracts in Commercial Law Conference: 'Getting your sold soul back: the limitations and justifications of waiver' (PDF, 113.9 KB) |
| 29 Oct | College of Law Judge's Series: Lawyer/Client Privilege (PDF, 90.4 KB) |
| 27 Oct | History of Equity - delivered at the Forbes Legal History Tutorial (PDF, 364.3 KB) |
| 31 Jul | 50 years of Commercial Law (PDF, 62.6 KB) |
| 09 Jul | iAdvocate v Rumpole: Who will survive? An analysis of advocates' ongoing relevance in the age of technology (PDF, 95.7 KB) |
| 13 Jun | "Counting Ceorls and Eorls" - 20th Anniversary of the Evidence Act (PDF, 92.2 KB) |
| 06 May | "Buttered Parsnips and a Damp Squib" (PDF, 65.1 KB) |
| 20 Apr | Swearing Out Ceremony of the Hon Justice Reginald Barrett (PDF, 44.0 KB) |
| Feb | 2015 Admission Ceremony Speech (PDF, 134.6 KB) |
| 18 Feb | After the Civil Procedure Act - 10 Year Anniversary of the Civil Procedure Act (PDF, 81.6 KB) |
| 02 Feb | Opening of Law Term Dinner Address 2015 (PDF, 129.2 KB) |
2014 |
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| 14 Nov | Duties to the Court, Duties of the Court - Law Society Planning Conference (PDF, 111.9 KB) |
| 13 Nov | Accessing justice and dispensing it justly: some assorted thoughts - Salvos Legal Lecture Series (PDF, 139.9 KB) |
| 08 Nov | Accessing justice and dispensing it justly: some assorted thoughts - Salvos Legal Lecture Series (PDF, 139.9 KB) |
| 30 Oct | Community Awareness of the Judiciary Program - Opening Remarks (PDF, 37.4 KB) |
| 05 Oct | 27th LAWASIA Conference - Environmental/Judicial Session (PDF, 90.4 KB) |
| 03 Sep | The History of Insolvency Law (PDF, 141.0 KB) |
| 21 Aug | Panel discussion: privilege, confidentiality and privacy in the ADR forum (PDF, 66.1 KB) |
| 16 Jul | Ramadan Iftar Dinner (PDF, 35.3 KB) |
| 18 Jun | A different judicial perspective on discovery - 8th Information Governance and ediscovery summit (PDF, 136.9 KB) |
| 22 May | The Bail Act 2013: Selected Scenarios - DVD Launch (PDF, 26.0 KB) |
| 07 Apr | Key Issues in Judicial Review - Book Launch (PDF, 40.7 KB) |
| 04 Apr | Justice in Arms: Military Lawyers in the Australian Army's First Hundred Years - Book Launch (PDF, 39.6 KB) |
| 29 Mar | Duties of Bar and Bench: Some Reflections on Case Management and Judicial Bias (PDF, 134.3 KB) |
| 03 Mar | Newcastle University address: The trials and tribulations of being a lawyer (PDF, 115.6 KB) |
| 21 Feb | LawAsia Opening Address (PDF, 37.9 KB) |
| 13 Feb | Winterton's Australian Federal Constitutional Law - Book Launch (PDF, 35.1 KB) |
| 2014 | 2014 Admission Ceremony speech (PDF, 126.7 KB) |
| Opening of Law Term Dinner Address 2014 (PDF, 97.8 KB) |
2013 |
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| 15 Nov | ADT Members' Conference - Opening Remarks (PDF, 32.1 KB) |
| 08 Nov | University of Western Sydney Law School Alumni Association - Annual Dinner Occasional Address (PDF, 77.0 KB) |
| 28 Oct | The Importance of Developing Convergent Commercial Law Systems, Procedurally and Substantively (PDF, 99.1 KB) |
| 12 Oct | Toongabbie Legal Centre Annual Fundraising Dinner (PDF, 52.5 KB) |
| 11 Oct | Separation of Powers: Reality or Desirable Fiction - JCA Colloquium (PDF, 116.5 KB) |
| 19 Sep | Insurance Law - A View From the Bench (PDF, 89.9 KB) |
| 03 Sep | The Historical Development of Corporations Law (PDF, 96.5 KB) |
| 31 Aug | It Tolls for Thee: Accessorial Liability After Bell v Westpac (PDF, 125.5 KB) |
| 12 Jul | LPAB Diploma in Law Graduation - Occassional Address (University of Sydney) (PDF, 31.4 KB) |
| 08 May | Insolvency Practitioner's Association of Australia - National Conference (PDF, 43.3 KB) |
| 06 May | Aviation Law Conference (PDF, 121.5 KB) |
| 16 Apr | Lawyers and Commercialism: Help or Hindrance? (PDF, 91.6 KB) |
| 2013 | 2013 Admission Ceremony speech (PDF, 24.0 KB) |
| 13 Mar | The Importance of Public Service - Affinity Intercultural Foundation Gala Dinner & Awards Ceremony (PDF, 66.4 KB) |
| 28 Feb | Superannuation Lawyers Conference Opening Remarks (PDF, 49.9 KB) |
| 29 Jan | Opening of Law Term Dinner Address 2013 (PDF, 125.3 KB) |
2012 |
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| 03 Dec | Formal Ceremony in Honour of the Re-opening of Banco Court and 100 Year Anniversary of the Court of Criminal Appeal (PDF, 92.9 KB) |
| 21 Nov | Social Media: the End of CIvilization? - Warrane Lecture, UNSW (PDF, 111.4 KB) |
| 15 Nov | Legal Education - Does It Make Good Lawyers (PDF, 79.5 KB) |
| 24 Oct | Federalism and the National Legal Profession Reforms (PDF, 27.2 KB) |
| 13 Oct | Director's, Trustee and Fiduciary Duties in the Context of Domestic Corporate Arrangements - Annual Family Law Conference (PDF, 141.4 KB) |
| 10 Oct | Community Awareness of the Judiciary Program (PDF, 31.3 KB) |
| 01 Aug | Beyond the Stocks - A Community Approach to Crime (PDF, 181.6 KB) |
| 26 Jul | Justice for Hire: Have Gavel, Will Travel (Or, Arbitrators and the Judicial Duty) (PDF, 41.2 KB) |
| 21 Apr | Commercialisation of Legal Practice (PDF, 64.3 KB) |
| 24 Mar | The Legal Profession and the Defence Forces: Historical Connections (PDF, 37.9 KB) |
| 14 Mar | Commonwealth Secretariat Pacific Judges Regional Forum (PDF, 48.7 KB) |
| 29 Feb | The Australian Arbitration Option - Forum Mumbai and New Delhi (PDF, 38.4 KB) |
| 10 Feb | Address to Law Shabbat Dinner (PDF, 51.7 KB) |
| 2012 | 2012 Admission Ceremony speech (PDF, 22.0 KB) |
30 Jan
| Opening of Law Term Dinner Address 2012 (PDF, 73.2 KB)
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2011 |
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| 01 Dec | Address to the University of NSW Law 40th Anniversary Conference (PDF, 87.0 KB) |
| 29 Nov | Interpretation of Contracts in Australia - Book Launch (PDF, 18.5 KB) |
| 16 Nov | Address to the City of Sydney Law Society Annual Dinner (PDF, 40.2 KB) |
| 27 Oct | Address to the University of NSW Law School Book Celebration (PDF, 32.0 KB) |
| 19 Oct | Address to Sydney Law School Foundation Reception (PDF, 19.5 KB) |
| 06 Oct | 2011 Australasian Court Administrators Conference - Opening Address (PDF, 24.3 KB) |
| 21 Sep | Address to the Continuing Professional Development Seminar (PDF, 31.5 KB) |
| 10 Sep | Exchanging Ideas Conference - Welcome Address (PDF, 22.9 KB) |
| 09 Sep | Address to the Australia-Israel Chamber of Commerce (PDF, 50.5 KB) |
| 23 Aug | Annual Corporate Law Conference - Welcome Address (PDF, 19.4 KB) |
| 20 Aug | Annual Supreme Court Judges' Conference - Opening Address (PDF, 22.0 KB) |
| 13 Aug | Advanced Altenative Dispute Resolution Workshop - Opening Address (PDF, 42.1 KB) |
| 09 Aug | Speech on the Retirement of the Hon David Hodgson AO (PDF, 51.3 KB) |
| 01 Jun | Swearing In Ceremony of the Honourable TF Bathurst QC (PDF, 56.3 KB)
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