Supreme Court of New South Wales

Speeches by former judicial officers

Alphabetical list:




The Honourable Justice Adams​​


​​Date​Speech
​28 Jul 1998​Swearing in Ceremony of the Honourable Michael Adams QC (PDF, 121.1 KB) (PDF, 121.1 KB)​


​The Honourable ​Justice RI Barrett​​​​​​​​

​Date​Speech
​Sep 2018​Banking and Financial Services Law Association, 35th Annual Conference, Queenstown " Trust me: Does trust property go where it should after insolvency?"
(PDF, 480.9 KB)(PDF, 480.9 KB)
​Aug 2015​Law Council of Australia, Business Law Section Corporations Workshop, After Dinner Speech (PDF, 451.7 KB) (PDF, 451.7 KB)
20 Apr ​2​015Farewell Ce​​remony for the Hon Justice R I Barrett upon the occasion of his retirement as a Judge of the Supreme Court of NSW (PDF, 95.7 KB) (PDF, 95.7 KB)
23 Jul 2014Book Launch - Nuncio D'Angelo, "Commercial Trusts" (PDF, 21.2 KB) (PDF, 21.2 KB)
30 Aug 2013Commentary on "Cross Border Insolvency - Judicial Assistance in the Post- Hoffmann Era (PDF, 54.2 KB) (PDF, 54.2 KB)
14 May 2013Book Launch - Everett and McCracken's Banking and Financial Institutions Law (PDF, 26.7 KB) (PDF, 26.7 KB)
22 Feb 2013Admission of Lawyers, Newcastle (PDF, 25.3 KB) (PDF, 25.3 KB)
11 Sep 2012Elder Law and Succession Committee - "Listen to the Judges" Series (PDF, 63.6 KB) (PDF, 63.6 KB)
19 Jul 2012Book Launch - Farid Assaff, "Statutory Demands and Winding Up in Insolvency" (PDF, 75.1 KB) (PDF, 75.1 KB)

15 Mar 2011

Judicial Views on Litigation Funding (PDF, 26.2 KB) (PDF, 26.2 KB)
13 Mar 2011Judicial Reflections on Insurance Insolvency (PDF, 82.2 KB) (PDF, 82.2 KB)
04 Apr 2010Sydney Law School Takeovers Panel Conference - Closing Remarks (PDF, 103.0 KB) (PDF, 103.0 KB)
26 Jul 2008Insolvency of Registered Managed Investment Schemes (PDF, 135.2 KB) (PDF, 135.2 KB)
23 Feb 2006The Principle in Re Hastings-Bass (PDF, 91.8 KB) (PDF, 91.8 KB)
24 Aug 2003The "Most Wrong" Equity Cases 1990 - 2003: Attorney General v Blake (PDF, 34.5 KB) (PDF, 34.5 KB)
07 Aug 2005Cross Border Insolvency - Aspects of the Unctral Model Law (PDF, 49.7 KB) (PDF, 49.7 KB)
19 Mar 2001Swearing in Ceremony of the Honourable Reginald Ian Barrett (PDF, 54.9 KB) (PDF, 54.9 KB)


​​The Honourable Justice J Basten​


​​Date​Speech
​05 Nov 2021
​EPLA Conference: Year in Review – Cases in The Court of Appeal (PDF, 151.5 KB) (PDF, 151.5 KB)
​10 Nov 2020
​The Richard Davies QC Memorial Lecture presented to the Personal Injury Bar Association, United Kingdom on 10 November 2020: "Loss of a Chance" (PDF, 174.7 KB) (PDF, 174.7 KB)
​20 Jun 2018
​Newcastle Court of Appeal Sittings Opening Ceremony (PDF, 29.3 KB) (PDF, 29.3 KB)
​21 Jun 2017
​11 Mar 2017​Personal Injury - Contributory Negligence. New South Wales Bar Associatation: Common Law Conference (PDF, 80.4 KB) (PDF, 80.4 KB)​
​03 Mar 2016Australian Institute of Administrative Law - NSW Chapter Seminar:​ Judicial review in state jurisdiction (PDF, 210.6 KB) (PDF, 210.6 KB)​
​04 Nov 2015​Western Australian Bar Association CPD Conference: Modern Judicial Review - An Overview (PDF, 257.2 KB) (PDF, 257.2 KB)​
​24 Jul 2015
​Constitutional Dimension of Statutory Interpretation - (PDF, 69.6 KB)(PDF, 69.6 KB)Constitutional Law Conference
​​13 Jun 2015​Reliability of Evidence - Judge or Jury? - A New South Wales View. Evidence Act 1995 (NSW) - 20th Anniversary Symposium (PDF, 50.2 KB) (PDF, 50.2 KB)​
13 Feb ​2015
Constitutional Law in the Federal and State Courts in 2014: the Judiciary and the Legislature (PDF, 208.8 KB) (PDF, 208.8 KB)
​21 Aug 2014​Book Launch - Rayner Thwaites "The Liberty of Non-citizens: Indefinite Detention in Commonwealth Countries" (PDF, 24.1 KB) (PDF, 24.1 KB)
​20 Jun 2013​The Scope of Power: Determining the Limits - AGS Administrative Law Conference (PDF, 87.7 KB) (PDF, 87.7 KB)
​17 Apr 2013​Judging Community Standards and Mores (PDF, 33.5 KB) (PDF, 33.5 KB)
​28 Mar 2012​University of NSW, Lecture on Judicial Review (PDF, 51.8 KB) (PDF, 51.8 KB)
​25 Jan 2012​Jurisdictional Error After Kirk: Has it a Future? (PDF, 170.0 KB) (PDF, 170.0 KB)
​2011​The Supervisory Jurisdiction of Supreme Courts - ALJ article (2011) 85 ALJ 273 (PDF, 185.3 KB) (PDF, 185.3 KB)
​19 Jul 2011​Procedural Reform: The New Part 10 - A Paper on Representative Actions in the Supreme Court (PDF, 57.1 KB) (PDF, 57.1 KB)
​06 May 2011​Judicial Review: Grounds, Standards & Intensity Of Review Or Who Is Miss Behavin? (PDF, 154.8 KB) (PDF, 154.8 KB)"
​27 Apr 2011​Court of Appeal Review and Appeals in the District Court (PDF, 174.8 KB) (PDF, 174.8 KB)
​07 Oct 2010​"Standards of Review" - An Australian Perspective (PDF, 109.8 KB) (PDF, 109.8 KB)
​11 May 2010​International Influences on Domestic Law: Neither Jingoistic Exceptionalism nor Blind Servility (PDF, 89.9 KB) (PDF, 89.9 KB)
​07 May 2010​Jurisdiction and Powers of Tribunals: A Question of Statutory Construction? (PDF, 97.5 KB) (PDF, 97.5 KB)
​09 Mar 2010​Comment on Paper "Constitutional Issues and the Strength of Aboriginal Property Rights" by Sean Brennan (PDF, 43.6 KB) (PDF, 43.6 KB)
​31 Mar 2009​Excellence in Government Decision-Making Course (PDF, 73.4 KB) (PDF, 73.4 KB)​
​Sep 2008​​International Conventions and Administrative Law (PDF, 62.1 KB) (PDF, 62.1 KB)​
​26 Jun 2008​Administrative Law and Statutory Interpretation (PDF, 42.2 KB) (PDF, 42.2 KB)
​09 May 2008​Judicial Review: Intensity of Scrutiny (PDF, 91.4 KB) (PDF, 91.4 KB)
​03 Apr 2008
​The 2008 Sir Ninian Stephen Lecture (PDF, 107.8 KB) (PDF, 107.8 KB)
26 Mar 2008
​Administrative Law - A Perspective from the Bench (PDF, 76.2 KB) (PDF, 76.2 KB)
​​15 Jun 2007​Natural Justice: Is There Too Much, Too Little or Just the Right Amount? (PDF, 58.5 KB) (PDF, 58.5 KB)
26 May 2006
​A Curious History of the Mabo Litigation (PDF, 48.9 KB) (PDF, 48.9 KB)
​04 Nov 2005​Court and Media Relationships (PDF, 55.5 KB) (PDF, 55.5 KB)
​04 Nov 2005​Judicial Conduct: Relationship with Government (PDF, 46.6 KB) (PDF, 46.6 KB)
​04 Nov 2005​Judicial Attributes (PDF, 51.3 KB) (PDF, 51.3 KB)
​21 Jul 2005​Comment on Paper by Professor Carol Harlow (PDF, 39.5 KB) (PDF, 39.5 KB)
​30 Jun 2005​Limits on Procedural Fairness (PDF, 38.7 KB) (PDF, 38.7 KB)
​02 May 2005​​Swearing in Ceremony of the Honourable John Basten QC as a Judge of the Supreme Court of New South Wales (PDF, 50.9 KB) (PDF, 50.9 KB)



The Honourable Justice MJ Beazley AO​

​​Date​​Speech
​27 Feb 2019
​Farewell Ceremony for The Honourable Justice Margaret Beazley AO as a Judge of The Supreme Court of New South Wales (PDF, 123.3 KB) (PDF, 123.3 KB)
​18 Oct 2018
​100 Years of Women in Law in NSW:
  • Speech (PDF, 285.7 KB) (PDF, 285.7 KB)
  • Slides (PDF, 18.5 MB) (PDF, 18.5 MB)
​15 Jun 2018
​'Honouring Jane Mathews' - Speech at Bar asssociation of New South Wales:
  • Speech (PDF, 48.5 KB) (PDF, 48.5 KB)
  • Slides (PPT, 20.6 MB) (PPT, 20.6 MB)
​19 May 2018
​"The Jurisprudence of the Court of Appeal: Colour and Movement” - delivered at the College of Law Specialist Legal Conference (PDF, 177.8 KB) (PDF, 177.8 KB)
​18 Oct 2017
​Contemporary Issues in Public Law: Plus Ça Change, Plus C'est La Même Chose? - Clarence Chambers (PDF, 107.9 KB) (PDF, 107.9 KB)
​28 Sep 2017
​An Insight into Appellate Justice in New South Wales - Francis Forbes Lecture (PDF, 242.9 KB) (PDF, 242.9 KB)
​21 Sep 2017
​Law in the Age of the Algorithm - State of the Profession Address, New South Wales Young Lawyers (PDF, 104.9 KB) (PDF, 104.9 KB)
​20 Sep 2017
​The Fundamentals of Insurance Law: Enduring Constants in the Winds of Change? - 2017 Geoff Masel Memorial Lecture (PDF, 210.1 KB) (PDF, 210.1 KB)
​11 Aug 2017
​Language - The Law's Essential Tool - Sir Ninian Stephen Lecture, University of Newcastle (PDF, 127.4 KB) (PDF, 127.4 KB)
​17 Jun 2017
​Occasional Remarks: North & North West Community Legal Service Inc 21st Celebration - North & North West Community Legal Service Inc (PDF, 62.1 KB) (PDF, 62.1 KB)
​06 May 2017
​The Continuing Role of Justices of the Peace in the NSW Community - NSW Justices Association Annual Conference (PDF, 168.2 KB) (PDF, 168.2 KB)
​19 Apr 2017
​Recurring Issues in the Court of Appeal - District Court of New South Wales Annual Conference (PDF, 138.9 KB) (PDF, 138.9 KB)
​07 Apr 2017
Prosecution of Corporate Executives - Emerging Trend or the Eternal Struggle - Inter-Pacific Bar Association Conference (PDF, 339.0 KB) (PDF, 339.0 KB)
​16 Mar 2017
Legalwise Advocacy & Evidence Conference - ​Keynote Address (PDF, 143.6 KB)(PDF, 143.6 KB)
​07 Mar 2017​Extended joint criminal enterprise in the wake of Jogee and Miller (PDF, 308.5 KB) (PDF, 308.5 KB)​
​23 Feb 2017​The rise of litigation funding and class actions and the duties owed by legal practitioners (PDF, 290.0 KB) (PDF, 290.0 KB)​
​20 Feb 2017​Ceremony for commencement of proceedings (Orange) (PDF, 111.2 KB) (PDF, 111.2 KB)​
​15 Feb 2017

​The Principle of Legality and the Protection of Human Rights in Australia – The Hon Barry O'Keefe Memorial Lecture, Australian Catholic University (PDF, 233.9 KB) (PDF, 233.9 KB)

​Feb 2017​Admissions Speech 2017 (PDF, 250.6 KB) (PDF, 250.6 KB)​
​15 Nov 2016​Conflicts in Commercial Trusts (PDF, 263.3 KB) (PDF, 263.3 KB)​
​27 Oct 2016

​The Future With Blockchain - UNSW Continuing Legal Education Blockchain Forum​ (PDF, 220.1 KB) (PDF, 220.1 KB)

​12 Oct 2016​Judicial Review & The Shifting Sands of Legal Unreasonableness (PDF, 431.5 KB) (PDF, 431.5 KB)​
​29 Sep 2016
​Keynote Address delivered at the Baker & McKenzie National Intervarsity Women’s Moot (PDF, 78.3 KB)(PDF, 78.3 KB)
​10 Jun 2016​Catalyst for Change? Legal developments in a shifting society: Law Week 2016 (PDF, 87.0 KB) (PDF, 87.0 KB)​
​29 Mar 2016​Recurring issues in the Court of Appeal - District Court Annual Conference 2016 (PDF, 680.1 KB) (PDF, 680.1 KB)​
​17 Nov 2015​Future directions in workplace law - bursting the bubble? (PDF, 351.1 KB) (PDF, 351.1 KB)​
​29 Oct 2015​Communicating the law: self-represented litigants in the Court of Appeal (PDF, 591.7 KB) (PDF, 591.7 KB)​
​05 Aug 2015​Offers of Compromise: Following, bending and breaking the rules (PDF, 222.5 KB) (PDF, 222.5 KB)
23 May 2015
​Recent Judgments in Personal Injury and Litigation (PDF, 142.7 KB) (PDF, 142.7 KB)
​11 May 2015​​​Social Media and the Law (PDF, 76.2 KB) (PDF, 76.2 KB)
​28 Mar 2015​Ap​p​​​ellate Advocacy (PDF, 207.5 KB) (PDF, 207.5 KB)
​23 Oct 2014​​The Law Society of New South Wales Annual Members Dinner (PDF, 105.2 KB) (PDF, 105.2 KB)
​10 Oct 2014​Uniformity and similarity? Tendency evidence under the Uniform Evidence Law (PDF, 403.4 KB) (PDF, 403.4 KB)
​05 Sep 2014​Rule of law and national security concerns: whither human rights? (PDF, 229.8 KB) (PDF, 229.8 KB)
​27 Aug 2014​The intersection of the Australian law and the Islamic faith: A selection of cases (PDF, 101.9 KB) (PDF, 101.9 KB)
​23 Apr 2014​Recurring issues in the Court of Appeal (PDF, 273.5 KB) (PDF, 273.5 KB)
Appendix (PDF, 280.7 KB) (PDF, 280.7 KB)
​03 Sep 2013​A reflection on public law: From Federation to the Twenty-first century (PDF, 231.9 KB) (PDF, 231.9 KB)
​​24 May 2013​The distinction between questions of fact and law: a question without answer? (PDF, 198.9 KB) (PDF, 198.9 KB)​
​18 May 2013​Social Media and the Courts: Service of Process (PDF, 293.9 KB) (PDF, 293.9 KB)
​27 Mar 2013​Advocacy: A view from the bench (PDF, 71.7 KB) (PDF, 71.7 KB)
​26 Sep 2012​Calderbank offers 2 (PDF, 156.2 KB) (PDF, 156.2 KB)
​26 Mar 2010​Natural Justice: New South Wales cases in a Commonwealth context (PDF, 222.1 KB) (PDF, 222.1 KB)
​14 Mar 2008​Calderbank offers (PDF, 143.4 KB) (PDF, 143.4 KB)


The Honourable Justice GJ Bellew​

​​Date​Speech
31 Jan 2012Swearing in Ceremony of the Honourable Justice Geoffrey Bellew (PDF, 62.1 KB) (PDF, 62.1 KB)



The Honoura​ble Justice PA Bergin​​

​​Date​Speech
​20-22 Oct 2016​Meeting challenges posed by modern international commercial litigation - Fifth Judicial Seminar on Commercial Litigation (Hong Kong) (PDF, 229.5 KB) (PDF, 229.5 KB)​
​31 Jul 2​015
50 Years of Commercial Law: the Commercial Law Association of Australia Anniversary Conference (PDF, 109.6 KB) (PDF, 109.6 KB)
​20 Mar 2014​The global trend in mediation; confidentiality; and mediation in complex commercial disputes. An Australian perspective (Mediation Conference, Hong Kong) (PDF, 158.8 KB) (PDF, 158.8 KB)
21 Jun 2013​The new regime of practice in the Equity division of the Supreme Court of New South Wales (PDF, 81.4 KB) (PDF, 81.4 KB)
​19 Oct 2012​The Right Balance Between Trial and Mediation: Visions, Experiences and Proposals (PDF, 133.5 KB) (PDF, 133.5 KB)
​11 May 2012​The Objectives, Scope and Focus of Mediation Legislation in Australia (PDF, 137.1 KB) (PDF, 137.1 KB)
04 Apr 2012​Elder Law in Australia, by Rodney Lewis; Launch, Parliament House, Sydney (PDF, 22.6 KB) (PDF, 22.6 KB)
06 May 2011​The Expert's Lament (PDF, 118.2 KB) (PDF, 118.2 KB)
28 Apr 2011​Judicial Mediation in Australia (PDF, 57.0 KB) (PDF, 57.0 KB)
​21 Mar 2011​Cross Border Issues in Discovery Disclosure Orders and Search Orders (PDF, 125.9 KB) (PDF, 125.9 KB)
18 Feb 2011​The Repentant Trustee (PDF, 100.5 KB) (PDF, 100.5 KB)
​08 Nov 2010​A Question of Dignity (PDF, 117.1 KB) (PDF, 117.1 KB)
​25 Oct 2010​New South Wales Young Lawyers' Association State of The Profession Address (PDF, 111.9 KB) (PDF, 111.9 KB)
​28 Aug 2010​2010 Alternative Dispute Resolution Workshop (PDF, 36.5 KB) (PDF, 36.5 KB)
​25 Nov 2009​Executors/Trustees and Mandatory Mediations (PDF, 207.5 KB) (PDF, 207.5 KB)
​03 Aug 2008​Case Management (PDF, 91.5 KB) (PDF, 91.5 KB)
​30 Nov 2007​Mediation in Hong Kong: the Way Forward Perspectives from Australia (PDF, 255.0 KB) (PDF, 255.0 KB)
​31 Mar 2007​Litigation and Globalisation (PDF, 49.1 KB) (PDF, 49.1 KB)
​26 Oct 2005​Presentation of Commercial Cases in the Supreme Court of New South Wales (PDF, 88.0 KB) (PDF, 88.0 KB)
​05 May 2004​Methodology of the management of construction disputes in the Supreme Court of New South Wales (PDF, 83.2 KB) (PDF, 83.2 KB)
​26 Nov 2003​Equity in Practice (PDF, 35.4 KB) (PDF, 35.4 KB)
​06 Nov 2003​Commercial Causes Centenary Dinner (PDF, 19.1 KB) (PDF, 19.1 KB)
​26 Aug 2003​Commercial Litigation: Tips for Success and Traps for the Unwary: A Judge's Perspective on Case Preparation (PDF, 64.2 KB) (PDF, 64.2 KB)
​26 Jul 2003​A Judicial Perspective on what the Court expects from legal practitioners in equity and commercial litigation (PDF, 69.2 KB) (PDF, 69.2 KB)
​17 Apr 2003​Conferral of Degrees Ceremony, Division of Law, Macquarie University (PDF, 21.9 KB) (PDF, 21.9 KB)
​22 Oct 2002​National Judicial Orientation Programme - Time Management (PDF, 47.5 KB) (PDF, 47.5 KB)
​28 Nov 2000​Interlocutory Procedures (PDF, 72.9 KB) (PDF, 72.9 KB)
​04 May 2000​Women in Health Law (PDF, 38.2 KB) (PDF, 38.2 KB)
​12 Nov 1999​Professional Legal Education in the Multi-Disciplinary Corporate Environment (PDF, 32.8 KB) (PDF, 32.8 KB)
​29 Oct 1999​Women on Statutory Boards (PDF, 44.4 KB) (PDF, 44.4 KB)
​​01 Mar 1999​Swearing in Ceremony of Patricia Anne Bergin, SC as a Judge of the Supreme Court of NSW (PDF, 36.2 KB) (PDF, 36.2 KB)


The Honourable Justice P Brereton AM RFD


​​Date​Speech
​05 May 2023
​On the occasion of the Combined Defence Legal Panels Dinner
​15 Mar 2022
​Elder Law: Reform And Recent Cases - Address to the NSW Bar Association Judges Series (PDF, 302.6 KB) (PDF, 302.6 KB)
​26 Oct 2019
​Psychological Injury in Veterans and the Law - Keynote address for the Australasian College of Legal Medicine, Canberra (PDF, 249.4 KB) (PDF, 249.4 KB)
​24 Aug 2019
​On The Occasion Of - The Australian Bravery Association, New South Wales Branch Dinner (PDF, 112.4 KB) (PDF, 112.4 KB)
​11 Aug 2018
​In Mixed Company: Corporations in Family Law (PDF, 125.0 KB) (PDF, 125.0 KB)
​05 May 2017
​The Origins and Evolution of the Parens Patriae Jurisdiction - Lecture on Legal History, Sydney Law School (PDF, 81.7 KB) (PDF, 81.7 KB)
​10 Nov 2016​Lieutenant General James Gordon Legge - Address delivered at the Supreme Court of New South Wales Remembrance Eve Ceremony (PDF, 90.5 KB) (PDF, 90.5 KB)​
​​26 Apr 2016​Corporations List - Commercial Equity Seminar for Practitioners (PDF, 46.2 KB) (PDF, 46.2 KB)​
​​08 Apr 2016​Children's Issues in the Supreme Court - Address to the Children's Court of New South Wales Meeting (PDF, 186.9 KB) (PDF, 186.9 KB)​
15 Jul 2015​Breaking Precedent: The Relevance of Previously Decided Cases in Determining the Entitlements of Parties in Property Proceedings (PDF, 137.7 KB) (PDF, 137.7 KB)​
​08 Oct 2014
​Aspects of Domestic and International Law and Practice in Adoptions - Peter Nygh Memorial Lecture, 16th National Family Law Conference (PDF, 301.1 KB) (PDF, 301.1 KB)
​08 May 2013
​17 Oct 2012​Binding or Bound to Fail? Equitable Remedies and Rectification of Financial Agreements (PDF, 179.8 KB) (PDF, 179.8 KB)
​30 Jun 2011​Acting for the Incapable - A Delicate Balance (PDF, 43.4 KB) (PDF, 43.4 KB)
​16 May 2011​Proof of Foreign Law - Problems and Initiatives (PDF, 115.5 KB) (PDF, 115.5 KB)
​06 Nov 2010​The Director of Military Prosecutions, the Afghanistan Charges and the Rule of Law (PDF, 66.6 KB) (PDF, 66.6 KB)
​19 Oct 2010​A Trustee's Lot Is Not a Happy One (PDF, 224.2 KB) (PDF, 224.2 KB)
​16 Oct 2010​The High Court and Family Law - Two Recent Excursions (PDF, 205.2 KB) (PDF, 205.2 KB)
​14 Aug 2008​Practice and Procedure Before the Duty Judge in Equity (PDF, 97.5 KB) (PDF, 97.5 KB)
​11 Apr 2008​Third Parties: Invited Guests Or Gate Crashers? (PDF, 261.2 KB) (PDF, 261.2 KB)
​28 Mar 2008​Costs Update (PDF, 103.6 KB) (PDF, 103.6 KB)
​Sep 2007​Evidence in Civil Proceedings: An Australian Perspective on Documentary and Electronic Evidence (PDF, 105.2 KB) (PDF, 105.2 KB)
​31 Aug 2007​Costs - The Proportionality Principle (PDF, 47.8 KB) (PDF, 47.8 KB)
​16 Mar 2007​Equitable Estoppel In Australia: The Court of Conscience in the Antipodes (PDF, 120.9 KB) (PDF, 120.9 KB)
​Oct 2006​Where Death and Divorce Meet: The Intersection of Family Provision and Family Law (PDF, 225.4 KB) (PDF, 225.4 KB)
​13 Aug 2006​Aspects of Advocacy: The Effective Presentation of Evidence (PDF, 85.3 KB) (PDF, 85.3 KB)
​Oct 2005​Part VIIIAA of the Family Law Act Update:Orders and Injunctions Binding Third Parties (PDF, 99.9 KB) (PDF, 99.9 KB)
​21 Sep 2005
​​Recent Developments in Family Law: Bankruptcy, Third Parties and Other Matters (PDF, 134.7 KB) (PDF, 134.7 KB)
​15 Aug 2005​Swearing in Ceremony of the Honourable Justice Paul Brereton (PDF, 55.8 KB) (PDF, 55.8 KB)



The Honourable Justice Bryson


​​Date​Speech
​06 Nov 2019
​Lecture: Henry VIII's Will and the Politics of Succession (PDF, 193.4 KB) (PDF, 193.4 KB)
    • Slide 1 (Document, 9.5 MB) (Document, 9.5 MB)
    • Slide 2 (Document, 10.8 MB) (Document, 10.8 MB)
    • Slide 3 (Document, 10.4 MB) (Document, 10.4 MB)
    • Slide 4 (Document, 9.6 MB) (Document, 9.6 MB)
​13 Jun 2017
​The History of Property Law. Tutorial on Old System Title (PDF, 949.8 KB) (PDF, 949.8 KB)
​30 Aug 2011
​Common Law Pleadings in NSW and How They Got There - Lecture (PDF, 274.4 KB) (PDF, 274.4 KB)
​27 Aug 2010
​Richard of Anstey - Lecture (PDF, 187.3 KB) (PDF, 187.3 KB)
​28 Feb 2007
​Farewell Ceremony for the Honourable Justice John Bryson (PDF, 127.2 KB) (PDF, 127.2 KB)
​26 Nov 2004
​Book launch: Australian Society and the Law - Volume 1 The Citizen and the Law (PDF, 67.9 KB) (PDF, 67.9 KB)
​18 Sep 2004
​Law and Politics of Magna Carta (PDF, 136.0 KB) (PDF, 136.0 KB)
​25 Feb 2004
​Continuing Professional Education - The 2004 Judges Series. Practical Litigation in the Supreme Court and the Federal Court (PDF, 115.4 KB) (PDF, 115.4 KB)
​29 Mar 2003
​Caveats Against Dealing Under the Real Property Act 1900 (PDF, 78.0 KB) (PDF, 78.0 KB)
​11 Oct 2002
​Easements Ordered by the Court - s.88K of the Conveyancing Act 1919 (PDF, 80.0 KB) (PDF, 80.0 KB)
​20 Jul 2002
​Henry ll and the English Common Law (PDF, 180.6 KB) (PDF, 180.6 KB)


The Honourabl​e Justice AR Emmett​ ​

​​Date​Speech
07 Mar 2013Swearing in Ceremony of the Honourable Arthur Robert Emmett



The Honourable Justice EL Fullerton​

​​Date​Speech
19 Feb 2007Swearing in Ceremony of the Honourable Justice Elizabeth Fullerton (PDF, 69.6 KB) (PDF, 69.6 KB)




The Honourable Justice PM Hall​

​​Date​Speech
08 Mar 2005Swearing-In Ceremony of the Honourable Peter Michael Hall QC (PDF, 45.3 KB) (PDF, 45.3 KB)



The Honourable​​ Justice PJ Hidden, AM​

​Date​Speech
May 2003Public Defenders' Conference - Common Ethical Problems for the Criminal Advocate (PDF, 594.7 KB) (PDF, 594.7 KB)


​The Honourable Justice CRR Hoeben AM AFD​

​​Date​Speech
​6 Dec 2021
​Farewell Ceremony for the Honourable Justice Clifton Hoeben AM RFD as a Judge of the Supreme Court of New South Wales (PDF, 166.0 KB) (PDF, 166.0 KB)
16 Aug 2004Swearing-in Ceremony of the Honourable Clifton Ralph Russell Hoeben AM RFD SC as a Judge of the Supreme Court of NSW (PDF, 50.0 KB) (PDF, 50.0 KB)


​The Honourable Justice PA Johnson​

​​Date​Speech
​10 Mar 2020
Some Issues Arising from Terrorism Trials and Sentencing (PDF, 763.8 KB) (PDF, 763.8 KB)
  • Appendix (PDF, 465.3 KB) (PDF, 465.3 KB)
​18 Apr 2017​Criminal Law Review – A paper for the District Court of New South Wales Annual Conference (PDF, 286.3 KB) (PDF, 286.3 KB)​
​08 Apr 2014

​The Bail Act 2013 - An Overview and Some Issues Affecting the Supreme Court (PDF, 301.4 KB) (PDF, 301.4 KB)​

​24 May 2013

​Criminal Law Review 2013 (PDF, 240.9 KB) (PDF, 240.9 KB)

​25 Jul 2012
​The Court Suppression and Non-publication Orders Act 2010: One year on – some legal and practical issues (PDF, 132.6 KB) (PDF, 132.6 KB)
11 Feb 2012Consistency in Sentencing for Federal Offences - Challenges for Sentencing Courts in an Evolving Landscape (PDF, 133.2 KB) (PDF, 133.2 KB)
0​7 Sep 2011

​Criminal Trial Case Management: Why Bother? A joint paper by Justices P Johnson and M F Latham - AIJA Criminal Justice in Australia and New Zealand - Issues and Challenges for Judicial Administration Conference (PDF, 148.6 KB) (PDF, 148.6 KB)

​06 Sep 2008

​Controlling Unreasonable Cross-Examination (PDF, 190.8 KB) (PDF, 190.8 KB)​

​Mar 2008
​Claims for Possession of Land Following Mortgage Default – A Rising Tide (PDF, 53.7 KB) (PDF, 53.7 KB)
​01 Feb 2005​Swearing-In Ceremony of the Honourable Peter Anthony Johnson SC as a Judge of the Supreme Court of New South Wales (PDF, 64.9 KB) (PDF, 64.9 KB)



The Honourable Justice MF Latham​

​​Date​Speech
12 Apr 2005Swearing-In Ceremony of the Honourable Megan Fay Latham as a Judge of the Supreme Court of New South Wales (PDF, 41.1 KB) (PDF, 41.1 KB)


The Honourable Justice RBS Macfarlan​

​​Date​Speech
​22 Feb 2023
​Farewell Ceremony for the Honourable Justice Robert Macfarlan as a Judge of the Supreme Court of New South Wales and as a Judge of Appeal

>Link to Video of Farewell Ceremony

​30 Oct 2020
​EPLA Conference 2020 - Court of Appeal Update (PDF, 434.4 KB) (PDF, 434.4 KB)
08 Sep 2008Swearing-In Ceremony of the Honourable Robert Bruce Scott Macfarlan QC (PDF, 65.0 KB) (PDF, 65.0 KB)


The Honourable Justice L McCallum​


​​Date​Speech
​25 Feb 2022
​Farewell Ceremony for the Honourable Justice Lucy McCallum as a Judge of Appeal and Judge of the Supreme Court of NSW (PDF, 89.8 KB) (PDF, 89.8 KB)
​25 Feb 2022
​> Link to Video of Farewell Ceremony for the Hon. Justice Lucy McCallum
​30 Jan 2008
​Swearing-In Ceremony of the Honourable Lucy McCallum (PDF, 59.5 KB) (PDF, 59.5 KB)
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The Honourable Justice PD McClellan, AM

​​Date​Speech
​08 Feb 2018
​Swearing Out Ceremony of the Hon Justice Peter McClellan (PDF, 67.3 KB) (PDF, 67.3 KB)
​07 Feb 2018

​Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse: Speeches 2013-2017 (PDF, 3.4 MB) (PDF, 3.4 MB)

06 Dec 2012Corruption: A Problem for the Public and Private Sector? (PDF, 120.5 KB) (PDF, 120.5 KB)
​03 Dec 2012​A Matter of Fact: The Origins of the Court of Criminal Appeal (PDF, 104.3 KB) (PDF, 104.3 KB)
​10 Apr 2012​Crown Prosecutor's Conference - Sentencing in the 21st Century (PDF, 137.2 KB) (PDF, 137.2 KB)
​29 Mar 2012​Rule of Law Insitute of Australia - 2012 NSW Legal Studies Association Conference (PDF, 58.3 KB) (PDF, 58.3 KB)
​01 Dec 2011​The Future Role of the Judge - Umpire, Manager, Mediator or Service Provider (PDF, 41.7 KB) (PDF, 41.7 KB)
​24 Nov 2011​White Collar Crime: Perpetrators and Penalties (PDF, 143.8 KB) (PDF, 143.8 KB)
​22 Jul 2011​Contamination of the Environment - Past Problems and Contemporary Responses (PDF, 231.3 KB) (PDF, 231.3 KB)
​05 Mar 2011​Looking Inside the Jury Room (PDF, 146.6 KB) (PDF, 146.6 KB)
​19 Nov 2010​The University of Western Sydney Law Alumni Dinner Occasional Address (PDF, 37.4 KB) (PDF, 37.4 KB)
​07 May 2010​UNSW Graduation Ceremony Occasional Address (PDF, 22.6 KB) (PDF, 22.6 KB)
​15 Apr 2010​Civil Justice Reform - What has it achieved? (PDF, 457.0 KB) (PDF, 457.0 KB)
​27 Mar 2010​Changes in Civil Process - Toward a Phased Trial (PDF, 36.0 KB) (PDF, 36.0 KB)
​10 Dec 2009​Environment Crime in Context: From Spcc V Caltex to Date * (PDF, 107.2 KB) (PDF, 107.2 KB)
​20 Nov 2009​Seventh Annual Jury Research and Practice Conference Paper (PDF, 19.9 KB) (PDF, 19.9 KB)
​04 Nov 2009​Eloquence and Reason - are juries appropriate for defamation trials? (PDF, 85.7 KB) (PDF, 85.7 KB)
​02 Oct 2009​Admissibility of expert evidence under the Uniform Evidence Act (PDF, 254.5 KB) (PDF, 254.5 KB)
​29 Apr 2009​A Discussion on Property Rights (PDF, 35.9 KB) (PDF, 35.9 KB)
​26 Mar 2009​Litigation - Some Contemporary Issues (PDF, 89.5 KB) (PDF, 89.5 KB)
​25 Oct 2008​The Australian Justice system in 2020 (PDF, 112.8 KB) (PDF, 112.8 KB)
​17 Sep 2008​Dispute Resolution in the 21st Century Mediate Or Litigate? (PDF, 126.0 KB) (PDF, 126.0 KB)
​07 Jun 2008​Two Contemporary Challenges: The Role of Deterrence In Sentencing and the Effective Use of Experts (PDF, 82.1 KB) (PDF, 82.1 KB)
​Apr 2008​Some Benefits of Mediation (PDF, 49.0 KB) (PDF, 49.0 KB)
​Apr 2008​ADR - An Introduction (PDF, 50.5 KB) (PDF, 50.5 KB)
​25 Mar 2008​Juries - Common Sense and the Truth (PDF, 116.8 KB) (PDF, 116.8 KB)
​29 Nov 2007​Concurrent Expert Evidence (PDF, 75.0 KB) (PDF, 75.0 KB)
​20 Jul 2007​Contemporary Challenges for the Justice System - Expert Evidence (PDF, 79.1 KB) (PDF, 79.1 KB)
​16 Apr 2007​The New Rules (PDF, 66.4 KB) (PDF, 66.4 KB)
​04 Nov 2006​Australian Administrative Law (PDF, 153.0 KB) (PDF, 153.0 KB)
​2006​Terrorism and the law (PDF, 1.0 MB) (PDF, 1.0 MB)
​20 Oct 2006​Expert Evidence - Aces up Your Sleeve? (PDF, 97.9 KB) (PDF, 97.9 KB)
​17 Aug 2006​Australian Institute of Urban Studies Sydney's Water Supply - A Reality Check: Is There a Need for a Public Inquiry? (PDF, 45.5 KB) (PDF, 45.5 KB)
​02 Aug 2006​Who is telling the truth? Psychology, common sense and the law (PDF, 106.1 KB) (PDF, 106.1 KB)
​19 May 2006
​12 May 2006​2006 Economics & Business Educators Legal Studies Students Professional Development Conference: Law, Justice and Society (PDF, 66.2 KB) (PDF, 66.2 KB)
​24 Nov 2005​Courts in the 21st Century - Should We Do Things Differently? (PDF, 77.9 KB) (PDF, 77.9 KB)
​12 Sep 2005​Access to Justice in Environmental Law - An Australian Perspective (PDF, 227.9 KB) (PDF, 227.9 KB)
​02 Sep 2005​Judicial Conduct: Still a Live Issue, Some Thoughts On the Paper by Professor Peter A Sallman (PDF, 46.8 KB) (PDF, 46.8 KB)
​30 Jan 2001​Swearing in Ceremony of the Honourable Peter David McClellan QC (PDF, 44.4 KB) (PDF, 44.4 KB)



The Honourable Justice RS McColl AO

​​Date​Speech
​04 Dec 2018
​Farewell Ceremony for the Hon Justice Ruth McColl upon the Occasion of Her Retirement as a Judge of the Supreme Court of New South Wales (PDF, 107.5 KB) (PDF, 107.5 KB)
​18 Aug 2017
​Words, Words, Words! What Did You Mean: Contractual Interpretation and the Reasonable Business Person - Address to the Commercial Law Association of Australia (PDF, 142.5 KB) (PDF, 142.5 KB)
​​05 Mar 2016​How Common is the Common Law and Other Miscellany? - Keynote Address - NSW Bar Association Common Law Conference (PDF, 251.5 KB) (PDF, 251.5 KB)​​
​​30 Apr 2015​Sydney University Conferring of Law Degrees - Occasional Address (PDF, 220.2 KB) (PDF, 220.2 KB)​
17 Oct 2014Women in Law Awards (PDF, 21.9 KB) (PDF, 21.9 KB)
​08 Mar 2014​Privacy, Business and the Digital Era (PDF, 129.1 KB) (PDF, 129.1 KB)
​27 Feb 2014​Celebrating Women in the Judiciary (PDF, 65.4 KB) (PDF, 65.4 KB)
​15 Sep 2010​Freedom of Information - A New Paradigm (PDF, 146.2 KB) (PDF, 146.2 KB)
​30 Sep 2009​An Australian Perspective on Privacy Law Developments (PDF, 193.7 KB) (PDF, 193.7 KB)​
​17 Feb 2009​What About Me? Your Pets and Your Will (PDF, 45.4 KB) (PDF, 45.4 KB)
​18 Sep 2008​The Current State of the Profession (PDF, 131.4 KB) (PDF, 131.4 KB)
​22 Feb 2008​Civil litigation in crisis: what crisis (PDF, 585.8 KB) (PDF, 585.8 KB)
​03 May 2006​Women in the Law - Address to the Anglo-Australasian Society of Lawyers (PDF, 62.3 KB) (PDF, 62.3 KB)
​20 Feb 2004​Unfinished Matters: The Federal and State Supreme Courts on Constitutional Law: The 2003 Term (PDF, 193.0 KB) (PDF, 193.0 KB)
​28 Nov 2003​Women Lawyers in 2003 - A View from the Top (PDF, 29.6 KB) (PDF, 29.6 KB)
​19 Sep 2003​IT in The Courtroom from Both Sides of the Bench - The Transformation of Justice (PDF, 80.1 KB) (PDF, 80.1 KB)
​29 Apr 2003​Swearing in Ceremony of the Honourable Ruth Stephanie McColl SC as a Judge of the Supreme Court of New South Wales and a Judge of Appeal (PDF, 84.9 KB) (PDF, 84.9 KB)



The Honourable Justice RC McDougall

​​Date​Speech
​07 Dec 2018
​Informal Farewell Ceremony for the Honourable Justice Robert Calder McDougall as a Judge of the Supreme Court of New South Wales (PDF, 94.2 KB) (PDF, 94.2 KB)
​03 Nov 2018

​Recognition of Foreign Insolvency Proceedings – An Australian Perspective - Paper prepared for the 31st LAWASIA Conference, Siem Reap, Cambodia (PDF, 346.1 KB) (PDF, 346.1 KB)

​18 May 2018
​The Interpretation of Commercial Contracts - Hunting for the Intention of the Parties - College of Law Specialist Legal Conference, Sydney (PDF, 445.5 KB) (PDF, 445.5 KB)
​20 Sep 2017
​Aspects of Evidentiary Privileges in Australia - Law Asia Conference Tokyo, Japan (PDF, 577.5 KB) (PDF, 577.5 KB)
​25 Nov 2016​Arbitration: past, present and future - Opening address to the RAIF Conference, Sydney (PDF, 217.3 KB) (PDF, 217.3 KB)​
​02 Nov 2016​The utility of expert evidence in dispute resolution - Resolution Institute, Sydney (PDF, 301.6 KB) (PDF, 301.6 KB)​
​30 Sep 2016​The importance of private international law in Australia - Haque Conference on Private International Law at Parliament House (PDF, 261.7 KB) (PDF, 261.7 KB)
​21 Oct 2016​Challenges in the age of Cyberspace - Fifth Judicial Seminar on Commercial Litigation (Hong Kong) (PDF, 295.6 KB) (PDF, 295.6 KB)​
​19 Aug 2016​Revisiting the penalties doctrine: Paciocco v ANZ - Commercial Law Association Conference (PDF, 346.7 KB) (PDF, 346.7 KB)​
​12 Mar 2016​Penalties in Commercial Contracts since Andrews v ANZ - Keynote address for the Annual One Day CLE Seminar: Business Law (PDF, 262.6 KB) (PDF, 262.6 KB)​
​​27-29 Jan 2016​Designing the Courtroom of the Future - International Conference on Court Excellence, Singapore (PDF, 370.7 KB) (PDF, 370.7 KB)​
07 Sep 2015​Courts and ADR: A Symbiotic Relationship - LEADR & IAMA Conference (PDF, 210.0 KB) (PDF, 210.0 KB)
​26 Jun 2015​Construction of Contracts: The High Court's Approach - Commercial Law Association Judges' Series (PDF, 364.0 KB) (PDF, 364.0 KB)
​30 Oct 2014​Section 54(1) of the Insurance Contracts Act 1984 (Cth) (PDF, 300.7 KB) (PDF, 300.7 KB)
​13 May 2014​Natural Justice and the Building and Construction Industry Security for Payments Act 1999 (NSW) (PDF, 136.5 KB) (PDF, 136.5 KB)
​28 Feb 2014​Remedies in Commercial Litigation (PDF, 70.8 KB) (PDF, 70.8 KB)
​02 Aug 2013​The Uses and Abuses of Technology in the Courtroom (PDF, 48.4 KB) (PDF, 48.4 KB)
​09 Mar 2012​Remedies in Commercial Litigation (PDF, 56.3 KB) (PDF, 56.3 KB)
​29 Oct 2011​Overview of the Evidence Act (PDF, 109.6 KB) (PDF, 109.6 KB)
​06 Aug 2011​Australian and New Zealand Case Law Update - Australia (PDF, 191.8 KB) (PDF, 191.8 KB)
​13 Mar 2010​Keynote Address to the NSW Young Lawyers Civil Litigation Seminar (PDF, 1.2 MB) (PDF, 1.2 MB)
​13 Nov 2009​Some thoughts on calling expert evidence (PDF, 594.6 KB) (PDF, 594.6 KB)
​11 Sep 2009​An examination of the role and content of natural justice in adjudications under construction industry payment legislation (PDF, 199.6 KB) (PDF, 199.6 KB)​
​07 Apr 2009​Paper presented to the 16th Commonwealth Law Conference in Hong Kong, April 2009 (PDF, 131.0 KB) (PDF, 131.0 KB)
​18 Oct 2008​The Privilege Against Self-incrimination: a time for reassessment (PDF, 52.4 KB) (PDF, 52.4 KB)
​16 Sep 2007​The Baby or the Bathwater? Terrorism, Responses and the Role of the Courts (PDF, 299.4 KB) (PDF, 299.4 KB)
​22 Jun 2007​The Evolving Principles Governing Client Legal Privilege (PDF, 95.6 KB) (PDF, 95.6 KB)
​10 Jul 2006​Proportionate Liability in Construction Litigation (PDF, 113.8 KB) (PDF, 113.8 KB)
​27 May 2006​Prohibition on Contracting Out of the Building And Construction Industry Security of Payment Act 1999 (NSW) (PDF, 100.5 KB) (PDF, 100.5 KB)
​21 Feb 2006​The Implied Duty of Good Faith in Australian Contract Law (PDF, 86.2 KB) (PDF, 86.2 KB)​
​31 Aug 2005​The Court View of Security of Payment Legislation in Operation (PDF, 82.1 KB) (PDF, 82.1 KB)
​May 2005​Developments in Building and Construction Law (PDF, 61.1 KB) (PDF, 61.1 KB)
​13 Feb 2004​Expert Evidence (PDF, 73.3 KB) (PDF, 73.3 KB)
​21 Aug 2003​Swearing in Ceremony of The Honourable Robert Calder McDougall as a Judge of the Supreme Court of New South Wales (PDF, 41.9 KB) (PDF, 41.9 KB)



The Honourable Justice MA Pembroke ​

​​Date​Speech
29 Jun 2010Cross Examination of Experts (PDF, 23.7 KB) (PDF, 23.7 KB)
​12 Apr 2010​Swearing-In Ceremony of the Honourable Michael Andrew Pembroke SC as a Judge of the Supreme Court of New South Wales (PDF, 44.3 KB) (PDF, 44.3 KB)




​​Date​Speech
05 May 2008Swearing-In Ceremony of the Honourable Nigel Geoffrey Rein (PDF, 60.0 KB) (PDF, 60.0 KB)


The H​onourable Justice CC Simpson​​​

​​Date​Speech
​27 Mar 2018
​Farewell Ceremony for the Hon Justice Carolyn Simpson upon the Occasion of Her Retirement as a Judge of the Supreme Court of NSW (PDF, 125.7 KB) (PDF, 125.7 KB)
01 Feb 1994Swearing in Ceremony of the Honourable Carolyn Chalmers Simpson QC (PDF, 397.2 KB) (PDF, 397.2 KB)




The Honourable J J Spigelman AC, Chief Justice of NSW​

​2011 Collected Speeches (PDF, 1.4 MB) (PDF, 1.4 MB)​2004 Collected Speeches (PDF, 1.2 MB) (PDF, 1.2 MB)
​2010 Collected Speeches (PDF, 2.0 MB) (PDF, 2.0 MB)​2003 Collected Speeches (PDF, 1.3 MB) (PDF, 1.3 MB)
​2009 Collected Speeches (PDF, 1.5 MB) (PDF, 1.5 MB)​2002 Collected Speeches (PDF, 1.6 MB) (PDF, 1.6 MB)
​2008 Collected Speeches (PDF, 1.4 MB) (PDF, 1.4 MB)​2001 Collected Speeches (PDF, 932.9 KB) (PDF, 932.9 KB)
​2007 Collected Speeches (PDF, 1.5 MB) (PDF, 1.5 MB)​2000 Collected Speeches (PDF, 946.1 KB) (PDF, 946.1 KB)
​2006 Collected Speeches (PDF, 1.3 MB) (PDF, 1.3 MB)​1999 Collected Speeches (PDF, 961.7 KB) (PDF, 961.7 KB)
​2005 Collected Speeches (PDF, 1.0 MB) (PDF, 1.0 MB)​1998 Collected Speeches (PDF, 414.7 KB) (PDF, 414.7 KB)


The Honourable T F Bathurst AC, Chief Justice of NSW​





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​2022
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​28 Feb
​Farewell Ceremony for the Hon Chief Justice Bathurst AC (PDF, 93.5 KB) (PDF, 93.5 KB)
> Link to Video of Ceremony
​25 Feb
​Farewell Ceremony for the Hon Justice Lucy McCallum (PDF, 170.2 KB) (PDF, 170.2 KB)
> Link to Video of Ceremony
​2021
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​06 Dec
Farewell Ceremony for the Hon Justice Clifton Hoeben AM RFD (PDF, 96.4 KB) (PDF, 96.4 KB)
> Link to Video of Ceremony​
​09 Nov
​03 Nov
Modern and Future Judging - Sir Maurice Byers Lecture 2021 (PDF, 257.7 KB) (PDF, 257.7 KB)​
​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) (PDF, 296.7 KB)
​22 Sep
​A History of Sentencing Law since Francis Forbes, 1823 (PDF, 276.9 KB) (PDF, 276.9 KB)
​31 Jul
​Persuasive Criminal Advocacy (PDF, 203.2 KB) (PDF, 203.2 KB)
​17 Jun
0​5 May
​Introductory Remarks: Murder at Myall Creek Lecture (PDF, 113.0 KB) (PDF, 113.0 KB)
​06 Apr
​Challenges to the Rule of Law in Modern Society (PDF, 184.7 KB) (PDF, 184.7 KB)
​24 Feb
Newcastle Admission Ceremony Speech (PDF, n/a) (PDF, n/a)​
​2021
​2021 Admission Ceremony Speech (PDF, 190.6 KB) (PDF, 190.6 KB)
​10 Feb
​Remarks: Opening of Law Term Jewish Service (PDF, 113.8 KB) (PDF, 113.8 KB)
​03 Feb
​Trust in the Judiciary – Opening of Law Term Dinner (PDF, 282.1 KB) (PDF, 282.1 KB)
​Jan
​Remarks: Australian Disputes Centre 35th Anniversary of Mediation Training Program (PDF, 179.5 KB) (PDF, 179.5 KB)
​2020
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​12 Oct
Welcome Address: ACICA and CIArb International Arbitration Conference 2020 (PDF, 101.2 KB) (PDF, 101.2 KB)​
​08 Oct
​The History of Defamation Law: Unjumbling a Tangled Web (PDF, 285.3 KB) (PDF, 285.3 KB)
​Aug
​2020 Admission Ceremony Speech (PDF, 186.4 KB) (PDF, 186.4 KB)
​28 Mar
Don’t Be Court Out: The Basics Of Court Etiquette​ (PDF, 242.8 KB) (PDF, 242.8 KB)
​26 Feb
​College of Law Judges’ Series: Lawyer-Client Privilege (PDF, 209.0 KB) (PDF, 209.0 KB)
​12 Feb
​Remarks: Opening of Law Term Jewish Service (PDF, 159.4 KB)(PDF, 159.4 KB)
​05 Feb
​Law as a Reflection of the ‘Moral Conscience’ of Society - Opening of Law Term Dinner (PDF, 191.3 KB) (PDF, 191.3 KB)
2019

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​28 Nov
​Hammerschlag’s Commercial Court Handbook – Book Launch (PDF, 181.5 KB) (PDF, 181.5 KB)
​27 Nov
​Contract Law in Japan and ASEAN Consumer Law – Book Launch (PDF, 160.7 KB) (PDF, 160.7 KB)
​29 Oct
​Does the Modern Corporation Have a Future? – Supreme Court Annual Corporate Law Conference 2019 (PDF, 214.5 KB) (PDF, 214.5 KB)
​29 Oct
​Remarks: 50th Anniversary of the Council of Law Reporting for New South Wales (PDF, 141.2 KB) (PDF, 141.2 KB)
​16 Oct
​'Something More, Something Less': The Contemporary Meaning of Open Justice – Communications and Media Law Association (PDF, 161.7 KB) (PDF, 161.7 KB)
​19 Sep
​‘A tough nut to crack’: The History of the Legal Profession in New South Wales (PDF, 361.2 KB) (PDF, 361.2 KB)
​14 Sep
​Death and Taxes: The Policy Objectives of Succession Law – Sir Anthony Mason Oration 2019 (PDF, 231.3 KB) (PDF, 231.3 KB)
​05 Sep
​Heydon on Contract – Book Launch (PDF, 192.3 KB) (PDF, 192.3 KB)
08 Aug​
​Demystifying Judicial Commissions – Federal Circuit Court of Australia Plenary 2019 (PDF, 230.5 KB) (PDF, 230.5 KB)
​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) (PDF, 194.5 KB)
​27 Jun
​Ethical Legal Practice and Professional Conduct – Book Launch (PDF, 125.1 KB) (PDF, 125.1 KB)
​07 Jun
​University of Sydney Law Graduation Ceremony – Occasional Address (PDF, 150.1 KB) (PDF, 150.1 KB)
​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) (PDF, 235.8 KB)
​16 Apr
​Defining the Public Interest: Where Lawyers Fear to Tread? – Public Interest Symposium 2019 (PDF, 264.5 KB) (PDF, 264.5 KB)
​10 Apr
​Remarks: Law Society of New South Wales FLIP Stream Seminar (PDF, 137.0 KB) (PDF, 137.0 KB)
​05 Apr
​The Place of Religious Law in a Pluralist Society – Aloysian Law Lunch 2019 (PDF, 272.8 KB) (PDF, 272.8 KB)
​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) (PDF, 198.7 KB)
​16 Mar
​Is Discretion the Better Part of Sentencing? – Public Defenders’ Criminal Law Conference 2019 (PDF, 347.7 KB) (PDF, 347.7 KB)
​27 Feb
​Farewell Ceremony for the Hon Justice Margaret Beazley AO (PDF, 131.1 KB) (PDF, 131.1 KB)
​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) (PDF, 313.2 KB)​
​06 Feb
Remarks: Opening of Law Term Jewish Service​ (PDF, 79.4 KB) (PDF, 79.4 KB)
​30 Jan
​Who Judges the Judges, and How Should They Be Judged? – Opening of Law Term Dinner (PDF, 228.2 KB) (PDF, 228.2 KB)
​2019
​2019 Admission Ceremony Speech (PDF, 201.3 KB) (PDF, 201.3 KB)
​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) (PDF, 145.0 KB)
​12 Nov
​Remembrance Day Ceremony: Commemorating the sacrifice and service of the NSW legal profession in the First World War (PDF, 50.3 KB) (PDF, 50.3 KB)
​30 Oct
​Address to NSW Legislative Drafters on the Principle of Legality (PDF, 187.3 KB) (PDF, 187.3 KB)
​18 Oct
​The History of the Law of Commercial Arbitration (PDF, 373.9 KB) (PDF, 373.9 KB)
​20 Sep
​ADR, ODR and AI-DR, or do we even need courts anymore? - Inaugural Supreme Court ADR Address (PDF, 153.4 KB) (PDF, 153.4 KB)
​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) (PDF, 139.6 KB)
​07 Sep
Writing Better Judgments: Speech delivered at the Council of Australasian Tribunals NSW Annual Conference​ (PDF, 162.9 KB) (PDF, 162.9 KB)
​23 Aug
​Address at the Closing Ceremony of the International Law Association Biennial Conference (PDF, 90.6 KB) (PDF, 90.6 KB)
​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) (PDF, 145.1 KB)
​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) (PDF, 111.3 KB)
​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) (PDF, 88.3 KB)
​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) (PDF, 141.9 KB)
​29 May
​Affinity Iftar Keynote Address: Trust in the Judiciary (PDF, 105.6 KB) (PDF, 105.6 KB)
​16 May
​Reception for Lysicrates Prize Foundation (PDF, 87.8 KB) (PDF, 87.8 KB)
​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) (PDF, 85.7 KB)​
​27 Mar
​Farewell Ceremony for the Hon Justice Carolyn Simpson (PDF, 81.6 KB) (PDF, 81.6 KB)
​08 Feb
​Farewell Ceremony for the Hon Justice Peter McClellan AM (PDF, 81.5 KB) (PDF, 81.5 KB)
​07 Feb
​Remarks: Opening of Law Term Jewish Service (PDF, 54.9 KB) (PDF, 54.9 KB)
​31 Jan
​The Place of Lawyers in Politics - Opening of Law Term Dinner (PDF, 160.7 KB) (PDF, 160.7 KB)
​2018
​2018 Admission Ceremony Speech (PDF, 104.9 KB) (PDF, 104.9 KB)
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) (PDF, 98.0 KB)
​26 Oct
​New tricks for old dogs: the limits of judicial review of integrity bonds - The James Spigelman Oration 2017 (PDF, 275.3 KB) (PDF, 275.3 KB)
​18 Oct
​The History of Criminal Law (PDF, 134.1 KB) (PDF, 134.1 KB)
​11 Oct
​Welcome Address: 30th Anniversary of the Judicial Commission Reception (PDF, 43.9 KB) (PDF, 43.9 KB)
​28 Jun
​Launch of the Electronic State Reports (New South Wales) (PDF, 46.4 KB) (PDF, 46.4 KB)
​03 Apr​Writing Judgments with the Parties in Mind : NJCA “Writing Better Judgments” Program Keynote Address​ (PDF, 130.1 KB) (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) (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) (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) (PDF, 178.2 KB)​
​2017
​2017 Admission Ceremony Speech (PDF, 218.8 KB) (PDF, 218.8 KB)
​2016
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​25 Nov​Keynote Address, Inaugural Sir James Martin Oration (PDF, 294.2 KB) (PDF, 294.2 KB)​
​22 NovOpening Address, 4th International Arbitration Conference (PDF, 342.7 KB) (PDF, 342.7 KB)​​
​21 Nov​​The benefits of courts such as Singapore International Commercial Court (PDF, 95.5 KB) (PDF, 95.5 KB)​
​11 Nov​Launch of the NSW Branch of the Hellenic Australia Lawyers Association (PDF, 42.4 KB) (PDF, 42.4 KB)​
​09 Nov​The History of Contract Law (PDF, 348.8 KB) (PDF, 348.8 KB)
​21 Oct​Prying Open the Court Doors: Meeting the Challenges of International Commercial Litigation in Australia (PDF, 141.6 KB) (PDF, 141.6 KB)​
​14 SepPacific Judicial Conference, Papua New Guinea - ​​Specialised Courts/Court Tracks - The Way to Go? (PDF, 117.9 KB) (PDF, 117.9 KB)​
​2016​2016 Admission Ceremony Speech (PDF, 67.4 KB) (PDF, 67.4 KB)​
​19 JulThe impact of the First World War on the NSW Judiciary (PDF, 61.3 KB) (PDF, 61.3 KB)​​
​21 JunTweeters, Posters and Grammers Beware: Discovery and Social Media Evidence (PDF, 148.4 KB) (PDF, 148.4 KB)​
​04 JunCosts in Representative Proceedings, Costs Budgeting and Fixed Costs Schemes (PDF, 121.0 KB) (PDF, 121.0 KB)​
​03 JunOpening Address: Future of Law Reporting in Australia Forum (PDF, 28.8 KB) (PDF, 28.8 KB)​
​25 May​Introductory Remarks, GC1000 Meet the Regulators (PDF, 175.1 KB) (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) (PDF, 45.9 KB)
​19 Apr​Access to Justice in Regional New South Wales, Newcastle Business Club (PDF, 199.9 KB) (PDF, 199.9 KB)
​11 Apr​Judicial Responses to Domestic Violence (PDF, 65.6 KB) (PDF, 65.6 KB)​
​31 Mar​Book Launch: Insurance Contracts Act Handbook, 9th Edition (PDF, 179.0 KB) (PDF, 179.0 KB)
​21 Mar​Statutory Commissions, Compulsory Examinations and Common Law Rights (PDF, 315.2 KB) (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) (PDF, 54.2 KB)
​05 Mar​Three Contemporary Issues in Civil Litigation: Expert Evidence, Discovery and Alternative Dispute Resolution (PDF, 152.6 KB) (PDF, 152.6 KB)​
​02 Mar​Illegally or Improperly Obtained Evidence: In Defence of Australia's Discretionary Approach (PDF, 583.4 KB) (PDF, 583.4 KB)​
​10 Feb​​Remarks: Opening of Law Term Shabbat Dinner (PDF, 56.1 KB) (PDF, 56.1 KB)​
​04 FebOpening of law term address: 'The Nature of the Profession: The State of the Law'​ (PDF, 164.9 KB) (PDF, 164.9 KB)

Appendix & Search Results (PDF, 363.3 KB) (PDF, 363.3 KB)

2015​​


​18 DecContracts in Commercial Law Conference: 'Getting your sold soul back: the limitations and justifications of waiver'​ (PDF, 113.9 KB) (PDF, 113.9 KB)​
​29 Oct​​College of Law Judge's Series: Lawyer/Client Privilege (PDF, 90.4 KB) (PDF, 90.4 KB)​
​27 Oct​History of Equity - delivered at the Forbes Legal History Tutorial (PDF, 364.3 KB) (PDF, 364.3 KB)​
​31 Jul​50 years of Commercial Law (PDF, 62.6 KB) (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) (PDF, 95.7 KB)​
​13 Jun​"Counting Ceorls and Eorls" - 20th Anniversary of the Evidence Act (PDF, 92.2 KB) (PDF, 92.2 KB)​​
​06 May​"Buttered Parsnips and a Damp Squib" (PDF, 65.1 KB) (PDF, 65.1 KB)
​20 Apr​Swearing Out Ceremony of the Hon Justice Reginald Barrett (PDF, 44.0 KB) (PDF, 44.0 KB)​
​Feb​2015 ​Admission Ceremony Speech (PDF, 134.6 KB) (PDF, 134.6 KB)
​18 Feb​After the Civil Procedure Act - 10 Year Anniversary of the Civil Procedure Act (PDF, 81.6 KB) (PDF, 81.6 KB)
​02 Feb​Opening of Law Term Dinner Address 2015 (PDF, 129.2 KB) (PDF, 129.2 KB)

2014


​14 Nov​Duties to the Court, Duties of the Court - Law Society Planning Conference (PDF, 111.9 KB) (PDF, 111.9 KB)
​13 Nov​Accessing justice and dispensing it justly: some assorted thoughts - Salvos Legal Lecture Series (PDF, 139.9 KB) (PDF, 139.9 KB)
​08 Nov​Accessing justice and dispensing it justly: some assorted thoughts - Salvos Legal Lecture Series (PDF, 139.9 KB) (PDF, 139.9 KB)
​30 Oct​Community Awareness of the Judiciary Program - Opening Remarks (PDF, 37.4 KB) (PDF, 37.4 KB)
​05 Oct​27th LAWASIA Conference - Environmental/Judicial Session (PDF, 90.4 KB) (PDF, 90.4 KB)
​03 Sep​The History of Insolvency Law (PDF, 141.0 KB) (PDF, 141.0 KB)
​21 Aug​Panel discussion: privilege, confidentiality and privacy in the ADR forum (PDF, 66.1 KB) (PDF, 66.1 KB)
16 JulRamadan Iftar Dinner (PDF, 35.3 KB) (PDF, 35.3 KB)
18 Jun

A different judicial perspective on discovery - 8th Information Governance and ediscovery summit (PDF, 136.9 KB) (PDF, 136.9 KB)

22 May

The Bail Act 2013: Selected Scenarios - DVD Launch (PDF, 26.0 KB) (PDF, 26.0 KB)

07 Apr

Key Issues in Judicial Review - Book Launch (PDF, 40.7 KB) (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) (PDF, 39.6 KB)

29 MarDuties of Bar and Bench: Some Reflections on Case Management and Judicial Bias (PDF, 134.3 KB) (PDF, 134.3 KB)
03 MarNewcastle University address: The trials and tribulations of being a lawyer (PDF, 115.6 KB) (PDF, 115.6 KB)
21 FebLawAsia Opening Address (PDF, 37.9 KB) (PDF, 37.9 KB)
13 FebWinterton's Australian Federal Constitutional Law - Book Launch (PDF, 35.1 KB) (PDF, 35.1 KB)
2014

2014 Admission Ceremony speech (PDF, 126.7 KB) (PDF, 126.7 KB)

Opening of Law Term Dinner Address 2014 (PDF, 97.8 KB) (PDF, 97.8 KB)

2013


15 NovADT Members' Conference - Opening Remarks (PDF, 32.1 KB) (PDF, 32.1 KB)
08 NovUniversity of Western Sydney Law School Alumni Association - Annual Dinner Occasional Address (PDF, 77.0 KB) (PDF, 77.0 KB)
28 OctThe Importance of Developing Convergent Commercial Law Systems, Procedurally and Substantively (PDF, 99.1 KB) (PDF, 99.1 KB)
12 OctToongabbie Legal Centre Annual Fundraising Dinner (PDF, 52.5 KB) (PDF, 52.5 KB)
11 OctSeparation of Powers: Reality or Desirable Fiction - JCA Colloquium (PDF, 116.5 KB) (PDF, 116.5 KB)
19 SepInsurance Law - A View From the Bench (PDF, 89.9 KB) (PDF, 89.9 KB)
03 SepThe Historical Development of Corporations Law (PDF, 96.5 KB) (PDF, 96.5 KB)
​31 AugIt Tolls for Thee: Accessorial Liability After Bell v Westpac (PDF, 125.5 KB) (PDF, 125.5 KB)
12 JulLPAB Diploma in Law Graduation - Occassional Address (University of Sydney) (PDF, 31.4 KB) (PDF, 31.4 KB)
08 MayInsolvency Practitioner's Association of Australia - National Conference (PDF, 43.3 KB) (PDF, 43.3 KB)
06 MayAviation Law Conference (PDF, 121.5 KB) (PDF, 121.5 KB)
16 AprLawyers and Commercialism: Help or Hindrance? (PDF, 91.6 KB) (PDF, 91.6 KB)
20132013 Admission Ceremony speech (PDF, 24.0 KB) (PDF, 24.0 KB)
13 MarThe Importance of Public Service - Affinity Intercultural Foundation Gala Dinner & Awards Ceremony (PDF, 66.4 KB) (PDF, 66.4 KB)
28 FebSuperannuation Lawyers Conference Opening Remarks (PDF, 49.9 KB) (PDF, 49.9 KB)
29 JanOpening of Law Term Dinner Address 2013 (PDF, 125.3 KB) (PDF, 125.3 KB)

2012


03 DecFormal Ceremony in Honour of the Re-opening of Banco Court and 100 Year Anniversary of the Court of Criminal Appeal (PDF, 92.9 KB) (PDF, 92.9 KB)
21 NovSocial Media: the End of CIvilization? - Warrane Lecture, UNSW (PDF, 111.4 KB) (PDF, 111.4 KB)
15 NovLegal Education - Does It Make Good Lawyers (PDF, 79.5 KB) (PDF, 79.5 KB)
24 OctFederalism and the National Legal Profession Reforms (PDF, 27.2 KB) (PDF, 27.2 KB)
13 OctDirector's, Trustee and Fiduciary Duties in the Context of Domestic Corporate Arrangements - Annual Family Law Conference (PDF, 141.4 KB) (PDF, 141.4 KB)
10 OctCommunity Awareness of the Judiciary Program (PDF, 31.3 KB) (PDF, 31.3 KB)
01 AugBeyond the Stocks - A Community Approach to Crime (PDF, 181.6 KB) (PDF, 181.6 KB)
26 JulJustice for Hire: Have Gavel, Will Travel (Or, Arbitrators and the Judicial Duty) (PDF, 41.2 KB) (PDF, 41.2 KB)
21 AprCommercialisation of Legal Practice (PDF, 64.3 KB) (PDF, 64.3 KB)
24 MarThe Legal Profession and the Defence Forces: Historical Connections (PDF, 37.9 KB) (PDF, 37.9 KB)
14 MarCommonwealth Secretariat Pacific Judges Regional Forum (PDF, 48.7 KB) (PDF, 48.7 KB)
29 FebThe Australian Arbitration Option - Forum Mumbai and New Delhi (PDF, 38.4 KB) (PDF, 38.4 KB)
10 FebAddress to Law Shabbat Dinner (PDF, 51.7 KB) (PDF, 51.7 KB)
20122012 Admission Ceremony speech (PDF, 22.0 KB) (PDF, 22.0 KB)
30 Jan
Opening of Law Term Dinner Address 2012 (PDF, 73.2 KB) (PDF, 73.2 KB)

2011


01 DecAddress to the University of NSW Law 40th Anniversary Conference (PDF, 87.0 KB) (PDF, 87.0 KB)
29 NovInterpretation of Contracts in Australia - Book Launch (PDF, 18.5 KB) (PDF, 18.5 KB)
16 NovAddress to the City of Sydney Law Society Annual Dinner (PDF, 40.2 KB) (PDF, 40.2 KB)
27 OctAddress to the University of NSW Law School Book Celebration (PDF, 32.0 KB) (PDF, 32.0 KB)
19 OctAddress to Sydney Law School Foundation Reception (PDF, 19.5 KB) (PDF, 19.5 KB)
06 Oct2011 Australasian Court Administrators Conference - Opening Address (PDF, 24.3 KB) (PDF, 24.3 KB)
21 SepAddress to the Continuing Professional Development Seminar (PDF, 31.5 KB) (PDF, 31.5 KB)
10 SepExchanging Ideas Conference - Welcome Address (PDF, 22.9 KB) (PDF, 22.9 KB)
09 SepAddress to the Australia-Israel Chamber of Commerce (PDF, 50.5 KB) (PDF, 50.5 KB)
23 AugAnnual Corporate Law Conference - Welcome Address (PDF, 19.4 KB) (PDF, 19.4 KB)
20 AugAnnual Supreme Court Judges' Conference - Opening Address (PDF, 22.0 KB) (PDF, 22.0 KB)
13 AugAdvanced Altenative Dispute Resolution Workshop - Opening Address (PDF, 42.1 KB) (PDF, 42.1 KB)
09 AugSpeech on the Retirement of the Hon David Hodgson AO (PDF, 51.3 KB) (PDF, 51.3 KB)
01 JunSwearing In Ceremony of the Honourable TF Bathurst QC (PDF, 56.3 KB) (PDF, 56.3 KB)










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