CONTENTS Bar News The JOURNAL of the NSW BAR ASSOCIATION Summer 2002/2003 Editor’s note 1 Letters to the Editor 2 The Bali bombing 3 Recent developments Costs in criminal cases: Solomons v District Court of New South Wales & Ors 5 Exclusionary provisions under the Trade Practices Act 1974 7 Editorial Board Addresses Justin Gleeson S C (Editor) 2002 Maurice Byers Lecture 13 Andrew Bell Rodney Brender Norrish DCJ launches the SRACLS – Bar Association Pro Bono Scheme 20 Rena Sofroniou Bar profiles Ingmar Taylor Chris O’Donnell Working part-time at the Bar 23 Chris Winslow The Parramatta Bar – Definitely not the lost tribe 28 (Bar Association) Features Editorial Print/Production Expanded duties of barristers in damages cases 31 Rodenprint Liability of public officers 35 Centennary Bench and Bar 2002 38 Layout Hartrick’s Design Office Pty Ltd The war against terrorism: National security and the Constitution 42 Standard Minimum Sentencing 51 Advertising Opinion Bar News now accepts advertisements. For more Shoot the lawyers? 55 information, contact Practice Chris Winslow at the NSW Bar Association on Discovery before or after mediation? 56 (02) 9229 1732 or e-mail Professional conduct update 57
[email protected] Interviews Cover Karpal Singh 61 The barristers of the Parramatta Bar. The Hon Justice R P Meagher 69 Photo by Murray Harris. Personalia Justice Kishore Govind OBE 72 The Hon Justice Peter Jacobson 73 ISSN 0817-002 The Hon Justice Garry Downes AM 73 Views expressed by contributors to The Hon Justice Phillip Powell AM 73 Bar News are not necessarily those of the Bar Association of NSW.