2008 senior counsel will be announced today
Thu Oct 02 2008The appointment of senior counsel for 2008 will be announced at 1.30pm today, Thursday, 2 October 2008. A copy of the presidentâs announcement will be e-mailed to all members and clerks and posted both on the Bar Associationâs notice board and web page (www.nswbar.asn.au). Individual letters to each applicant from the president may be collected from the Bar Association between 1.00pm and 1.30pm today.�Clerks are asked to arrange for the envelopes for members of their floor to be collected.�Applicants whose chambers are outside the CBD and who wish to have the presidentâs letter faxed to them are asked to telephone the Bar Associationâs executive assistant, Ms Corrine Brown on 02 9229 1736 or e-mail cbrown@nswbar.asn.au .
Clerks with successful applicants are asked to ensure the 2008 silks gather in the Bar Association Common Room on Friday, 17 October for the presentation of senior counsel scrolls by the chief justice at 5.30pm.� Refreshments will be served from 5.00pm.� Family and friends are most welcome.
P. A. Selth Executive Director
2 October 2008