InBrief

Early Bird registration for the up-coming 36th Australian Legal Convention has been extended, giving delegates extra time to secure their place at the conference at a reduced rate. Delegates now have until Friday, 14 August 2009, to receive great Early Bird rates. The convention is expected to attract hundreds of delegates from home and abroad, and it will showcase national and international leaders and decision makers from the legal profession and related fields. Speakers include Western Australian Supreme Court Chief Justice Wayne Martin, NSW Court of Appeal President Justice James Allsop, Professor Margaret Thornton, of the ANU School of Law, and Western Australian Attorney-General Christian Porter, International Bar Association (IBA) President Fernando Pelaez-Pier, the president of the Malaysian Bar, Ragunath Kesavan, and the former president of the New York State Bar Association, Steven Krane will add an international flavour to the event.

High Court Chief Justice Robert French and Commonwealth Attorney-General Robert McClelland will also both deliver the customary 'State of the Nation' addresses. And for the first time in the event’s history, the convention will incorporate the inaugural Australian Young Lawyers Conference, designed to cater specifically to the needs of the nation’s young practitioners.

The convention, to be held at the Burswood Entertainment Complex in Perth from 17-19 September, will be the highlight of the 2009 legal calendar. The registration brochure and full convention details are available at www.law09.com.au 6 August 2009