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Speeches by the Honourable A S Bell, Chief Justice of NSW
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Speech
2022
14 Apr 2022
The Hon. Justice John Basten: an appreciation
07 Mar 2022
Swearing in Ceremony of the Hon. Justice A S Bell as Chief Justice of NSW
> Link to Video of the Ceremony
28 Feb 2022
Farewell Ceremony for the Hon. T F Bathurst AC
> Link to Video of the Ceremony
17 Feb 2022
“Strata Title in the NSW Court of Appeal” -
Address to the Australian College of Strata Lawyers Annual Conference
2021
16 Nov 2021
Gambling, the Law and the 21
st
Century -
LAWASIA 2021 ‘Virtual’ Annual Conference
29 Oct 2021
‘Disputes with International Dimensions’, Supreme Court of Western Australia Annual Conference
23 Jul 2021
‘The rule of law and the Constitution – a short overview’, Centre for Comparative Constitutional Studies, University of Melbourne Law School, Constitutional Law Conference 2021
21 Jun 2021
‘Foreword’ in Mohammud Jaamae Hafeez-Baig and Jordan English,
The Law of Tracing
, (Federation Press, 2021)
15 Apr 2021
NSW Court of Appeal: A Year in Review – 2020
13 Apr 2021
Occasional Address to the Newcastle University College of Human and Social Futures Graduation Ceremony
06 Apr 2021
Recent Recurring Issues in the Court of Appeal -
District Court of NSW Annual Conference
2020
15 Oct 2020
'The Rise of the Anti-Arbitration Injunction', Third Annual Supreme Court ADR Address
18 Aug 2020
The Court of Appeal and the Coronavirus [2020] (Winter)
Bar News
21 Feb 2020
The Federal and State Courts on Constitutional Law: The 2019 Term
2019
26 Nov 2019
International Commercial Dispute Resolution: an Australian perspective
25 Oct 2019
EPLA Conference - Court of Appeal update
21 Oct 2019
Delivering Reasons in the Tribunal Context
05 Sep 2019
Launch of
Heydon on Contract: The General Part
02 Sep 2019
What Albert did and what Albert did next: Albert Bathurst Piddington - the High Court judge who never sat
Presentation Slides
23 Aug 2019
Private International Law in Practice Across the Divisions: some recent developments and case law
12 Jul 2019
An Australian International Commercial Court – Not a Bad Idea or What a Bad Idea?, Australian Bar Association Biennial International Conference
28 Jun 2019
Occasional Address, Legal Profession Admission Board Graduation Ceremony
28 Feb 2019
Swearing-in Ceremony of the Honourable Justice Andrew Bell as a Judge of the Supreme Court of NSW and President of the Court of Appeal
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