A representative from Ludlows will be displaying their products at the Northern Territory Bar Association in Darwin on Thursday the 28th and Friday the 29th of October from 9am to 5pm.

Venue: William Forster Chambers, Level 1, 26 Harry Chan Avenue, Darwin NT 0800.

Please note that for those two days only, Ludlows are offering the bar legal jabot at $40 (RRP$82.50).

www.ludlows.com.au

Please call Ludlows (03) 9670 2000 for more information.

Media Release | 30 August 2010

Attorney-General, Delia Lawrie, today announced Peter Barr as the latest appointment to the Northern Territory’s Supreme Court Bench.

“Mr Barr has been a prominent member of the Territory’s legal community for many years and brings 34 years of legal experience to the bench,” Ms Lawrie said.

“Working as an independent barrister in the Territory for 17 years, Mr Barr has a respected legal mind, is known for his quick wit and has wide range of experience in personal injury, medical negligence, commercial and real property law and Aboriginal land claims.

“Mr Barr has been a Royal Australian Naval Specialist Reserve Legal Officer since 1977 and an active member of the Northern Territory community.”

Mr Barr will be sworn in next month and takes up the position following the appointment of Justice Riley as Chief Justice of the Northern Territory Supreme Court.

BIOGRAPHY

Peter Barr graduated from Sydney University with a Bachelor of Laws in 1976 and was admitted as a legal practitioner to Territory’s Supreme Court in the same year.

Mr Barr worked as a solicitor with Cridland and Bauer (now Cridlands MB) and went on to work as a sole practitioner from 1979 to 1991.

Mr Barr has been a RAN Specialist Reserve Legal Officer since 1977. He also acts as a part-time Chairperson of the NT Disciplinary Appeal Board for the Public Sector and has also service as Acting Chairman of the NT Planning Authority.

Mr Barr speaks French fluently and speaks some Italian and holds dual Australian and Irish citizenship.

Media Release | 22 July 2010

Attorney-General, Delia Lawrie, today announced Justice Trevor Riley as the Northern Territory’s new Chief Justice of the Supreme Court.

“Justice Riley brings 36 years of legal service in the Territory to the position of Chief Justice, including more than a decade on the Supreme Court bench,” Ms Lawrie said.

Justice Riley has contributed to the development of the Territory’s legal sector including as a Member of the Law Faculty Board, lecturing at Charles Darwin University and recently as Chairman of the Indigenous Law Students Mentoring Program.

Justice Riley is also a convener with the National Judicial College of Australia and is well regarded for his considerable involvement in the Territory community supporting a range of organisations including St John Ambulance and arts and sporting bodies.

“I would like to once again thank Chief Justice Brian Martin who is retiring from the position in September,” Ms Lawrie said.

Justice Riley will take up the position upon the retirement of the current Chief Justice. A ceremonial sitting for the retirement of Chief Justice Martin will be held on August 20.

BIOGRAPHY

Justice Riley graduated with a Batchelor of Laws from the University of Western Australia in 1969.

After practising in Western Australia, in 1974 Justice Riley moved to the Territory where he was employed as a solicitor with Withnall and Barker.

From 1988 to 1991 he was counsel in the Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody.

Justice Riley was appointed as a Queen’s Counsel in 1989 and was President of the Northern Territory Bar Association from 1993 to 1997.

He was appointed to the Supreme Court Bench in February 1999. He is a former member of the Legal Practitioners Complaints Committee, the Law Reform Committee, the Public Purposes Trust and the Legal Practitioners Admission Board.

During his time in the Territory Justice Riley has been an active member of the Northern Territory Football League and involved in other sports.

Justice Riley is married to Jan and has a son, Shane and a daughter, Jennifer.