WFC News
William Forster Chambers is delighted to sponsor the Charles Darwin University Foundation prizes for outstanding students in the field of Evidence and Human Rights, and to have partaken in the law school’s Prize Giving Ceremony held at the NT Supreme Court on 30 May 2017. We congratulate Narelle Sherwill for achieving the highest grade in Evidence Law, and…
Current Trends in Mediation: Major Disputes and Opportunities in South East Asia- Presented by Campbell Bridge SC Date: Thursday, 16 February 2017Mediation Seminar – Campbell Bridge SC – 16 February 2016 Time: 5.30pm-6.30pm with drinks to follow Venue: William Forster Chambers, 26 Harry Chan Ave, Darwin NT 0800 CPD: core competency (C)- Professional skills in legal practice Registration: please call…
William Foster Chambers congratulates Sonia Brownhill SC on being appointed as the first female Northern Territory Solicitor General. The full media release can be found here.
Information regarding the Northern Territory Bar Association’s 2016 Dili Conference can be found here.
An article written by the Law Society of the Northern Territory. You can view it here.
On 23 September 2014, Lyma Nugyen presented a CLE for the Northern Territory Law Society CDP workshop, Legal Practice in a Digital World, 17 September 2015. You can find the PDF of that presentation here.
William Forster Chambers congratulates Sonia Brownhill on her recent appointment as Senior Counsel. Sonia is an experienced advocate with over 20 years as a legal practitioner. She practises primarily in civil and commercial law with an emphasis in property (including native title and Aboriginal land matters), administrative and public law, town planning, general contract law,…
In July 2015, Lyma Nguyen won the award for Best Advocate in the course, “Advocacy and Litigation before International Courts and Tribunals”, held at Universiteit Leiden at The Hague, the Netherlands. Lyma undertook this course as a part of her Churchill Fellowship, aimed at “building expertise in the practice of international criminal justice by examining the operation of international courts and preparing victim representation in…
Media release dated 16 July, 2015
Ben O’Loughlin was elected as President of the NT Ba r Association on 6 May 2015. Ben has been Secretary and Treasurer of the NTBA for a number of years. The NTBA has been a strong and independent voice for barristers and the greater community, and has also worked cooperatively with the courts and government…
Felicity Gerry KC yesterday supplied an Amicus Curiae brief on human trafficking law to the team acting for Mary Jane Veloso who is facing death penalty in Indonesia.Article 3 of the UN Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, Particularly Women and Children sets out the definition of human trafficking which includes coercion,…