michael kirby: don't forget the justice bit
The City of Sydney Library will host a special Law Week screening of Daryl Dellora's documentary, Michael Kirby: Don't Forget the Justice Bit, on Thursday, 20 May 2010 in the Customs House Library. Time: 5.30 for 6.30. Bookings are essential. Free event for library members, $15 for non-members.
the law week blood drive
Donate blood during May 2010 as part of the Law Week Blood Drive. The Law Society of NSW and the Department of Justice and Attorney General are encouraging lawyers to roll up their sleeves to help the Australian community which requires over 26,000 blood donations each week. One in three people will need blood during their lifetime, but only one in thirty currently donates.
Firms can join the Blood Service's Corporate blood donation program Club Red Online to track their firm's donations as part of their corporate social responsibility and also as a friendly rivalry against other firms. At the end of May the Blood Service will announce the inaugural Law Week Blood Drive title to the firm which shows the greatest participation and effort.
During Law Week the Blood Service will be present at Martin Place to help city firms get involved. Visit donateblood.com.au or call 131495 to identify your nearest centre. To express interest in participating in the Law Week Blood Drive you can contact Aletheia Hunn, e-mail: ahunn@arcbs.redcross.org.au
Privacy forum
The Privacy Forum will be held on Wednesday, 19 May at The Forum Theatre, Norton Street, Leichhardt. It will be launched by the President of the Law Society of New South Wales Mrs Mary Macken. The afternoon session will be in Italian for members of the local Italian community. For further information, contact: Les Calvito, on ph (02) 9713 2000 or via e-mail: egistosolicitors@bigpond.com
Program
9:30am: Launch with general public audience
Opening welcome: Mary Macken, NSW Law Society President
Opening remarks: John McAteer, The Principal Privacy Officer, NSW Privacy Office
10:00am: Identity theft, scams & rip-offs - how to avoid loss from fraud
Speaker: Federal Police Inspector Damien Stewart
10:30am: A perspective from students point of view on unauthorized use of private data
Speaker: Tim Robinson, Sydney University Archivist
11:00am: Departmental Update on Electronic Health Records
Speaker: (A speaker from the Canberra’s Health Department)
12.00 noon: Using Facebook - Tips & Traps
Speaker: Geoff Holland, UTS Lecturer
1.00pm: Free coffee and biscotti at the Theatrette Bar
2.00pm: A summary of current privacy legal rights (for Italian audience)
Speaker: an Inner West Law Society Solicitor
3.00pm: The 2011 Amendment of the 1988 laws on credit rating. The new look expanded credit risk databases (for a legal audience)
Speaker: Olga Ganopolsky, Head of Legal & Compliance, Veda Advantage
4.00pm: The 2009 LRC Draft Bill creating a statutory tort for
damages for invasion of privacy. Recent Australian privacy case
decisions
Speakers: Nicholas Newton of 13 Wentworth Selborne Chambers with Michael Rivette of Blackstone Chambers
Lawyers and Law Week
Why should you get involved in Law Week?
Law Week provides legal professionals throughout NSW with an occasion to participate in leadership and advocacy programs that help to educate the public about the law. It is a week-long campaign that attracts widespread national media coverage. It provides numerous learning opportunities for both the community at large and the legal profession in what is generally considered to be one of the best legal community education programs offered annually.
volunteer your time
During Law Week there is a huge demand for volunteer lawyers and barristers to donate their specialised legal expertise and knowledge by providing pro bono talks to community groups, libraries and schools on a wide variety of legal topics.
Feedback from practitioners who have participated in Law Week programs have reported that the experience is extremely worthwhile. For many, it has expanded networks, assisted in identifying business development opportunities and provided an informal yet valuable avenue for improving public speaking skills.
The one to one contact with legal professionals participating in Law Week programs provide the public with a view of the legal profession that is caring and willing to contribute to their community as well as giving lawyers and barristers immense satisfaction in being able to contribute their specialised knowledge to assist their local community.
your next step
If you would like to get involved in Law Week but are not sure how contact the Law Week Event Officer, Lorraine Clark on 02 9926 0287 or Email: lgc@lawsocnsw.asn.au
