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About Us
About Us
About Us
The Australian Bar Association is the peak body representing nearly 6000 barristers throughout Australia. Established in 1963, the ABA is committed to serving, promoting and repres...
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Member Information
Member Information
Member Information
The Australian Bar is comprised of over 6300 independent legal practitioners who are bound to act according to the Legal Profession Uniform Rules and Legislatio...
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What is the Bar?
What is the Bar?
What is the Bar?
The Bar is a unique legal profession of specialist advocates and advisers called barristers. Barristers are highly trained with specialist knowledge and experience ...
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Becoming a lawyer in Australia
Becoming a lawyer in Australia
Becoming a lawyer in Australia
Before you can practise law in Australia you must first be admitted as a lawyer of the Supreme Court of an Australian State or Territory...
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The Judiciary
The Judiciary
The Judiciary
Judicial independence is a fundamental aspect of law and governance in Australia.
Under Australia’s Constitution, our judiciary is independent from the other arms of gove...
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Practice Areas
Practice Areas
Practice Areas
Barristers are, in general, specialist advocates, which distinguishes them from others in the legal profession. But just like other lawyers, they have usually chosen t...