Welcome to the Northern Territory Bar Association

The NTBA is the association for those lawyers who practise exclusively as barristers in the Northern Territory. The main object of the NTBA is to ensure that there is a strong and independent Bar in the Northern Territory.

 

 

 

The NTBA aims to achieve its main object by:

• • Advancing the good administration of justice;
  • Maintaining the highest standards of ethical and professional conduct for advocates in the Northern Territory;

 

• Promoting quality advocacy in courts, tribunals and other forums; and Promoting and representing the interests of its members.

 

 

Order of Australia Award

The Northern Territory Bar Association congratulates Rex Wild QC for receiving the award Office of the Order of Australia.

 

Dili Conference 2018

Unfortunately the NTBA will not be holding a Dili conference in 2018 due to logistical issues and the upcoming parliamentary elections. 

We apologise to our disappointed supporters but we hope to see you all back at Dili in July 2020. Obrigadu.

 

News & Events

• Mary Chalmers, Duncan McConnel, and Julian Wade Roper appointed as Senior Counsel
• Congratulations Tass Liveris (December 2020)

• Congratulations Lyma Nguyen (November 2020)

• Congratulations Miles Crawley SC (November 2020)

• Congratulations Nikolai Christrup SC (October 2020)

• Solicitor-General Sonia Brownhill SC appointed as a Justice of the Supreme Court of the Northern Territory (May 2020)

• The NTBA congratulates Matthew Littlejohn, name as Australia’s best young barrister at the “30 Under 30” awards for his work at William Forster Chambers (2019)

• Conference: Sentencing- New Challenges (March 2018)

• Tass Liveris Elected Executive member of the Law Council of Australia (December 2017)

• New President of NTBA – Miles Crawley SC (2017)

• Miles Crawley appointment as Senior Counsel (2017)

• Australian Disputes Centre Mediation Training- Darwin (August 2017)

• NTBA 2016 Dili Conference Papers

• Art Auction Raised Money for the Judicial System Monitoring Program (July 2016)

• Darwin Barrister Duncan McConnel powerful advocate for justice (December 2015)

• Sonia Brownhill and Mathew Nathan Appointed as Senior Counsel (September 2015)

• Anthony (Tony) Young appointed as a judge of the Federal Circuit Court (July 2015)

• Government fires the starting gun on another Law and Order Campaign (May 2015)

• Alistair Wyvill SC resigns as president (February 2015)

• Report on relations between the Judiciary and the Government in Timor Leste (December 2014)

• President Elect of LCA Duncan McConnel supports Malaysian Bar (October 2014)

• Colin McDonald QC Wins Prestigious Presidents Medal (November 2010)

• Appointment of John Lawrence SC as Senior Counsel (October 2010)

• Appointment of the Hon. Patrick Keane as Chief Justice of the Federal Court of Australia (February 2010)

• For the NTBA’s latest Media Releases