Members are invited to attend the BLA CPD Session: Sale and Purchase of Business. This session will be presented by experienced local lawyer and partner at Beck Legal Daniel Cole.  The session will be held on 27 November 2025 from 9am until 10.30am at Beck Legal, 177 View Street, Bendigo.  Daniel will present to members on how to navigate clients on all sides of a transaction. This session will touch on buying and selling in the right legal structures having regard to the nature of the intended transaction and the importance of being part of the negotiations, undertaking practicable due diligence and what to look for, tax considerations and implications, tips to structuring deals to mitigate risks for buyers, importance of key terms in contracts and what to consider post the transaction. There are 25 spots available for this event. We encourage you to register via this link as soon as possible to avoid missing out. 

Dear Members, The Bendigo Law Association is pleased to invite you to attend a reception for Her Honour Judge Boymal during the upcoming Bendigo Circuit of the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia. The reception will take place on Tuesday 18 November 2025 at The Courthouse Hotel in Bendigo. Drinks and nibbles provided. We look forward to seeing you there.

The Bendigo Law Association Annual Dinner will be held on Friday 14th November 2025.  The Dinner will be held at Silks Events and Functions from 6.30 p.m. This year Greg Barns SC will be attending as a guest speaker at the Dinner. Greg Barns SC practices at the Tasmanian, Western Australian and Victorian Bars.  He specialises in criminal law, administrative law and institutional abuse litigation. Greg practiced at the Victorian Bar from 1986-1989 and then worked as a political adviser until 1999 when he ran the Republic Referendum campaign.  He has been back in practice since 2003.  Greg ran the Australian campaign to free Julian Assange and is a director of the newly formed Information Rights Project.  He is a former National President of the Australian Lawyers Alliance.  He is a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Law and teaches in the RMIT University Law program. Attendance is complimentary for all BLA members (paid and first-year). All paid members have a complimentary attendance for one partner.  Any first-year member partners must pay a fee of $125 if they wish to attend. There is a limited number of these tickets avaliable.  At this stage, there are no tickets avaliable for non-members, other than first year member partners.  Dinner and drinks are included.  Dress code for the event is formal/cocktail.  Silks Events and Functions is located at Bendigo Racecourse, Heinz St, Bendigo VIC 3550 Please ensure you include any dietary requirements when confirming your attendance.  Please RSVP by no later than 4.00 p.m. on Friday 31 October 2025

The Bendigo Law Association and Svenson Barristers are hosting a CPD Day in Bendigo at the Black Swan Hotel. The event will be held on 24 October 2025. The presenters will be: Joh Ollquist and Michael Wilson - Criminal Law Bail Changes; Matthew Strong - Family Law s 65DAAA Update; Doug McLeod and Emile Goldman - Ethics Obligations for Supervised and Supervisor Lawyers; Annabelle Ballard - Commercial Law Party-Party Costs Update.  We ask that members please RSVP for catering purposes. 

The Bendigo Law Association invites all members to its After Work Networking Drinks on Friday 8 August 2025 commencing from 5:00 pm. To be held at The Courthouse Hotel. Nibbles and complimentary drink on entry provided courtesy of the BLA. 

Participants in the 2025 Mentoring Program are invited to attend our launch event on 24 July 2025 at The Social from 5pm. We encourage all participants to attend and meet with their partners and other members of the program. Drinks and nibbles will be provided. Please RSVP by Monday 21 July 2025.

Dear Members, We are pleased to invite you to attend a ceremonial sitting and reception for Her Honour Judge Bender on Wednesday 14 May 2025. Judge Bender will be presiding in the Bendigo sittings of the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia during the week commencing 12 May 2025. This is Judge Bender’s final Bendigo circuit ahead of her retirement. There will be a ceremonial sitting at the Court at 4:30 pm followed by a reception at Black Swan Hotel. The reception at Black Swan Hotel is proudly sponsored by Holmes' List, Svenson's List and Foley's List. Please ensure to RSVP to both the ceremonial sitting and the reception. We look forward to seeing you there to congratulate and thank Her Honour for an incredible career and her support to the Bendigo legal community.

Dear Members, Please register your intention to attend the 2025 AGM for catering purposes. We encourage members new and existing to consider participating in the BLA Committee and joining for the 2025/2026 year.  Kind regards BLA Committee 

   

Hi everyone, The Young Lawyer’s Representatives and the BLA would like to invite you to an End of Year Break-Up on Wednesday 18 December 2024 at The Social from 5:30 pm. It would be fantastic to see you all there to celebrate the end of another busy year. Please RSVP by 5:00 pm on Monday 16 December 2024. Alex & Demi

The BLA is partnering with Svensons Barristers again to host an in-person Advocacy CPD event. We are planning 4 CPD sessions to accommodate all experience levels and hopefully an ethics point. Details are still being confirmed and will be provided once available. Please register in the event so that we can get an understanding of numbers for catering purposes and to keep you up to date with information.