Ethos 257 Spring 2020
In his introduction to the 19/20 Annual Report, President Chris Donohue looks back at an eventfuly 12 months.
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In his introduction to the 19/20 Annual Report, President Chris Donohue looks back at an eventfuly 12 months.
Chris Donohue, President of the ACT Law Society, looks at the role of punishment vs rehabilitation in recidivism rates of young offenders.
Chris Donohue, President of the ACT Law Society, observes that recent changes to wig and robing rules for solicitors creates an unhelpful difference between counsel performing the same role.
One of the Law Society’s principal activities is lobbying for “good law”.
Having completed a full year in my role of President, I have found it to be exciting, engrossing and at times intensely interesting.
As lawyers, regardless of whether we hold a practising certificate, and regardless of whether we actually appear in Court, we are all officers of the Court. There are obligations flowing from that.