Lawyers | Canberra
I’m happy to report that the new Probate Notice website at the Supreme Court is now alive and well. It may have taken a while to get it all moving, but the time I spent in advocating, and the effort of all involved has been worthwhile. Just log into the “Supreme Court, Probate Notice” to […]
Good news from the Supreme Court. From 1 March 2022, we can publish Probate notices on the Court’s website. Similar to NSW, there will be a saving of time and cost. Thank you to all involved in getting this to happen.
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.
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.
17 May 2019 This year Law Week was launched by the Attorney-General Gordon Ramsay MLA with some self-effacing humour and a very worthwhile reminder that we all work to protect the right to equal access to the legal system, and one of the “vital rights … we must uphold is the right to a coherent, […]
8 February 2019 It is of some comfort that the ACT Greens have recognised that aspects of the proposed Motor Accidents Injuries Bill will operate unfairly. They have called on the government to amend it and to provide the “guidelines” (which are to date invisible) before the legislation is introduced into the Assembly. The proposed […]
30 November 201 Recently there has been some disquiet expressed to me about the absence of a coat of arms on the wall in our new Supreme Court rooms. One view is that the coat of arms is a sign of the judicial authority of the Court, and that we bow at the commencement and […]
I am endeavouring to ensure that the fitout of Courtroom ONE of the existing ACT Supreme Court should be retained in its present form, (but with IT enhancements) in accordance with the government commissioned heritage report, rather than being cut up for furniture. Reference to a petition is set out below. There is an urgency […]
Cut-out from the Canberra Times 4 August 2018 regarding the Court’s timber to be used as seating in new site:
