Lawyers | Canberra
14 December 2018 The Law Council of Australia represents the Australian legal profession on national issues through the various law societies and bar associations. On 1 December the LCA held its AGM in Canberra. Arthur Moses SC was elected as President, with the executive now to comprise Arthur Moses SC, and members Konrad de Kerloy, […]
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 […]
8 November 2018 It is comforting to know that the majority of Legislative Assembly members are prepared to give proper and thoughtful consideration to Chief Minister Barr’s proposal to severely limit compensation available to injured road users. The Assembly’s Committee was to report on 1 November 2018, but sought extra time, and is now to […]
19 October 2018 Practitioners will be pleased to see the end in sight for the Court rebuilding work, with the commencement of operation of the new courtrooms of the Supreme Court. I attended the new Court’s first formal event on Monday – a ceremonial sitting to mark the imminent retirement of the ACT Director of […]
5 October 2018 Thank you for entrusting me with the task of leading the Society as President — it means a lot to me, and I sincerely hope I can meet your expectations. Congratulations to all those who continued, started, or returned to a position on the Council. Commiserations to those who did not get […]