It is an honour to be able to provide my first update to you as your President for the 2023/2024 term. Council I acknowledge the retiring Council member, Amber Cohen’s work and contribution to Council. I want to congratulate Will Justo and Amelia Higgs on their election to the role of Vice President and Treasurer. I want to congratulate the executive members, Imogen Cook, Callum Purcell, Luke Taylor, and Amanda Thompson. I

Thank you to those of you who attended the Opening of the Legal Year Dinner last Friday. Thank you also to Shelley Riesley and the staff at the Law Society who organised a highly enjoyable event.At the dinner, we were fortunate to hear from Hayley Fenton, an alumna and ambassador of the Smith Family, which is my chosen charity for my term as President. Hayley’s story of overcoming financial adversity as a

You may have seen my update to the profession in the Law Letter a few weeks ago, in which I foreshadowed an upcoming survey about the Opening of the Legal Year celebrations. That survey is now live and can be accessed here. It should only take 5 minutes to complete and will provide the Society with helpful feedback as we consider what the Opening of the Legal Year celebrations look like

Like all of you, I have had a very busy period leading up to Christmas, and since my last communication. Amongst other things, I welcomed Magistrate Mackey to the bench of the Magistrates Court of Tasmania. I wish her the best on what is a well deserved appointment and recognition of her leadership and ability . Unfortunately, I was attending a meeting of the Presidents of the various Australian Law Societies and

I am delighted to be able to serve again as President of the Society. It is not something I would have expected to do after my previous stint! I would like to pay tribute to my predecessor, Julia Higgins, for her tireless and invaluable work over the past year. Julia, you are a tough act to follow! I would also like to congratulate all members of Council and in particular my

Update to the Profession – 9 October 2024 This is my last update to the profession in my capacity as President of the Law Society of Tasmania for the 2023/2024 year. On 7 October 2024, I met with Justice Neskovchin of the Federal Court of Australia in Launceston. I was very grateful to her Honour reaching out to me to enable her to introduce herself to me, and to have some