Australian Bar Association news

Victorian Legal Services Board and Commissioner chair Sam Hay KC joins Victoria Supreme Court

Victorian Legal Services Board and Commissioner chair Sam Hay KC joins Victoria Supreme Court

He will mainly sit in the common law division

Dr Ruth Higgins SC to be Australia’s first female solicitor-general

Dr Ruth Higgins SC to be Australia’s first female solicitor-general

She takes the mantle in June for a five-year term

NSW Law Soc ready to help with possible law reform after Bondi Beach events: president Jennifer Ball

NSW Law Soc ready to help with possible law reform after Bondi Beach events: president Jennifer Ball

Statements also came from Australian and Victorian bars, Queensland and SA law societies

Federal Court welcomes Craig Lenehan as NSW judge

Federal Court welcomes Craig Lenehan as NSW judge

Barrister’s public law practice focused on constitution, administrative law

Australian Bar Association troubled by Northern Territory government's comments on coronial reports

Australian Bar Association troubled by Northern Territory government's comments on coronial reports

Statements go beyond legitimate governmental disagreement, organisation's president says