Joint statement: Law Council of Australia and Law Society of Western Australia regarding imprisonment for unpaid fines
8 January 2019 The Law Council of Australia and the Law Society of Western Australia urge the Western Australian government to repeal laws that provide for imprisonment as a result of unpaid fines. Imprisonment for fine default disproportionately impacts people who experience significant disadvantage, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, and particularly Aboriginal and…
Law Society Welcomes Amendment to WA Redress Legislation
Tuesday, 27 November 2018 The Law Society of Western Australia welcomes the decision by the State Government to agree to incorporate amendments proposed by the WA Opposition to Western Australia’s National Redress Scheme legislation. The Bill as previously drafted would have barred survivors of child sexual abuse from applying for criminal injuries compensation, if they…
Law Society Supports Amendment to Redress Bill for Survivors of Child Sexual Abuse
Thursday, 22 November 2018 The Law Society of Western Australia has expressed its support for a proposed amendment to the National Redress Bill, which is the subject of debate today in the WA Legislative Council. Part 4 of the Bill proposes to bar survivors of child sexual abuse from applying for criminal injuries compensation if…
Greg McIntyre SC Elected Law Society President for 2019
Thursday, 22 November 2018 Current Law Society of Western Australia Senior Vice President Greg McIntyre SC has been elected President for 2019 by the Law Society’s members, as announced earlier today. Current Law Society President Hayley Cormann said, “I congratulate Greg McIntyre SC on his election as President of the Law Society. I have worked…
Law Society Council Election Results
Thursday, 22 November 2018 Voting closed on 21 November 2018 in the election of the Law Society’s 2019 Council. The Law Society congratulates the following members who have been elected to Council: President Greg McIntyre SC Senior Vice President Nicholas van Hattem Junior Vice President and Treasurer Rebecca Lee Ordinary Members Nathan Ebbs Ante Golem Matthew Howard SC…
The Law Society of Western Australia congratulates Senior Counsel appointees
Tuesday, 13 November 2018 The Law Society of Western Australia congratulates each of the candidates appointed Senior Counsel, as announced today by the Chief Justice of Western Australia, the Hon Justice Peter Quinlan, as follows: Mr John Ley Mr Gary Cobby Mr John Hedges Mr Alain Musikanth Mr Steven Penglis Mr Michael Feutrill Ms Carolyn…
The Law Society of Western Australia’s Old Court House Law Museum Awarded Community Heritage Grant
Friday, 9 November 2018 The Law Society of Western Australia is delighted to announce that its Old Court House Law Museum, which is part of its Education and Community Services programme, has been awarded a $4,500 federal Community Heritage Grant. The grant, awarded at the National Library of Australia in Canberra on 30 October 2018,…
Vote for your 2019 Law Society Council
Nominations for election to the 2019 Law Society Council closed on Wednesday, 17 October. To view the nominees (with their candidate statements and photographs), please click here. Voting opens on Tuesday, 30 October 2018. Members eligible to vote will receive an email ballot provided by CorpVote, an independent voting services organisation. Members will be asked to elect…
Elections to Law Society’s 2019 Council – Nominations Now Closed
Nominations for election to the Law Society’s 2019 Council are now closed.
The Law Society welcomes appointment of Justice Joseph McGrath to Aged Care Royal Commission
Tuesday, 9 October 2018 The Law Society of Western Australia welcomes the announcement today by the Federal Government that the Hon Justice Joseph McGrath has been appointed to lead the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety. Law Society President Hayley Cormann said, “On behalf of the Law Society and its members, I congratulate…
The Law Society Congratulates Joshua Thomson SC on Solicitor General Appointment
Thursday, 4 October 2018 The Law Society congratulates Joshua Thomson SC on his appointment as Solicitor General of Western Australia. Attorney General the Hon John Quigley MLA announced today that Mr Thomson would take up the role effective from 10 October 2018, for a term of five years to 9 October 2023. The appointment fills…
The Law Society welcomes legislation to implement scheme for the expungement of historical homosexual convictions
Wednesday, 12 September 2018 The Law Society of Western Australia welcomes the passage of legislation through State Parliament that will implement a scheme for the expungement of historical homosexual convictions related to consensual homosexual activity. Consensual homosexual activity was historically criminalised by provisions of the Criminal Code Act 1913, which have since been repealed. However,…
