Event wrap-up: Happy New (Legal) Year event

Profession marks beginning of legal year

More than 200 members of the legal profession celebrated the beginning of the working year at the Society’s Happy New Legal year event on 8 February.

While most people would have been back at work for some weeks prior to the event, the occasion was a symbolic opening of the legal year that acknowledged the new legal year services that in earlier times were traditionally held in church.

Since the event was revitalised by the Society in 2016, it has been held at Adelaide Oval as a far more casual affair, but still with a similar intention to prompt lawyers about the significant influence they hold as lawyers and their obligations to the community. Law Society President Tim White addressed the crowd by outlining his aim this year to look at innovative ways to enhance opportunities for the profession, boost the reputation of the profession, and encourage practitioners to speak to him about any concerns or issues they want to raise.

Mr White was followed by Chief Justice Chris Kourakis, who urged everyone connected with the Society, including staff to Council members, Committee members, to make the most of their limited time in these privileged positions and use their position of influence to defend and advocate for the principles of fairness, equality, and impartiality that must be the bedrock of a justice system. B

Christopher Stone (left), Anton Rook and Daniel Agent

Alex Pyke (left) and Vanessa Hutchens

Thomas Hendrick (left) and Robert Katsambis

Mark Gustavsson (left) and Polina Asmalovskaya

Warwick Ambrose (left), Ben Garnaut, Magistrate Kylie Schulz, and Samuel Whitten

Law Society President Tim White, with Chief Justice Kourakis in the foreground, raises a toast to the new legal year. Dani Sapio (left), Jacqui Johns, Matilda RedmanLloyd, Rasa Bakutis, and Bridget Shinnick

Olivia Brownsey (left), Dani Court, Thuan Nguyen, Dominic Francese, Danielle Stopp, Cate Coleiro, and Imogen Noble Natalie Mackay (left), Anna Finizio and Amelia Garreffa

Alyssa Sallis (left), Brittany law, and Professor Tania Leiman.