It is with deep regret the Bar Council informs members that on 15 April 2021, Jeffery Arthur Gyles passed away from advanced Parkinson’s disease and dementia.
Appointed in March 2020, a Welcome Ceremony will be held for Her Honour Magistrate Victoria Campbell and Her Honour Magistrate Helen Murphy this Friday 23 April from 9:00am – 10:00am.
The ceremony will be livestreamed via Webex due to limited court numbers. To view the ceremony, please click here
The Governor-General in Council has appointed Jennifer Howe as a judge of the Federal Circuit Court of Australia in the Melbourne registry, commencing on 6 April 2021.
The profession will extend a welcome to Judge Howe in Courtroom 4A, Level 4, Owen Dixon Commonwealth Law Courts Building, 305 William St at 4:00pm on Friday 23 April 2021.
The Governor-General in Council has appointed Jonathan Davis QC as a judge of the Federal Circuit Court of Australia in the Melbourne registry, commencing on 6 April 2021.
The profession will extend a welcome to Judge Davis in Courtroom 4A, Level 4, Owen Dixon Commonwealth Law Courts Building, 305 William St at 4:30pm on Thursday 29 April 2021.
Monday marks a most important occasion in the history of the Victorian Bar. On 12 April 1841, a Crown Prosecutor and four barristers (including Sir Redmond Barry KCMG QC) were admitted at the inaugural sitting of the Supreme Court in Melbourne. Dr Peter Yule, the author of the History of the Victorian Bar (currently in print), identifies this date as one that has the strongest case to mark the establishment of the Victorian Bar. Victoria was then the Port Phillip District of the colony of New South Wales. It would be a further ten years before Victoria separated from NSW to become a colony in its own right, and a further sixty years before Victoria became a state of the new Commonwealth of Australia. It is remarkable to consider that the Bar is, in a sense, older than Victoria as an institution and will celebrate its 180th anniversary this Monday. The Arts & Collections Committee has curated a 180th Anniversary display on the walkway between Owen Dixon Chambers East and West, which I would commend to members.
I am pleased to announce that the Bar Council has concluded the process for the appointment of a new Executive Director to run the Bar office. We had a very strong field of candidates and anticipate we will be in a position to make a formal announcement next week.
The Governor-General in Council has appointed Jennifer Howe as a judge of the Federal Circuit Court of Australia in the Melbourne registry, commencing on 6 April 2021.
Details of the welcome ceremony will be advised when they become known.
