Opening of the Legal Year 2023

15Dec2022
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The following services for the 2023 Opening of the Legal Year will be taking place:

Monday, 30 January 2023

  • Red Mass

9:00am at St Patrick’s Cathedral, East Melbourne. His Grace, Archbishop Peter Comensoli will host morning tea after the Mass in the presbytery grounds adjacent to the Cathedral. RSVP to admin@mcfarlanelegal.com.au for the morning tea by 20 January 2023.  Judges and counsel robe and medals are worn.

 

  • Synagogue Service

9:00am at the East Melbourne Hebrew Congregation, 488 Albert Street, East Melbourne. Counsel are asked to robe (but not wig).

 

  • Ecumenical service

9:30am at St Paul’s Cathedral, Flinders St Melbourne. Members of the Legal Profession are invited to procession and robe.

 

Tuesday, 31 January 2023

  • Eastern Orthodox Service

9:00am at St Eustathios Greek Orthodox Church, 221 Dorcas Street, South Melbourne. A collaborative service involving the Greek, Antiochian, Russian, Serbian and Romanian Orthodox Churches followed by morning tea. Judges and counsel should robe. Assemble at 8.45am for the procession. For more details, click here.

 

Wednesday, 1 February 2023

  • Geelong Community Opening of the Legal Year

9:00am to 10:20am at Deakin, Waterfront Campus, Room D2.200, 1 Gheringhap Street, Geelong.

Justice Michelle Quigley of the Supreme Court of Victoria will preside over the community-based event, themed ‘Raising the cup – Successes and milestones in the Geelong region’.

If you would like to attend please contact Alistair Sudholz from the Geelong Law Association via Alistair_Sudholz@worksafe.vic.gov.au to register your interest and a formal invitation will be extended to you.

 

  • International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) community opening

9:00am at Waldron Hall, County Court of Victoria. The keynote speaker will be Eleanor Bourke, Chair of Yoorrook Justice Commission. The event will be catered by ASRC, and Bottled Snail is providing a jazz band.

 

Tuesday, 7 February 2023

  • Legal Laneway Breakfast 2023

8:00am at Hardware Lane; open to all members of the legal community. The event will also be live-streamed. Please click here for event details and registration.