Opening of the Legal Year 2024

Monday, 29 January 2024

• 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 19 January 2024. For more information please click here.

Judges and counsel who wish to participate in the procession do so robed and medals are worn.

• Synagogue Service

9:00am at the East Melbourne Hebrew Congregation, 488 Albert Street, East Melbourne. The service will be followed by tea and coffee at 9:45am. 

Counsel may robe if they wish to do so (no wig).

• 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. 

Assemble at 8:45am for the procession. For more details, click here.

Judges and counsel who wish to participate in the procession should robe. Assemble at 8:45am for the procession

• Ecumenical service

9:30am at St Paul’s Cathedral, Flinders St Melbourne.

Judges and counsel who wish to participate in the procession do so robed and medals are worn.

Thursday, 1 February 2024

• Geelong Community Opening of the Legal Year

9:00am to 10:20am at Deakin Law School, 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.

If you would like to attend, please contact Jaz Goddard from the Geelong Law Association via JazGoddard@mauriceblackburn.com.au to register your interest and a formal invitation will be extended to you.

Wednesday, 7 February 2024

• Legal Laneway Breakfast 2024

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.