Speeches

Speeches

The Australian Bar Association represents the interests of Australian barristers. On this page you will find speeches by the current and immediate past ABA Presidents. There may also be links to other speeches of interest to the profession.

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Speech by Matthew Howard SC on the occasion of the retirement of The Hon. Siopsis J as a Judge of the Federal Court of Australia - 30 April 2018

Speech by President of the Western Australian Bar Association and Australian Bar Association Council member Matthew Howard SC on the occasion of the retirement of The Hon. Siopsis J as a Judge of the Federal Court of Australia

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Ceremonial Sitting of the Federal Circuit Court of Australia to welcome the Honourable Justice Christopher Kendall (Monday 29 January 2018) - 30 January 2018

Speech by President of the Western Australian Bar Association and Australian Bar Association Council member Matthew Howard SC on the occasion of the swearing-in of the Honourable Justice Christopher Kendall of the Federal Circuit Court of Australia (Monday

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Ceremonial Sitting of the Federal Circuit Court of Australia to welcome the Honourable Justice William Alstergren as Chief Judge (Wednesday 29 November 2017) - 05 December 2017

Speech by President of the Australian Bar Association Noel Hutley SC on the occasion of the swearing-in of the Honourable Justice William Alstergren as Chief Judge of the Federal Circuit Court of Australia (Wednesday 29 November 2017)

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Swearing-in of Chief Justice John Pascoe to the Family Court of Australia and of Chief Judge Will Alstergren to the Federal Circuit Court of Australia - 23 October 2017

Speech by President of the Australian Bar Association Noel Hutley SC on the occasion of the swearing-in of Chief Justice John Pascoe to the Family Court of Australia and of Chief Judge Will Alstergren to the Federal Circuit Court of Australia on Friday 20

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Farewell to the Honourable Diana Bryant AO - 09 October 2017

Speech by 2017 Australian Bar Association President Will Alstergren QC on the occasion of the retirement of the Honourable Diana Bryant AO as Chief Justice of the Family Court of Australia on Friday 6 October 2017

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Farewell to the Honourable Christopher Neil Jessup - 13 April 2017

Speech by 2017 Australian Bar Association President Will Alstergren QC on the occasion of the retirement of the Honourable Christopher Neil Jessup, Judge of the Federal Court of Australia.

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Ceremonial Sitting to mark the swearing in of the Honourable David O’Callaghan as a Judge of the Federal Court of Australia - 10 February 2017

Address by Australian Bar Association President, Will Alstergren QC at the ceremonial sitting to mark the swearing in of the Honourable David O’Callaghan as a Judge of the Federal Court of Australia, 10 February 2017.

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Swearing-in of High Court Justice James Edelman - 31 January 2017

Ceremonial Sitting of the High Court of Australia to mark the swearing in of the Honourable James Joshua Edelman as a Justice of the High Court of Australia, 30 January 2017. Speech by Patrick O’Sullivan QC, President, Australian Bar Association

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Swearing-in of Chief Justice of the High Court - 31 January 2017

Ceremonial Sitting of the High Court of Australia to mark the swearing in of the Chief Justice Susan Kiefel AC QC as the 13th Chief Justice of the High Court of Australia 30 January 2017 Speech by Patrick O’Sullivan QC, President, Australian Bar Associatio

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Farewell to the Honourable Robert Shenton French AC - 05 December 2016

Speech by 2016 Australian Bar Association President Patrick O'Sullivan QC at the High Court of Australia on the occasion of the retirement of the Honourable Robert Shenton French AC, Chief Justice of the High Court of Australia.

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