The President

The President is elected by the members of the Society. Elections are held annually, and results are announced at the AGM in September each year.

Tim Dingwall

Tim Dingwall is the current President of the ACT Law Society. His election was declared at the Society’s annual general meeting on Thursday 21 September 2023.

Tim is a partner at Griffin Legal, where he provides legal services to the not-for-profit, government, and business sectors. Tim has a keen interest in employment law and corporate governance, and a strong background in IT, privacy and data. Tim came to the law late, deciding to follow in his father’s footsteps after working in a variety of other fields, from IT consulting to bartending. Tim is also a trusted adviser within the charity sector in Canberra. He regularly provides pro bono advice, including to YWCA Canberra and its Rentwell program, which is designed to help tackle women’s homelessness. He was also actively engaged with the ACT Government for the review of residential tenancy legislation, advocating from the perspective of Canberra’s community housing providers. Tim has been on the ACT Law Society Council since 2019 and was previously Vice-President. As President, Tim’s priorities include working with the Society CEO and Council to review and modernise the governance of the Society, focusing on members, and upholding the standards of conduct and integrity which maintains the trusted reputation the legal profession has in the community.