Media release

14 Nov 2024

29 Jan 2024

ACT Law Society President, Lisa Quilty, welcomes the 2024 legal year with reflections on balance.

9 Jan 2024

The ACT Law Society has a new President, with Lisa Quilty appointed to the position.

21 Sep 2023

The ACT Law Society has a new President, with Tim Dingwall elected to the position for 2023-24 after serving four years on the Council.

13 Sep 2023

The ACT Law Society congratulates Ms Mary-Therese Daniel on her appointment as President of the ACT Civil and Administrative Tribunal (ACAT).

12 Sep 2023

The ACT Law Society congratulates Professor Penelope Mathew on her appointment as President and Human Rights Commissioner of the ACT Human Rights Commission.

8 Aug 2023

The ACT Law Society acknowledges the findings published yesterday of the Board of Inquiry led by Mr Walter Sofronoff KC into the criminal justice system in the ACT and the ACT Government’s interim response.

28 Jul 2023

​ The ACT Law Society Council (Council) accepts the invitation of the Uluru Statement from the Heart, which includes the call for the constitutionally enshrined Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice to Parliament.

26 Jul 2023

The ACT Law Society extends its congratulations and welcomes the appointment of the newest resident judge for the ACT, Magistrate Louise Taylor.

8 May 2023

The ACT Law Society is pleased that the ACT will soon become the first Australian jurisdiction to raise the age of criminal responsibility, keeping children out of the prison system. However, we are concerned that the proposed changes do not go far enough to bring us into line with United Nations standards.