12 7 24 - SP - Ceremonial Sitting of the Federal Court of Australia to welcome The Honourable Justice Jane Needham

It is an honour and a great pleasure to represent the Law Council of Australia at this ceremony to welcome Your Honour’s appointment and extend to you the congratulations and best wishes of the profession. [...] It is the touchstone of a common experience, seeking to include the reader in a shared knowledge and familiarity.” You lamented the lack of modern texts and Australian and female authors referred to – a deficiency you will no doubt now address in spades. [...] From your Presidency of the NSW Bar Association and your implementation of the equitable briefing policy and emergency child care for members of the Bar; to fearlessly speaking out against bullying and harassment; through to helming some of the largest succession matters that have been heard in this country. [...] It is a legacy built on the success of the many lawyers, both men and women, you have personally mentored; the difference you have made for so many as an advocate for work life balance; and the lawyers who have chosen the law and remained in our profession because of the example you have set and the changes you have wrought. [...] Ceremonial Sitting of the Federal Court of Australia to welcome The Hon Justice Jane Needham Page 4 Ceremonial Sitting of the Federal Court of Australia to welcome The Honourable Justice Jane Needham.