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Coast Shelter Donation

The Central Coast Law Society were fortunate in 2020 to obtain a regional grant from the Law Society of New South Wales for local service Coast Shelter which provides accommodation and support programs for people who are homeless, at risk of homelessness or escaping domestic and family violence. The grant was matched with a donation from the Central Coast Law Society and $4000 was donated in total to this important service. CEO Michael Starr and Margie Portass from Coast Shelter attended with Central Coast Law Society President  Ivan Kent and Treasurer Tamara Tunnicliff on 21 January 2021 to accept the donation.

Dinner Meeting with Judge Costigan – 5 June 2019

Special General Meeting (SGM) & Special Resolution
At the Special General Meeting on 5 June 2019, twenty-eight members in attendance, including proxies, voted unanimously in favour of a motion to repeal the Constitution of the Central Coast Law Society and adopt the new Constitution.  The purpose of the amendments was to update provisions generally, set a maximum number of the Committee at 12 members, and tidying up some minor drafting issues.

Dinner Meeting on 5 June 2019
Following the Special General Meeting, the dinner meeting was held at the Reviver Bar in Gosford.  Federal Circuit Court Judge Jane Costigan spoke at the meeting and it was very pleasing to see so many members turn out on what was a very cold night, and in competition to the State of Origin match.  Judge Costigan spoke about the amendments to the Family Law Act in relation to the family violence and cross examination scheme, with the pivotal change being that as and from 10 September 2019 personal cross examination will be banned in family law proceedings in certain circumstances where allegations of family violence have been raised, to prevent a party asking questions of another party or witness directly, rather than having questions asked by a lawyer.  The ban exists because personal cross examination by an alleged perpetrator can expose victims of family violence to re-traumatisation, and affect their ability to give clear evidence.  Download a Fact Sheet from Legal Aid NSW summarising the changes.

 

Jerome Doraisamy – Dinner at the Savoy

We held our first dinner for 2019 at The Savoy, Long Jetty on Wednesday 27 March 2019, which was sponsored by the Young Lawyers. The guest speaker was Jerome Doraisamy, who spoke eloquently, and knowledgably about the need for all of us to look after our own mental health and wellbeing. Jerome himself has suffered his own mental health problems from being in a very stressful environment, so he spoke from experience. There was a very good turnout – about 60 or so attendees, and it was a very enjoyable night. The venue was something quite different, being the old picture theatre, and Michael Williams remembered seeing Jason and the Argonauts when the theatre was open in the 1960s, and Michael Nash recalled seeing Ben Hur. The venue catered very well with the drinks and food, including delicious pizzas. Thanks to Taylor Marks and Nick Fagan for organising the event.

Ryan & Seton Lawyers win 2019 Regional/Suburban Firm of the Year

Save Our Kids Suicide Project

On 22 May 2018, Rosemary Long, the President of the Central Coast Law Society (CCLS) and Val Richardson, one of our long standing Committee members, handed over a cheque for $2850.00 to Lester Pearson who is the team chair of Gosford North Rotary Save Our Kids (SOKS) suicide prevention project, to enable SOKS to provide three Mind Your Sports Mates courses.

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September Dinner – Michelle McMahon Barrister

Michelle McMahon Barrister from 6 St James Hall Chambers addressed the Central Coast Law Society on Scope and Limitation of the Home Building Act and provided us with an update on Parsons and Anor & Masson [2018] FamCAFC 115 on Wednesday 19 September 2018 at the Member’s Dinner at Bamvino.

Pictured above is Michelle McMahon, Barrister; Kim Healy, Secretary of Central Coast Law Society; Rosemary Long, President of Central Coast Law Society and Val Richardson, Committee Member of Central Coast Law Society.

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