Australian Lawyers Alliance Appoint Slater & Gordon Lawyer President

21st Jul 2022 – The new nationwide president of the Australian Legal professionals Alliance (ALA) is Sydney solicitor, Genevieve Henderson.

In accepting leadership of the organisation, Ms Henderson has reaffirmed the ALA’s commitment to the value of preserving frequent law legal rights and guaranteeing obtain to justice for anyone.

“There are always tremendous issues but I start my presidency with a emotion of great optimism,” said Ms Henderson. “The newly minted Federal Lawyer-Basic has just discontinued the appalling prosecution of Bernard Collaery. The Federal Governing administration would seem to have a legitimate commitment to reconciliation and there is an amplified target on making an attempt to handle the troubles going through the NDIS and the aged care sector.

“There is plainly nevertheless a great deal get the job done for the ALA to do – each in advocating for adjust to get rid of injustice and working to safeguard existing legislative legal rights – but I sense positive that we are performing in a local climate the place this will be possible.”

Ms Henderson is the Senior Exercise Leader, Function and Road Statements at Slater and Gordon in NSW and is an Accredited Professional in Payment Law.

“I went into regulation to make a variance and above my occupation I’ve labored in all places of personal injuries law,” reported Ms Henderson. “My membership of the ALA has brought me into contact with amazing folks with sturdy values, doing work enormously hard for all those people today minimum capable to support on their own. I am very pleased to have this chance to now guide the organisation for the next 12 months.”

Ms Henderson normally takes above as national president from WA barrister, Mr Graham Droppert SC who held the position for the earlier two several years and guided the organisation by way of the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The ALA began in 1994 and was originally known as the Australian Plaintiff Attorneys Association. At any 1 time, ALA customers stand for at least 200,000 people all around Australia. The organisation has experienced quite a few very well-identified national presidents like Noor Blumer, Tom Goudkamp OAM, Greg Barns SC, Andrew Stone SC and Peter Semmler QC.

“For 28 years the ALA’s motivation to justice, fairness and guarding the legal rights of the person has not wavered. Our values and concepts are applicable no matter if we are fighting for justice for anyone hurt on the street or in a workplace incident, a survivor of abuse, a person in immigration detention or a human being with disability,” said Ms Henderson.