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Law Council executive team elected for 2025
The Law Council of Australia has elected the members of its 2025 executive committee, including a new president.
Lauren Croft
The members of the 2025 Law Council of Australia executive have been officially elected and welcomed by outgoing president Greg McIntyre.
Former president-elect Juliana Warner has been elected as the new president of the Law Council, with Tania Wolff as president-elect, Elizabeth Shearer as treasurer, and Lachlan Molesworth, Justin Stewart-Rattray, and Ante Golem all elected executive members.
McIntyre welcomed the new executive team and said that the “exceptional group of esteemed leaders” will set the objectives, policy and priorities for the Law Council over the next year.
“I would particularly like to recognise the incoming president, Ms Juliana Warner. Juliana has been a director of the Law Council since 2020 and integral in all aspects of our work. She has guided our advocacy regarding regulatory change and legislation related to anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing,” he said.
“I would also like to commend my fellow executive members who I have worked with throughout my term, the Law Council secretariat and our constituent bodies.
“Together this year, we have advocated on vital issues, including access to justice, the protection of client legal privilege, climate change, youth justice, migration, privacy, aged care, and human rights. Our work has contributed to major legislative reform in family and environmental law and Australia’s administrative review framework. We have also focused on supporting and collaborating with our international partners and defending the rule of law.
“Juliana and the executive will continue to ensure the profession’s views are effectively heard on national and international issues that impact the public good.”
Warner thanked McIntyre for his leadership during his time as president.
“Greg has been at the forefront of Law Council’s youth justice response; ensured human rights and rule-of-law issues inform consideration of Commonwealth legislation; worked assiduously on issues of legal assistance funding; strengthened links with our international counterparts; and shaped thinking with respect to First Nations justice and recognition,” she said.
Lauren Croft
Lauren is a journalist at Lawyers Weekly and graduated with a Bachelor of Journalism from Macleay College. Prior to joining Lawyers Weekly, she worked as a trade journalist for media and travel industry publications and Travel Weekly. Originally born in England, Lauren enjoys trying new bars and restaurants, attending music festivals and travelling. She is also a keen snowboarder and pre-pandemic, spent a season living in a French ski resort.
