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ACT Bar names new president following judicial appointment

The executive of the ACT Bar Association will take on a new look following the appointment of current president Marcus Hassall as a special magistrate of the ACT Magistrates Court.

user iconJerome Doraisamy • 06 March 2024 • The Bar
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Marcus Hassall – who was elected as president of the ACT Bar Association in February of last year – is set to take up an appointment as a special magistrate at the ACT Magistrates Court.

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Hassall, as reported by Lawyers Weekly at the time of his election as president, was admitted to practice in Canberra in 1994, practised as a solicitor with the Australian Government Solicitor between 1996 and 1997 and the Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) in its Sydney, Darwin, and Canberra offices for 12 years.

His appointment to the Magistrate’s Court takes effect on 2 April.

Hassall’s appointment has precipitated a change in the executive of the ACT Bar Association, with Brodie Buckland assuming the role of president, Prue Bindon as vice-president, and Jamie Ronald as treasurer. Furthermore, Merrilyn Davis will join the council as a general member.

The new appointments to the council of the Bar Association, the member body said in a statement, were based on a unanimous determination of the council at its monthly meeting on 26 February 2024. The appointees will hold their new positions on the council until the Bar Association’s next general meeting in September 2024.

Hassall will remain on the Bar council as immediate past president for a period of up to 12 months and will also remain a Class A member of the association.

He stated: “I congratulate Mr Buckland, Ms Bindon, Mr Ronald and Ms Davis on their new roles, and thank the current and past members of council, as well as the convenors and members of the association’s various committees, for their significant work and support over the past 13 months.”

Jerome Doraisamy

Jerome Doraisamy

Jerome Doraisamy is the editor of Lawyers Weekly. A former lawyer, he has worked at Momentum Media as a journalist on Lawyers Weekly since February 2018, and has served as editor since March 2022. He is also the host of all five shows under The Lawyers Weekly Podcast Network, and has overseen the brand's audio medium growth from 4,000 downloads per month to over 60,000 downloads per month, making The Lawyers Weekly Show the most popular industry-specific podcast in Australia. Jerome is also the author of The Wellness Doctrines book series, an admitted solicitor in NSW, and a board director of Minds Count.

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