AGS in PNG

7 July 2010

Sally Davis and attendees at the PNG training

AGS lawyers Catherine Langman and Sally Davis spent five days in Port Moresby training Papua New Guinean government lawyers and other public servants. The training, which was part of AGS's pro bono program, was hosted by the PNG Department of Justice and Attorney-General (DJAG).

Three courses were run during the week. 'Understanding legislation', which was designed for non-lawyers, covered the basics of what legislation is and how it fits into the PNG legal system. The other courses, 'Statutory interpretation' and 'Advice writing', were designed for lawyers. Each course was run a number of times and all were very well-attended. Over the week, Catherine and Sally trained 159 participants.

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On Tuesday 20 July, AGS hosted the Media and Communications Forum at the National Museum of Australia.

With a capacity audience and an impressive line-up of invited and AGS speakers on the program, one attendee commented that, 'It's encouraging to see a forum on this topic coming from AGS. You would expect it from the likes of AGIMO. Very impressive and very well done.' Most attendees agreed, acknowledging the thought-provoking series of speakers and great range of topics. Another said, 'I had feedback from people who are really across this space saying that it was the most practically useful event for government types they’d been to', and a Tweet confirmed that, 'The forum is quality event & dissemination of information despite the dark suits.'

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Appointment of Commonwealth Senior Counsel

9 July 2010

Attorney-General, Robert McClelland, yesterday announced the appointment of George Witynski as a Commonwealth Senior Counsel. This is the first Commonwealth Senior Counsel appointment following the replacement of the Queen’s Counsel title in Australian States. read more

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