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Hayford, Owen --- "Self-driving vehicles - who's liable and how will the insurance market respond?" [2018] PrecedentAULA 76; (2018) 149 Precedent 48


ALA NATIONAL CONFERENCE 2018 AWARDS

Congratulations to Dr Andrew Morrison RFD SC – ALA Member of the Year

Dr Andrew Morrison RFD SC is the very deserving recipient of the ALA’s 2018 Member of the Year Award. As the ALA’s spokesperson, Andrew has been tireless in his advocacy before the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse on behalf of survivors of child sexual abuse. He has prepared multiple submissions and attended round tables, participated in working parties, and given evidence. He is passionate about ensuring justice for the survivors of institutional child sexual abuse.

However, Andrew’s involvement in the ALA is much broader. He regularly shares his experience and knowledge by presenting case reviews at the ALA’s NSW and national conferences and he provides regular casenotes which are published in the ALA weekly newsletter. Andrew also regularly contributes to public commentary, giving up his time to participate in media interviews to support the ALA’s advocacy on a wide range of issues.

Andrew has been a member of the NSW Committee for ten years and, year after year, his ongoing commitment to justice and his support for the ALA have been exceptional.

Bernard Collaery wins the ALA’s 2018 Civil Justice Award

The ALA Civil Justice Award recognises individuals or organisations who have displayed outstanding advocacy in their support for human rights and justice. Sometimes a person will fight to ensure human rights in a moment of crisis. Sometimes, an individual commits their life’s work to the preservation of civil rights and human dignity.

This year’s recipient of the Civil Justice Award, Bernard Collaery, currently has a high profile but he has a long and less well-known history of fighting for justice both internationally and in Australia.

Bernard Collaery has undertaken courageous and ground-breaking work for the people of Timor-Leste and more recently, Witness K. The ordinary, or extraordinary, fulfilment of his professional obligations has resulted in significant and ongoing personal cost. His commitment to seeking justice for his client and the people of Timor-Leste, in the face of the significant risk involved, has demonstrated great courage.

Less well-known is Bernard’s fearless advocacy on behalf of plaintiffs. He represented survivors of the Parramatta Girls’ Home abuse and spent many years working on behalf of asylum seekers coming to Australia. He also represented families of the deceased in the 1997 Thredbo landslide coronial inquiry, the family of the deceased in the Canberra hospital implosion and various landholders in the compensation claims following the 2003 Canberra bushfires.


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