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2021 Mahla Pearlman Australian Young Environmental Lawyer of Year
The Law Council of Australia is pleased to announce the 2021 Mahla Pearlman Australian Young Environmental Lawyer of the Year has been awarded to Jess Hamdorf.
Ms Hamdorf is an Associate at Glen McLeod Legal, a leading planning and environmental law practice based in Perth, Western Australia.
Law Council President, Dr Jacoba Brasch QC, said “this year’s award recognises the unassuming but vitally effective role that Ms Hamdorf has played over many years, in the National Environmental Law Association (NELA), both at the national and local level.
Ms Hamdorf has also displayed a sustained commitment to the Murdoch University Law School, preparing and presenting course materials in environment law, and being a tutor for the last five years.”
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The Ondo State Governor, Arakunrin Olurotimi Akeredolu, SAN, Human Rights Lawyer, Femi Falana, SAN, Mr. JK Gadzama, SAN and Mr Ebun Adegboruwa, SAN, are among the Lawyers expected to speak at this year’s National Bar Association (NBA), Ikeja Branch Law Week.
Addressing newsmen at the Bar Centre, Ikeja on Friday, Dada Awosika, SAN, Chairman Planning Committee, said the annual law week is one of the cherished traditions of the Bar. He explained that the week could not hold last year, because of the restrictions occasioned by the Covid-19 pandemic.
The theme of the weeklong event according to him is, “The Nigeria of our Dreams”.
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