The Honourable Justice Michael Meek was sworn-in as a Judge of the Supreme Court of New South Wales on 5 May 2022. His Honour completed Economics and Law degrees at the University of Sydney, sharing the RSG Rutherford Award for equal first in economic statistics in the final year of his Economics degree. He began his legal career in 1987 as tipstaff to Justice Peter Young. His Honour was called to the Bar in 1992, taking silk in 2009. Over his career he appeared in several high-profile cases including the Thredbo Disaster and Tamworth Bus Crash claims. He pioneered estate, protective and trust law and was known for a busy and prestigious practice in these fields appearing in respectively the first statutory wills case and the first statutory will appeal in New South Wales. His Honour acted for relatives in high profile estates including those of Lady Sonia McMahon, Bart Cummings and Reg Grundy. He was extensively involved in legal education and writing being a contributing editor to Ritchie’s Civil Procedure. His Honour serves in the Anglican Church, is a member of the Appellate Tribunal and is the Chancellor to the Anglican Archbishop of Sydney.
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| Linda Mazurkiewicz | Associate to Justice Meek | (02) 8113 6550 |
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Chancellor, Diocese of Sydney Anglican Church of Australia; Member, Standing Committee of the Sydney Diocese; Member of the Synod of the Sydney Diocese |
Member, Anglican Church of Australia Appellate Tribunal |
| Member, Standing Committee of the Anglican Church of Australia |
Reserve Judge, Supreme Court of Victoria |
30–31 August |
Supreme Court Conference (Newcastle) |
21 February |
STEP New South Wales Seminar – ‘The Succession List and Family Provision’ - Part 1 (Sydney) |
14 March |
Opening address, Legalwise Succession Law Symposium – ‘Changes to the Probate and Succession List in 2023-2024’ (Sydney) |
| 9 April | Australian Museum: Reflections on the Afterlife in a Modern Era – ‘Reflections on Legacy and the Afterlife in a Modern Era’ (Sydney) |
| 17 April | STEP New South Wales Seminar – ‘The Succession List and Family Provision’ - Part 2 (Sydney) |
| 22 October | Chaired lecture by Patrick Keane AC KC ‘Christian Inspiration and Constitutional Insights’ (Supreme Court, Sydney) |
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