The MCLA is pleased to launch a new breakfast series, Nolite Timere “Be Not Afraid”, which will offer opportunities for encouragement and reflection on the challenges of living the Catholic faith within the legal profession.

Our first speaker will be the Honourable Justice Tim Ginnane, who will speak on “Catholic Faith and the Vocation of Catholic Lawyers”.

The legal profession can be demanding and, at times, a difficult path to walk as a Catholic, with challenges that test both faith and integrity. This gathering offers a chance to be strengthened by hearing words of encouragement for living our vocation in the law with courage and confidence.

Please join us and bring along interested colleagues.
 
Details are as follows:

Date and time: 7.30am on Wednesday, 12 November 2025

Cost: $40 includes a cooked breakfast
          $20 for law students, graduates and 1st-year lawyers 

RSVP: by COB Thursday 6 November 2025

About the Honourable Justice Ginnane 
Justice Tim Ginnane has been a most faithful friend of the MCLA, contributing generously to events such as the Red Mass. Appointed to the Supreme Court of Victoria in 2013 after almost four years on the County Court and service at VCAT, his Honour brought to the Bench more than 30 years’ experience as a barrister specialising in administrative, industrial and commercial law. He has also mentored 18 young law graduates as associates during his time on the Bench. Admitted to practice in 1977 and taking Silk in 2003, Justice Ginnane is also remembered for his role in the pro bono legal team that saved the Footscray Football Club (now the Western Bulldogs) from merger in 1989, and serving until May this year, as Chair of the Victorian Chapter of the  Australian Catholic University.