InBrief

The Hon Justice Ruth McColl AO was presented with the Lasting Legacy Award at the third annual Lawyers Weekly Women in Law Awards. Justice McColl accepted the award on behalf of all female advocates, including early pioneers Ada Evans, Justice Roma Mitchell, Elizabeth Evatt, and Mary Gaudron.

"These are the great women in whose paths we walk, fortunate that they’ve worn a track that we can follow, but conscious too of the necessity to remain ever vigilant until the time comes … when we can share the freedom our male colleagues enjoy of being able to pursue our legal careers knowing that our gender is irrelevant to our success," said McColl.