Catherine Henry Lawyers acknowledges Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the traditional owners and custodians of country. We pay our respects to respect Indigenous people, including their cultures, customs, and elders – past, present and emerging.
Our firm supports Indigenous constitutional recognition and will play its part to ensure reconciliation and equal access to quality legal representation for all Australians. We support Indigenous constitutional recognition and reconciliation
A constitutional convention of 250 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander delegates met on the land of the Anangu people at Uluru in 2017 to develop a consensus position on Indigenous constitutional recognition.
The Uluru Statement from the Heart calls for the establishment of a ‘First Nations Voice’ to be codified and enshrined in the Australian Constitution. Catherine Henry Lawyers supports this statement and we thank Australia’s many and diverse Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities for the invitation to walk with you on the journey toward reconciliation and a better expression of Australia’s nationhood.
Catherine Henry Lawyers participates in the National Justice Project’s Aboriginal Health Justice Project.
Australia’s public health system is the envy of many countries. However, access isn’t available to all Australian’s equally. Many Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples experience significant discrimination and negligence in their medical treatment.
The Aboriginal Health Justice Project is a targeted health-law service for First Nations peoples and communities who have experienced discrimination in healthcare or medical negligence. It:
Catherine Henry Lawyers is an equal opportunity employer. Our health lawyer, Linda Crawford, is a proud Aboriginal woman. Her mother’s people are Dunghutti/Gambaynggirr.
We welcome and encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians to apply for positions and work experience at our firm.
Our caring lawyers can help Indigenous Australians to gain justice, compensation and to ensure their rights and wishes are protected. We put people first. We listen to your story and then give you the best advice on what options you have to choose from.
Make an enquiry to find out where you stand.
If you have questions, would like some more information about us or our services or simply want to speak to someone, make an enquiry and a member of our Institutional Abuse team will be in touch with you shortly.
...I don’t know what I would have done without you all.”
The NSW Regional Women Lawyers [“NRWL”] conference held in Orange recently celebrated the remarkable work
Following on from last month’s episode looking at medical negligence in Indigenous communities. This month
Truth is, Indigenous communities still face systemic racism in the Australian medical system today. In
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Catherine Henry Lawyers acknowledges the traditional owners of country. We pay our respects to elders past and present and will play our part to ensure equal access to quality legal representation for all Australians.
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