SSONet.com.au – by Cara Davis
Former Supreme Court judge and New South Wales Attorney-General Jeff Shaw last week spoke about his fight for the legal rights of gay and lesbian couples.
Talking from Darlinghurst law firm The People?s Solicitors, of which he is now a director, Shaw looked every bit the former powerbroker.
His rise from the Opposition benches as shadow minister for Industrial Relations and Local Government began in 1995, when he was chosen by then NSW Premier Bob Carr to be his Attorney-General.
During this time, Shaw guided a number of law reforms that have expanded the rights of same-sex couples.