Malcolm Turnbull remembers Sir Laurence Street's "charisma, charm, and intellect"

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05 July 2018 14:14:24

A trumpet fanfare worthy of the stature of the former justice of the New South Wales Supreme Court Sir Laurence Street today inaugurated its service State funeral, where he was known as a brilliant lawyer

More than 700 dignitaries gathered at the concert hall of the Sydney Opera House to pay tribute to the naval officer, a lawyer and mediator who, among a host of personal achievements, led a royal commission against the former NSW prime minister.

Before a member of NSW's legal and political fraternities, Sir Laurence's wife, Lady Penny Street, remembers her husband's love for bush, music, literature, and horses. "Poetry nurtured Laurence's romantic soul"

"Throughout his life he loved nothing more than reading, writing and reciting poetry."

" During his sea years, he took with him a copy of Palgrave's gold treasure.

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull spoke about his friend and mentor, who gave him a lawyer and a young lawyer

As a lawyer, he was also eloquent that student, as dreadful as he was in fashion. "Laurence had a good movie star coupled with a charisma, charm and intelligence, humility, a sweeping humanity"

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M. Turnbull said that Sir Laurence seemed not to be overwhelmed by his lineage as the third in line to be the Chief Justice after his father and grandfather

t either high or snobby, "said the Prime Minister. "His nickname, Lorenzo the Magnificent, was well deserved, but he loved the ceremony without pomp, or at least without pomposity."

The Prime Minister recalled how the former Supreme Court Justice gave him a reference for a Rhodes Scholarship.

"He was so generous with his advice and his time, and so many others.

In front of a crowd including Barry O 'Farrell, former prime minister of New South Wales, and Barrie Unsworth, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court Gleeson recounted the great success of his friend and mentor at the bar and on the bench

"He understood that the law is a social science and that subjective is to facilitate fair trade and use, and to meet reasonable expectations".

"And that this is not a minefield for the unwise, but a way to find solutions to practical problems."

At the age of 47, Sir Laurence was the second youngest Chief Justice. Judge Gleeson stated that many members of the profession were surprised by his success at the Criminal Appeal Court

"I think this was a function of both his ability as a lawyer but also of his personality "

. "He had a keen sense of the demands of justice and, where appropriate, mercy, and he was confident in his ability to find a solution that met those requirements."

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Sir Laurence's children Jessie and Kenneth read one of their father's favorite Banjo Patterson verses, Clancy of the Overflow, while the girls Sarah Farley and Judge Emmett read the prayer of St. Francis

. His son, Judge Alexander Street, remembered the "bushie" "Laurence knew the importance of the art of telling stories to build the fabric of society and the virtues of the esteem of self, family, community and patriotism, "he said.

"The bushie tried to fatten the weaned piglets and sell them as before in good season. We lost almost all the darling horses in the bushfires of 1979.

" Like most bushies he fought against the drought, the fires told us around the campfire the stars of the Milky Way and the nocturnal navigation.

He also spoke of his father's determination to serve the nation and his people through the law

career, as his two paternal ancestors he served under the coat of arms carrying a rampant lion and a kangaroo, NSW Coat of Arms

"The Kangaroo of the Coat of Arms of the State and Commonwealth was deeply inspiring for Laurence, as he loved this sun-scorched country and he respected and loved our wonderful indigenous peoples, their culture and their heritage. "19659005" Laurence was motivated by a commitment to all members of the Commonwealth Union of Australia in advancing the supremacy of the rule of law, wh he did it. at the bar, on the bench and after with his 50 cent coin and the approach of the litigation train to mediation. "

" Laurence's spirit sparkled with Latin, law and the quest infinite of learning.Laurence's heart was full of music, poetry, country, family and friends burned by the sun.

"A great lion fell on behalf of my brothers and sisters Sylvia, Ken, Sarah, Jessie and me and goodbye. "

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