SPEED, Robin

Robin Speed, a gifted and widely respected Australian lawyer, has passed away in Sydney, having lived an extraordinary life. His great loves were his family, Australia, the law firm Speed & Stracey (which he co-founded), the law, promoting the rule of law, and numerous charitable and other activities for the benefit of the community.

Having migrated to Australia in 1957, Robin attended Manly Boys High School, and Sydney University Law School, attaining bachelor and masters degrees in law with honours. In 1966 Robin joined the legal firm Bartier Perry and was appointed partner and remained there until 1 January 1976 when he founded Speed & Stracey Lawyers with his long term business partner, Bruce Stracey. Speed and Stracey remains successfully in operation today as one of Australia’s leading boutique tax law firms.

Read the full story in the obituary published in The Australian on Friday, February 10, 2023: https://www.mytributes.com.au/RobinRoySpeedOAM/