b'Providing comfort in times of needNine days after war was declared, the Australian branch& Hedderwicks represented Australian Red Cross in legal of the British Red Cross was formed by Lady Helen Munroproceedings brought by infected patients.Ferguson, wife of the Australian governor-general. Recently the firm has been helping Australian Red Cross During the First World War Australian Red Cross dispatchedand International Federation of Red Cross aid workers 396,000 food parcels and 36,000 clothing parcels to troopsunderstand the legal systems in countries where they overseas and provided nursing and domestic services inprovide disaster recovery relief. Where property ownership hospitals and convalescent homes in Australia and Britain.operates on informal arrangements, such assistance The Australian branch also shared information withfacilitates the rebuilding process and hastens the recovery.overseas Red Cross agencies about wounded and missing soldiers to help families receive news of their loved ones. Much of their work was done by volunteers keen to support the war effort.Sir Arthur Robinson and his wife, Annie, became involved with Australian Red Cross soon after its formation. In the organisations first year, Sir Arthur sat on the Victorian Divisional Committee and in 1916 he became chairman of the Amelioration Committee, responsible for providing support to returned service personnel. When Australian Red Cross sought to become an independent national organisation in 1939, Arthur Robinson & Co prepared the organisations new charter. In January 1940 Australian Red Cross chairman, Victor Hurley, wrote to express his appreciation for the pro bono work on the charter, which he described as above and beyond. He included an instruction to send the bill!. On 9 July 1941 SirArthur was pleased to advise Australian Red Cross that the grant of a Charter of Incorporation has been approved by His Majesty the King.The firm continues to support Australian Red Cross. It has advised on a range of matters including the AIDS epidemic during the 1980s and 90s, when patients were infected by HIV and hepatitis C through blood transfusions, despite the Australian Red Cross blood donation system being atArthur Robinson & Co prepared the charter to establish the forefront of world safety standards. Arthur RobinsonAustralian Red Cross as an independent national organisation.99'