Diana Newcombe

Diana has over 20 years of diverse legal and management experience in Australia and the UK. She is currently the Manager, Legal Practice at the Legal Services Commission of South Australia with oversight of legal aid representation.

Prior to this role, Diana was the National Director, Legal Services and State Manager, South Australia for the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency.

She was a Partner at the UK based Law Firm, Eversheds Sutherland LLP, where she was at the forefront of an award-winning legal management model introduced across Europe, the Middle East and Africa and a practice focused on regulatory compliance.

Diana’s work has also included five years as a senior legal counsel with one of the UK’s largest private hospital providers, General Healthcare Group.

She holds a Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Laws and Master of Business Administration. Diana is admitted to practice in South Australia as a solicitor and is a Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.

Qualifications: B.A, LL.B, MBA, GAICD