Modules:

• Construction

Biography:

Alex is a director at Shand Taylor Lawyers and the head of the building and construction team.

Alex specialises in preparing all types of construction contracts (including head contracts, subcontracts, consultant’s agreements, supplier agreements and specialty agreements), preparing adjudication applications and responses, advising on licensing issues for builders, engineers and architects and all types of construction disputes.

Alex commenced practice in 2012 and has specialised in construction law since 105. He has experience in all courts and tribunals and regularly acts for developers, builders, subcontractors, construction consultants and other construction professionals.

Alex frequently hosts presentations and workshops regarding construction law and presents externally for organisations such as Legalwise Seminars and the Commercial Law Association.

Awards & Recognition

• 2019 – Doyle’s Guide (Recommended)

Speaking Engagements

• Legalwise
• Commercial Law Association

Modules:

• Commercial

Modules:

• Construction

Biography:

Tom is a Barrister at Green’s Square Chambers. He has particular experience in dealing with document-heavy litigation with a substantial technical component, and with the cross-examination of technical experts.

Tom is also experienced at representing clients in mediations and has been asked to act as a mediator himself on a number of occasions.

Admitted as a solicitor in UK 1986 

Admitted as a solicitor in NSW 1992.

Practicing as a barrister in NSW since 1998. 

Modules:

• Personal Injury QLD

Biography:

• Finalist in Lawyers Weekly 30 under 30 in the health, medical and personal injury category.
• Commenced in NT in general injuries work before transitioning into abuse law and then taking over as QLD/NT state leader in August 2023.
• Have worked in injuries law/abuse law my entire career.
• Honours student with a second degree in behavoiural science from the University of Notre Dame, Fremantle, in 2017.
• Ran the first abuse law case in the Northern Territory and created law on the point of successor organisations and a particular group home in the Northern Territory.
• Was instrumental in establishing travelling offices in remote areas of QLD and NT to ensure the regions receive personal injury services.

Awards & Recognition

Finalist in Lawyers Weekly 30 under 30 in the health, medical and personal injury category.

Speaking Engagements

Frequently speak at community legal centres educating on abuse law.

Maurice Blackburn CPD events held nationally.

Medicolegal Assessment Group Pty Ltd - Heather Kerley (Lawyer): How To Sensitively Manage Abuse Law Tickets, Wed, Jul 31, 2024 at 1:00 PM | Eventbrite

Invited to present at the NT archives - 'Evenings at the Archives': Heather Kerley, 'Historical Child Abuse: institutions and the law' | Library & Archives NT

Numerous articles:

Survivors of historical abuse in NT government foster care speak out over compensation delays, distress - ABC News

‘Crucial for our client’: Witness call for Mt Carmel College abuse case

Man sues Northern Territory alleging ‘sustained’ sexual abuse at Don Dale youth detention centre | Northern Territory | The Guardian

Spinal surgery delay sparks call for overhaul of NT motor accident compensation scheme - ABC News

“No longer the little boy in the corner”: Peter’s story of survival and justice | Maurice Blackburn

Modules:

• Corporations

Biography:

Nicole has assisted in the formation, acquisition and disposal of businesses and companies operating in a variety of industry sectors, including manufacturing, agribusiness, distribution, and not-for-profit.

She also works with private businesses, partnerships, joint ventures, associations and not-for-profit organisations in relation to corporate governance and structuring. She has experience preparing governance and regulatory documents and advising in relation to issues such as share rights and directors' duties and liabilities.

Nicole is often involved with reviewing and drafting a range of commercial agreements and contract terms for clients involved in a wide variety of industries.

Modules:

• Construction

Biography:

Christopher is a Director and Principal of CDI Lawyers. He is a leading Queensland construction litigation lawyer (Doyles Guide, 2024-2018). 

Christopher’s national practice, encompasses front-end, project delivery and back-end on major projects throughout Australia.  

He has recently acted in an AU$1.2B international arbitration arising from the AU$50B Ichthys LNG project in Darwin, an AU$500M infrastructure dispute in the Supreme Court of Queensland, a commercial arbitration for a publicly listed mining company, several disputes arising from the AU$21B Sydney Metro project and has advised on the world-first Hydrogen Energy Supply Chain Project spanning Victoria to Kobe, Japan.  

Christopher is the Queensland editor of the Building and Construction Law Journal. 

Awards
Leading Queensland construction litigation lawyer (Doyles Guide, 2024-2018)

Modules:

• Governance

Biography:

William is a corporate lawyer and the former Company Secretary at Origin Energy, an integrated energy company listed on the ASX and operating in Australia and New Zealand.

He has had extensive experience in the mining and resources industry, having been Secretary of Placer Pacific and Kidston Gold Mines Limited for over ten years from 1987. He was subsequently Secretary of the iconic Australian manufacturer Email Limited from 1997 to its takeover in 2001.

William has a Bachelor of Laws and Bachelor of Commerce UNSW, (LLB, B.Com) and a Diploma of Corporate Management CSAust (Dip CM). He was admitted as Solicitor and is a Member of Law Society of NSW.

William is a Fellow member of Governance Institute of Australia and is a past Chairman of the NSW State Council and a former Governance Institute Board Member.

He is the current Course Director for the Corporate Accountability, Meetings and Disclosure.

He is currently on the board of Kidston North Pty Ltd.

Modules:

• Intellectual Property

Biography:

Philippa is a Senior Associate who is qualified to practice in Australia, Canada and the UK and brings over 11 years’ worth of experience in private practice and in-house. She has recently returned from London where she worked as senior in-house lawyer for a leading international media and entertainment company, Viacom, focusing on entertainment law and licensing.

Philippa’s experience includes trade mark prosecution, strategy and enforcement, extensive contractual drafting and negotiating, and providing advice on IP rights, commercialisation, privacy law and consumer protection. She has assisted clients with large transactional matters, contractual disputes and at all stages of the litigation/dispute resolution process.

Modules:

• Commercial

Biography:

Paul was admitted as a solicitor in March 1970 and has been practising for over 40 years. Paul was accredited by the NSW Law Society as a business law specialist in 1993 and has continued with that specialty practice for 17 years.

Paul participated for 8 years as a member of the Business Law Accreditation Committee of the Law Society which conducts the assessments and examinations for accreditation of candidates for specialisation. He also served for a number of years as a committee member on each of the Property Law Committee and the Business Law Committee of the NSW Law Society.

Modules:

• Intellectual Property

Biography:

Michael is the Head of the Corporate and Commercial Group at Bartier Perry. He has more than 20 years’ experience acting in a range of corporate and commercial legal transactions, with a particular interest in the commercialisation of IP and licensing. Michael currently works with several well-known global brands in the IT and fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) industries, helping them to manage risk and exploit their IP assets to their full potential. Michael was a director for ten years for an Australian company which designs, develops and manufactures radio communication equipment and emergency beacons, which has given Michael practical experience and insight into the product development process and IP commercialisation. Before embarking on his career as a lawyer, Michael worked as a Patent Examiner at IP Australia for about 3 years. Michael is on the national board of the Licensing Executive Society of Australia and New Zealand, which is an association of IP commercialisation and licensing professionals.

Modules:

• Immigration

Biography:

Robert was formerly the Regional Managing Partner of the firm's extensive Asia Pacific practice, where he was responsible for the strategic direction and the operations of all Fragomen offices in the Asia Pacific region including offices in Auckland, Bangalore, Beijing, Brisbane, Guanhzhou, Hong Kong, Kochi, Melbourne, North Ryde, Perth, Shanghai, Singapore, Sydney and Wellington.

As an experienced commercial lawyer, Robert has significant experience in providing immigration and other legal advice and visa services to companies in sectors such as financial services, mining and resources (including off-shore oil and gas), information technology and telecommunications, retail, science and engineering, and health. Robert's clients include Australian and multi-national companies in the sectors listed above and he is responsible for the firm's compliance and litigation practices.

Modules:

• Succession

Biography:

Richard Neal is an Accredited Specialist in Wills and Estates Law with over 50 years of experience advising clients on complex estate and succession matters. A partner at Teece Hodgson & Ward in Sydney, he has extensive expertise in equity litigation, contested estates, will construction, family provision claims, and trust administration. He also provides estate planning guidance, particularly in matters involving foreign assets and cross-border succession issues.

Richard is named in the Doyle’s Guide from 2015 to 2024 as a Preeminent Wills & Estates Litigation Lawyer – New South Wales and Preeminent Wills, Estates Planning and Succession Planning Lawyer – New South Wales.

Beyond his legal practice, Richard is a respected educator and thought leader in succession law. Since 1986, he has conducted workshops and seminars for solicitors’ continuing legal education and frequently acts as an expert witness in estate litigation.

Publications

• Co-author, Mason and Handler's Succession Law and Practice NSW (LexisNexis)
• Co-author, Hutley's Australian Wills Precedents, 9th Edition
• Advisor, Practical Guidance Succession (LexisNexis)
• Regular contributor of seminar papers and case reviews on wills, family provision, estate disputes, and elder law

Awards & Recognition

• Fellow, Australian Academy of Law
• Member, STEP NSW Committee (since 2012)
• STEP Australia Education Officer (since 2013)
• Member, Advisory Committee on Succession Law Reform, NSW Attorney General’s Office
• Former Chair, Advisory Committee for Specialist Accreditation in Wills and Estates Law, NSW (1999–2007)

Speaking Engagements
Richard has been a keynote speaker at numerous legal education events, focusing on estate planning, succession law reform, and probate litigation.

Professional Organisations & Memberships

• Member, International Academy of Estate and Trust Law
• Member, Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP)
• Affiliate Member, The Taxation Institute
• Member, Supreme Court of NSW Probate Users’ Committee
• Member, Elder Law, Capacity & Succession Committee, Law Society of NSW

Professional Contact
Teece Hodgson & Ward
Level 10, 1 Chifley Square, Sydney NSW 2000
Tel: +61 2 9232 3733

Modules:

• Immigration

Biography:

Simon is an experienced practitioner of immigration law. Simon specialises in providing complex legal advice and formulating immigration management strategies which identify and resolve areas of risk. Simon also works with government and parliamentary bodies with a view to clarifying government policy and improving the operation of visa programs.

Modules:

• Employment

Biography:

Nicholas is known for pushing the boundaries. As a front-line workplace relations lawyer, his name is linked with ground-breaking cases and high-profile industrial disputes. Nick regularly appears as counsel in the superior courts and tribunals for leading companies from a diverse range of industries including resources, construction, utilities, health, maritime, insurance and the government sector.

Nick has been recognised by his peers and the industry as one of the leading strategists and resolvers of disputes in his field.

Modules:

• Competition

Biography:

Peta is well-recognised in the highly specialised field of cartel and competition litigation, and with an established track record leading complex litigation, including class actions. Her practice includes advising clients on competition regulatory investigation and enforcement matters, including liaising with international counsel in global investigations and working closely with economic and other experts.

Peta advises on the application of the anti-competitive conduct, consumer protection and access provisions of the Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (Cth) and related state legislation. She has acted in the Federal and State Local and Supreme Courts and appeared before ICAC at other state tribunals. She is a regular contributor to debates on regulatory reform.

Modules:

• Immigration

Biography:

Farid is responsible for Fragomen's Litigation & Review Practice. Being one of a small number of solicitors and migration agents who are Accredited Specialists in Immigration Law, Farid has extensive experience in the field.

He has advised on and assisted with applications for a very wide range of visas and other approvals under the migration legislation, and regularly acts for clients in the range of Tribunals and Courts which undertake merits as well as judicial review of migration decisions. Farid oversees Fragomen's work under the Immigration Advice and Application Assistance Scheme (IAAAS). In addition to immigration law, Farid has significant experience in related administrative law areas, including Freedom of Information.

In 2013 Farid was included in the Best Lawyers list for Australia.

Modules:

• Personal Property Securities

Biography:

Craig has over 25 years specialist experience in banking and finance, securities, financial product regulation, restructuring and insolvency across a variety of industries including financial services, manufacturing, mining and resources, IT, property development, agriculture, tourism, transport, hospitals and medical facilities.

Craig is one of Australia's leading experts in securities law. He has written numerous publications and presented to many conferences and seminars on this and related topics. He was a member of the Australian Attorney General's Consultative Committee on Personal Property Securities Reform.

During his career Craig has practised in Sydney, Brisbane and Toronto, Canada.

Craig's expertise in the field of personal property securities include:

• Advising a number of banks, finance companies and other businesses (including manufacturers, suppliers and resource companies) on the implementation of the PPSA in Australia, including amendment of documentation, document replacement, process and risk management.
• Direct working experience with the PPSA legislation in Canada between 1989 and 1992.
• Direct experience working with clients on the implementation of PPS reforms in New Zealand.
• Publications such as Wappett, Whittaker & Edwards (eds), Personal Property Securities in Australia (LexisNexis, 2010), Wappett, Essential Personal Property Securities in Australia (LexisNexis, 2012) and Wappett & Allan, Securities over Personal Property (Butterworths, 1999).
• Authoring numerous journal articles, seminar and conference papers on personal property securities.

Publications and Editorial Contacts

Personal Property Securities in Australia, Looseleaf Contact - LN LL Publishing

Awards & Recognition

Craig is one of Australia's leading experts in securities law. He has written numerous publications and presented to many conferences and seminars on this and related topics. He was a member of the Australian Attorney General's Consultative Committee on Personal Property Securities Reform.

Speaking Engagements

Craig is a part time lecturer at the University of Queensland. He has conducted numerous presentations, seminars and workshops on the PPSA for:

• Industry representative bodies and associations (including the Australian Bankers Association, the Australian Mining and Petroleum Law Association, the Australian Petroleum Production and Exploration Association and the Australian Institute of Credit Management)
• Professional education conferences (including the Federal Court Judicial Education Workshop, the Queensland Bar Association and the annual Credit Law Conference)
• Various financiers and insolvency practitioners

Professional Organisation

Johnson Winter & Slattery

Professional Contact

Tel: +61 7 3002 2511
Email: craig.wappett@jws.com.au

Modules:

• Employment

Biography:

Leanne is a Senior Associate in the Corrs Workplace Relations Group. She specialises in workplace relations law, including: Managing employees, including dismissals, injured employees and disciplinary and performance issues, Compliance with minimum standards under the Fair Work Act, including modern awards and the National Employment Standards, Strategic advice on workplace change, Drafting employment agreements and policy and procedure manuals.

In employment litigation, Leanne has advised and represented clients in respect of a wide range of disputes including dismissals, discrimination claims, breach of contract and enterprise agreement claims, industrial action, right of entry and workplace health and safety.