Biography:

John is a solicitor and registered migration agent with experience in immigration law in Australia and New Zealand, with a focus on providing immigration advice and assistance to individuals and businesses in the Asia Pacific region.

John's business clients operating across a variety of sectors, including telecommunications and information technology, engineering, resources, entertainment, financial services, retail, and professional services.

Biography:

David focuses on complex commercial and contractual disputes in various Australian jurisdictions. His practice includes damages claims for breach of contract, injunctions for specific performance or to prevent a breach, debt recovery and enforcement of guarantees and securities, as well as statutory causes of action under company and consumer protection laws. David also advises clients on a range of defamation, contempt and related media issues.

He has significant experience in a number of industries, including banking and finance, telecommunications and petroleum (downstream).

David regularly advises clients on dispute resolution strategies, which often involve engaging in different forms of alternative dispute resolution both prior to and after the commencement of proceedings, such as representing clients in mediation or facilitation.

David was recognized as one of Australia's leading lawyers in the Best Lawyers in Australia list published in 2013.

Modules:

• Succession

Biography:

Christine Merille Schokman joined Ogilvie Jennings in November 2004 after working with another Hobart firm for 15 years. She was admitted to practice in March 1990 after completing a law degree and articles.

Christine has practised exclusively in areas of civil litigation since admission. She has extensive experience in areas of trusts and probate litigation.

Biography:

Dale Pinto is currently a Professor of Taxation Law and Head of the Taxation Department of the Curtin Law School at Curtin University. He is a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Law (FAAL), a member of the Divisional Council of CPA Australia (WA Division) and Fellow of CPA Australia (FCPA), and is also a Chartered Tax Adviser and Honorary Life Member of the Tax Institute CTA (Life).

Dale is the author/co-author of numerous books, refereed articles and national and international conference papers, and is on the editorial board of a number of peer-reviewed journals as well as being the Editor-in-Chief of several refereed journals.

Dale is the Chair of the Tax Institute’s National Education Quality Assurance Board and is a member of TEQSA’s Expert Panel in Accounting and Taxation. Dale served as an inaugural member of the National Tax Practitioners Board and is a current member of the Board of Taxation’s Advisory Panel and the ATO’s Tax Technical Panel (Superannuation) as well as CCIWA’s Government and Fiscal Policy Forum.

Biography:

Cloe has more than eight years’ experience providing legal advice across a variety of sectors. Cloe practiced as a solicitor in the Competition and Regulatory team at King & Wood Mallesons in Melbourne, before relocating to Sydney. In Sydney, Cloe worked as a solicitor in the competition practice at Ashurst. Cloe has since worked in-house at BlueScope Steel where she developed diverse practical experience in competition, consumer and contract law. Most recently, Cloe was Legal Writer for Practical Guidance Competition at LexisNexis.

Recent Commentary and Thought Leadership

Cloe is a regular commentator for LexisNexis. Some recent examples include:
Blog: Insights from industry experts to mark 50 years of competition and consumer law in Australia
Blog: Government announces sweeping reforms to Australia’s merger laws
Webinar: www.lexisnexis.com/community/au-resources/b/webinars/posts/latest-in-competition-law-australias-new-merger-control-system

Modules:

• Succession

Biography:

Since admission in 1992, Melissa has practised almost exclusively in the field of wills and estates, and has a particular interest in estate litigation. Melissa assists the practical legal training courses run by the Law Society of South Australia and Flinders University by lecturing, facilitating workshops, problem setting and marking.

Melissa's memberships and external appointments include; The Law Society of South Australia (Probate Committee), Director of a Private Prescribed Fund, Board Member, Muscular Dystrophy Association SA, Trustee and Muscular Dystrophy Research Foundation.

Modules:

• Criminal

Biography:

Stephen is a Barrister at Sir Owen Dixon Chambers in Sydney. He is an experienced public lawyer with a wide range of experience in trials and appeals. Internationally he has worked extensively in the fields of transitional justice and the rule of law. Stephen is on the list of counsel at the International Criminal Court. His international experience includes extended periods working in legal positions in Afghanistan, Solomon Islands and the Occupied Palestinian Territories. Stephen regularly presents at conferences and has lectured in the area of public international law.

Modules:

• Property

Biography:

After being admitted to practice in 2018, I joined Tierney Law, where I am now a Director and Leader of our Property Law Practice Area. I also practice in Commercial Law.

I am a current member of the Property & Commercial Law Committee for the Law Society of Tasmania and an author of legal texts and precedent material for the leading international legal publisher, Lexis Nexis.

In 2021 I obtained my Graduate Certificate in Legal Business from the College of Law.

I have a keen interest in finding practical solutions for my clients to assist them to grow their lives and businesses.

Memberships

Member of the Property & Commercial Committee for the Law Society of Tasmania

Professional Organisation

Tierney Law

Professional Contact

03 6220 2777
sebastian@tlaw.com.au

Modules:

• Family

Biography:

Justin has specialised in family law since 1987 and has an excellent understanding of the family law system having been employed as the Senior Registrar of the Parramatta Registry of the Family Court, then as Regional Registrar of the Court with responsibility for NSW and the ACT. His past and current legal experience includes very complex family law cases, including matters that comprise offshore assets and children's issues.

Modules:

• Intellectual Property

Biography:

Delwyn is a strategic thinker, lawyer and advocate with over three decades of intellectual property experience. As a partner of global firm Spruson & Ferguson, she specialised in patent and trade mark litigation, acting for some of the world’s largest pharmaceutical, manufacturing and mining companies. She then spent 10 years as the Deputy Director of the Arts Law Centre, Australia’s national community legal centre, managing the delivery of its legal advice service to the creative sector. In 2017, she founded Everard Advisory, a boutique legal firm focusing on the arts. Delwyn served on the board of the Australian Art Events Foundation, the non-profit which produces Sydney’s much loved contemporary art festival Art Month Sydney, and is currently on the boards of The Lester Inc which delivers an annual portrait prize and The Farm Margaret River offering annual residencies to artists whose practice is connected to place and environment. She works extensively with Indigenous artists and art centres in remote Australia and advises business and government institutions on the protection of traditional knowledge and cultural expression. Her podcast ‘Running the Show’ discusses the legal and business issues confronting arts organisations and others working in the creative sector.

Professional Organisation

Founder and Principal of Everard Advisory, boutique law firm providing practical strategic advice to businesses in the arts sector with expertise in business governance, business contracts and all forms of intellectual property including Indigenous cultural intellectual property.

http://www.delwyneverard.com.au/

Memberships

Australian Institute of Company Directors; Law Society of Western Australia

Professional 

Email: delwyn@everardadvisory.com.au

Biography:

Chloe is Head of General Practice Group – Practical Guidance and is responsible for content development for a number of practice areas. She works closely with a team of in-house Legal Writers all with direct practice experience and dedicated to ensuring the content of Practical Guidance reflects the latest developments in law and practice.

Chloe comes from a banking and financial services litigation background, and has worked on a wide variety of proceedings for Australia's largest banks. Chloe previously worked in the Banking and Financial Services and Disputes and Litigation teams at DibbsBarker Lawyers, and has experience in banking and financial services litigation, dispute resolution and consumer credit law.

Contact

chloe.silvester@lexisnexis.com.au

Biography:

Thomas Abraham is a Special Counsel, Commercial and Tax with Macpherson Kelley. Thomas has extensive public and private sector experience and deep expertise in state taxation advice and litigation. During his time as a solicitor in the Legal Services Branch of the State Revenue Office of Victoria, Thomas conducted litigation on behalf of the Commissioner in various state taxation matters. Thomas practices in all state taxation matters across Australia, including land tax, duties, payroll tax, congestion levy and taxation administration matters (eg, assessments, re-assessments, refunds, private rulings, objections, reviews and appeals).

Professional Contact

Thomas Abraham - Macpherson Kelley

Memberships

Thomas is a member of the Law Institute of Victoria’s State Taxes Committee.

Biography:

Tony Cahill was admitted as a solicitor in 1981 and practiced extensively in conveyancing, probate and commercial law. In July 2002 he commenced a "sabbatical" from private legal practice to concentrate on legal education and writing.

He has completed the Advanced Certificate in Property Agency and Certificate IV in Training and Assessment through TAFE NSW. He teaches commercial law and property law at various TAFE Colleges.

He currently serves on the Law Society's Property Law and Environmental Planning and Development Committees.

Tony has been associated with LexisNexis since 2005. He is a current co-author of Conveyancing Service New South Wales since 2005. He is also the co-author of Annotated Conveyancing and Real Property Legislation New South Wales, and is the General Advisor in the Property Law module of Practical Guidance.

Modules:

• In-House Advisor

Biography:

Tatyana is Australia Pacific General Counsel and Company Secretary at QBE Insurance, based in Sydney. She leads the Legal Department which is responsible for strategic and operational support for each of QBE’s businesses across the Australia Pacific region. Prior to joining QBE, Tatyana was admitted to the NSW Bar and was General Counsel and Company Secretary for the Aussie Home Loans group of companies.

Tatyana has extensive experience in financial services regulation, insurance, banking, finance, litigation, Royal Commissions, communications, government relations. Governance, legal risk management and company secretarial responsibilities across the Australia Pacific region.

Memberships

Law Society of NSW
Women Lawyers
Australian Insurance Lawyers Association

Speaking Engagements

Panellist Deloitte Intangible Value Summit – harnessing intangible assets to evaluate organisational and national performance 15 November 2023.
Panellist Dentons Future Leaders in Law 7 September 2023.

Professional Organisation

QBE Insurance (Australia) Limited

Professional Contact

tatyana.virgara@qbe.com

Modules:

• Personal Injury QLD

Biography:

Brett Charrington has been in practice at the private bar in Queensland since April 1996. He has specialized in personal injury litigation for most of his career, with a sub-specialty of dust disease litigation.

His practice is evenly divided between plaintiff and defendant litigation.He has appeared in all jurisdictions in Queensland, and in the Supreme Court of Victoria. He appeared in the Commonwealth Commission of Inquiry into the Outbreak of Equine Influenza in Sydney in 2007 – 2008.

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:

• Succession

Biography:

Caite is a Barrister specialising in all things estates and trusts. She has been a lawyer for more than 30 years, a barrister for more than 20.

Until the rules were changed in 2023, she was one of only five QLS accredited specialists in succession law at the Queensland Bar. She received the highest achiever award in her graduating year (2009).

Caite is consistently named “Market Leader” and “preeminent” junior counsel in Estate Litigation in Doyle’s List, both in Queensland and nationally.

Caite is a former chair (2010-2013) of the Queensland Branch of STEP (Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners).

She is a member of Hemmant’s List and a regular presenter at seminars on succession law issues. Her particular interests are in contentious probate matters, will construction and rectification cases, informal will applications and disputes about superannuation.

Modules:

• Cybersecurity, Data Protection & Privacy

Biography:

Joy is a lawyer in Gilbert + Tobin’s Technology + Digital group. Joy has varied experience advising clients on their regulatory obligations and new developments involved with new technology offerings and emerging technologies, particularly in the areas of privacy, data protection, and data portability. Joy also has experience supporting clients on strategic contracting, including outsourcings and procurement transactions. Prior to joining G+T Joy worked at the ACCC in the CDR compliance and enforcement team and was involved in developing the CDR participant portal, guidance for applicants, and enforcement policy.

Professional Organisation

Gilbert + Tobin
https://www.gtlaw.com.au/

Professional Contact

jmkim@gtlaw.com.au