Presenters

Lauren Gidley, Legal Practitioner Director, Glass Goodwin
Lauren Gidley was admitted as a solicitor in July 2010. She holds a Masters of Applied Law, majoring in Wills and Estates, and in October 2017, she became an Accredited Specialist in Wills & Estates Law. Lauren has been working in the wills and estates area for over 15 years. She worked in various positions at the NSW Trustee and Guardian and a private trustee company, before moving into private practice in 2013. In March 2015, Lauren joined Glass Goodwin. She was appointed as a Senior Associate on 1 July 2017 and was named as a Rising Star in the Doyle's Guide - Wills & Estates Litigation, Sydney in 2017.


David Mackay, Barrister, PG Hely Chambers
With nearly 20 years combined experience as a barrister and solicitor, David advises and appears for corporate clients and individuals on instruction from top-tier, mid-tier law and boutique law firms, as well as in-, house legal departments. While he maintains a broad practice, David has acquired specialist knowledge and expertise in the areas of commercial law and equity, corporations law, insolvency and bankruptcy, real property and leasing law and commissions and inquiries. David's prior experience as senior associate at a top-tier law firm in Sydney extends to having acted in a large number of retail leasing and commercial disputes. Since being called to the Bar in 2007, David has continued to build on his expertise in this area. Matters in which he has advised on and appeared in include, acting for landlords and lessees in claims for relief against fortfeiture, specific performance and estoppel, options to renew, retail lease disputes in mediations in the retail tenancy unit, and disputes regarding rent reviews and outgoings. His extensive experience in commercial and leasing matters extends to appearing at trial and appellate level in various jurisdictions, including the Supreme Court of New South Wales and inferior courts, as well as the NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal (formerly the Administrative Decisions Tribunal). Complementing his practise as an accomplished advocate, David also appears on behalf of clients at mediations. David holds a Master of Laws, Bachelor of Laws (with Honours) and Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) from the University of Sydney. Prior to being called to the Bar, he gained considerable experience as a solicitor in the Commercial Litigation Department of MinterEllison for almost a decade, during which time he acted for clients in complex and high profile matters.