Presenters

The Honourable Stephen Robb KC, 7 Wentworth Chambers
The Hon. Stephen Robb KC practices as a mediator and arbitrator and will make expert determinations in matters within his expertise. Formerly, he was a trial judge of the Supreme Court of New South Wales between June 2013 and February 2024. He was appointed to the Equity Division and sat principally in General Equity, dealing with commercial and contract cases, real property, trusts and succession as well as corporations law matters. He was admitted to the NSW Bar in 1978 and appointed a Queens Counsel in 1992. He enjoyed an extensive commercial practice at the Bar, principally in the Supreme and Federal Courts, at trial and on appeal, and appeared in appeals to the High Court of Australia. He practised in commercial and equity matters, trade practices and consumer law, regulation, corporations, insolvency, trusts, insurance, professional negligence and some building and construction matters. Mr Robb is an associate member of Seven Wentworth Selborne Chambers.


Mark Peters, Senior Associate, Herbert Smith Freehills
Mark is a senior associate in the National State Taxes practice at Herbert Smith Freehills. Mark advises on the duty and land tax implications (including foreign owner surcharges) of a broad range of commercial transactions and provides specialist resettlement and trust law advice to trustees. He also assists clients to implement transactions and attend to compliance with duty lodgement obligations. Mark has extensive experience working on a wide variety of matters across all Australian States and Territories. Mark is a past winner of the Tax Institutes’ emerging star of the year award and is a member of the Tax Institutes’ NSW State Taxes Committee which meets regularly with Revenue NSW to discuss law reform and revenue practice.