Unpack the unique challenges of farm succession, with insights from Kramer v Stone, and explore strategies to reduce conflict through clearer planning and a better understanding of rural family dynamics.

Presenters

Georgiena Ryan, Principal Lawyer, Regional Business Lawyers
Principal Georgiena Ryan has experience acting as solicitor to family and farming businesses, initially in her home state of Queensland where she grew up and later in the New South Wales Riverina and Central West NSW. Georgiena has unique commercial and corporate experience having held in-house legal roles with a specialist international rural and agribusiness bank, and with a leading global agricultural asset manager, responsible for a significant irrigation and dryland farming portfolio across Australia. Georgiena is the only female Accredited Specialist in Business Law located in rural NSW and has a Masters in Commercial Law from the University of Melbourne. Georgiena has special expertise in water law and irrigation and has been involved in some of the largest agribusiness transactions in Australia. Georgiena lives in the south west slopes of NSW on her husband’s family farm. She is supported by the following team members who all live regionally in NSW.

Joel Whale, Special Counsel, Hamilton Locke
Joel specialises in estate litigation and disputes related to Wills, trusts and probate, and acts for a range of interested parties. He also advises on all aspects of estate administration and succession planning. His expertise includes assisting high net worth individuals, families and their businesses in asset protection, wealth transfer, trust structuring and administration, restructuring family group holdings, and managing potential disputes. Joel is committed to providing commercial and strategic advice to clients, which is considerate of their needs. He takes an empathetic and practical approach, focusing on finding solutions to his client’s particular circumstances. Joel draws on over 14 years of experience advising on complex wealth management matters, trust disputes and claims in equity, including at Norton Rose Fulbright and Blake Dawson. Prior to joining Hamilton Locke, Joel worked in the Private Clients team at Hall & Wilcox.