Chair
Simone Fraser, Barrister, 19 Inns Chambers; Leading Family Law Junior Counsel, Doyle’s Guide 2024
The Weight to be Given to Initial and External Contributions Early in the Relationship: Is the Springboard Argument Dead?
Over the years, the Court has used various terms to describe the treatment of contributions to a relationship, whether by way of property held by a party at the commencement of the relationship or acquired by gift or inheritance during the relationship.
- What do terms such as ‘springboard’ and ‘erosion’ mean in the context of the Court’s current jurisprudence and references to, for example, the holistic assessment of contributions during a relationship
- Is the springboard argument dead and what factors might tip the Court’s assessment of contributions in individual cases in your client’s favour?
Presented by Alison Ross, Partner, Hopgood Ganim; Accredited Specialist in Family Law; Leading Family & Divorce Lawyer, Leading Family Lawyer (High-Value & Complex Property Matters) and Recommended Parenting & Children’s Matters Barrister, Doyle’s Guide 2024
Description
Attend and earn 1 CPD hour in Substantive Law
This program is applicable to practitioners from all States & Territories
Presenters
Simone Fraser, Barrister, 19 Inns Chambers
Simone has been admitted as a legal practitioner since 2007 and commenced practice at the Bar in 2013. Simone regularly appears in the Federal Circuit Court and Family Court and has experience in High Court leave applications. She practices primarily in the area of family law and is a Family Dispute Resolution Practitioner, a nationally accredited mediator and a nationally accredited family law arbitrator. Prior coming to the Bar, Simone was an Associate to Justice Philippides of the Supreme Court of Queensland and worked in private practice. Simone subsequently spent several years working in-house before returning to private practice as a solicitor. Simone was the recipient of the Vice-Chancellor’s Scholarship from Bond University where she completed a Bachelor of Laws with Honours and a Bachelor of International Relations. She also holds an MBA which she completed at the European School of Management, Paris. Simone was named in Doyle’s Guide 2021 as a recommended junior counsel in Queensland for family law, parenting and children’s matters and family law mediation. Simone is currently one of the Counsel Assisting to the Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disability. Simone has chambers in Brisbane and on the Gold Coast.
Alison Ross, Partner, Hopgood Ganim
Alison Ross specialises in complex property matters and other financial matters arising from relationship breakdowns. She has worked exclusively in family law since 1996 and has extensive experience in both matrimonial and de facto relationship law. Alison's expertise includes advising on international family law matters, financial matters and matters relating to children, including relocation and child abduction. An Accredited Family Law Specialist, Alison is a fellow of the International Academy of Family Lawyers and is the immediate past Chair of the Queensland Law Society's Family Law Committee. She is a member of the Queensland Law Society Continuing Professional Development Committee. Alison has been ranked a leading lawyer in Doyles Guide to Leading Family and Divorce Lawyers - Brisbane since 2012.
