Presenters

Ines Kallweit, Principal Lawyer, KHQ Lawyers
Ines Kallweit leads the Wills & Estates team at KHQ Lawyers. She is an Accredited Specialist in Wills & Estates (with the Law Institute of Victoria) and Notary Public. She is also a member of the Society of Trust and Estates Practitioners. Ines advises clients in all areas of estate planning, estate administration and estate litigation. Ines’ practice ranges from estate planning, the preparation of wills and powers of attorney to complex estate administration and estate litigation.  Her broad knowledge in this area and solutions-focused approach allows her to assist clients with the preparation of comprehensive estate plans and the administration of complex estates.  Her estate litigation work involves both defending estates and representing individuals in resolution of disputes involving wills, property, estate and guardianship matters. Ines’ expertise includes succession planning and asset structuring, advice in relation to and preparation of powers of attorney, appointment of medical treatment decision makers and advanced care directives. She also looks after applications for grants of probate and letters of administration, guardianship & administration matters (including VCAT appearances), will and trust disputes, family provision claims (seeking further provision from deceased estates) and resealing international & interstate grants of probate. Her expertise also includes charitable gifts & cy-prés applications, and complex estate administration (including as court appointed administrator). Ines also has a keen interest in promoting legal education.  She has a Master of Teaching and is a former adjunct lecturer at the College of Law.  She speaks for various professional development providers including the Law Institute of Victoria, Leo Cussen Institute and Television Education Network. Ines is a native German speaker. Ines is widely regarded as one of the country’s leading practitioners in this area of law, and has been recognised as a preeminent Wills & Estates Litigation Lawyer for Victoria in Doyles Guide for ten consecutive years (2015-2024).


Ainsley Atkins, Senior Associate, KCL Law
Ainsley is a Senior Associate in the Estate Group at KCL Law. Her practice focuses on wills and estate disputes, trust disputes, contested probate applications, and guardianship and administration. She advises private clients, high-net-worth estates and trusts, trustee companies, and professional advisers on a wide range of estate-related matters. Prior to joining KCL Law, she gained experience in estate and civil litigation at a Melbourne law firm. Admitted to practice in 2017, Ainsley holds First Class Honours in Law from Monash University.


Paul Beasant, Principal Lawyer, KCL Law
Paul is a principal lawyer at KCL Law’s Estate Group, representing clients in complex litigated matters involving contested wills, estate disputes, and trust disputes. He has extensive experience advising families and individuals on all aspects of wills, estates, and trust-related matters. Paul has a particular expertise in matters involving capacity disputes, including disputes regarding the validity of wills, undue influence, and guardianship and administration matters, including applications to the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal for the appointment or revocation of guardians, administrators, and attorneys. He regularly handles litigation on behalf of individuals with disabilities and provides advice on financial abuse and elder law issues, breaches of duties by attorneys, and VCAT and estate administration. Paul has been recognised in the Doyle's Estates & Litigation Guide as a leading wills and estates litigation lawyer in Victoria since 2021.

Presenters

Ines Kallweit, Principal Lawyer, KHQ Lawyers
Ines Kallweit leads the Wills & Estates team at KHQ Lawyers. She is an Accredited Specialist in Wills & Estates (with the Law Institute of Victoria) and Notary Public. She is also a member of the Society of Trust and Estates Practitioners. Ines advises clients in all areas of estate planning, estate administration and estate litigation. Ines’ practice ranges from estate planning, the preparation of wills and powers of attorney to complex estate administration and estate litigation.  Her broad knowledge in this area and solutions-focused approach allows her to assist clients with the preparation of comprehensive estate plans and the administration of complex estates.  Her estate litigation work involves both defending estates and representing individuals in resolution of disputes involving wills, property, estate and guardianship matters. Ines’ expertise includes succession planning and asset structuring, advice in relation to and preparation of powers of attorney, appointment of medical treatment decision makers and advanced care directives. She also looks after applications for grants of probate and letters of administration, guardianship & administration matters (including VCAT appearances), will and trust disputes, family provision claims (seeking further provision from deceased estates) and resealing international & interstate grants of probate. Her expertise also includes charitable gifts & cy-prés applications, and complex estate administration (including as court appointed administrator). Ines also has a keen interest in promoting legal education.  She has a Master of Teaching and is a former adjunct lecturer at the College of Law.  She speaks for various professional development providers including the Law Institute of Victoria, Leo Cussen Institute and Television Education Network. Ines is a native German speaker. Ines is widely regarded as one of the country’s leading practitioners in this area of law, and has been recognised as a preeminent Wills & Estates Litigation Lawyer for Victoria in Doyles Guide for ten consecutive years (2015-2024).


Ainsley Atkins, Senior Associate, KCL Law
Ainsley is a Senior Associate in the Estate Group at KCL Law. Her practice focuses on wills and estate disputes, trust disputes, contested probate applications, and guardianship and administration. She advises private clients, high-net-worth estates and trusts, trustee companies, and professional advisers on a wide range of estate-related matters. Prior to joining KCL Law, she gained experience in estate and civil litigation at a Melbourne law firm. Admitted to practice in 2017, Ainsley holds First Class Honours in Law from Monash University.


Paul Beasant, Principal Lawyer, KCL Law
Paul is a principal lawyer at KCL Law’s Estate Group, representing clients in complex litigated matters involving contested wills, estate disputes, and trust disputes. He has extensive experience advising families and individuals on all aspects of wills, estates, and trust-related matters. Paul has a particular expertise in matters involving capacity disputes, including disputes regarding the validity of wills, undue influence, and guardianship and administration matters, including applications to the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal for the appointment or revocation of guardians, administrators, and attorneys. He regularly handles litigation on behalf of individuals with disabilities and provides advice on financial abuse and elder law issues, breaches of duties by attorneys, and VCAT and estate administration. Paul has been recognised in the Doyle's Estates & Litigation Guide as a leading wills and estates litigation lawyer in Victoria since 2021.