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).


Lachlan Einsiedel, Senior Associate, Suzanne Lyttleton Lawyers
Lachlan is an Accredited Specialist in Wills and Estates Law with extensive experience in estate planning, VCAT guardianship and administration, and estate litigation. Recognized as a Rising Star by Doyles Guide in 2023 and 2024, Lachlan holds a Bachelor of Laws and a Bachelor of Commerce (Accounting). As a Chartered Tax Adviser with the Tax Institute of Australia, he uses his expertise to help clients navigate tax considerations in estate planning, administration, and litigation. Lachlan also assists with complex financial investigations and disputes involving tax, estates, trusts, and self-managed superannuation funds.


Hayley Hunter, Principal Lawyer, Suzanne Lyttleton Lawyers
Hayley practises exclusively in wills, estates, guardianship and administration, with particular focus on complex litigation matters, both in the Supreme Court and VCAT. Hayley has worked for one of Victoria’s largest trustee companies giving her unique insight into the vulnerabilities of persons under a disability and their needs when under administration. She is an Accredited Specialist in Wills and Estates Law, and was recognised by Doyle’s Guide as a recommended lawyer for Wills and Estates Litigation in 2023 and a leading lawyer for Wills and Estates Litigation in 2024. Hayley is the Chair of the Law Institute of Victoria’s Elder Law Executive Committee and a director of the Board of Council On the Ageing (COTA) Victoria. She is a passionate advocate against elder abuse and represents the Law Institute at the Elder Abuse and Safeguarding Roundtable, run by the Victorian Government’s Department of Families, Fairness and Housing.

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).


Lachlan Einsiedel, Senior Associate, Suzanne Lyttleton Lawyers
Lachlan is an Accredited Specialist in Wills and Estates Law with extensive experience in estate planning, VCAT guardianship and administration, and estate litigation. Recognized as a Rising Star by Doyles Guide in 2023 and 2024, Lachlan holds a Bachelor of Laws and a Bachelor of Commerce (Accounting). As a Chartered Tax Adviser with the Tax Institute of Australia, he uses his expertise to help clients navigate tax considerations in estate planning, administration, and litigation. Lachlan also assists with complex financial investigations and disputes involving tax, estates, trusts, and self-managed superannuation funds.


Hayley Hunter, Principal Lawyer, Suzanne Lyttleton Lawyers
Hayley practises exclusively in wills, estates, guardianship and administration, with particular focus on complex litigation matters, both in the Supreme Court and VCAT. Hayley has worked for one of Victoria’s largest trustee companies giving her unique insight into the vulnerabilities of persons under a disability and their needs when under administration. She is an Accredited Specialist in Wills and Estates Law, and was recognised by Doyle’s Guide as a recommended lawyer for Wills and Estates Litigation in 2023 and a leading lawyer for Wills and Estates Litigation in 2024. Hayley is the Chair of the Law Institute of Victoria’s Elder Law Executive Committee and a director of the Board of Council On the Ageing (COTA) Victoria. She is a passionate advocate against elder abuse and represents the Law Institute at the Elder Abuse and Safeguarding Roundtable, run by the Victorian Government’s Department of Families, Fairness and Housing.