Presenters

Bronwyn Weir, Director, Weir Legal & Consulting
Bronwyn Weir is Managing Director of Weir Legal & Consulting – Bronwyn specialises in advising governments as regulators. Her expertise spans all areas of regulatory law including advising on complaints, prosecutions, investigative powers, notices or orders, registration/licensing and administrative law. Bronwyn is frequently engaged to conduct reviews and to assist clients to develop risk based regulatory decision making frameworks, policies and procedures. In 2017 Bronwyn co-authored the Building Confidence Report with Professor Peter Shergold which remains an influential report in policy development for the building industry. She is currently advising the NSW Government on the Home Building Compensation Fund. In addition to being known for expertise in building regulation, Bronwyn advises regulators in sectors including education, health, water and climate law. Bronwyn acts for all levels of government and whilst based in Victoria, frequently advises governments across Australia.


Lisa De Ferrari SC, Barrister, List A Barristers
Lisa De Ferrari practises in public law, commercial law and common law (major torts list, class actions and defamation). Lisa appears in the High Court, the Federal Court and the Full Federal Court, the Victorian Court of Appeal, the Supreme Court of Victoria and the Supreme Courts of other jurisdictions. She is an expert trial lawyer and has run numerous complex trials on issues primarily of public law, and has established herself as one of the top appellate barristers, particularly in public law. Finally, Lisa has a substantial practice in advising governments, as well individuals and corporations, on matters of statutory construction, judicial review, confiscation of assets, habeas and other forms of urgent relief, and merits of common law actions. In 2023, Lisa was named in Doyle's Guide as Recommended Senior Counsel, Victoria, Technology, Media & Telecommunications Law.

Presenters

Bronwyn Weir, Director, Weir Legal & Consulting
Bronwyn Weir is Managing Director of Weir Legal & Consulting – Bronwyn specialises in advising governments as regulators. Her expertise spans all areas of regulatory law including advising on complaints, prosecutions, investigative powers, notices or orders, registration/licensing and administrative law. Bronwyn is frequently engaged to conduct reviews and to assist clients to develop risk based regulatory decision making frameworks, policies and procedures. In 2017 Bronwyn co-authored the Building Confidence Report with Professor Peter Shergold which remains an influential report in policy development for the building industry. She is currently advising the NSW Government on the Home Building Compensation Fund. In addition to being known for expertise in building regulation, Bronwyn advises regulators in sectors including education, health, water and climate law. Bronwyn acts for all levels of government and whilst based in Victoria, frequently advises governments across Australia.


Lisa De Ferrari SC, Barrister, List A Barristers
Lisa De Ferrari practises in public law, commercial law and common law (major torts list, class actions and defamation). Lisa appears in the High Court, the Federal Court and the Full Federal Court, the Victorian Court of Appeal, the Supreme Court of Victoria and the Supreme Courts of other jurisdictions. She is an expert trial lawyer and has run numerous complex trials on issues primarily of public law, and has established herself as one of the top appellate barristers, particularly in public law. Finally, Lisa has a substantial practice in advising governments, as well individuals and corporations, on matters of statutory construction, judicial review, confiscation of assets, habeas and other forms of urgent relief, and merits of common law actions. In 2023, Lisa was named in Doyle's Guide as Recommended Senior Counsel, Victoria, Technology, Media & Telecommunications Law.