Tuesday, 24 March 2026
Description
Attend and earn 1 CPD unit in Ethics and Professional Responsibility
This program is based on WA legislation
Ethics and Professional Responsibility
Using AI Ethically and Safeguarding Your Legal Integrity
AI is rapidly reshaping legal practice, but its use raises complex ethical, professional and regulatory challenges. Gain a clear framework for integrating AI responsibly, ensuring lawyers harness its benefits without compromising integrity
- Who’s really giving the advice: you or the machine? Explore the boundaries of judgment and risks of over-reliance
- Client confidentiality in the age of AI: assess risks and apply safeguards for cloud and third-party tools
- Master the machinery: know AI’s capabilities, limits and failure modes; verify outputs and catch errors
- Retain legal primacy: AI supports, but advice and strategy must remain under lawyer control
- Billing, bias and bots: unpack the hidden ethical traps of AI-assisted work
- Regulators are watching: navigate evolving Australian rules and learn from real cases of misuse
Presented by Ariel Bastian, Senior Associate, Jackson McDonald
Chair
Prof. Stephen Owen-Conway KC, Sir Lawrence Jackson Chambers
Presenters
Prof Stephen Owen-Conway KC, Sir Lawrence Jackson ChambersStephen Owen-Conway KC is a senior barrister with more than 40 years’ experience in commercial and administrative law. He appears in the Federal Court of Australia and State Courts across the country, acting in complex disputes involving corporations’ law, insolvency, equity, resources, and real property. Stephen began his career in England as a member of the Honourable Society of the Inner Temple and was called to the English Bar in 1973. After moving to Australia, he joined the Queensland, Victorian and Western Australian Bars, and was appointed Queen’s Counsel in both Queensland and Western Australia in 1992. Alongside his practice, Stephen has taught at universities in the UK and Australia and is currently Adjunct Professor of Law at Murdoch University.
Ariel Bastian, Senior Associate, Jackson McDonald
Ariel Bastian is a senior corporate and commercial lawyer at Jackson McDonald. She specialises in privacy, data governance, technology, AI and cybersecurity, corporate governance, commercial contracting, and advertising and marketing. A broadly recognised thought leader in privacy law, she is known for turning complex regulatory requirements into strategic opportunities for business. Sought after as a legal advisor, speaker, and trainer, Ariel helps clients navigate regulatory compliance, enabling them to manage risk confidently while leveraging information to drive growth and innovation. Her clients span a diverse range of industries, including technology, healthcare and life sciences, retail and e-commerce, agribusiness, government, sporting associations, and not-for-profit organisations. With experience in both private practice and as an in-house lawyer, she understands firsthand what it is like to sit in the client’s chair and navigate the often competing demands of regulatory compliance, risk management, and business success.
