Thursday, 19 March 2026
Early Bird Discount ends 19 Dec 2025
Description
Attend and earn 0.5 CPD unit in Substantive Law
This program is based on NSW legislation
Chair
Geoffry Underwood, Barrister, Sixth Floor Selborne Wentworth Chambers
Family Law Update: What Practitioners Need to Know - Latest Update on Reforms and Significant Cases
Presented by Her Honour Judge Gillian Eldershaw, Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (Division 2) and Megan Norris, Barrister, Culwulla Chambers
Presenters
Geoffry Underwood, Barrister, Sixth Floor Selborne Wentworth ChambersGeoffry Underwood is a barrister practising from Sixth Floor, Selborne Wentworth Chambers, 174 Phillip Street Sydney. He practises principally in the area of Equity, Estate and Family Provision advising and litigation. He has been involved in Estate Litigation on a regular basis for over 20 years. He has many interests outside the law including family, travel, golf and classical music.
Her Honour Judge Gillian Eldershaw, Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia
Her Honour Judge Eldershaw is a Judge of the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (Division 2) in the Sydney Registry. Her Honour was appointed to the Court in April 2022 after many years in practice, of which 14 years were at the NSW Bar specialising in family law and employment-related disciplinary matters, investigations and public inquiries. In 2004, Her Honour graduated from the University of Sydney with First Class Honours in Law and, for the next few years, was a solicitor at Allens Arthur Robinson (as it then was), where she worked as a commercial litigator. In conjunction with her judicial duties, Her Honour was a Member of the NSW Independent Liquor and Gaming Authority which oversaw the licensing of Crown Casino after the 2021 Bergin Review and other Royal Commissions, and the Inquiry into the Star Casino.
Megan Norris, Barrister, Culwulla Chambers
Prior to being called to the Bar in 2025, Megan worked as a solicitor at Legal Aid NSW for over 10 years. Megan was a solicitor advocate and appeared in complex interim hearings and final hearings. Megan has been practicing in both family law (parenting and property) and the care and protection jurisdiction since 2011. She has a strong passion for advocacy representing both parties and children. Megan regularly appears on Circuit in Dubbo, Orange, Wagga Wagga and Albury.
