Thursday, 19 March 2026
Early Bird Discount ends 19 Dec 2025
Chair
Geoffry Underwood, Barrister, Sixth Floor Selborne Wentworth Chambers
Description
Attend and earn 0.5 CPD unit in Substantive Law
This program is based on NSW legislation
Estate Litigation: The Past 12 Months – Family Provision Claims and Other Significant Cases
- Analyse recent estate litigation judgments highlighting emerging trends and judicial reasoning
- Consider the practical implications and how these decisions may inform future claims and defences
Presented by John Armfield, Barrister & Mediator, Two Wentworth Chambers; Preeminent Wills and Estates Litigation Junior Counsel, Doyle’s Guide 2025
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.
John Armfield, Barrister & Mediator, Two Wentworth Chambers
John specialises in estate litigation. Regularly advising and appearing for plaintiffs and estates in relation to matters in the Equity Division of the Supreme Court of New South Wales. John has extensive experience in representing clients at mediations and informal settlement conferences. He has also acted as a court-appointed mediator with respect to family provision claims. His practice has a strong emphasis on probate, family provision applications and will construction. He has also appeared in applications seeking a review of orders allowing commission to executors. John regularly presents papers at legal conferences in relation to wills and succession law.
