Tuesday, 24 March 2026
Description
Attend and earn 1 CPD unit in Substantive Law
This program is based on SA legislation
Chair
Michelle Hamlyn, Barrister, Murray Chambers
The Succession Act – 1 Year On…
One year after the Succession Act 2023 (SA) came into force, how has it changed estate planning and litigation in South Australia? This session explores key interpretations, emerging challenges, and lessons from the first year—equipping you with practical insights to navigate the new regime confidently.
Presented by Melissa Yule, Consultant, Adelta Legal
Presenters
Michelle Hamlyn, Barrister Murray ChambersMichelle has a broad civil and commercial practice and accepts briefs to advise and appear in all Australian jurisdictions, including as counsel in alternative dispute resolution processes. She has particular specialist experience practising in the areas of defamation and media law. Other significant areas of practice include contract, property, consumer law, corporations law, intellectual property, administrative law, common law negligence, estates and equity. Prior to joining the independent bar, Michelle enjoyed a broad and varied commercial practice within the Commercial Dispute Resolution team at a top tier national firm for over a decade. During that time, she also gained experience on secondment in-house with ABC Legal.
Melissa Yule, Consultant, Adelta Legal
Melissa Yule has practised almost exclusively in the field of wills and estates since graduating in 1992. She has a particular interest in disputed matters but combines a litigious practice with drafting and advising on wills, powers of attorney, advance care directives and trusts - as well as estate administration. Melissa is a member of the Board of Muscular Dystrophy SA and of the James & Diana Ramsay Foundation - a private philanthropic trust. She is a member of the Law Society's Succession Law Committee and a co-editor of their newsletter "The Last Testament". She is also the South Australian writer for the litigation module of Lexis Nexis' online succession law resource. A firm believer that education is the answer to just about anything, Melissa assists in the Practical Legal Training Course run by Flinders University and act as mentor to final year students. She has also lectured and assisted in the running of the Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice Course run by the Law Society.
