Presenters

Rachel Dart, Barrister, Culwulla Chambers
Rachel Dart is a barrister with Culwulla Chambers, she works in family law and related matters in State and Federal Courts, Succession Law and Adoption.

Roger Harper, Barrister, Culwulla Chambers
Roger Harper was admitted to the Bar in 2002. He was formerly employed as a solicitor in a general practice in Western Sydney. Between 1996 and 2002, he worked for the Legal Aid Commission of NSW; predominately in the Family Litigation section specialising in the representation of children. In 1999 I was accredited as a specialist in Family Law. He practices primarily in Family Law including property, private and public law children's and appellate work and over the past ten years my practice has shifted substantially to appearances and advice in complex financial matters. He is the contributing author to the Family Law enforcement chapter [205-7465]-, [205-7635] of Halsbury's Laws of Australia and the contributing headnote author to Family Law Reports (LexisNexis Australia).

Paul Springthorpe, Barrister, Eleven Wentworth
Before coming to the bar, Paul was a litigation partner at Sydney law firm Atanaskovic Hartnell. Paul has extensive experience in complex and large-scale commercial litigation. The clients he has acted for include listed corporations, hedge funds, insolvency practitioners, professional trustees and high net worth individuals. Paul was admitted to practice in Queensland in 2008. Paul accepts briefs in all areas of law.

Glenn Thompson OAM, Partner, Newnhams Solicitors
Glenn Thompson is an accredited specialist in Family Law who is a Director of the firm Newnhams Solicitors. Glenn has specialised in Family Law for 39 years, is a part time member of the Family Law Council, having been appointed for 3 years commencing 18 February 2025, is the Chair of the Specialist Accreditation Board in Family Law for NSW, is a member of the Family Law Committee of the Law Society of New South Wales and is a fellow of the International Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers. Glenn is also a member of College of Law Family Law Advisory Committee, and is an Adjunct Lecturer, Master of Laws (Applied Law) at the College of Law. Glenn became a qualified Arbitrator with AIFLAM on 31 October 2020 and a qualified Mediator with AIFLAM and NMAS on 30 May 2022. Glenn was a member of the Australian Law Reform Commission Advisory Committee in respect of the March 2019 report ‘Family Law for the Future – An Inquiry into the Family Law System’. Glenn was also the Chair of the Greater Sydney Family Law Pathways Network for 12 years and a member of the Family Court’s Steering Committee on the Children’s Cases Program, the organising committee for the 14th National Family Law Conference held in Sydney 7-10 October 2014, and of the organising committee for the National Access to Justice and Pro Bono Conference held in Sydney 18-19 June 2015 as well as being a presenter. In 2010 Glenn was awarded the NSW Law Society President’s Medal in recognition of his significant personal and professional contributions to the betterment of law and justice in NSW and was one of three finalists for the Law Society Member of the Year in 2022. On 12 June 2017 Glenn was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) for his services to Family Law and the Community. On 13 November 2023 Glenn was awarded an Honorary degree Master of Laws (Applied Law) and was admitted as an Honorary Fellow of the College of Law Ltd by the College of Law. On 6 November 2016 Glenn completed the New York Marathon.