Wednesday, 25 February 2026
Chair
Olivia Grobtuch, Principal, Kennedy Partners; Accredited Specialist in Family Law; Preeminent Family & Divorce Lawyer and Preeminent Family Lawyer (High-Value & Complex Property Matters) Victoria, Doyle’s Guide 2025
Description
Attend and earn 1 CPD unit in Professional Skills
This program is applicable to practitioners from all States & Territories
* This interactive online recording includes questions and quizzes requiring critical thinking about the topics, so you have no annual limits to the number of points/hours you can claim with this format of learning. Please verify with your CPD rules
Professional Skills
Drafting Costs Applications in Financial Matters: Tips and Traps for Best Practice
- Propriety of seeking costs
- How to draft the application and what evidence you would need
- Focusing on recent case law
Presented by Alfonso Layson, Special Counsel, Unified Lawyers; Accredited Specialist in Family Law
Presenters
Olivia Grobtuch, Principal, Kennedy PartnersOlivia Grobtuch is a founding partner of Kennedy Partners, one of Doyles Guide "top tier" Melbourne firms. She is a member of the Family Law Section of the Law Institute of Victoria and the Family Law Section of the Law Council of Australia. Olivia has been practising in family law for over 40 years. She obtained her accreditation as a family law specialist in 1990 and has been a member of various committees of the Law Institute of Victoria including sub-committees dealing with family law reform. She has presented numerous papers relating to specialist family law topics and has regularly attended family law conferences in both the national and international arenas. She has been involved in a number of important matters in the High Court of Australia, and has also worked extensively on international family law matters, and is a fellow of the International Academy of Family Lawyers.
Alfonso Layson, Special Counsel, Unified Lawyers
Alfonso Layson is an Accredited Specialist in Family Law and Special Counsel at Unified Lawyers. With more than a decade of experience, Alfonso practises exclusively in family law and is recognised for his strong advocacy skills, strategic advice, and empathetic client approach. Alfonso works with a diverse range of clients, including professionals, executives, and business leaders, as well as individuals navigating complex and emotionally charged family law disputes. He is committed to providing clear, practical advice so clients understand their position from the outset and can make informed decisions about their future. Alfonso has built a respected family law practice with experience across all Family Law Courts, mediation, and alternative dispute resolution processes. He is a confident and effective advocate, known for handling complex and high-risk matters with care and precision. His experience includes Family Law, Adoption and Surrogacy.
