Presenters

Lindsey Alford, Barrister, Probity Auditor and Advisor
Lindsey was admitted to the Bar of the Supreme Court of Queensland on 28 April 2003. Lindsey's practice has focused on matters relating to land, property, and commerce: government tendering, ethics, planning and environment, building disputes, contractors security of payments, contract law (purchase, construction, commercial and retail leases) land title and valuation, corporations law, and body corporates. In the appellate jurisdictions Lindsey has appeared before the Court of Appeal of the Supreme Court, Supreme Court, District Court, and the Queensland Commercial and Administrative Tribunal (QCAT). Lindsey's successful appearance before the Court of Appeal in the matter of RJ Neller Building Pty Ltd v Ainsworth [2008] QCA 397 was reported in The Queensland Reports [2009] 1 QDR 390. Lindsey also practices as a Probity Auditor and Advisor. In 2007 Lindsey established separately to his legal practice, a consultancy, which is a panel member to the Standing Offer Arrangement, for the provision of Probity Advisors and Auditors for the Whole of Government in Queensland. Lindsey has successfully undertaken over 250 probity projects for a range of state government departments, local government, government owned corporations, statutory bodies, and private sector companies. Lindsey is considered an authority on probity governance in government procurement and tendering, having been published in the Australian Law Journal, October 2011, (2011) 85 ALJ 678: as co-author of “Tendering for government business: process contracts, good faith, fair dealing and probity”. This article is cited in N. Seddon, Government Contracts Federal, State Local, 5th edition, Federation Press, 2013, [7.1], p. 334.

Simon LaBlack, Legal Practitioner Director, LaBlack Lawyers
Simon practises exclusively in Property Law in Queensland. In 2017, he became one of now 25 Accredited Specialists in Queensland Property Law. Simon assists organisations and private clients in all property law related matters including property acquisitions and disposals, commercial property matters including leases, developments, transactions and disputes, subdivisions and compulsory acquisition matters. Simon is a member of the Queensland Law Society Property Law Specialist Accreditation Advisory Committee, he is a member of the PEXA Member Advisory Council, he acts as a Court-Appointed Statutory Trustee for Sale and as a specialist consultant to the profession and he is a contributing author for LexisNexis in their practical guidance materials.