Understand what the family law reforms and recent decisions mean for your clients and how to respond. Learn from the judiciary, preeminent barristers, experienced solicitors and tax experts as you examine property division, family violence and conduct affecting property division, trusts, asset dissipation and contributions. Explore practical strategies for taking instructions on contributions, preparing evidence and addressing hidden wealth, alongside approaches to resolution, disclosure obligations and the use of AI in your practice. Leave with a clearer basis for the advice you give, the arguments you develop and the decisions you help clients make.

Presenters

Anne-Marie Rice, Director, Novera Solutions
Anne-Marie Rice has ticked all the “lawyer” boxes – Senior Judicial Registrar, Executive Director, Partner, Accredited Specialist, Mediator, Arbitrator, FDRP, Collaborative Lawyer, prac-ademic, Committee Member, Volunteer, Mentor. She has been an ICL, run a successful family law practice, won awards, and given countless technical, practical, and motivational presentations to lawyers and non lawyers for over two decades. She is a member of the Attorney General’s Family Law Council and, in a career spanning over 25 years, she has been unrelenting and unapologetic in her work to challenge the adversarial approach to family law, including from within the Court itself. She is the architect of the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia’s dispute resolution processes and delivered over 20,000 conferences during her time at the Courts. She is now the Principal Mediator at Anne-Marie Rice Mediations and co director of family law’s most vibrant training consultancy Novera Solutions

Philip Looney KC, French Quarter Chambers
Philip was first called to the Bar in 1996 and took silk in 2012. He has had a diverse practice spanning Family Law, Tax and Commercial litigation. His current focus is on Family Law and Alternative Dispute Resolution. Philip has been recognised as a leading Queensland Senior Counsel in Doyle’s Guide in Family Law since 2015. Prior to coming to the Bar, Philip had a 14-year career as a Chartered Accountant with extensive experience both in Australia and overseas. He practiced mainly in the insolvency, corporate and forensic accounting areas working mainly for KPMG or its predecessor firms. In addition to being an AIFLAM Specialist Accredited Arbitrator, Philip is a nationally accredited mediator and acts as such in family and commercial disputes. Since December 2021, Philip has been the Queensland Barrister representative member of the Executive of the Family Law Section of the Law Council of Australia. Philip is a member of The Australian Institute of Family Law Arbitrators and Mediators (AIFLAM). He served as its Queensland Board Member in 2020 and 2021 and is currently one of the Family Law Section’s representatives on the AIFLAM Board. Philip is a member of 19 Inns Chambers in Brisbane and French Quarter Chambers on the Gold Coast.

Sarah Dibley, Special Counsel, Lander & Rogers
Sarah is a Special Counsel in the Brisbane office of Lander & Rogers' Family & Relationship Law practice. Having worked exclusively in family law since 2008, Sarah is a trusted advisor to her wide network of clients based in Queensland and internationally. When working with Sarah you can expect measured, strategic advice. Sarah recognises that there are many ways to resolve family law matters and relies on her extensive experience to provide solutions to clients that align with their values and priorities. Sarah is consistently recognised in peer review publications as a leader in family law. She was named a leading parenting & children's matter lawyer in the 2024 edition of Doyle's Guide, and a Rising Star in the 2018-2022 editions. Sarah is a member of Queensland's Family Law Accreditation Advisory Committee and the Family Law Practitioners Association. She regularly contributes to industry publications and appears as a panellist at events to share insights on topical family law issues.

Alison Ross, Partner, HopgoodGanim Lawyers
Alison Ross specialises in complex property matters and other financial matters arising from relationship breakdowns. She has worked exclusively in family law since 1996 and has extensive experience in both matrimonial and de facto relationship law. Alison's expertise includes advising on international family law matters, financial matters and matters relating to children, including relocation and child abduction. An Accredited Family Law Specialist, Alison is a fellow of the International Academy of Family Lawyers and is the immediate past Chair of the Queensland Law Society's Family Law Committee. She is a member of the Queensland Law Society Continuing Professional Development Committee. Alison has been ranked a leading lawyer in Doyles Guide to Leading Family and Divorce Lawyers - Brisbane since 2012.

Adam Cooper, Principal, Cooper Family Law
Adam Cooper is the Principal of Cooper Family Law, now in its fifteenth year of operation. However, Adam is more commonly known for his ‘almost’ professional football career, just like his almost professional legal career. Prior to the beginning of Cooper Family Law, Adam was at the private bar, before taking on a special counsel role at Barry.Nilsson Lawyers. Adam also completed social science qualifications, and was a counsellor for some years in the prison system, which he believes has benefitted his practice in Family Law. Adam is also a regular on the conference circuit, having recently given papers on the new section 65DAAA, applications for leave under section 44, negotiating relocation cases, and managing clients with impaired capacity. Adam has advised the District Court of Mecklenburg, North Carolina about Australian superannuation splitting orders, a task not made easy by the Judge’s comments suggesting grave concerns regarding how far sunk in communism Australia had become. Adam speaks French, but often wonders why.

Pippa Colman, Director, Pippa Colman Family Law
Pippa is one of the most distinguished and highly sought after Accredited Family Law Specialists in the field of family law and also as a Mediator and Arbitrator. She is renowned for her expertise in navigating complex legal matters with discretion and precision, as well as her compassionate approach to clients in distress, and her willingness to go the extra mile to help them, which sets her apart as a trusted advisor. Pippa is also well known for her dedication to continuing professional development and has, since the 1980s, delivered seminars and talks for the Queensland Law Society, the Sunshine Coast Law Association, the Accord Group of Sydney, in Australia, Hong Kong and Malaysia, Legalwise seminars, the Television Education Network, the Queensland University and the Sunshine Coast University. Pippa has been an active member of the Sunshine Coast Law Association since the 1970s, has been a president of the Association and is and has been a committee member for many years. Pippa was a member of the Committee which established the Maroochydore Neighbourhood Centre in the 1970s. She was an active member of the Sunshine Coast Community Legal Service for many years. In 1995, she helped establish the Sunshine Coast Family Contact Centre Association (Inc) which helps children maintain relationships with both of their parents and was recognised by the Supreme Court for her efforts. Pippa has been a member of the Suncoast Business Network, an association of Sunshine Coast business owners, for more than 10 years and is a current member of the Maroochydore Chamber of Commerce.


Alexandra Moles, Partner, Mills Oakley
Alexandra is a Partner and co-manager of the Mills Oakley Family and Relationship Law practice in Brisbane. Alex has over 20 years of experience practising exclusively in family law. Her philosophy is simple - highly personalised, commercial and direct advice. She is a people person who is committed to her clients obtaining the earliest possible resolution of the legal issues arising from the beginning or end of a relationship. Her expertise and guidance is highly sought after and she is regarded as Preeminent in her field. Alex has a reputation for acting in high value and complex property matters and has been involved in many cases involving intergenerational family businesses and succession planning. Alex also has a strong parenting practice with a particular interest in high conflict cases, coercive control, personality disorders, psychiatric issues, alienation and drug and alcohol abuse. Alex has experience in mediation, child-inclusive mediation, and litigation about children. She is also trained in collaborative law.

The Hon. Colin Forrest SC, AMDRAS Accredited Mediator, AIFLAM Accredited Advanced Family Law Arbitrator, FLB Chambers
Early in 2021, Colin resigned from the Family Court of Australia after ten years of service as a trial judge and returned to practice at the Bar. He maintains chambers in Brisbane, Sydney and Perth and is a member of Holmes List in Melbourne. Since leaving the Court, he has primarily focused on alternative dispute resolution, providing mediation and arbitration services to solicitors and their clients throughout Australia. In that time, Colin has conducted hundreds of mediations but also numerous arbitrations on the papers, in person and using online platforms. He has been the Deputy Chair of AIFLAM for several years and passionately advocates for the take-up of arbitration in family law around the country, presenting on the subject in many fora.

Kay Feeney, Director, Feeney Family Law
Kay has been an expert in family law for more than 35 years. She was admitted as a solicitor in 1985 and has been the director of Feeney Family Law since 2011. Kay is an accredited Family Law Specialist. She combines her Family Law expertise with an understanding of her clients’ issues and expectations to promote a safe, calm, and respectful rapport. She possesses a high level of legal technical competency and holds a clear tenacity of purpose. She ensures that her clients feel supported and are not vulnerable to any imbalances of power. Kay boasts extensive litigation experience with particular interest in mediation, collaboration, and arbitration. She is a Nationally Accredited Mediator having undertaken additional training in 2025 and is an Advanced Mediator in the terms of the recent changes. She has also undertaken training in Elder Mediation. She is a qualified Arbitrator for family law matters and a qualified Family Dispute Resolution Practitioner. Her wisdom and experience as a mediator are highly requested. She has experience in property matters involving high value and working in complex corporate structures. She is also an expert across a range of other family matters, including parenting disputes complicated by parental deficits and special needs children. She also has vast experience as an Independent Children’s Lawyer although no longer undertaking the roll. She is also a Parenting Co-Ordinator. Kay comes recommended in the Doyle’s Guide in Brisbane.

Adam Norman Jenkins, Director Technology, isaidusaid.com
Adam Norman “Jenko” Jenkins is a senior AI software engineer, cloud solutions architect and AI expert witness with 29 years’ experience. He is co-founder and Director of Technology of ISaidUSaid.com, a multi-award-winning AI lawtech platform, and maintainer of ocker.ai, an open-source AI legal case chronology generator and editor. Jenko has contributed as a subject-matter expert to the Australian Attorney-General’s AI and Access to Justice Scoping Study and an IEEE working group developing user-centred principles for AI used in evaluating family violence. His work on ISaidUSaid.com has received Queensland and Australian AI awards and won the Startup Clash at the 2026 Legal Innovation & Tech Fest. He regularly presents on the intersection of AI and the law.