One day. All 10 units. This is it. The last day of the CPD year. Your final chance to complete your CPD requirements before the deadline. Get all 10 CPD units sorted in one power-packed day. Don’t just tick the compliance box—make every hour count with practical insights from leading barristers, partners and subject matter experts. Gain practical advice across wills and estates, property, family law, trusts and tax planning, common intellectual property issues, privacy refomrs and AI concerns, small business advisory and contracts law. Tackle your AML/CTF obligations, navigate employment law and team management risks, and get clear on the ethics of client legal privilege. With Substantive Law, Professional Skills, Practice Management and Ethics all covered, you can finish the CPD year fully compliant and strategies ready to use from the experts. No time left to put it off. Book now and beat the deadline.

Presenters

Raoul Wilson SC, Level 8 Wentworth Chambers
Raoul is listed as Leading Senior Counsel in Doyles Guide for Wills and Estate Litigation Barristers, New South Wales, for 2016, 2017, 2018 together with being listed in Doyles Guide for Leading Wills and Estate Litigation Barristers Australia for 2017, 2018. He has over 36 years experience as a legal practitioner, having taken silk in 2013 after being admitted to the Bar in 1984 following a period as a solicitor at King Wood Mallesons (then known as Stephen Jacques Stone James) and an Associate to the late Justice DG McGregor in the Federal Court of Australia. Raoul is not only an expert in Wills and Estates. His expertise extends to advising and appearing in Equity and Commercial matters where he customarily appears at first instance and on appeal in the Supreme Court of New South Wales, the Federal Court of Australia and the Family Court of Australia (in disputes involving company directors, trustees in bankruptcy and equitable interests). As junior counsel, Raoul appeared regularly for the Official Trustee in Bankruptcy. In 2002 he was a member of the Family Law Committee of the NSW Bar Association. In 2008 he was a member of the joint committee of the NSW Bar Association and the Law Society which considered the provisions of the Succession Amendment (Family Provision) Act 2008 and in 2009 was a member of a similar committee which considered the provisions of the Succession Amendment (Intestacy Act) 2009. Raoul is a regular presenter at Seminars on Wills and Estates held by specialist gatherings of Wills and Estates practitioners and Regional Law Societies. He is also an experienced Mediator in wills and estate matters which are referred by the Supreme Court of New South Wales for private.

Joe Murphy, Director, Cowell Clarke
Joe is an employment relations lawyer with over 20 years’ experience specialising in workplace relations at mid-tier and employer associations. Joe’s experience extends to providing advice and representation in matters across Australian tribunals and courts, including the Fair Work Commission and the Federal Courts of Australia. Joe has also represented clients in various inquests and commissions of inquiry, including in the Independent Commission Against Corruption and various State Coroner’s Inquests and Inquiries. Regular matters in which clients require Joe’s expertise, include redundancies, unfair dismissals, general protections (adverse action) claims, executive and complex dismissals and separations, discrimination claims, industrial disputes, managing long and short term injured workers, troublesome workers compensation claims, employee fraud, employee privacy and surveillance, investigations (including in connection with whistleblower complaints), and the defence of underpayment claims brought by employees, unions and the Fair Work Ombudsman. Joe has extensive experience assisting clients with disputation between employers and their employees (whether dealing with employees collectively or individually). Joe has spent the last 10 years working exclusively with businesses across a vast range of industries and sectors, including information technology, SaaS, retail, hospitality, transport, manufacturing, construction, social & community services, and financial services.


Stephen Ipp, Barrister, Greenway Chambers
Stephen Ipp is a barrister specialising in arbitration, building and construction, commercial, corporations and insolvency law. He acts in a wide range of disputes involving shareholders, commercial fraud, real property transactions, complex recoveries for financiers and liquidators, engineering and infrastructure disputes, general building and strata defect claims. Stephen advises on trial strategy at all stages of the litigation process and works closely with instructing solicitors. He has more than 25 years of experience working with experts across a wide range of professional disciplines. Stephen is recognised in The Best Lawyers in Australia 2021 to 2024 for his expertise in Insolvency and Reorganization Law, for Insurance Law in 2023 and 2024 for Banking and Finance in 2024. He is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (UK) (FCIArb).


David Bannerman, Principal, Bannermans Lawyers
David Bannerman is the principal of Bannermans Lawyers, Sydney's leading Strata Law firm, providing specialised legal services for the strata industry. David is a qualified lawyer. He is an Accredited Property Law Specialist with the Law Society of New South Wales and has over 15 years extensive experience in all aspects of property law and building litigation.

Neil Jackson, Barrister, Frederick Jordan Chambers
Neil Jackson holds a Bachelor of Law and Bachelor of Economics from Sydney University (both obtained in 1986), and a Master of Law from the University of New South Wales (obtained in 1996, majoring in a family law related subjects). He practised as a solicitor in Sydney from July 1986, largely specialising in personal injury litigation, family law and de facto relationships law, before being called to the New South Wales Bar in February 1997. From 1998 he was the National Editor of the CCH De Facto Relationships Service. As a solicitor, he was a member of the New South Wales Law Society Family Law Committee and the Committee of Family Law through the City of Sydney Regional Law Society. Further, he was part of the Sydney Registry of the Family Court of Australia's Duty Solicitor Scheme. He is also an accredited specialist through the Law Society of New South Wales in both family law and personal injury. Currently he practises as a barrister, exclusively in family law and de facto relationships law, at Frederick Jordan Chambers, Sydney. Neil Jackson is also a member of the Conciliators and Arbitrators Association, the Australian Association of Family Lawyers and Conciliators, and the Family Law Section of the Law Council of Australia. Further, he is currently on the Legal Aid Committee of the Bar Association of New South Wales. Currently he is a Board Director of 3 Bridges. 3 Bridges is a community based organisation which develops and provides a range of community and welfare services in the St George and Sutherland Districts. Neil Jackson is presently an Arbitrator of the Local Court of New South Wales.


Olga Ganopolsky, General Counsel – Privacy and Data, Macquarie Group
Olga Ganopolsky is Macquarie Group’s General Counsel - Privacy and Data and is versed in the subject of data protection with extensive experience in detailed privacy policy challenges, law reform and ongoing management of legal and strategic issues. Much of Olga’s work involves implementing new technologies and addressing privacy requirements in an increasingly complex co-regulatory and sometimes contentious environment. Most recently this has included work on implementations of recent changes to the Privacy Act 1988 and the reforms to Security of Critical Infrastructure Act and related regimes, automated decision making and artificial intelligence, CPS 234, the Consumer Data Right and addressing cross border issues considering the Schrems II Decision of the European Court of Justice and the newly updated Standard Contractual Clause as approved by the Commission.


Katherine Shamai, Partner, Grant Thornton
Katherine is a trusted advisor to Boards and C-suite leaders, specialising in financial crime, risk, and governance. With experience spanning both industry and professional services, she delivers pragmatic, tailored advice that reflects the unique needs of each client. Her recent engagements have included being appointed as an external auditor by AUSTRAC, supporting clients with drafting AML/CTF risk assessments and procedures, conducting forensic investigations, and providing recommendations to address compliance gaps and weaknesses. Katherine has worked across federal, state and local governments, as well as in ASX-listed, private, and not-for-profit organisations—particularly within professional services, financial services, gaming, education, and disability sectors. Katherine also contributes to thought leadership in her field, having served on the editorial advisory boards for both Fraud Magazine and Internal Auditor Magazine (US), underscoring her expertise in financial crime prevention and risk management. She is currently the President of the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners Melbourne Chapter.


Kim Boettcher, Barrister, Frederick Jordan Chambers
Kim is a Barrister at Frederick Jordan Chambers in Sydney.  Kim practises in Equity, Property Law, Protective and Guardianship Law, and in the Probate and Succession List.  Prior to coming to the Bar, she practised as a Solicitor in commercial and civil litigation law in London, Sydney and Brisbane.  Kim was appointed to the NSW Minister of Fair Trading's Retirement Villages Advisory Council in 2013 and also to the Minister's Expert Committee on Retirement Villages Standard Contract Terms and Disclosure Documents in 2011.   Kim was a member of the inaugural Legal Services Council in 2014 and reappointed from 2017-2020.   She was a Member of the NSW Bar Association’s Succession and Elder Law Committee from 2021-2024, and the Human Rights Committee in 2025 2026.   She is a member of NSW Regional Women Lawyers even though she usually has to work in Sydney.


Angus Macinnis, Director of Dispute Resolution, StevensVuaran Lawyers
Angus Macinnis is Director of Dispute Resolution at StevensVuaran Lawyers, a boutique commercial law firm in Sydney, where he has a broad commercial dispute resolution practice. He has a particular interest in the practical aspects of professional conduct issues for lawyers (and other professionals) and is a member of the Professional Conduct Advisory Panel of the Law Society of New South Wales, as well as being a Legal Professional Mentor in the Thomas More Law School at the Australian Catholic University.


Alison Jones, Special Counsel, Corrs Chambers Westgarth
Alison Jones is a highly regarded competition and consumer law expert at Corrs Chambers Westgarth. She advises leading corporations on consumer protection, advertising, marketing compliance, regulatory investigations and enforcement matters. With extensive experience guiding businesses through complex Australian Consumer Law obligations and ACCC scrutiny, Alison is widely recognised for her practical advice on managing legal risk in marketing, branding and promotional activities.


Philip Bambagiotti, Barrister, Tenth Floor St James Hall Chambers
Philip Bambagiotti is a barrister / arbitration counsel practicing from Sydney, Australia, and London UK. He has about 30 years' experience as an advocate, specialising in Commercial and Construction Law matters. This experience also extends to the provision of representation in Alternative Dispute Resolution matters – principally mediation, adjudication, and arbitrations. He practices in all aspects of commercial law, including: contract disputes, tort disputes, Building & Construction disputes (including Home Building Act matters), Security of Payments disputes and adjudications, Arbitration law, Trade Practices law, Corporations Law, Insurance, Environmental Law, Planning & Local Government Law, Property and Strata matters, appeals and judicial review as well as Occupational Health & Safety, International Sale of Goods matters and Taxation appeals.

Denis Barlin, Barrister, 13 Wentworth Chambers
With a particular focus on the SME market, Denis Barlin advises on all aspects of revenue laws, including income tax, CGT, GST and State taxes generally - including stamp duties and land tax. As well as taxation, Denis provides advice on trust law matters generally and superannuation. Denis is a regular speaker for professional associations including the TIA and has been a regular contributor to a number of professional journals.