Build the knowledge and practical strategies you need to advise confidently on the latest NSW property law developments. You will gain expert guidance on capital gains tax, property trusts, easements and covenants, complex leasing, FIRB approvals and foreign investment, caveat litigation, AML/CTF compliance and the ethical risks of AI in legal practice. Learn directly from leading barristers, accredited specialists and senior practitioners who will translate significant reforms, recent cases and emerging regulatory risks into clear steps you can apply in practice. You will leave better equipped to structure and document transactions, strengthen drafting and negotiation, manage compliance obligations, avoid costly disputes and protect your clients and your practice. Attend the full day to earn your CPD units including your mandatory Ethics, Practice Management and Professional Skills units through sessions tailored to the realities of modern property law practice.

Presenters

Bill Fragos, Special Counsel, Moray & Agnew
Bill is a Special Counsel in the Commercial Litigation & Disputes Team. Bill also provides front-end commercial advice with particular experience in privacy, technology, competition law, and consumer law. With a significant reputation for his extensive knowledge in a number of areas of law, Bill represents a range of high profile business and individual clients in complex legal matters.

Liam Thomson, Special Counsel, Baker & McKenzie
Liam Thomson, Special Counsel, Baker & McKenzie. Liam has over 13 years experience providing strategic legal and commercial advice to a diverse range of leading Australian corporations, high-net-worth individuals and large family businesses as well as international corporations.


Cameron Steele, Partner, Dentons
Cameron is a partner at Dentons Australia, where he leads the taxation group in Sydney. He has over 25 years’ experience as a tax law specialist. Cameron has a particular focus on the taxation of property-related transactions, including GST, capital gains tax and on the stamp duty across all Australian jurisdictions. His experience includes investment structures for major commercial and residential property developments.


Marcus Clark, Partner, Johnson Winter Slattery
Marcus Clark is a partner of Johnson Winter Slattery, based in Canberra. He has previously practised law in Bangkok, Gold Coast, Hong Kong, New York, Singapore and Sydney. Marcus is an author of Foreign Investment in Australia, published by Thomson Reuters, and serves as the Deputy Chairman of the Foreign Investment Committee of the Law Council of Australia


Sydney Jacobs, Barrister, 13 Wentworth Chambers
Sydney Jacobs is a barrister, accredited mediator and a Bar ADR Expert Determiner, with a longstanding specialist practice in easement, covenant and real property disputes. He is widely briefed in matters involving the creation (e.g. by long user), interpretation and validity of easements, their enforcement and imposition by applications under s 88K of the Conveyancing Act 1919 (NSW). Such disputes might concern rights of carriageway, stormwater, other utilities, crane swing and rock anchors. These matters involve both Torrens and Old System land. An LL.M graduate of the University of Cambridge, Sydney practices broadly in commercial equity and property law, with experience across partnership and corporate disputes, building and construction matters, strata disputes, leasing, and contracts for the sale of land, including off-the-plan sales, rescission and termination, specific performance, relief against forfeiture, recovery of deposits, and notices to perform or complete. He is also briefed in disputes involving options, rights of first refusal, and restraint of trade. For 20 years, Sydney was the sole author of Commercial Damages and Injunctions: Law and Practice, and a contributor to Commercial & International Arbitration (Thomson Reuters). His practice is characterised by doctrinal depth and practical, outcome-focused advice, informed by extensive experience in complex property and easement disputes


Vikram Misra, Barrister, Clarence Chambers
Vikram Misra was admitted as a solicitor in 2012 and called to the NSW Bar in 2015. He maintains a broad commercial practice and is regularly briefed in matters relating to property law and construction law. Vikram has completed a Graduate Diploma in Taxation Law at the University of Sydney in 2015 and a Master of Laws majoring in construction law and contract law at the University of Melbourne in 2016. Vikram is the author of “Security of Payment in the NSW Building & Construction Industry (7th Ed)” (Thomson Reuters). He is also the sole contributing author to “Jacobs, Commercial Damages” (Thomson Reuters) and “Jacobs, McCarthy & Neggo, Injunctions: Law and Practice” (Thomson Reuters). Vikram is also a contributing author to Commercial Arbitration Law and Practice (Thomson Reuters) in the following sections: Domestic Arbitration, International Arbitration, Security of Payment (NSW) and Security of Payment (SA). Vikram is currently a casual academic at Western Sydney University in the subject "Building Law".


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.

Christopher Conolly, Consultant, Colin Biggers & Paisley
Christopher Conolly is a consultant at Colin Biggers & Paisley and has extensive experience in all aspects of commercial property law including agreements for lease, project development agreements, subdivisions and options. As an accredited specialist in property law Christopher regularly advises on complex property transactions such as in leasehold transactions, contaminated land, compulsory acquisitions, public positive covenants and planning agreements. His clients include government departments and authorities, aged care providers, urban and regional developers and corporations. Christopher is the author of the 'Options' section of Practical Legal Guidance by LexisNexis and, with Gary Newton, "Land Acquisitions" 7th Edition 2017.

Luke Richards, Senior Associate, Levitt Robinson