Tuesday, 17 March 2026
Description
Attend and earn 0.5 CPD unit in Substantive Law
This program is based on VIC legislation
Chair
Lachlan McKenzie, Practice Leader, Moores; Accredited Specialist in Wills & Estates Law; Preeminent Wills & Estates Litigation Lawyer, Australia, Doyle’s Guide 2025
2025–6 Case Update: The Year’s Leading Succession Law Decisions
Review the most significant testators family maintenance and other succession cases from the past year, highlighting key principles, practical lessons and emerging trends shaping wills and estates practice.
Presented by Tim Staindl, Barrister, Greens List Barristers; Recommended Wills & Estates Litigation Barrister, Doyle’s Guide 2025
Presenters
Tim Staindl, Barrister, Greens List
Tim maintains a broad practice across commercial law and the common law. He has particular expertise in equity, trusts and deceased estates. He is regularly briefed (both led and unled) in matters involving proprietary estoppel, estate administration disputes and testators family maintenance claims. Tim is a member of the Commercial Bar Association Probate & Related Property Section, and was named in the 2025 Doyle's Guide list of Leading Wills & Estates Litigation Barristers in Victoria. Prior to the Bar, Tim was Associate to the Honourable Justices McMillan and Gorton. He assisted their Honours in all types of matters within the Common Law Trial Division. Tim began his career as a solicitor at a boutique firm in Hawthorn. He has also taught Trusts at Monash University.
Lachlan McKenzie, Practice Leader, Moores
Lachlan McKenzie is a Practice Leader in the Private Clients Team at Moores and heads up the Estates Team. Lachlan’s expertise lies in resolving complex disputes relating to wills, trusts and estates and in assisting families to transition wealth to the next generation. In the 2025 Doyle’s Guide, Lachlan was identified by his peers as a ‘Preeminent’ lawyer in ‘Wills & Estates Litigation’ in Victoria and Australia. As an Accredited Specialist in Wills & Estates and a leader in his field, Lachlan knows the relevant law – but it’s his ability to ‘cut to the chase’ and to achieve successful outcomes that his clients appreciate the most.
