This is it! Your last chance to square away your CPD points before the March 31st deadline! Don't fret if you've left it to the last minute – we've got you covered. Join us for an intensive, one-day CPD marathon covering 10 crucial areas of law, from ethics and professional skills to practice management. Secure your spot now before it's too late and ensure you're fully compliant by the deadline.

Presenters

Ms. Natasha Leedman, Principal – Natasha Leedman, Specialist Workplace Lawyer & Consultant
Natasha Leedman operates a private consulting business providing specialist advice and representation in workplace law for both corporate and individual clients. Specifically, Natasha provides front-end advisory work and conducts litigation on state and federal workplace relations law, equal opportunity and discrimination law, work health and safety, vocational regulation, privacy and confidentiality, and is also experienced in freedom of information matters. She has strong experience in working across some key sectors including transport, energy and resources, technology, government, financial and professional services, construction, property, manufacturing, retail, health and education. Natasha has over 20 years' collective experience working in the banking and finance, and government, sectors as well as in private practice, including a secondment to the Australian Industrial Relations Commission (now Fair Work Commission). In her most recent role, Natasha was a Partner in the Workplace practice group of a leading national firm. Natasha has varied interests outside of work, including being an active board and committee member of a leading independent school in Perth.


Lee-Ann Cartoon, Principal, Succession Solutions Perth
Lee-Ann Cartoon is an experienced tax and succession planning lawyer. She has worked throughout Australia and the UK advising clients ranging from global financial institutions and multinational energy and resource companies to high net wealth individuals. Lee-Ann's experience has given her an appreciation of the importance of approaching any matter commercially, logically and with the client's end goal front of mind. Lee-Ann has developed a particular interest in complex estate and succession planning and regularly advises and presents across these areas. Lee-Ann is a Member of the STEP WA State Committee, Chair of the STEP WA Membership and Promotion Sub-Committee and Member of the national STEP Membership and Promotion Sub-Committee. Lee-Ann has been recognised in Doyle's Guide since 2021 in the category of "Leading Wills, Estates & Succession Planning Lawyers - Western Australia". 1911AW01 Lee-Ann Cartoon is an experienced tax and succession planning lawyer. She has worked throughout Australia and the UK advising clients ranging from global financial institutions and multinational energy and resource companies to high net wealth individuals. Lee-Ann's experience has given her an appreciation of the importance of approaching any matter commercially, logically and with the client's end goal front of mind. Lee-Ann has developed a particular interest in the area of complex estate and succession planning and regularly advises and presents across these areas.


Mr. Joel Yeldon, Barrister, Fourth Floor Chambers
Joel Yeldon practises has practiced as a barrister for 15 years. He is a barrister and member of Fourth Floor Chambers in Perth since 2019. Prior to that he was a barrister practicing from Francis Burt Chambers from 2008. Prior to joining the independent bar, he practiced as a solicitor at Clayton Utz, and Maxim Litigation Consultants. He was admitted to the Supreme Court and High Court in 2000. He holds a Master of Law postgraduate degree from Melbourne University (2014) and took Law at Murdoch University at undergraduate level and obtained a bachelor’s degree (1999). He also has a bachelor’s degree in business(1995), and a bachelor’s degree in Arts (1995). He practices mainly in property law and in building and construction disputes and for insurers. Joel also has a good range of experience in other legal areas, including in disputes involving misrepresentations made in business sales transactions. Broadly speaking, his experience has involved equitable estates in real property law, trustee/beneficiary disputes, vendor/purchaser disputes, professional indemnity issues, and trade practices and tortious claims against stockbrokers, architects and engineers. Over the years, Joel has also been a lecturer in law at university level. Joel has also presented on legal topics at many CPD events.


Ms. Amy Pascoe, Legal Practitioner Director, Pascoe Legal
Amy has worked exclusively in the area of legal costs and is currently the legal practitioner director of Pascoe Legal. Amy has educated and provided advice to many Western Australian law practices on the transition to the Legal Profession Uniform Law in 2022. In 2021 Amy was elected to the Legal Practice Board ("LPB"), and since that time has served on the LPB's Professional Affairs Committee, the LPB's Admissions and Registrations Committee and the LPB's Legal Services and Complaints Committee. Amy is also Deputy Convenor of the Law Society of Western Australia’s Costs Committee to which she has been a member since 2016.


Mr. Laurence Iffla, Partner, Iffla Wade
Laurence (Larry) Iffla is a partner of Iffla Wade and was formerly a partner of Mallesons Stephen Jaques (now King & Wood Mallesons) where he was head of the Perth property practice. Larry has over 35 years' experience in commercial property and development matters, stamp & transfer duty and other property related tax advice, as well as personal estate planning for select clients. He also works in corporate and commercial law, particularly involving the structuring of business and property acquisitions. Larry was identified as a preeminent lawyer in Doyle's Guide to the Legal Profession - Leading Property & Real Estate Lawyers WA in 2011.


Morgan Solomon, Director, Solomon Hollett Lawyers
Founding Director at Perth law firm Solomon Hollett Lawyers, Morgan has decades of experience in succession law, commercial, business, wills and estates and estate litigation. Prior to opening Solomon Hollett Lawyers along with Craig Hollett in 2015, Morgan was Director at one of Western Australia's leading midsized law firm. Morgan has particular interest in Wills, Contested Estates, Contentious Probate and Administration matters and currently is the author of the Lexis Nexis practical guides on non contentious probate, administration and Wills in WA. His Will drafting is also informed by a very broad range of commercial, business and litigation law experience. In recent years Morgan has held the positions of Vice Chair and then Chairman of the prestigious Law Australasia group of leading independent law firms across Australia and was a board member of the Prostate Cancer Foundation WA. A third generation West Australian lawyer, he also takes an active role in the State's cultural community, as a founding member of the WA Chamber of Culture and the Arts, holds an honours degree in fine art from UWA and, and sits as Chair of the statutory body the Arts and Culture Trust.


Mr. Richard Price, Barrister, Frances Burt Chambers
Richard Price is a former litigation partner of Freehills. He practises principally in the area of Commercial litigation. Area's of Practice include Commercial, Appeals, Banking, Bankruptcy, Consumer protection law, Contractual disputes, Corporate insolvency, Corporations law, Equity, Intellectual property, Landlord and tenant, Mining and resources, Real property, Restraint of trade Securities and investments, Trusts.,


Ms. Kimberley Morrison, Consultant, O'Sullivan Davies
For Kim Morrison, the greatest reward is knowing her work means that a child will have a safe and meaningful relationship with their parent. Kim has been an accredited family law specialist since 2017. Her strong technical knowledge of the law enables her to effectively help families plan and move forward with their lives after separation. She likes the interrelationship between family law and other types of law including property, trusts, commercial and criminal law. The mental challenge of maintaining such breadth of legal knowledge, and the need to understand and work within interpersonal relationships and family dynamics, motivates her to continue learning. It comes as second nature to Kim to find the fine balance between vigorous representation and maintaining personal relationships to allow parties to reach a negotiated settlement for the benefit of the family. Her strategic thinking enables her to plan cases with the big picture front of mind, always with the end goal in sight. Assisting clients to finalise their relationship with dignity and respect, and in a cost effect manner, generates enormous job satisfaction for Kim. Kim started her legal career in 2004 at the Housing Industry Association in the IR/Legal department. In 2006 while completing her studies, Kim worked as a family law / litigation paralegal and legal assistant in a mid-tier firm in Brisbane. In 2008, Kim graduated from the Queensland University of Technology with a double degree of Bachelor of Laws and Bachelor of Business (International Business), and was admitted to the Supreme Court of Queensland in 2009. Kim also holds a Graduate Diploma of Legal Practice, and Graduate Certificate in Applied Family Law, both from College of Law. She is a member of Law Society of Western Australia and sits on the Accreditation Committee, which administers the specialist accreditation program in Western Australia. Kim was elected as a committee member of the Family Law Practitioners Association of Western Australia in 2021. Outside of the office, Kim enjoys time at the beach, travelling, Thai boxing, scuba diving and being in the sunshine.


Ms. Elspeth Hensler, Barrister, Francis Burt Chambers
Within Elspeth Hensler’s commercial practice, she acts for clients in banking, corporate, insolvency, revenue, mining, construction and succession matters. Beyond her success in representing clients on wide-ranging matters, Elspeth is highly regarded and respected for her varied work within the legal profession. Between 2009 and 2021 she was one of two barristers coordinating the WA Bar’s response to requests for pro bono assistance. Between 2013 and 2021, she helped to organise the WA Bar’s CPD and Bar Reader courses. She is a member of the Bar’s Diversity and Inclusion Committee and drafted its grievance policy. Since 2014, she has been a member of the Advisory Board of the University of Notre Dame Fremantle School of Law. She is an author of the private residential tenancy and social housing residential tenancy sections of the Lawyer's Practice Manual WA. Previously, she was a member of the steering committee which produced the 20th Anniversary Review of the 1994 Chief Justice’s Gender Bias Taskforce Report. Elspeth is a former Chair of the WA Legal Assistance Forum and former President of Australian Women Lawyers and Women Lawyers of WA. Between 2009 and 2021 she was a member of the WA Bar Council. In 2014, Elspeth was presented with the Attorney General’s Community Service Law Award and jointly presented with the WA Bar Association Distinguished Service Award. In 2015, she received Women Lawyers of WA’s award for Woman Lawyer of the Year. In her spare time, she plays double bass.


Mr. Nicholas Murfett, Director, Murfett Group
During the past 25 years of legal practice, Nick Murfett has acquired experience in several areas. In 1990 he left practice in a large firm to establish the sole practice 'Murfett & Co' in West Perth. The firm's main practice areas were insolvency, commercial litigation and general commercial. Nick ran the firm and its successor Murfett Legal until December 2008 when he left full time legal practice. Nick has a keen interest in business and commerce and has been involved in the management of several businesses in the areas of farming, aviation, property development, debt collection, hospitality and charities. Despite varied experience in litigation, Nick has a strong interest in mediation and alternative dispute resolution for clients who seek to resolve disputes without litigation. He is a mediator accredited with LEADR, a Professional and Executive Coach - accredited by Open Up Communication Pty Ltd (Sydney) and is accredited in several psycho-therapy modalities. In 2008 Nick left full time legal practice to commence consulting in professional and executive coaching, workshop and seminar facilitation and corporate consulting. Nick has a keen interest in the welfare of professional and business people.


Mr. Chris Mofflin, Barrister, Francis Burt Chambers
Chris is a barrister practising out of Francis Burt Chambers. Prior to joining the Bar, he practised as a solicitor at the State Solicitor’s Office and the Perth and Tokyo offices of Herbert Smith Freehills, and was the Associate to the Hon. Chief Justice Martin. Chris has a broad practice in commercial and public law matters including contractual disputes, judicial review proceedings, coronial inquests and negligence claims. He also acts in regulatory and other prosecutions. His commercial practice has a particular focus on arbitration, including private commercial arbitration for corporate and government clients, private international and investor-state arbitration.


Ms. Bethany Moller, Senior Associate, O’Sullivan Davies
Bethany graduated from University of Western Australia with Law and Commerce degrees. Since 2011, she has worked in boutique firms, and was later admitted to the Supreme Court of WA and High Court. Bethany has practised primarily in family law since 2017 and in 2023 became an Accredited Family Law Specialist. Bethany was named a Doyle’s Guide Rising Star in 2018, 2019, 2023 and 2024. She served as an ordinary Family Law Practitioners’ Association council member from 2019-2020 and was elected Secretary 2020-2021, continuing presently.


Ms. Joy Horwood, Barrister, Francis Burt Chambers
Joy practices in most areas of commercial litigation and dispute resolution, with a deep expertise in insurance coverage disputes, professional liability, ACL claims (misleading and deceptive conduct, unconscionable conduct and consumer guarantees), property damage and business interruption, contractual disputes, building and construction disputes, professional disciplinary actions, and regulatory investigations and prosecutions (ASIC, CCC, Royal Commissions, Consumer Protection, the Tax Practitioners Board, WorkSafe, and WorkCover). Much of Joy’s experience relates to disputes of significant complexity, sensitivity or value (of up to $350 million), particularly in the financial services, mining, and building, infrastructure and construction sectors. Before being called to the Bar, Joy spent 18 years in private practice at boutique insurance and national firms, a large portion of which was as Special Counsel.