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The Canberra Legal 10 Unit Symposium is here! Created exactly the way you asked for it, this dynamic program brings you all the legislative updates, landmark decisions, compliance insights and essential skills you need for the year ahead, all in one day. You will hear from the best of the best, leading barristers, top partners and recognised experts delivering the updates, risks and strategies that matter most right now. Everything from property and business law to AI, family law, succession, employment, privacy, and litigation skills essentials. Designed to deliver essential updates and help you secure all your mandatory CPD including ethics, professional skills and practice management units in just one day, this is your all-in-one solution to wrap up the CPD year with confidence.Session 1: Property, Wills and Family Law Updates
Chair: Andrew Freer, Principal, KJB Law; Preeminent Wills & Estates Litigation ACT Lawyer, Doyle’s Guide 2025
> Property Law Update
Presented by Rhys Mitchell, Director, Terracon Legal; Leading ACT Property & Real Estate Canberra Lawyer, Doyle’s Guide 2025
> Family Law Myths - What Non-family Lawyers Need to Know About the Financial Risks of Relationships
Presented by Kasey Fox, Partner, Farrar Gesini Dunn; Leading Family & Divorce ACT Lawyer, Doyle’s Guide 2026
> The Continuing Evolution of Succession Law in the ACT
Presented by David Toole, Special Counsel, Lexmerca; Accredited Specialist in Property Law
Session 2: Ethics, Professional Skills and Practice Management for All Lawyers
Chair: William Ward, Partner, Griffin Legal; Accredited Specialist in Employment and Industrial Relations Law
> Managing your Employees: Tips to Stay Ahead of the Law
Presented by Amy Sydney, Special Counsel, MV Law
> How to Manage Complex Claims: Skills Every Lawyer Needs
Presented by Liam Casey, Senior Practice Leader – Medical Law, Slater Gordon; Preeminent Medical Negligence Compensation (Plaintiff) ACT Lawyer, Doyle’s Guide 2025
> Contemporary Ethical Challenges in Legal Practice
Presented by Vanessa Flowers, Principal & Sebastian Marquez, Senior Associate, McInnes Wilson Lawyers
Session 3: Privacy, Business Law and Dispute Resolution
Chair: John Larkings, Barrister, Blackburn Chambers; Leading Commercial Litigation & Dispute Resolution ACT Barrister, Doyle’s Guide 2025
> Remedies in Contract Law
Presented by Richard McGilvray, Partner, McGilvray; Recommended Construction Litigation ACT Lawyer, Doyle’s Guide 2025
> Recent Cases and Practical Tips to Deal with Commercial Contracting
Presented by Katie Innes, Legal Director: Business & Corporate, BAL Lawyers; Recommended Corporate and Commercial ACT Lawyer, Doyle’s Guide 2024
> Employment Law Update
Presented by Gabrielle Sullivan, Principal, Sullivans Legal Co; Accredited Specialist in Employment & Industrial Law; Leading ACT Employment Lawyer, Doyle’s List 2025
> Privacy and Artificial Intelligence (AI): Will the Push to Productivity Trump Privacy?
Presented by Damien Brazel, Partner, Griffin Legal
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Novotel Canberra, Jolimont Centre, 61 Northbourne Ave, City ACT 2601, Australia, Canberra
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