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Newsletter - 16 October 2024

Dear Member

40 Years in Practice

It came to our attention recently that quite a number of practitioners in our region had or shortly are to reach the milestone of 40 years in practice.

The list is extracted below but we take this opportunity to congratulate our colleagues on this significant achievement! Should you have an opportunity I would also encourage to reach out to pass on your own congratulations.

Certificates are currently being prepared and will be presented to those in attendance at the Annual Dinner on 1 November 2024.

  • Adrian Kiely
  • Damian Burgess
  • Alan Arnold
  • Peter Brown
  • Helen Murray
  • Robin Evans
  • Robert McKessar
  • John Anthony
  • John McDonald
  • John Palmieri
  • James Argiris
  • Craig Doyle
  • Peter Kelso
  • Mary Windeyer
  • Beverley Cantle
  • John Hollier
  • David Berryman
  • Leon Sokulsky
  • Kim O'Rourke
  • Paul O'Sullivan
  • Alwyn Gillis
  • Anne Kinnear
  • Catherine Henry

2024 Annual Members' Dinner
Friday 1 November 2024

We hope you can join us for this year's Annual Members' Dinner to be held on Friday 1 November 2024 in the Banquet Room at Newcastle City Hall. Our Guest Speaker will be Dr Ross Kerridge, Lord Mayor of Newcastle. Tickets are now available so please click on the invitation below to register by the RSVP date - Wednesday 23 October.

The Newcastle Lawyers Christian Fellowship / City Legal Breakfast Seminar - Wednesday 30 October

The Newcastle Lawyers Christian Fellowship, in partnership with “City Legal”, invite you to a breakfast seminar. Both professionally and personally, we are constantly making calculations around risk. What would happen if we were to extend those calculations to the claims of Jesus Christ? Assoc. Prof. Neil Foster uses Wyong Shire Council v Shirt to do just that. The seminar will be held 7.30am – 8:30am on Wed 30 Oct, in x-703 in NuSpace (corner of Auckland and Hunter Streets).

Cost: pastries/coffee/tea - $10, Rego only (free coffee) $5.

Register here.

Newcastle Chambers Inaugural Family Law Conference - 15 November 2024

Newcastle Chambers invites you to their inaugural afternoon Property and Family Law Conference on Friday, November 15, 2024, from 1:00pm to 6:00pm at the Newcastle Club in Newcastle.

The conference program is as follows:


  • Warwick Tregilgas& Jade Evelyn - What is the practical impact of s 65 DAAA on reconsideration of final parenting orders?
  • Lauren Ticehurst – Ethics
  • Ian Duane & Molly Willoughby – Equitable claims heard with family law property claims
Registration is essential and numbers are limited. Tickets are $15 per person, and can be purchased via the link below:

https://events.humanitix.com/newcastle-chambers-2024-family-law-conference

All proceeds from ticket sales will be donated to a local charity nominated by attendees on the day.
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