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Newsletter - 19 February 2025
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2025 AGM - committee members
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Following last night's AGM the NLS committee members are now:
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- James Bartley - President
- Kate Thomson - SVP
- Rose Laffan - JVP
- Sally Davies - Treasurer
- Sam Slack-Smith - Secretary
- Jennifer Doyle
- Katie Thompson
- Sarah Hovanyecz
Continued Professional Development sub-committee
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- James Bartley
- Kate Thomson
- Rose Laffan
- Sally Davies
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- Sam Slack-Smith
- Jennifer Doyle
- Katie Thompson
- Sarah Hovanyecz
- Kate Thomson
- Georgia Debono
- Katie Thompson
- Jennifer Doyle
- Rose Laffan
Young Lawyers sub-committee
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Conveyancing sub-committee
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- Michael McGrath
- John Hollier
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Black Dog Institute and Zoo2Zoo
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Many of us recognise the work that the Black Dog Institute does in our community every day to help with people’s mental health.
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Black Dog Institute is a proudly independent not-for-profit globally renowned mental health research institute connected to UNSW Sydney. They are the only medical research institute in Australia that investigates mental health across the lifespan—from childhood to adulthood.
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They believe in creating hope for those experiencing mental illness by improving mental health outcomes for all Australians.
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One of our practitioners Damien O'Brien with the support of the O'Brien Winter Partners Team is embarking on a ride to raise awareness for this wonderful cause.
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Damien hopes to complete a 9-day 1250 km ride from Melbourne to Canberra and then onto Dubbo, with the Zoo2Zoo team on 1st of March with the aim to support further research to help those battling with mental illness.
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NSW Regional Women Lawyers Webinar Series
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Thursday 27 February 2025, 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm
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‘Equal access to justice’: means what right now in regional, rural and remote areas?
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- Gabrielle Chan – Rural & Regional Editor at Guardian Australia, Journalist and Author
- Jamelle Wells – Author & Journalist, Australian Radio Network, former ABC Senior Court Reporter, Radio & Television News Presenter
- Dr Helen McGowan – Director, Regional Voices Fund, Community Advocate, Contributor Place of Practice; Lawyering in Rural and Regional Australia
- Judy Harrison – Co-convener, National Regional, Rural, Remote and Very Remote Community Legal Network, lawyer, legal policy consultant, academic.
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Family law practice in remote areas – with Barbara Rose Townsend, Family Law Solicitor at Broken Hill Legal Aid, in conversation with Michelle Meares, Barrister and former Family Law Solicitor and Principal of Meares Law.
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Thursday, 24 April 2025
Broadening your wills and estates practice to become an elder lawyer – with Sue Field, Adjunct Associate Professor at Charles Sturt University with responsibility for teaching elder law and Director of the Australian Centre for Elder Law, in conversation with Kim Boettcher, Barrister at Frederick Jordan Chambers, former Solicitor at Seniors Rights Service, and Member of the NSW Bar Association’s Succession and Elder Law Committee (2021–2024).
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Thursday, 29 May 2025
Acting for victims of historical abuse in regional NSW – with Karen Stott, Principal at ADR and Mediation Services, in conversation with Margot Stubbs, former Magistrate and Barrister, now leading the institutional abuse practice at Catherine Henry Lawyers.
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Thursday, 26 June 2025
Conducting mediations in the country – with Karen Stott, Principal at ADR and Mediation Services, in conversation with Linda Crawford, Senior Associate and Health Lawyer at Catherine Henry Lawyers.
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Ticket Pricing (including GST):
NRWL Members: $33, Non-Members: $55, Students: $11, plus booking fees.
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To become an NRWL member and enjoy discounted rates for all webinars, you can sign up here.
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To be notified when tickets for upcoming sessions are released follow us here.
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If these webinars are relevant to your legal practice or professional development, you may record 1 CPD point per webinar.
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Please contact Nicole Armitage for further information on 0403 775 231.
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Succession Law Conference - Orange March 2025
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Orange Chambers has organised a Succession Law Conference on Saturday 29 March 2025 in Orange from 9:00am to 5:30pm. The cost is $400 + GST per person. If the topics are relevant to your legal practice you may record 6 CPD points.
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PO Box 160, Warners Bay NSW 2282
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secretariat@newcastlelawsociety.asn.au
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