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Judicial review of Personal Injury Commission and Workers Compensation Commission decisions: Recent cases in NSW – on-demand recording

1 CPD units

Non-Member $265.00

Member $130.00



	This session was recorded on 29 August 2025 as part of the Specialist Accreditation Conference 2025. This paper concerns administrative law (judicial review) challenges to decisions of the NSW Personal Injury Commission and Workers Compensation Commission in recent years. While the challenges have been fewer than in past years (since COVID-19), they are still happening, and they are hard fought. Mark Robinson SC will speak on: the role of judicial review in motor accident and workers compensation matters in New South Wales; recent administrative law challenges to the Commissions’ decisions; and key lessons from these recent cases. WARNING: DISTRESSING CONTENT Viewers are advised that various Conference sessions contain graphic details that some may find distressing, including but not limited to references to sexual offences, PTSD and violence. Please review the program and use your discretion before proceeding. If you have experienced sexual assault, domestic or family violence and require assistance, please contact 1800RESPECT (1800 737 732) to speak with a counsellor from the National Sexual Assault and Domestic Family Violence Counselling Service. If you are in distress, the Solicitor Outreach Service (1800 592 296) and Lifeline (13 11 14) offer 24/7 counselling support.
	Recorded on 29 August 2025
	Mark Robinson SC, Barrister, Macquarie Street Chambers

Key developments and skills for civil litigators: Mandatory rule 6.1 – on-demand recording

4 CPD units

Non-Member $520.00

Member $365.00

3 CPD Unit On-demand recording



	This session was recorded on 20 March 2024 as part of the Key developments and skills for civil litigators: Mandatory rule 6.1 – live webinar. Hear from legal experts in this live online course as they discuss some of the current issues faced by civil litigators, while earning four CPD units. Topics include: Legal ethics – Paul Monaghan, Senior Ethics Solicitor, Professional Support Unit, The Law Society of NSW In this session Paul Monaghan will consider ethical issues and scenarios relevant to civil litigators. Best practices in billing and responding to cost enquiries – Nick Satouris, Professional Support Solicitor, Professional Support Unit, The Law Society of NSW This session will cover costs considerations and practices including disclosure, agreements, assessments, and billing. Electronic witnessing and execution of legal instruments – Tim Masters, Senior Associate, Piper Alderman This session will cover the current legislative requirements for electronic execution and remote witnessing of legal documents such as wills, enduring powers of attorney, appointments of enduring guardian, affidavits, statutory declarations, deeds and contracts. In this session you will learn: The impact of legislation created under Covid-19 on the changes to practices of electronic signing and remote witnessing. The relevant sections of the Electronic Transactions Act 2000 (NSW) and the Conveyancing Act 1919 (NSW) with respect to electronic execution in NSW, and the interaction of those sections with execution requirements set out under the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth). Acceptable forms of “Remote witnessing” and practices that should be avoided. Legislative differences between NSW and other jurisdictions and the differing requirements for electronic signing and remote witnessing for commonly encountered legal documents such as wills and deeds.
	Recorded on 20 March 2024
	Paul Monaghan, Senior Ethics Solicitor, Professional Support Unit, The Law Society of NSW Nick Satouris, Professional Support Solicitor, Professional Support Unit, The Law Society of NSW Tim Masters, Senior Associate, Piper Alderman

Key Government Cases - A Year in Review – on-demand recording

1 CPD units

Non-Member $155.00

Member $110.00

1 CPD Unit On-demand recording



	Join us for a comprehensive look at pivotal cases which have helped shape the legal landscape for government lawyers over the past year. This session was recorded as part of the Government Solicitors stream at the Annual Conference 2024.
	Recorded on 11 October 2024
	Scott Alden, Partner, Mills Oakley Christine Lithgow, Principal, Christine Lithgow & Associates Keith Redenbach, Principal Solicitor, Redenbach Legal

Leasing update: Recent cases and developments – on-demand recording

1 CPD units

Non-Member $155.00

Member $110.00

1 CPD Unit On-demand recording


	Join presenter Catherine Hallgath for a presentation covering the latest developments in leasing. Through an examination of recent cases, this session will ensure specialists are informed about the complexities that can arise in the course of leasing negotiations and agreements. This session was recorded as part of the Specialist Accreditation Conference 2024.
	Recorded on 16 August 2024
	Catherine Hallgath, Partner, Mills Oakley
	Spec Acc Conf 2024 - Property

Legal ethical scenarios in elder law, wills and estates – on-demand recording

1 CPD units

Non-Member $155.00

Member $110.00

1 CPD Unit On-demand recording



	This session was recorded on 4 March 2025 as part of the Elder law, wills and probate: One day intensive - live webinar. Legal ethical scenarios in elder law, wills and estates – Paul Monaghan, Senior Ethics Solicitors, Law Society of NSW Paul discusses ethical issues relating to the elder law and wills and estates practice areas. The session focuses on: Avoiding misleading statements Managing client expectations Understanding your confidentiality obligations
	Recorded on 4 March 2025
	Paul Monaghan, Senior Ethics Solicitor, Professional Support Unit, The Law Society of NSW

Legal project management – On-demand recording

1 CPD units

Non-Member $155.00

Member $110.00

1 CPD Unit On-demand recording



	This session was recorded on 9 March 2022 as part of the Key skills for planning and environment lawyers - mandatory rule 6.1 live webinar. Legal project management - This session will be both practical and interactive, and will include foundational legal project management concepts to ensure the broad frameworks are understood, what good delegation looks like, effective collaboration, stakeholder engagement for complex cross-functional teams, project leadership skills, and team self-awareness. Practitioners should inform themselves of Rule 6.1 of the Legal Profession Uniform Continuing Professional Development (Solicitors) Rules 2015 which sets out the requirements for the four (4) mandatory CPD areas for NSW legal practitioners – (a) ethics and professional responsibility; (b) practice management and business skills; (c) professional skills; and (d) substantive law. It is the responsibility of each legal practitioner to self-assess as to whether a particular educational activity extends their knowledge and skills in areas that are relevant to their practice needs or professional development.
	Recorded on 9 March 2022
	Linda-Rose Daya, Head of Legal Project Management and Design, Gilbert + Tobin

Liability without fault: The intersection of vicarious liability and non-delegable duties – on-demand recording

1 CPD units

Non-Member $265.00

Member $130.00

1 CPD Unit On-demand recording



	This session was recorded on 29 August 2025 as part of the Specialist Accreditation Conference 2025. This presentation examines vicarious liability and non-delegable duties, key exceptions to personal fault in tort law. We'll look at their theoretical underpinnings and how they extend institutional accountability beyond direct wrongdoers, and apply Edelman J’s classification of different types of vicarious liability. We will explore the open question from DP v Bird [2024] HCA 41 regarding non-delegable duties and institutional responsibility for child sexual abuse. Finally, we'll consider De Martin & Gasparini Pty Ltd v Bartlett [2025] NSWCA 56, highlighting the distinction between directly employed workers and those under labour hire agreements. WARNING: DISTRESSING CONTENT Viewers are advised that various Conference sessions contain graphic details that some may find distressing, including but not limited to references to sexual offences, PTSD and violence. Please review the program and use your discretion before proceeding. If you have experienced sexual assault, domestic or family violence and require assistance, please contact 1800RESPECT (1800 737 732) to speak with a counsellor from the National Sexual Assault and Domestic Family Violence Counselling Service. If you are in distress, the Solicitor Outreach Service (1800 592 296) and Lifeline (13 11 14) offer 24/7 counselling support.
	Recorded on 29 August 2025
	Patrick Thompson, Partner, Wotton Kearney

Litigating with abandon: the obstacles to obtaining a declaration that an easement has been abandoned – on-demand recording

1 CPD units

Non-Member $155.00

Member $110.00

1 CPD Unit On-demand recording



	This session was recorded on 19 March 2024 as part of the Property law: One day intensive - live webinar. Litigating with abandon: the obstacles to obtaining a declaration that an easement has been abandoned, Sydney Jacobs, Barrister, 13 Wentworth Chambers In this session on easements, Sydney Jacobs will discuss: Navigating section 89 of the Conveyancing Act 1919 (power of the Court to declare easement abandoned or to modify) and related section 49 of the Real Property Act (Power of the Registrar -General) When to use one pathway other than the other ? What are the rights to appeal such decisions? What is the general judicial attitude to claims that an easement has been abandoned? The presumption in the above legislation that an easement is abandoned if no use for 20 years e.g. What type of conduct constitutes “use“? Recent cases by reference to sketches: Castle v Achdjian [2022] NSWSC ; Sheppard v Smith [2021] NSWSC 1207 and on appeal to the NSWCA in 2022. The effect of Gan v Xie [2023 NSWCA to “gist” evidence as opposed to “direct speech” evidence in these types of matters.
	Recorded on 19 March 2024
	Sydney Jacobs, Barrister, 13 Wentworth Chambers

Meaning, unlike beauty, is not in the eyes of the beholder: Bazzi and the ordinary reasonable social media user – On-demand recording

1 CPD units

Non-Member $155.00

Member $110.00

1 CPD Unit On-demand recording


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	This recorded webinar was originally captured during the Specialist Accreditation conference 2022 – Personal Injury stream. This session covers the recent changes and proposed changes to defamation law in Australia, including an analysis of some recent cases. Stewart O’Connell also discusses how these developments impact the social media user, as well as how these changes impact the way the legal practitioner represents the social media user. WARNING: DISTRESSING CONTENT Viewers are advised that various Conference sessions contain graphic details that some may find distressing, including but not limited to references to sexual offences, child pornography and violence. Please review the program and use your discretion before proceeding. Viewers are advised that this content contains graphic language and details that some may find distressing, including references to sexual offences and violence. Please use your discretion before proceeding. If you have experienced sexual assault, domestic or family violence and require assistance, please contact 1800RESPECT (1800 737 732) to speak with a counsellor from the National Sexual Assault and Domestic Family Violence Counselling Service. If you are in distress, the Solicitor Outreach Service (1800 592 296) and Lifeline (13 11 14) offer 24/7 counselling support. If you are concerned for your safety or that of someone else, please contact the Police or call 000 for emergency assistance.
	Recorded on 5 August 2022
	Stewart O'Connell, Senior Solicitor, O'Brien Criminal & Civil Solicitors

Medical negligence claims in NSW – on-demand recording

1 CPD units

Non-Member $265.00

Member $130.00

1 CPD Unit On-demand recording



	This session was recorded on 28 August 2025 as part of the Specialist Accreditation Conference 2025. This session will cover medical negligence claims in NSW – an overview of judicial and procedural developments over the last 12 months. The presentation will include a discussion of recent judgments of the NSW Court of Appeal and the NSW Supreme Court, with a particular focus on expert evidence and the relevant provisions of the Civil Liability Act 2002 (NSW). WARNING: DISTRESSING CONTENT Viewers are advised that various Conference sessions contain graphic details that some may find distressing, including but not limited to references to sexual offences, PTSD and violence. Please review the program and use your discretion before proceeding. If you have experienced sexual assault, domestic or family violence and require assistance, please contact 1800RESPECT (1800 737 732) to speak with a counsellor from the National Sexual Assault and Domestic Family Violence Counselling Service. If you are in distress, the Solicitor Outreach Service (1800 592 296) and Lifeline (13 11 14) offer 24/7 counselling support.
	Recorded on 28 August 2025
	Sarah Henry, Partner, Makinson d'Apice

Mercy Begins Where Legal Rights End – Kathleen Folbigg and the Royal Prerogative of Mercy – on-demand recording

1 CPD units

Non-Member $155.00

Member $110.00

1 CPD Unit On-demand recording



	Join us for an insightful look at the Royal Prerogative of Mercy and how this discretionary power was used to pardon Kathleen Folbigg. This session was recorded as part of the Government Solicitors stream at the Annual Conference 2024.
	Recorded on 11 October 2024
	Dr Robert Cavanagh, Barrister, Sir Owen Dixon Chambers

Moving through the ranks – on-demand recording

1 CPD units

Non-Member $155.00

Member $110.00

1 CPD Unit On-demand recording



	Moving from an In-house lawyer to a more commercial fixture in the business is not always an easy one. Hear how our panellists made the leap and learn key insights to help your own career path. This session was recorded as part of the 2025 In-house Lawyers Conference.
	Recorded on 9 September 2025
	Rebekah Hunter, Principal Solictor, NSW Treasury Jon Downes, General Counsel, MinterEllison Gavin Ingram, Chief Operating Officer Asia Pacific, Global Blue Cicely Sylow, Principal Solicitor, Pivot Law; Birdon Advisory Board

Navigating care and protection law: Essential insights for family lawyers – on-demand recording

1 CPD units

Non-Member $35.00

Member $0.00

1 CPD Unit On-demand recording


	This session was recorded on Wednesday, 25 October 2023 as part of the Navigating care and protection law: Essential insights for family lawyers – live webinar. The Law Society of New South Wales is pleased to offer to our members a complimentary recorded webinar covering the fundamental principles and practices in care and protection law. As the practice of family law continues to evolve and overlap with adjacent areas of practice, it is valuable for family law practitioners to expand their understanding of intersecting legal matters, particularly those impacting children. This webinar will equip attendees with a foundational understanding of governing legislation, child protection principles, the types of child protection applications and orders and the powers of the Children’s Court of New South Wales.
	Recorded on Wednesday, 25 October 2023
	Dian Neligan, Principal Solicitor, Neligan Law and Accredited Specialist in Children’s Law
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Navigating Climate Change - Risks and Reporting Obligations – on-demand recording

1 CPD units

Non-Member $155.00

Member $110.00

1 CPD Unit On-demand recording



	Join us for an insightful session on climate change, corporate responsibility and legal obligations. Our exceptional panel will consider how to effectively communicate climate-related issues to stakeholders, clearly highlight the potential legal risks, and align legal strategies with corporate sustainability goals. This session was recorded as part of the In-House Corporate stream at the Annual Conference 2024.
	Recorded on 11 October 2024
	Karen Durand, Environmental Geoscientist and Corporate Sustainability Manager, Incitec Pivot Limited Kirsty Ruddock, Managing Lawyer, Safe Climate, Environmental Defenders Office (EDO) Charlotte Turner, Senior Associate, Herbert Smith Freehills, Melbourne (Moderator) Michael Tangonan, Legal Counsel, Superannuation & Investments, AMP Australia

Navigating complicated estate administration issues – on-demand recording

1 CPD units

Non-Member $155.00

Member $110.00

1 CPD Unit On-demand recording



	This session will explore a selection of the myriad complex and varied issues that can arise in the administration of deceased estates. Topics will include proof of death by fact, inference or presumption; rights of burial and associated disputes; issues of domicile and the validity of foreign wills; lost wills and the presumption of revocation by destruction; and recent amendments to the Crimes Act 1900 (NSW) affecting changes to trustees. The presentation will focus on the law underpinning these difficult areas of practice, provide practical examples, and offer pointers to practitioners in assisting their clients to navigate the potential minefield of deceased estates. This session was recorded as part of the Specialist Accreditation Conference 2024.
	Recorded on 15 August 2024
	Esterina Azzi, Senior Associate, McCullough Robertson Lawyers
	Spec Acc Conf 2024 - Wills and Estates

Navigating negligence risks in commercial litigation practice – on-demand recording

1 CPD units

Non-Member $265.00

Member $130.00

1 CPD Unit On-demand recording



	This session was recorded on 28 August 2025 as part of the Specialist Accreditation Conference 2025. This session explores the negligence risks that may arise in a busy commercial litigation practice. Beginning with a refresher on the scope of a solicitor’s duty to their client in a litigation context, the session focuses on: the doctrine of advocates’ immunity and its limitations; the scope of the duty to warn; and mitigating risk in the settlement of claims. Examining key principles from recent case law, the session offers practical strategies for experienced litigators to minimise the risk of claims.
	Recorded on Thursday 28 August 2025.
	Jack Lindgren, Special Counsel, Roberts Crosbie Mortensen Lawyers

Navigating NSW surcharge land tax and purchaser duty: Are your clients caught within the net? - on-demand recording

1 CPD units

Non-Member $265.00

Member $130.00

1 CPD Unit On-demand recording



	This session was recorded on 28 August 2025 as part of the Specialist Accreditation Conference 2025. In this session, we will delve into an overview of the legal framework, the practical reach of the definitions of ‘foreign person’ and ‘residential land’, and the entities that can be caught within the net. We will also explore the relevant exemptions and concessions from the net, and real-world cases and emerging themes. The session will also offer insights and strategies to address potential problems.
	Recorded on 28 August 2025
	Michelle Hirschhorn, Barrister, 5 Selborne Chambers

Navigating residential construction insolvency litigation in Australia – on-demand recording

1 CPD units

Non-Member $265.00

Member $130.00

1 CPD Unit On-demand recording



	This session was recorded on 29 August 2025 as part of the Specialist Accreditation Conference 2025. Dr Elizabeth Streten is a principal investigator in a current research project into the drivers of insolvency in the Australian residential construction sector, funded by the Building 4.0 CRC through the Commonwealth Government Cooperative Research Centres Program. With insights from that ongoing research, this session presented by Elizabeth will address the importance of residential construction to the Australian economy, and the causes of Australian residential construction insolvency, before delving into the legal consequences of residential construction insolvency and the insolvency and post-insolvency litigation which arises. The session will discuss relevant legislation and leading case law.
	Recorded on Friday 29 August 2025.
	Dr Elizabeth Streten, Lecturer, Faculty of Business and Law, Queensland University of Technology

Navigating transactions and mortgages involving family finance - on-demand recording

1 CPD units

Non-Member $265.00

Member $130.00

1 CPD Unit On-demand recording



	This session was recorded on 29 August 2025 as part of the Specialist Accreditation Conference 2025. Estate administration involves administering a testator’s assets, and may also involve discovering a complex and opaque web of side deals, understandings and secrets that the executor needs to discover and unravel. Property practitioners and their clients involved in various activities – inter-generational transfers, loans from the bank of ‘mum and dad’, and advances that are secured by mortgages in case of marriage breakdown – need to be aware of the potential consequences when the testator ultimately passes away. This session will include a consideration of gift v loan, ademption by portions, time limitations, and conflicts of interest.
	Recorded on 29 August 2025
	Therese Catanzariti, Barrister, 13 Wentworth Chambers

Networking exposed! How to network without fear and reap the rewards – recorded webinar

1 CPD units

Non-Member $150.00

Member $105.00

1 CPD Unit Recorded webinar



	This session was recorded on 18 March 2023 as part of the Young Lawyers Property Law: One day intensive – live webinar. As our lives return to normal, the opportunities to develop and grow our networks are back. As young lawyers, it's possible that many of you have had only a few opportunities to network or experience its value. In this very practical and engaging session, we will: focus on strategies to help you to feel more comfortable and confident to network in a range of situations and with a diverse range of people; help you to prepare effectively for networking contexts; discuss practical techniques you can use to generate the right impressions and create valuable and sustainable connections. This highly practical session is being delivered by Lisa Butler, Managing Director of The Talea Group and author of "Networking exposed: Discover the secrets of business networking" (3rd ed).
	Recorded on 18 March 2023
	Lisa Butler, Managing Director, The Talea Group

Neurotechnology, ethics and the armed forces - a glimpse into the (possible) future – on-demand recording

1 CPD units

Non-Member $155.00

Member $110.00

1 CPD Unit On-demand recording



	This session will take you on a speculative journey through the intersection of neurotechnology and military ethics to consider the complex implications and potential advancements that could shape future armed forces operation. This session was recorded as part of the Government Solicitors stream at the Annual Conference 2024.
	Recorded on 11 October 2024
	Dr Allan McCay, Co-Director, The Sydney Institute of Criminology Professor Jeffrey Rosenfeld AC, OBE, Senior Neurosurgeon, The Alfred Hospital Paul Monaghan, Senior Ethics Solicitor, The Law Society of NSW (Moderator) Lieutenant Colonel Tanya Haber, NSW Panel Leader, Raise Train Sustain

New South Wales Revenue Law: the Big Picture – Recorded webinar

1 CPD units

Non-Member $150.00

Member $105.00

1 CPD Unit Recorded webinar



	This session was recorded on 24 February 2023 as part of the NSW revenue law: One day intensive – live webinar. Commissioner Smythe will give the keynote presentation, considering: the NSW State tax ecosystem in context – how do the pieces fit together? specific taxes and tax policy from the perspective of “why”?; and the 2022 changes to the Taxation Administration Act 1996 (NSW) and Duties Act 1997 (NSW), using examples to address the policy underpinnings and practical consequences of the amendments.
	Recorded on 24 February 2023
	Cullen Smythe, Commissioner of State Revenue, Revenue NSW

No minor matter: Complexities in the appointment of testamentary guardians – on-demand recording

1 CPD units

Non-Member $265.00

Member $130.00

1 CPD Unit On-demand recording



	This session was recorded on 28 August 2025 as part of the Specialist Accreditation Conference 2025. This session will focus on estate planning considerations in the appointment of guardians for minor children under the terms of a will. The thorny interaction between the concept of guardianship under state-based legislation, and parental responsibility under the Commonwealth family law jurisdiction, will be examined, including the effect of federal law on the validity of testamentary appointments, and potential consequences where an inconsistency arises. The presentation will also explore practical matters in the appointment of a testamentary guardian, including choice of guardian, formulating suitable guidelines for guardians, and drafting which avoids financial hardship to a guardian – including where guardianship may be challenged.
	Recorded on 28 August 2025
	Esterina Azzi, Senior Associate, McCullough Robertson

NSW housing reforms: Recent policy developments to increase the state’s housing stocks - on-demand recording

1 CPD units

Non-Member $265.00

Member $130.00

1 CPD Unit On-demand recording



	This session was recorded on 29 August 2025 as part of the Specialist Accreditation Conference 2025. In this session the recent housing reforms introduced by the NSW Government will be explored. In particular, the Low and Mid-Rise Housing Policy framework will be explained, together with how local councils have reacted to these reforms, often in conflict with local environmental plans and development control plans. There will also be a brief look at how development applications made under the housing reforms have been dealt with by the NSW Land and Environment Court on appeal.
	Recorded on 29 August 2025
	Paul Vergotis, Partner, Madison Marcus