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This session was recorded on 21 November 2023 as part of the In-House Corporate Lawyers Forum. Join us for an insightful session looking at the recent changes to the Competition and Consumer Act which has redefined penalties, shifting them from a mere ‘slap on the wrists’ to something with teeth. Our expert speaker, Scott Alden, Partner at HWL Ebsworth will discuss the implications of these changes and you will gain valuable insights into the changing legal landscape. |
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| Recorded on 21 November 2023 | |
| Rebekah Hunter, Chair, In-House Corporate Lawyers Committee Scott Alden, Partner, HWL Ebsworth | |
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In-House Corporate Lawyers Forum: Unfair Contract Terms? Prepare to pay the price – on-demand recording
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In-House Corporate Lawyers Forum: What makes a great in-house lawyer – on-demand recording
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This session was recorded on 10 September 2024 as part of the In-House Corporate Lawyers Forum. In today’s complex and dynamic legal landscape, the role of General Counsel has evolved beyond traditional legal expertise. This session looks at the qualities and attributes that define a truly exceptional GC providing you valuable insights on how to integrate these elements into your own role. |
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| Recorded on 10 September 2024 | |
| Michael Guilday, General Counsel and Head of Property, Sydney Fish Market Cicely Sylow, Ex-General Counsel, Birdon Group Troy Swan, Group General Counsel, Winc | |
Indemnities in practice – on-demand recording
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Gain precedent reviews and practical scenarios to ensure you gain the skills needed to draft, negotiate and enforce indemnity clauses effectively while balancing legal protections and commercial realities.
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| Scott Alden, Partner, Mills Oakley |
Indigenous businesses and joint venture structuring, incorporation, and support to maintain Supply Nation registration and certification requirements – on-demand recording
1 CPD units
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Since 2015 the Indigenous Procurement Policy has generated $9.5 billion in contracting opportunities for Indigenous Businesses. Indigenous Businesses play a vital role in Indigenous Australian economic participation and wellbeing. Indigenous Business joint ventures offer unique opportunities for Indigenous and non-Indigenous Business growth, cultural exchange, and social impact. This session will explore the essentials of Indigenous Business, including joint venture structuring, incorporation, governance, and compliance with Supply Nation requirements. Discover how to navigate Supply Nation registration and certification, connecting your business to opportunities and networks. Learn how you can empower Indigenous enterprises and foster economic growth. This session was recorded as part of the Specialist Accreditation Conference 2024. | |
| Recorded on Friday 16 August 2024 | |
| Damien Barnes, Founder and Managing Director, YIMBA | |
Indigenous people and succession law: Intestacy and drafting of culturally appropriate wills – On-demand recording
1 CPD units
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This recorded webinar was originally captured during the Specialist Accreditation conference 2021 - Wills & Estates stream. This session covers the following issues:
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| Recorded on 05 August 2021 | |
| Professor Prue Vines, Faculty of Law, University of New South Wales |
Influencing skills – On-demand recording
1 CPD units
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| This session was recorded on 24 February 2022 as part of the Essentials for lawyers - mandatory rule 6.1 - live webinar. Influencing skills - In this session participants will learn seven key principles of influence and how they can be practically applied in the workplace. 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. |
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| Recorded on 24 March 2022 | |
| Duncan Young, Director, Duncan Young Consulting |
Informal and interim wills – on-demand recording
1 CPD units
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This session will look at what is necessary, in an electronic age, to constitute an informal will, and considers what constitutes a “document”. Presenter Anthea Kennedy will also consider the importance of the deceased’s intentions when considering an informal document, the role of computer experts in cases when determining the existence of a will, and the part played by interim and stop gap wills. In examining these issues, the session will focus on relevant legislation and recent Court decisions. This session was recorded during the Specialist Accreditation Conference 2023. |
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| Recorded on 18 August 2023 | |
| Anthea Kennedy, Partner, Bridges Lawyers | |
Inside the State Parole Authority: Unveiling the Mechanics of Justice – on-demand recording
1 CPD units
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Curious about the inner workings of the SPA? Gain insights into its operations, decision making processes and the complexities of balancing rehabilitation with public safety. Explore the challenges and triumphs of parole administration, offering a unique glimpse into the heart of criminal justice. This session was recorded as part of the Government Solicitors stream at the Annual Conference 2024. | |
| Recorded on 11 October 2024 | |
| The Honourable Geoffrey Bellew SC, Former Justice of the Supreme Court of NSW, Current Chairperson of the State Parole Authority | |
Insolvency: Topics, trends and issues – on-demand recording
1 CPD units
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This session was recorded on 28 August 2025 as part of the Specialist Accreditation Conference 2025. Michael Rose addresses current issues for commercial litigators working on insolvency matters. The session covers case updates, and topics such as advice to corporate clients, trustee matters and business restructure. | |
| Recorded on Thursday 28 August 2025. | |
| Michael Rose, Barrister, 9 Wentworth Chambers |
Institutional abuse law and the change in boundaries – on-demand recording
0.75 CPD units
| 0.75 CPD Unit On-demand recording |
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This session was recorded on 28 August 2025 as part of the Specialist Accreditation Conference 2025. 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 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 | |
| Alessandra Pettit, Senior Associate, Stacks Goudkamp | |
Inter vivos and testamentary trusts in estate planning and administration – on-demand recording
1 CPD units
| 1 CPD Unit On-demand recording |
In this session, Raoul Wilson SC will consider both inter vivos and testamentary trusts from a probate litigator’s perspective. The session will cover estate objectives, administration considerations and the susceptibility of inter vivos and testamentary trusts to attack in probate and equity cases. This session was recorded as part of the Specialist Accreditation Conference 2024. | |
| Recorded on 15 August 2024 | |
| Raoul Wilson SC, Barrister, Eight Wentworth Chambers | |
Spec Acc Conf 2024 - Wills and Estates |
International Day for Persons with Disabilities – on-demand recording
1 CPD units
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This session was recorded on 3 December 2025 as part of the International Day for Persons with Disabilities – in-person seminar. In recognition of the International Day of Persons with Disabilities (IDPwD), The Law Society of NSW invites you to a networking event, followed by a panel discussion on disability inclusion in the legal profession. The International Day of Persons with Disabilities theme for 2025 is ‘Fostering disability inclusive societies for advancing social progress’. This event will feature a panel of leading legal experts and advocates who bring valuable perspectives on disability inclusion in the legal profession and highlight expertise and contributions of lawyers with disabilities. We will explore the panellist's experiences with disability inclusion and accessibility from when they first entered the profession to now, what more can be done, the barriers still faced, and collaborating with people with disabilities to ensure authentic representation. The panel will consider how the legal profession can drive not only inclusion, but also social progress. |
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| Recorded on 3 December 2025 | |
| Giancarlo de Vera, CEO, Being Mental Health Consumers, Ambassador, IDPwD Australian Government and Secretary, Disabled Australian Lawyers Association (DALA)
Vaughan Roles, Councillor, The Law Society of NSW, Solicitor, Legal Aid Nic Parsons, Partner, W Advisers Anna Fischer, Wellbeing Manager, The Law Society of NSW | |
Interpersonal effectiveness – On-demand recording
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This session was recorded on 14 February 2022 as part of a mandatory rule 6.1 live webinar. Interpersonal effectiveness - In this session participants will learn about the dynamics of interpersonal relationships and how to maximise the possibility of creating positive social connection with a diverse range of people. 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. |
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| Recorded on 14 February 2022 | |
| Sara O'Connor, Facilitator & Executive Coach, Duncan Young Consulting |
Judicial review of decisions of the Personal Injury Commission – Motor Accidents Division – on-demand recording
1 CPD units
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This session will involve case reviews of recent judgments from the Supreme Court of New South Wales and the NSW Court of Appeal in applications for Judicial Review of decisions, including: Members’ decisions in damages assessments and miscellaneous claims assessment disputes; Merit Reviewers’ decisions in statutory benefits disputes; and decisions of Medical Assessors, Review Panels, and the President’s Delegates. This session was recorded as part of the Specialist Accreditation Conference 2024. 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. If you are in distress, the Solicitor Outreach Service (1800 592 296) and Lifeline (13 11 14) offer 24/7 counselling support. | |
| Recorded on 15 August 2024 | |
| Jnana Gumbert, Barrister, Jack Shand Chambers | |
Judicial review of Personal Injury Commission and Workers Compensation Commission decisions: Recent cases in NSW – on-demand recording
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This session was recorded on 29 August 2025 as part of the Specialist Accreditation Conference 2025. 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 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
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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:
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| 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
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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 | |
Know your client, know your practice: Mandatory rule 6.1 – live webinar
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| Wednesday 6 May 2026 | |
| 3 CPD Units Live webinar | |
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Hear from legal experts in this live online course offering best practice tips for onboarding your client, maintaining a sound professional relationship, and ensuring you meet your compliance obligations. Earn three CPD units. Topics will include: Skills for taking instructions – Amy Papandreas, Senior Associate, Lander & Rogers Amy Papandreas will lead you through the client interview, offering tips for taking instructions and sowing the seed for a positive and productive solicitor-client relationship. Client disclosures and your ethical obligations – Linden Barnes, Senior Ethics Solicitor, Law Society of NSW While the AML/CTF requirements introduce new VOI requirements, our ethical obligations to know our client have always been a requirement. In this session, we will consider various scenarios where the solicitor-client relationship may be obscure, and how we can clarify it. AML/CTF obligations – tips for compliance and success – Brian Barlow, Professional Support Solicitor, Law Society of NSW The AML/CTF reforms are here and the challenge now is turning obligation into success. This session gives a concise overview of Australia’s AML/CTF framework and focuses on what effective compliance looks like in practice. It will highlight key risk areas and core elements of a strong AML program, offering practical tips to help scope your obligations, embed workable controls and avoid common pitfalls. 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. If so, then the practitioner may claim one (1) "unit” for each hour of attendance, refreshment breaks not included. If you self-assess that this particular educational activity extends your knowledge and skills, this program may allow you to claim three (3) of the mandatory areas: (a) ethics and professional responsibility; (b) practice management and business skills; and (c) professional skills. |
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| Amy Papandreas, Senior Associate, Lander & Rogers
Linden Barnes, Senior Ethics Solicitor, Law Society of NSW Brian Barlow, Professional Support Solicitor, Law Society of NSW |
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Leasing update: Recent cases and developments – on-demand recording
1 CPD units
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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
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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
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| Recorded on 4 March 2025 | |
| Paul Monaghan, Senior Ethics Solicitor, Professional Support Unit, The Law Society of NSW | |
Legal practice in a digital world: Mandatory rule 6.1 – on-demand recording
3 CPD units
| 3 CPD Units On-demand recording |
Hear from legal experts about managing the issues around using technology in legal practice. Earn three CPD units. Humanist practice in a digital world: Legal design for happier clients - Deborah Hook, Director of Legal Operations, University of Sydney Ethical scenarios for digital legal practice - Linden Barnes, Senior Ethics Solicitor, Law Society of NSW
Ensuring proper use of AI & compliance with Practice Notes released by the Courts – Carol Prasad, Professional Support Solicitor, Law Society of NSW
For Mandatory rule 6.1 courses If you self-assess that this particular educational activity extends your knowledge and skills, this program may allow you to claim three (3) of the mandatory areas: (a) ethics and professional responsibility; (b) practice management and business skills; and (c) professional skills. |
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| Recorded on 12 November 2025 | |
| Deborah Hook, Director, Legal Operations, The University of Sydney Linden Barnes, Senior Ethics Solicitor, The Law Society of NSW Carol Prasad, Professional Support Solicitor, The Law Society of NSW | |
Legal project management – On-demand recording
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| 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. |
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| Recorded on 9 March 2022 | |
| Linda-Rose Daya, Head of Legal Project Management and Design, Gilbert + Tobin |
Legal update: Insights on the Local Court’s new Domestic Violence Practice Note – live webinar
1 CPD units
| Tuesday, 28 April 2026 | |
| 1 CPD Units Live webinar | |
| 4:30 PM 5:30 PM | |
This session will cover the new Local Court Domestic & Personal Violence Practice Note, due to commence on 4 May 2026. Practitioners will be taken through key changes to practice and procedure, and the expectations of Local Court Judges upon commencement of the practice note.
This webinar is offered complimentary to Law Society of NSW members.
DISTRESSING CONTENT Viewers are advised that this course may contain details that some may find distressing. Please review the course description and use your discretion before proceeding. |
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| Her Honour Judge Susan Horan, Local Court of New South Wales |
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Liability without fault: The intersection of vicarious liability and non-delegable duties – on-demand recording
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This session was recorded on 29 August 2025 as part of the Specialist Accreditation Conference 2025. 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 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 | |