We can expect an increased focus on the role that family violence plays in property cases. An experienced panel looks at the potential interplay between remedies and at Common Law for damages for personal injury and orders under the Succession Act and Property cases in our Courts.
 

Panel Facilitator: Peter Cummings SC, Family Law Section Executive, Waratah Chambers

Panellists:
The Hon Justice Christie, Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (Division 1);
Anthony Cheshire SC, Eight Wentworth Chambers;
Andrew Stone SC, Sir Anthony Mason Chambers;
Suzanne Pigdon, Norgate Family Lawyers.

Panel Facilitator: The Hon Justice Schonell, Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (Division 1);

Panellists:
Janai Tabbernor, Waratah Chambers
Jeff Marhinin, Barkus Doolan Winning

Practitioners often find themselves at the coal face of Australia's epidemic of family violence, appearing for both the alleged perpertrators and the alleged victims in the Family Law system. How do we best deal with it? How can we improve the outcomes for families involved? What should we be doing differently?

In this free-flowing panel discussion, we will hear a diverse range of perspectives—from a judge, senior counsel, a solicitor, and a clinical psychologist—each bringing a wealth of collective experience to the conversation.

Panel Facilitator: Esther Lawson, Waratah Chambers

Panellists:
Judge Neville, Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (Division 2)
Chris Othen SC, Waratah Chambers;
Dr Catherine Boland, Clinical Psychologist, Relationspace
Malcolm Gittoes-Caesar, Lander & Rogers