Plan of Disruption
This is not a fixed path — it’s a curated journey.
Our agenda is designed to disrupt tradition at every step.
With four parallel streams—Family Law, Wills & Estates, Collaborative Law, and Business/Practice Development—you’ll be able to tailor the day to your focus and goals.
Every session is created to give you insights you can act on. From strategic drafting workshops to advocacy skill builders, we’re combining the practical with the visionary.
A Family Law Education Network event, co-hosted by JustFund.
Check out our plan of disruption
Agenda
Thursday, 26 March 2026
Event Registration and Networking
Happy Lawyer Happy Life
Afternoon Tea and Networking
Welcome to Country
Welcome by Amanda Little & Jack O'Donnell
Paths Less Taken – Interactive TedX Style Performance
"When the road splits, different people choose different paths. One compass, countless journeys."
The Science of Behaviour
Colin Jowell
Why do we do what we do? What if we could help ourselves and others do better? understanding behavioural bias and emotional avoidance in lawyers and clients
Resilience, Persistence and Heart
Brintyn Smith
When it all seems unsurmountable, what drives us to keep going?
The Threads That Tie Us Together
Amanda Little
"From a single strand, a revolution begins. Which thread will you choose to pull?"
Session Close
Disrupting Hour
"One hour. Infinite collisions. Connect, create, disrupt."
Friday, 27 March 2026
Event Registration
Concurrent Stream One
Family Law
Wills & Estates
Business & Personal Development
Collaborative & Kindness in the Law
Deputy Chief Justice McClelland
Substantive Family Law ( 1 hour)
Tara Lucke
"Trust Me, It’s Complicated: Family & Testamentary Trusts in Family Court" (40 min)
Tech Panel
Topic: Ctrl + Alt + Disrupt: Tech in Practice Panel Members: CLIO: Denise Farmer VXT: Luke Campbell Mary: Real AML: Jordan (40 min)
Justice Needham & Sue Abrams
Collaborative Law Collaborating For Tomorrow: Innovation and the Future of Collaborative Practice (40 min)
Justice Benjamin and Michelle Benjamin
'Trauma Informed Practice as an essential foundation for family lawyers' ( 1 hour)
Tara Lucke
"Love, Legacy & the Law: Future-Proofing Families in a Changing World" (40 min)
Ben Deverson
Sustainable Practice & Leadership (40 min)
Tiffany Rochester
Beyond the agreement: How contextual behavioural science powers collaborative law (40 min)
space
MaryAnn de Mestre
Guardianship or Grip? The Legal and Forensic Lens on Elder Abuse. The perspectives of the law and technical and forensic experts (40 min)
Interactive Discussion Panel
Disrupting the Story: Rethinking How Law Does Business (40 min)
Pepe Kish
We Don’t Fight. We Win. A lawyer’s extinction event isn’t AI. It’s kindness. (40 min)
Morning Tea
The Kind Lawyers
Morning Tea & Networking
Concurrent Stream Two
Family Law
Wills & Estates
Business & Personal Development
Collaborative & Kindness in the Law
Dave Kramar
HALT – A Legacy of Hope
Dr. Jane Lonie & Michael Perkins
The Power Struggle: Capacity, Autonomy & the Battle for Control
James d’Apice
Business Besties Or Bitter Rivals? The Partnership Predicament
Zinta Harris & Jacinta Watkins
Watertight or War-Torn? How Family Inclusive Collaborative Estate Planning can end the cycle of Estate Disputes
Interactive Panel
Holding the Line: Conflict, Safety and Family Violence
Wayne Lear & Peter Bobbin
Rewriting the Rules: Disrupting Traditional Tax, Super & Investment Approaches
Michelle Dawson
Confident Conversations: Turning Underperformance into Progress
Zinta Harris & Jacinta Watkins
Securing Legacies: Workshop on Collaborative tools for Estate Disputes
Lunch
Concurrent Stream Three
Family Law
Wills & Estates
Business & Personal Development
Collaborative & Kindness in the Law
Anne Marie Rice
Thinking deeply and differently, exploring why matters, what it really takes on an intellectual, physical and spiritual level
Video Wills Conferences: The Great Debate
The Honourable Justice Hallen SC, Francois Salama, Guy Moloney, Esterina Azzi.
Anne Plummer
Financial Music: Translating chaos into meaningful numbers
Shelby Timmins
Small Voices, Big Impact: Navigating Perspectives in Collaboration
Michael Seton
Mind Over Matters: Mental health focus in Family Law
Video Wills Conferences: The Great Debate
Continued.. The Honourable Justice Hallen SC, Francois Salama, Guy Moloney, Esterina Azzi.
Gordon McNaught
The Science of Conversations
Fireside Chat
Breaking the Battle: Collaborative Family Law Fireside. Perpetua Kish, Clarissa Rayward, Shelby Timmins and Renee Smith
Afternoon Tea
Concurrent Stream Four
Family Law
Wills & Estates
Business & Personal Development
Collaborative & Kindness in the Law
Justice Altobelli
The Impact of Emerging Technologies on Family Violence and Abuse: Utopia or Dystopia?
Justice Kunc
Disruptive thoughts from the bench
Clarissa Rayward
Wildest Dreams – The Case for a Future in Law Where Wellness and Peak Performance Co-Exist
Collaborative Close
Transition to Main Plenary
Mark “Squiz” Squirrell
Commando, Humanitarian Aid Worker & Everest Summiteer
From car bombings to meeting Yasser Arafat and making it to the summit of Mount Everest
Mark ‘Squiz’ Squirrell OAM has led food convoys through war zones, climbed to the summit of Mount Everest to raise awareness for global hunger, and worked on the frontlines of some of the world’s most complex humanitarian emergencies.
A former Commando turned United Nations aid worker, his experience spans Gaza, Somalia, Sri Lanka, and beyond.
Session Close
Operation After Dark
Voices from the Bench & Beyond
Leading the Disruption
Keynotes and visionaries bringing new ways of thinking
Ideas That Shift the Conversation
Exploring new pathways to resolution in family law
Collaboration in Action
Practitioners, leaders and thinkers driving progress in law and business.
Shaping the Future of Practice
The tools, platforms, and ideas disrupting legal practice