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global billing is a boutique firm of specialist legal costs consultants and costs assessors with its offices located in Brisbane, Melbourne, and Singapore.

Our engagement ensures that our clients maintain absolute transparency in their billing processes, together with access to specialist expertise to optimise recovery of costs for their clients.

We are legal costs specialists providing legal costing services of electronic files (e-files), as well as traditional hardcopy files.

Certificates of Assessment – 1 to 3 day turnaround

Itemised Bills/Costs Accounts – 7 to 21 day turnaround

Costs Schedules for Appeal Proceedings – 3 to 7 day turnaround

In-house CPD workshops available.

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Pilot Partners has more than 20 years’ experience providing expert accounting assistance in the Family Law arena. Our team of accountants and business advisors have a comprehensive understanding of the Family Court’s legal requirements and will work with you and your clients to efficiently navigate the litigation process. The services we offer include expert witness; valuation of businesses & enterprises; assistance in property settlement; and review & critique of other expert reports. Regardless of the nature of the assignment, we pride ourselves on delivering objective, well-reasoned and logical advice in a timely manner. Learn more at https://www.pilotpartners.com.au/services

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Acumentis is Australia’s only independent, locally owned, ASX listed property valuation and advisory firm. At Acumentis, an extensive team of highly qualified, certified, family law accredited property valuers who are market leaders in litigation and witness services operate from across 45 locations in Australia.

Services Include:

• Property valuation for Residential, Commercial, and Rural/Agribusiness anywhere in Australia
• Single expert witness
• Shadow expert and critique consultation advice
• Litigation estate planing
• Stamp duty for transfer purposes
• Partnership dissolution, pre-settlement disputes
• Mediation
• Compulsory acquisition and resumption valuations
• Portfolio services with a single point of contact

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James Black Family Law | Mediation | Arbitration provides expert services in:

• mediation;
• family dispute resolution; and
• arbitration;

helping families and couples resolve any family law dispute. 

James has worked as a Registrar in a Family Law Court and practised solely in Family Law for the past 18 years in both Australia and New Zealand.

We provide services in person or via Zoom/Teams nationwide.

See our website for our calendar and fees: www.jbflma.com.au.

To book one of our services email info@jbflma.com.au or phone 0405 305 500.

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Since 2016, Plenti Legal Finance has provided specialist loans for family law clients, helping firms get paid on time - with no need to defer fees.
Join over 650 law firms accredited with Plenti around Australia with no cost to your firm and help your clients move forward.
Our loans are affordable, responsible, require no guarantees or advice from your firm and enable you to focus on providing advice without financial strain on the lawyer/client relationship. We can lend from $5,000 to $400,000.
To find out more head to plenti.com.au/lawyers/ or email legalfinance@plenti.com.au

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Mills Oakley is a leading national law firm and consistently ranked as Australia’s fastest growing law firm. Based in Melbourne, Brisbane, Sydney, Adelaide and Perth, our national team of over 35 family law experts work collaboratively between jurisdictions toprovide exceptional advice to help clients make the best decisions at the start and end of their significant relationships. Our people are pioneering, incisive, accountable and fearless in our commitment to providing commercial and highly personalised advice to private clients nationally and internationally. The technical skills our team offers are highly sought after and highly regarded among clients needing support through sensitive, high-net wealth and complex settlements. Our partners and senior lawyers are recognised as Leading Lawyers in the Doyle’s Guide in New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia, Queensland and Western Australia, and recognised as market leaders in Best Lawyers in Australia. We pride ourselves as pioneers in innovative practice areas including collaborative law, mediation, arbitration and parenting coordination

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DA Family Lawyers
Led by Directors Lisa Foley and Deborah Awyzio, DA Family Lawyers is a dynamic family law firm based in the Brisbane CBD specialising in all areas of family law and child protection law and recognised by the Doyles Guide as a leading family and divorce law firm.

DA Mediations
Deborah Awyzio is an accredited mediator and arbitrator as well as a family dispute resolution practitioner. Deborah utilises her experience as an accredited family law specialist and her training at Harvard University Business School to assist parties reach mediated resolutions. Deborah’s approach is respectful and facilitative, focusing on risk assessment to assist parties’ self-determination by fully informed decision making.

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Grant Thornton Australia has a dedicated forensic consulting team specialising in forensic accounting, disputes, investigations, financial crime and digital forensics. Our Brisbane team, led by Joseph Box and Anne Dale, work closely with solicitors, barristers and clients to resolve sensitive family law disputes. Whether it’s an initial review or evidence in Court, our experts have the right experience to assist.

Grant Thornton Australia is a member firm of the Grant Thornton global network and a world-leading, independently owned and managed accounting and consulting firm. We have 1,500+ people across our offices in Sydney, Adelaide, Brisbane, Melbourne, Perth and Cairns.

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The College of Law is Australasia's largest provider of practice-focused legal education. Over 100,000 of our graduates and more than 400 staff work across all facets of the legal profession. Our programs, designed by established lawyers, are flexible, innovative and practical.

Alongside our leading Practical Legal Training program, we offer a range of options to support you throughout every stage of your legal journey – including short courses in Legal Practice Management, as well as Postgraduate Programs such as the Master of Laws and Continuing Professional Development programs.

Collaborating with our very own Centre for Legal Innovation, we also equip legal professionals with the knowledge and network to navigate evolving industry trends.

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AusLaw Concierge is a scheduling and legal directory platform, revolutionising the way legal professionals schedule meetings, mediations, court appearances and more. AusLaw allows you to view availability and schedule meetings with Barristers, Mediators, Mediation Facilities, Family Report Writers, Valuers, Solicitors and related professionals in a few clicks, not a few days. With a strong focus on the Family Law Community, there has never been a better time to sign up and experience the convenience of seamless scheduling. Click here to join the AusLaw Community today to make scheduling via correspondence and phone-tag a thing of the past.

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With Actionstep, you can customise your legal business management platform, giving your law firm the tools to confidently move into the future, create sustained growth, and drive profitability. Experience a comprehensive platform designed to connect, organise, and automate your practice’s unique processes. One that empowers more than 38,000 users globally to better serve clients, keep teams in sync, and operate from one source of truth—saving you time (and headaches). When the platform's built around you, your firm gains a firm advantage.

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Designed for and by lawyers, Smokeball is a leading legal practice management software with automatic time tracking, document automation and law society approved billing. With thousands of automated forms and pre-built matter types, plus practice area-specific calculators and integrations, Smokeball has everything you need to help run your best firm. Learn more at www.smokeball.com.au.

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FamilyProperty is an expert family law system that provides industry-leading tools to accurately prepare, model, and document financial and parenting arrangements. This empowers family law professionals to focus on outcomes not admin. Contact us at hello@familyproperty.com.au for a free demonstration or for more information visit: https://www.familyproperty.com.au/.

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Powered by LEAP, Balance Sheet + provides an efficient, easy and accurate way for family lawyers to capture the financial information of clients within an automated balance sheet. 

Our cutting-edge technology records all assets, addbacks, liabilities, and financial resources, and can simply adjust the ownership of those assets and liabilities and calculate cash adjustments to showcase a range of potential settlement outcomes for clients.

Other features include an easy-to-view totals summary, note-taking function, and ability to upload related documents to contain all information relevant to the balance sheet in the one place for family lawyers.

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Hey Family Law is a Gold Coast based family law firm. Jerome Hey, an accredited specialist, and his team of experienced family lawyers specialise in all things family law, which ensures the focus remains on their clients and the early resolution of their family law matter. The firm was listed as Recommended on the Doyles Guide in their year of opening and have been Third Tier for the past three years.

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Walker Webb Family Law Mediation are a specialist family law mediation service.

Myles Walker and Susie Webb combined have more than three and a half decades of experience in the family law arena. Both Myles and Susie worked in pre-eminent and boutique family law practices around Australia as well as in academia before being appointed as Judicial Registrars in the FCFCoA.

With extensive family law experience (and both being nationally accredited mediators and FDRPs) Myles and Susie are able to guide your clients through a professional, dignified and compassionate mediation process, with an evaluative element - where requested and appropriate.

They will be present at the Conference and look forward to meeting you.

More information can be found on their website:-

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Rebecca has been a Nationally Accredited Mediator and Family Dispute Resolution Practitioner since 2015. She remains interested and committed to an alternative method of resolving disputes, which is the reason she enrolled in the Parenting Co-Ordination course for March 2024.

Rebecca has been practicing in family law for over 20 years and has extensive experience in both high value property matters and complex parenting matters. Rebecca’s personal and professional experiences allow her the ability to understand client’s family law issues at the same time rationalising and ‘reality checking’ parties during their mediation process.

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Naughton McCarthy enjoys a reputation as one of Brisbane’s leading family law practices, both inside and outside the family law arena, across Queensland and interstate. The principals’ extensive experience is articulated in a firm culture committed to high quality results, through attentive mentoring and leadership of professional staff, with a firm grasp on delivering a value outcome for clients.

Naughton McCarthy enjoys a reputation as one of Brisbane’s leading family law practices, both inside and outside the family law arena, across Queensland and interstate. The principals’ extensive experience is articulated in a firm culture committed to high quality results, through attentive mentoring and leadership of professional staff, with a firm grasp on delivering a value outcome for clients.

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Phillips Family Law are proud to be recognised as a Leading Queensland and Australian Law Firm by the industry and our family law peers.

The depth of our team, led by Directors, Tony Phillips, Fiona Caulley and Olivia Phillips, is demonstrated by our listing as a First Tier Queensland Family Law Firm, and as a Leading Australian Family Law Firm each year since 2015 and again in 2024, in the Doyle’s Guide to the Australian Legal Profession. Phillips Family Law also strives to be an employer of choice as we consider our people to be our greatest asset.

Phillips Family Law are proud to again be sponsoring the FLPA Retreat, and supporting the continuing education of and networking with our family law colleagues at the Gold Coast.

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The Family & Relationship Law group at Lander & Rogers comprises the highest number of family law Accredited Specialists, arbitrators, and mediators of any firm in Australia. With offices in Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne, the group provides specialist family and domestic relationship law advice both nationally and internationally.

Uniquely positioned within a commercial firm, we can provide clients with access to employment lawyers, commercial advisers and other legal experts for more holistic advice.

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We are a solutions-focused professional services firm with deep expertise in Forensic, Tax and Advisory. 

 Having access to an expert to assist you in navigating the financial aspects of family dispute matters is a valuable resource. We provide expert support to legal professionals to navigate accounting, business valuations, structuring and investigation challenges which may arise. 

 We are committed to supporting you in any way possible. In family law matters, our experts are equipped to act as independent accounting experts or consultant/shadow experts. In collaborative practice matters, our highly trained and experienced experts can act in the role of financial neutral.

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The Barry Nilsson Family, Wills & Estates team are trusted advisers who help clients make better decisions, following relationship breakdown or when transferring wealth from one generation to the next. With more than 60 years of history, we are a dynamic and progressive team that is unlike any other law firm. Our point of difference is our commitment to providing a tailored service, our extensive experience, and our strategic approach to problem solving. By adopting a sensible approach with a caring touch, we help our clients resolve complex issues and reach their long-term goals.

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MICHAEL MAGUIRE

In early 2022 I was appointed as a Sessional Judicial Registrar with the FCFCOA. However, my private practice as a Nationally Accredited Mediator and FDRP is still the major focus of my professional practice.

For 10 years full-time, after leaving practice as a Family Lawyer behind me, I have mediated across all issues encompassed in Family Law.

As Lawyers and Mediators, we believe that the work we do, as a team, serves the common purpose of helping families resolve their difficult Parenting and Property issues. For my part, I love seeing the sense of relief that people can experience when they have been able to agree at mediation on a plan for their future.

Please come and say “Hi” during the retreat. I would love to share more about myself and to help you to create positive outcomes for your clients.

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LodgeX delivers the perfect solution for family lawyers, we transact in all Australian jurisdictions.

Our tailored family law package is specifically designed to alleviate stress and save time, enabling practitioners to remain focused on their core practice while delegating their e-conveyancing requirements to recognised industry experts. 

Our package includes all Title Office documentation, Stamping, and Trust Account Service for the completion of Settlement. Our Caveat lodgement services protect both your client and firms interests in applicable circumstances. 

LodgeX is a seamless extension to your team. You choose the extent of our involvement with your client. We are a truly flexible and professional solution for your practice.

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WHAT DO WE DO?
O’Reilly Shaw Mediations is a Brisbane-based dispute resolution firm, offering:

Family Dispute Resolution

Property/financial mediation

Child inclusive mediation

Parenting co-ordination

Collaborative model – 3rd party communications neutral 

WHO ARE WE?

Louise O’Reilly (mediation, collaborative communications neutral)

Erin Shaw (parenting coordination, collaborative communications neutral)

Amy Ryan (FDR, mediation, child inclusive mediation)

WHERE DO WE DO IT?
We offer both in person and online sessions, and have mediation facilities at our North Quay offices. 

OUR COSTS
We understand the importance of early dispute resolution and accessibility to services, and understand that people have different needs. We offer a variety of models and flexible fee structures, so that there is an option for everyone.

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Bruce Doyle and Elizabeth Shearer are solicitors with extensive experience resolving cases. In addition to acting for clients directly in family law and general practice, they provide independent strategies to resolve cases by accepting appointments:

• As Trustee for Sale
• As Case Guardian
• To conduct streamlined Arbitration on the papers
• To conduct other alternative dispute resolution processes to meet individual case needs including: Conciliation, Expert Appraisal in Family Law & Facilitated Negotiation.

Elizabeth and Bruce are longstanding and respected members of the profession, each having served as President of the Queensland Law Society, and Bruce having served as President of FLPA.

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Byron Family Law is a boutique family law firm based in Byron Bay & Melbourne.

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Powered by LEAP, Balance Sheet + provides an efficient, easy and accurate way for family lawyers to capture the financial information of clients within an automated balance sheet. 

Our cutting-edge technology records all assets, addbacks, liabilities, and financial resources, and can simply adjust the ownership of those assets and liabilities and calculate cash adjustments to showcase a range of potential settlement outcomes for clients.

Other features include an easy-to-view totals summary, note-taking function, and ability to upload related documents to contain all information relevant to the balance sheet in the one place for family lawyers.

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Penny Feil is the Principal of Accord Mediation.

Penny’s Experience:

• Recognition as a Doyles List Preeminent Mediator in regional Queensland
• Family Law Mediator in parenting, property and child support issues since 1991
• Nationally Accredited
• Family Dispute Resolution Practitioner able to issue Section 60I Certificates.
• Child Inclusive Mediations

Penny is a former member of QCAT and the Mental Health Review Tribunal. She conducted child support reviews for 14 years.

Penny actively assists parties in a neutral, facilitative and empathic manner. She guides parties balancing their emotional concerns in the determination of their issues in dispute.

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Ruth is the founder and principal of Abridge Mediation and practises exclusively as a Collaborative Coach, Parenting Coordinator, Family Dispute Resolution Practitioner and Mediator. Ruth is also a lawyer and Court Appointed Costs Assessor and has seen firsthand the damage and distraction caused by costly and lengthy court battles. Because of this experience, Ruth focuses on helping people find another way to resolve issues in a timely, costs e􀆯ective manner to avoid the ‘draw swords, charge and fight to the death’ approach that comes with litigation.

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