Everyone approaches CPD differently. We’ve rounded up six of the most common CPD personalities. Where do you land?

For a couple who've signed a financial agreement, whether before marriage or relationship, during a relationship, or on the way out, enforceability can mean the difference between financial security and a brutal property battle. Here to help us unpack financial agreements, with a review of recent cases, is Kathryn Kearley, College of Law lecturer, family law specialist, and our regular Family Law contributor.

The NSW Supreme Court's new Protocol Relating to Costs and Costs Capping in Probate Proceedings (‘Protocol’), effective 21 July 2025, represents a notable shift in estate litigation. It upends a long-held assumption: that should you be involved in estate litigation as an executor, you could expect an unqualified order of costs. We spoke to Josephine Pignataro, Accredited Specialist in Wills and Estates Law and Partner at HWL Ebsworth, to unpack these changes.

In a world full of extroverts and loud leadership, quieter ways of leading and the power of a more introspective approach can be overlooked. In this article we talk to global executive coach and general manager of professional leadership consultancy FrontTier, Sam Shosayna, about the unique leadership abilities introverts possess. In the law, listening, observing and assessing, can provide powerful insights and leadership.

The Australian Government recently ruled out changing copyright law to allow AI to train its models on Australian creative work. We caught up with privacy, AI and tech lawyer Matthew Hodgkinson, AI regulation expert Raymond Sun, and bestselling author Wenee Yap to review these recent developments and assess what it may mean for Australia’s approach to AI.

Developed by the LAWASIA Human Rights Committee, the Manual on the International Right to Remedy is a comprehensive resource that offers practitioners, academics and policymakers a clear and practical guide to the evolving landscape of the right to remedy under international law. The College of Law provided extensive editorial support on the Manual and is proud to have contributed to this important resource.

In the era of late-night Tinder swipes and situationship TikToks, Australia’s family law courts are playing referee in disputes where the label of “de facto” is anything but straightforward. To explore how the Family Law Act and recent cases determine whether you’re de facto, is Kathryn Kearley, College of Law lecturer, family law specialist, and our regular Family Law contributor.

How do we break the productivity addiction cycle? How do we find the focus to do meaningful work well and not cram our days full with too many things to do? To explore this, we spoke to Donna McGeorge, a productivity expert and author of Red Brick Thinking - a bold new call to simplify work by removing what no longer adds value.

The findings of the Australian Probate Report reveal a profession at an inflection point: thousands of suburban and regional firms collectively handle an estimated $150 billion in annual inherited wealth transfers. What’s surprising is how distributed probate is, with most firms managing only two to three matters per year. For probate practitioners, this report offers a rare chance to compare notes with peers across the country.

What is it really like to be a Wills and Estates lawyer? We spoke to Phillip Briffa, an award-winning Wills and estates lawyer, about what his daily workload looks like. Along with some of the more memorable requests that he receives daily.