STEP NSW Branch invites you to the Emerging Professionals Network’s first event of the year, with special guest The Honourable Philip Hallen SC.

The EPN’s focus is to foster engagement amongst professionals of up to 10 years’ experience’ experience by providing opportunities to meet and exchange ideas in an informal networking environment.

The EPN is open to all professional advisors, educators and students with a trusts and estates focus in their practice (including legal, accounting, financial services and trust company backgrounds), whether for private or corporate clients.

With a focus on knowledge sharing and networking amongst emerging trust and estate professionals, this will be an interactive and inclusive event.

The event is being kindly hosted by College of Law and will include a short presentation from The Honourable Philip Hallen SC, followed by networking and refreshments.

DATE: Tuesday, 25 February 2025

TIME: 5:30 - 6:00pm - Arrival and Networking

6:00 - 6:20pm - Speaker Presentation

6:20 - 8:00 pm - Networking and refreshments

VENUE: College of Law, Level 4/570 George St, Sydney NSW 2000

COST: $20.00 per person

TOPIC: Artificial Intelligence and the Law

BOOK TICKETS for yourself and your team today. Tickets are $20 per person and include refreshments, networking and a short presentation from an esteemed and interesting speaker.

Ticket sales will close on Monday 17 February 2025.

You are welcome to forward this event to any junior practitioner of your firm, or in your network, who would be interested to attend. We invite you to take advantage of the opportunity to engage with the extended STEP Network and be introduced to the STEP experience!

For further information or assistance, please contact stepnswaustralia@step.org

ABOUT THE SPEAKER | The Honourable Philip Hallen SC

The Honourable Philip Hallen SC was appointed as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court in July 2010 and then as a Justice of the Supreme Court in November 2012, sitting in the Equity Division, until his retirement. He was the Family Provision List Judge from March 2013 until February 2020 and then the Succession List Judge until August 2023. He was also a member of the ADR Committee of the Supreme Court for many years.

Prior to his appointment to the Supreme Court, and from the beginning of his practice at the Bar, Mr Hallen was a member of 13 Selborne Chambers.

As counsel and senior counsel, Mr Hallen was an accredited mediator included in the Bar Association’s General Accredited Mediators List. He conducted many, as well as appearing in many, mediations as counsel.

Whilst on the Bench, he conducted Judicial Settlement Conferences, which he found a useful tool in alternative dispute resolution.

With more than 40 years’ experience in civil litigation as a solicitor, barrister, Senior Counsel and, then Judge, Mr Hallen is available to act as a Mediator and facilitator in Australia.

Areas of civil litigation in which Mr Hallen has specific expertise are Equity, Succession, Trusts, Commercial and Property Law, and Family Law.