STEP Victoria - Tasmania Branch invites you to a seminar with Dr Aaron Lane, Barrister, Owen Dixon Chambers West.

Topic: Crypto in the Estate: Administration, Risk and Recovery

This presentation examines the legal and practical issues that arise when cryptoassets form part of a deceased estate. The session will provide an overview of the features of cryptoassets relevant to succession practice, including custody structures, wallets, private keys, and crypto exchanges, before considering the challenges of identifying, securing, and administering these assets. It will address questions of access and control, dealing with custodians and exchanges, tracing, and recovery where assets have been transferred or misappropriated, and the implications for estate planning and administration. The session will focus on the practical issues practitioners should consider when advising clients and administering estates with cryptoasset holdings.

Event Details

Date: Thursday 10 September 2026

Time (all times AEST):

17:00 - 17:30 arrival and networking
17:30 - 18:30 seminar
18:30 - 19:00 refreshments

Venue: Kalus Kenny Intelex Lawyers, Level 1, 4 Riverside Quay, Southbank VIC 3006 (in person and online via live-stream)

Cost: STEP Members $50 | Non-Members $110

For more information, please contact step.victoria-tasmania@step.org.

Please ensure the email address you register with is correct, as all event communications will be sent to this address. The link to join the live-stream will be sent to each ticket holder via email 2 hours before this event through the Humanitix system.

This seminar will be recorded, and the recording will be sent to registered attendees within 7 days.

About the Presenter | Dr Aaron M. Lane

Dr Aaron Lane is a Barrister at the Victorian Bar and a Senior Lecturer in the School of Law at RMIT University. In legal practice, he has a strong interest in matters involving economic or financial evidence and has advised and appeared in a broad range of cryptocurrency matters including banking, family law, insolvency, proceeds of crime, taxation, and wills & estates – having signed the Bar Roll in 2023. Aaron's legal practice is built on a foundation of award-winning academic research that explores the relationship between regulation and innovation, with a focus on new and emerging technologies.

Seminar Host | Kalus Kenny Intelex Lawyers

For 30 years we have been providing expert legal and proactive strategic advice for some of Melbourne’s most successful entrepreneurs, property developers, families and business people.

Our personal and proactive approach ensures we have a shared vision with our clients. Applying our knowledge and viewing law differently through our collective experience, we provide clear, commercial advice and strategies.

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