STEP Victoria-Tasmania Seminar | Thursday 19 June 2025

STEP Victoria - Tasmania Branch invites you to a seminar with Kimberley Martin TEP, Director WMM Law.   

Topic: Digital Disruption: Mitigating the Risks in the Digital Succession Plan

This presentation focusses on how succession lawyers can ensure that the legal challenges associated with electronic signatures and remote witnessing are mitigated. Key issues/topics covered include:

• (a) the historical requirements of executing succession planning documents;
• (b) the rise and use of electronic signatures;
• (c) the current status of legislation around Australia relevant to the use of technology in succession planning and anticipated legislative reform in this area
• (d) overview of other legal challenges associated with electronically witnessed and remotely witnessed documents, such as questions around authenticity, identity and revocation; and
• (e) practice tips for those who offer execution by electronic signature and/or remote witnessing.

DATE: Thursday 19 June 2025

TIME: 12:30pm - 1:30pm

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

This seminar will be offered online via webinar only. 

For further information or assistance, please contact step.victoria-Tasmania@step.org 

PLEASE NOTE: If you register as a remote attendee, 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.

IMPORTANT REMINDER: To ensure you don't miss out on receiving the Zoom link, please ensure your email address is correct before confirming the ticket order.

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

SPEAKER | Kimberley Martin TEP

Kimberley Martin B.A. LL.B. (Hons), LL.M, TEP is a senior estate planning, commercial, tax and trusts lawyer at Director level.   Kimberley’s range of
expertise includes estate planning, tax, business succession, trusts and superannuation law, with a particular emphasis on complex needs, international,
and high net worth estate planning.  She is also experienced in the area of not-for-profit law.

Kimberley holds a Master of Laws (LL.M) in Wills & Estates and is recognised for her influential role in the legal profession at the state, national, and international
levels. Her contributions through committee work, publications, and media engagements have earned her international recognition. Her work has been
published in 56 countries and featured on platforms such as ABC’s 7:30 program, The Age, and the Sydney Morning Herald. Additionally, she has been published in
renowned legal journals, including the Global STEP Journal and the American Bar Association Magazine.