One day. 10 CPD hours. 10 essential updates. Sharpen your advice and strengthen your practice with practical guidance on the issues that matter to your clients in 2027. Get up to speed on family law, property transactions and development disputes, and estate planning and succession risks. Focus on the ethical challenges of AI, recognise warning signs of capacity, duress and undue influence, and strengthen your negotiation and dispute resolution skills. Build confidence in your business advice: navigate AI, privacy and technology risks, explore health and safety reform, business structures, shareholder agreements and employment law. You’ll leave with practical strategies to manage the risks, guidance from the experience of experts and the ability to advise your clients with greater confidence. Earn 10 CPD hours in one day or choose the sessions that matter most to you.

Presenters

John Billington KC, Shortland Chambers
John Billington attended Victoria University of Wellington where he graduated with a law degree. He first commenced practice in a mid-sized litigation firm in Wellington where he later became the Senior Common Law Partner. John joined the independent Bar in 1989 and took silk in 1996. John has very wide experience in all forms of litigation and in particular in trial work where he has acted as senior counsel in a number of nationally significant cases. Whilst John dedicates most of his time to the law he has a background in representative golf, motor sport and currently is an avid sailor. John's interest in sport has led to his having a significant involvement in sports law issues. John acts as pro bono counsel for the S.P.C.A. Selected Recent Cases, John has recently acted in regulatory and commercial matters as counsel for Auckland Transport Ltd, Watercare Services Ltd, Jetstar, Zespri New Zealand Ltd, Milford Asset Management Ltd and currently the Attorney-General in defence of an application for costs under the Costs in Criminal Cases Act. John has recently been involved in the defence of a serious fraud prosecution in relation to offences under the Secret Commissions Act. He is currently involved as counsel for the defence in pending SFO prosecutions. John is also currently engaged in a number of relationship property cases where issues arise in relation to entitlements under family trusts. John is currently acting for the plaintiff in defamation proceedings and is also advising the Human Rights Commission in relation to similar media related issues.

Mike Moyes, Partner, Duncan Cotterill
Michael’s practice spans a broad range of industries and market sectors – including advertising and marketing, aged care, agriculture, automotive, banking and financial services, competition and antitrust, construction, e-commerce, education, energy, entertainment, fashion, FMCG, food and beverage, health, horticulture, insurance, manufacturing, pharmaceutical, publishing, retail, and technology. This wide-ranging knowledge allows him to excel in advising clients on their complex and business critical projects. A common thread across this rich tapestry is that Michael helps clients to find solutions to challenges that lay at the intersection between business, legal, commercial and other considerations. After 20 years practising law and leading teams in Australia and New Zealand, Michael is privileged to be recognised as a market leader in technology law and intellectual property (IP). He is accredited by the world's leading practical qualification provider, in the European General Data Protection Regulation, (GDPR), ranked as a ‘Leading Individual’ in the Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2022 for both Intellectual property and TMT and ranked in the Chambers and Partners Directory 2021. Michael is also recognised in the World Trademark Review 1000 2022 as a recommended individual for transactions. Michael is a member of the Intellectual Property Society of Australia and New Zealand (IPSANZ), the International Trademark Association (INTA) and the Project Management Institute of New Zealand (PMINZ).


AJ Lodge, Partner, Anderson Lloyd
Ashley-Jayne (AJ) joined Anderson Lloyd in 2021 and has over 15 years’ experience. She co-leads the firm’s national employment team, providing practical solutions to complex workplace issues. AJ advises employers, employees, boards and HR professionals across the full range of workplace law, including employee management, organisational change, restructures and redundancies, employment claims, human rights, privacy, health and safety, and employment agreements and policies. She represents clients at mediation and before the Employment Relations Authority, Employment Court, High Court, and human rights and privacy institutions. AJ is also an experienced independent workplace investigator. She conducts investigations and reviews across the public and private sectors, with particular expertise in allegations of sexual harassment, sexual harm and violence, inappropriate relationships, bullying and harassment. She is experienced in working with vulnerable witnesses, including minors, and regularly advises organisations conducting internal investigations on employment law, natural justice, organisational culture and support obligations. AJ is a certified Association of Workplace Investigators member and Certificate Holder (AWI-CH). She convenes the New Zealand Law Society Employment Law Committee, serves on a New Zealand Law Society National Standards Committee, and is a member of the St John Christchurch Area Committee.

Sanja Marin, Senior Associate, Duncan Cotterill
Sanja is a specialist health and safety lawyer with significant experience across New Zealand and Australian jurisdictions. She has previously worked as a prosecutor for WorkSafe New Zealand and the New South Wales health and safety regulator in Australia. She has also worked and as a senior legal advisor for WorkSafe providing legal advice on commercial, operational, regulatory, legislative, public law, and criminal law matters.

Thomas Gibbons, Director, Thomas Gibbons Law
Thomas is a property law specialist. He began his career with a national law firm and was Partner/Director of a regional firm before setting up his own practice in 2020. He is the author of Unit Titles Law and Practice (1st ed, 2011, 2nd ed, 2015), and A Practical Guide to the Land Transfer Act (2017), as well as co-author of the Laws of New Zealand titles on Land Law and Easements, Covenants, and Profits. He has lectured in property law at various universities, and in securities law for LLB and MBA programmes. His articles have been published in New Zealand and overseas law journals. Thomas has given expert evidence on land development issues in the High Court and is currently lead drafter on the ADLS-REINZ Agreement for Sale and Purchase of Real Estate. He is also a trustee of the Waikato Housing Initiative and the Waikato Community Lands Trust.

Gunes Haksever, Senior Associate, Innovation and Technology, Dentons New Zealand
Gunes is a Senior Associate in the Innovation and Technology practice at Dentons, specialising in commercial contracting, technology and privacy law. He advises clients on consumer law, regulatory compliance, commercial agreements (particularly in the tech industry), IP licensing, consumer, media and marketing law, and delivers pragmatic, practical, and commercially-focused advice. Gunes regularly advises his clients on privacy and data protection law, including international clients entering into the New Zealand market, and existing players looking to ensure their privacy and data protection practices are up to speed. He has advised numerous clients all over the globe including in New Zealand, Germany, United Kingdom and the United States, and he has experience coordinating multijurisdictional matters. He has worked with major banks, insurance providers, global technology giants and online platforms, biotechnology companies, consumer electronics manufacturers, and state-owned enterprises. Gunes has a deep curiosity on cutting-edge technology and has been recognised by his clients for his technical understanding.


Genevieve Haszard, Barrister, Kate Sheppard Chambers
Genevieve is a barrister based in Tauranga and Member of Kate Sheppard Chambers. She is one of the elected area representatives on the New Zealand Bar Association | Ngā Ahorangi Motuhake o te Ture Council and one of the Association’s four Vice-Presidents. She also sits on the Associations Family, Trusts and Estate Committee. Genevieve is an experienced criminal and civil barrister, with over 25 years’ experience. She undertakes a variety of work including Coronial Inquests, Family, Trust and Estate litigation, including appeals.


John Walton, Barrister, Arbitrator, Mediator, Bankside Chambers
John Walton is a barrister, at Bankside Chambers in Auckland, practising as an arbitrator (both domestically and internationally), construction contracts adjudicator and commercial mediator. He also probity audits and peer reviews major construction and public procurement projects as an independent advisor. John is admitted as a solicitor in England and Wales and in Hong Kong; he is a past President of AMINZ, Fellow of AMINZ, the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators in the UK and of the Asian Institute of Alternative Dispute Resolution. He is also a member of the Society of Construction Arbitrators in the UK, and in 2019 was made an Honorary Life Member of the Society of Construction Law.

Joe Edwards, Partner, Russell McVeagh
Joe is a litigation partner at Russell McVeagh who specialises in consumer law. He has been counsel in some of New Zealand's leading criminal and civil cases under the Fair Trading Act and Financial Markets Conduct Act.

Sally Morris, Partner, Morris Legal
Sally is the founding partner of Morris Legal. She is admitted as a Barrister and Solicitor in New Zealand, New South Wales and New York and has a Master of Laws Degree from Columbia University in New York. Sally has an established reputation in the field of trust, estate and relationship property disputes, appearing regularly in the Family Court, High Court and Court of Appeal on behalf of trustees, beneficiaries, executors, charities and private clients.