Geelong Law Association members are invited to attend our annual Deakin Day!
This event gives members the opportunity to obtain their compulsory CPD points in one day for FREE, including the opportunity to network with other members. Hybrid attendance will not be available for this event.
📅 Date: Friday, 24 October 2025 ⏰ Time: 9:00AM onwards 📍 Location: D2.193 Percy Baxter Lecture Room, Deakin University, Waterfront Campus
Please enter from Gheringhap Street and refer to signage. Note this is the same venue as the 2024 Deakin Day.
To register, please select which sessions you would like to attend and then check out your FREE tickets.Â
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Time |
Topic and heading |
Presenter |
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9:00am |
Registrations open and welcome |
Jaz Goddard, President of the Geelong Law Association & Professor Patrick Emerton, Deputy Dean of Deakin Law School |
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09:30am |
An update on company directors’ duties and potential liability: A changed landscape based on contemporary community expectations – Commercial, Business, Corporate Substantive Law |
Jean Du Plessis, Deakin University |
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10:30am |
Morning Tea |
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11:00am |
Managing Risk in Conveyancing – Practice Management |
Greg Cooper & Michael Wong, Stewart Title |
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12.00pm |
Strategies for the frontline: Building protections and resilience against vicarious trauma, compassion fatigue, moral injury and burnout - Professional Skills |
Naomi Halpern, Delphi Centre |
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1:00pm-1:50pm |
Lunch |
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1:50pm |
Ethics – AI |
Jo Hall & Andrew Curtis, Law Institute of Victoria |
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3:00pm |
Wills & Estates - Substantive Law |
Simon Gannon, Foley’s List |
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3:00pm |
Criminal Law/Family – Substantive Law |
Michelle Button & Tom Smedley, Foley’s List |
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4:00pm  |
Closing and farewell |
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Please note that we are running two separate sessions at 3pm.
Morning Tea and Lunch will be provided. Please ensure you register for catering numbers and dietary requirements.
Ticket sales will close on Wednesday, 22 October 2025 for catering purposes.
This event is proudly supported by Stewart Title, Risk Management experts and wonderful permanent sponsors of the GLA.
| Ticket Type | Price | |
|---|---|---|
| Session 1 - Commercial, Business, Corporate Substantive Law | $0.00 | Sale Ended |
| Morning Tea | $0.00 | Sale Ended |
| Session 2 - Practice Management | $0.00 | Sale Ended |
| Session 3 - Professional Skills | $0.00 | Sale Ended |
| Lunch | $0.00 | Sale Ended |
| Session 4 - Ethics and Professional Responsibility | $0.00 | Sale Ended |
| Session 5a - Wills & Estates Substantive Law | $0.00 | Sale Ended |
| Session 5b - Criminal/Family Substantive Law | $0.00 | Sale Ended |
C/- the Secretary, Geelong, Victoria, 3220, Australia
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