A new domestic and family violence (DFV) track will feature in Queensland Law Society’s first combined Family and Criminal Law Conference in Brisbane next month.
Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (Division 2) Judge Samantha Murdoch will set the tone for the full-day event when she presents Perspectives from the Bench: coercive control in the FCFCOA on Friday, 11 October.
FCFCOA Judge Samantha Murdoch
Judge Murdoch was a principal solicitor and Accredited Family Law Specialist before she joined the court in 2004. From 2020, she was part of the team that set up and implemented the award-winning Lighthouse Pilot and Evatt List. Her Honour is based at the Sydney Registry.
Her session will be chaired by QLS President and Accredited Specialist in Criminal Law, Rebecca Fogerty.
It will be one of many sessions across the three tracks – Criminal Law, Family Law, and Domestic and Family Violence – which will cover topics such as sexual violence case management; anti-money laundering provisions; advocacy; the solicitor and counsel relationship; and community safety and youth justice.
The practical and in-depth sessions will be delivered by senior members of the profession and industry experts, including Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (Division 1) Justice Jacoba Brasch, Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia Senior Judicial Registrar Anne-Marie Rice, Magistrate Cameron McKenzie, QLS CEO Matt Dunn, and barristers Andrew Hoare KC and Michael Drysdale KC.
The conference, worth seven CPD points, will be held at Sofitel Brisbane Central, and followed by networking drinks. Register here.
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