Speakers

Christopher is a senior partner and  Accredited Specialist Property Law at HWL Ebsworth

Christopher has extensive experience in all aspects of commercial property law including retirement villages and aged care, sales and acquisitions, leases and agreements for lease, project development agreements, subdivisions and options. He was selected in 2017 - 2024 editions of Best Lawyers® Australia for Retirement Villages and Senior Living. He is recommended for Health and Aged Care in Doyle's Guide.

As an accredited specialist in property law, Christopher has assisted in a number of complex and significant matters including leasehold transactions, staged strata developments, stratum subdivisions, contaminated land, compulsory acquisitions, native title, community title developments, public positive covenants and planning agreements. His clients include government departments and authorities, aged care providers, urban and regional developers and charities.

Andrew Rider is recognised in Doyle’s Guide as a leading Australian tax barrister specialising in tax litigation and dispute resolution.

Andrew also advises on Australia-wide taxes, including stamp duties, land tax and payroll tax.

Andrew edits the leading stamp duty publication “Australian Stamp Duties Law” and authors the national stamp duty section of the leading online service “Practical Guidance - Property Law”. 

Andrew is a Chartered Tax Adviser and examiner with The Tax Institute and member of The Tax Institute/Office of State Revenue Liaison Committee and Dispute Resolution Technical Committee.  Andrew is also a member of the NCAT Revenue List Consultative Forum.

Peter Moran is a partner in the insurance team at Colin Biggers & Paisley  and has over 30 years' extensive experience in insurance, reinsurance and commercial litigation. He has expertise in the defence of claims against solicitors and other professionals, as well as a Lawcover panel solicitor for 27 years.

 Peter regularly presents papers and seminars to clients and the legal profession and conducts training sessions for regional legal practitioners throughout NSW on good practice and risk management.

In 2014-15, 2016 and 2017, Peter was listed in Best Lawyers in Australia as a leading insurance lawyer. In 2015, Doyle's Guide listed Peter as a recommended Sydney professional indemnity lawyer.

Neil Jeans is a Risk Consulting partner with law firm Grant Thornton Australia.  Neil has a unique background in financial crime risk management spanning almost 30 years, including working at senior levels managing AML/CTF, Sanctions and Anti-Bribery compliance across Europe, the US, Latin America, Asia, and Australia within two major global investment banks, one European financial services company, and a major Australian bank.

Neil has also worked within law enforcement agencies investigating financial crime and money laundering, and as a financial services regulator developing AML/CTF regulation and AML/CTF regulatory supervision techniques.

Neil has been providing specialist AML/CTF consultancy services since 2012, including giving advice and support to businesses subject to AML/CTF regulation, developing  and delivering ML/TF risk assessments and AML/CTF programs, undertaking independent reviews of the adequacy of AML/CTF.  In 2018/19 he worked extensively in New Zealand supporting lawyers, accountants, and real estate professional navigate the introduction of AML/CFT obligations into their sectors.

Neil has been AUSTRAC’s expert witness on a number of high-profile enforcement and is currently actively involved in assisting AUSTRAC to support of Tranche 2 entities, including conveyancers, who will come under the AML/CTF regime in mid-2026.