Speakers

Practising in the area of Property Law for over 40 years, Gary has been an Accredited Specialist in Property Law since 1994. 

Gary is a Partner of the Property and Development Team at HWL Ebsworth. He is the co-author of ‘Land Acquisition 7th Edition’ and ‘Real Property Law Case Summaries 4th Edition’. Gary is the current sole author/editor of ‘LexisNexis NSW Conveyancing Service’ as well as the book ‘2022-2023 Annotated Conveyancing and Real Property Legislation NSW’. Gary is a member of the Property Law Committee of the Law Society of NSW. Gary is Chairman for NSW of the Law Council of Australian Property Law Group.

Leanne Walker is a partner at Colin Biggers & Paisley in the corporate and dispute resolution team, as well as the National Head of the dispute resolution team.

Leanne specialises in property dispute resolution with a particular emphasis on land contract disputes, leasing based disputes, easement disputes, strata disputes and general contract disputes. Leanne has experience in alternative dispute resolution, including expert determination, mediation and arbitration. Leanne acts for landowners, developers, builders, government authorities, owners corporations, local councils, and receivers and managers.

Leanne assists the Australian Institute of Conveyancers by providing strategic advice to and representing its members (and their clients).

Tony Cahill is a member of the Law Society’s Property Law:  Environmental, Planning and Development Committees.

 He has been a member of the Re‑Draft Committees for the various editions of the Contract for the Sale of Land since 1992, and the Contract for the Sale of Business since 2000.

He was a co-author with Russell Cocks and Paul Gibney of the first NSW edition of 1001 Conveyancing Answers, and the co-author with Gary Newton of  Conveyancing Service New South Wales  and  Annotated Conveyancing & Real Property Legislation New South Wales, both published by LexisNexis Butterworths.

Tony has also been a part-time lecturer at the University of Technology, Sydney, in construction law, property transactions, legal studies, and real estate law, and has lectured in various law subjects at the Sydney and  Northern Sydney Institutes of TAFE, the College of Law and for the Law Extension Committee.

Warwick La Hood has dedicated his career to property law.

Warwick’s early exposure to property management through family interests kickstarted an affinity with property that has evolved into legal expertise across a range of property areas. In his long career as a property lawyer, he has worked across transactions and disputes across the full spectrum of property issues. Warwick has a particular interest in leasing and has worked on high level leasing matters across Australia.

Warwick is also adept at handling delicate succession issues in relation to property assets, especially in difficult circumstances. He has helped clients create succession plans that incorporate multiple perspectives and desires while fulfilling legal obligations.

AUSTRAC (Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre), is Australia's financial intelligence unit and anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing (AML/CTF) regulator.

 AUSTRAC's responsibilities include:

• • Regulating businesses in the financial, bullion, and gambling sectors to prevent criminal abuse of the financial system

  • Monitoring financial transactions to identify money laundering, organized crime, tax evasion, welfare fraud, and terrorism financing

  • Collecting and analyzing financial intelligence to identify potential criminal activity or risks to national security

  • Disseminating financial intelligence to law enforcement, national security, revenue and regulatory agencies, and international counterparts

  • Implementing the recommendations of the Financial Action Task Force on Money Laundering (FATF)

 AUSTRAC regulates businesses by:

• • Identifying businesses that provide designated services, which are activities that pose a risk for money laundering and terrorism financing

  • Requiring reporting entities to:

    • Report certain business activities and transactions to AUSTRAC

    • Keep records

    • Have an AML/CTF program

  • Providing guidance and education to help businesses protect themselves from being exploited by criminals