Sponsors
Foley Family Contact Centre
Foley Family Contact Centre
Foley Family Contact Centre provides a specialist supervised child contact service designed to support safe and meaningful connections between children and their families during court involvement or elevated risk concerns. We have a bespoke software system that makes referrals fast and a secure Australian based hosting ensuring your clients data is safe. We also provide a pick-up/drop-off serviceas well as supervised exchanges.
Foley Family Mediation & Child Consultancy
Foley Family Mediation provides compassionate, child-focused mediation, child-inclusive practice, and parental coordination services. With a strong foundation in social work and family law contexts, we support families to resolve parenting and property disputes respectfully and constructively. Our approach prioritises children’s wellbeing while helping parents move forward with clarity and confidence.
global billing legal costs consultants
global billing is a boutique firm of specialist legal costs consultants and costs assessors
with offices located in Brisbane, Sunshine Coast, Gold Coast, Melbourne, and Singapore.
Our engagement ensures that our clients maintain absolute transparency in their billing processes.
Specialist expertise from our 6 full time legal costs consultants and costs assessors provides the opportunity to optimise recovery of costs for clients.
We provide legal costing services of electronic files (e-files), as well as traditional hardcopy files.
Certificates of Assessment – 1 to 3 day turnaround
Itemised Bills/Costs Accounts – 7 to 21 day turnaround
Costs Schedules for Appeal Proceedings – 3 to 7 day turnaround
In-house CPD workshops available.
Acumentis
Acumentis is Australia’s only independent, locally owned, ASX listed property and business advisory firm. More than 300 professionals deliver insightful advice across the nation from over 40 metropolitan and regional locations. Our certified team provides valuations for family law settlements, SMSF, financial reporting, CGT, tax depreciation, insurance and litigation, alongside a growing Asset and ESG Advisory capability designed to support clients in understanding sustainability risks and opportunities across their portfolios.
Grant Thornton
Grant Thornton Australia has a dedicated forensic consulting team specialising in forensic accounting, disputes, investigations, financial crime and digital forensics. Our Brisbane team, led by Joseph Box and Anne Dale, work closely with solicitors, barristers and clients to resolve sensitive family law disputes. Whether it’s an initial review or evidence in Court, our experts have the right experience to assist.
Grant Thornton Australia is a member firm of the Grant Thornton global network and a world-leading, independently owned and managed accounting and consulting firm. We have 1,500+ people across our offices in Sydney, Adelaide, Brisbane, Melbourne, Perth and Cairns.
Family Law Education Network
Family Law Education Network is a national education and professional development platform supporting family law practitioners across Australia. We deliver high-quality CLE programs, practical resources, precedents and wellbeing initiatives designed to strengthen legal practice and support sustainable careers in family law. Through our membership streams, conferences, online learning, and collaborative partnerships, we connect practitioners with leading experts, current case developments and practical tools they can apply immediately in practice. Our focus is on practical learning, community and elevating standards across the profession.
College of Law
Since 1974, we have been at the forefront of practice-based legal education. Our mission is to break with convention, delivering innovative, flexible education and training to create a career in the legal services industry that lasts. We focus on real-life practice, bridging the gap between theory and the realities of the profession. We offer Practical Legal Training for aspiring lawyers seeking admission to practice and continue to support lawyers through continuing professional development and postgraduate programs, including our LLM in Applied Law (Family Law), Graduate Diploma of Applied Law (Family Law), and Master of Applied Law (Family Law). Our aim is to help people succeed as lawyers, whichever role they choose to pursue.
JustFund
JustFund is a mission driven legal finance provider that offers flexible funding solutions for people navigating separation, divorce and now estate administration. The funding is assessed against a person’s expected family law or estate settlement, not their income, credit score, or employment status, enabling access to legal representation and the payment of critical related expenses when it is needed most. We partner with over 1,000 law firms nationwide and our 'pay at the end' funding model enables easier access to justice and levels the playing field for those navigating family law matters.
LEAP Family Law
A trusted partner of more than 61,000 lawyers across the globe, LEAP’s legal practice productivity solution helps family law firms maximise profitability through the efficient and innovative delivery of legal services.
LEAP Family Law is a division of LEAP that is dedicated to providing unparalleled support and resources to family lawyers, empowering them to practice more efficiently and effectively with our software. Our team of experienced family law specialists is committed to developing features tailored specifically for family law professionals, ensuring they have the tools they need to succeed.
Workhorse Advisory
Workhorse Advisory delivers a comprehensive suite of people-focused services across mediation, Family Dispute Resolution, Family Reports and Social Assessments, and Parenting Coordination.
Our multidisciplinary team combines deep professional expertise with a practical, client-centred approach to support children, families and communities in achieving meaningful and sustainable
outcomes. We work collaboratively, maintaining a clear focus on the best interests of children while navigating complex family dynamics.
Grounded in professionalism, integrity and cultural sensitivity, Workhorse Advisory is committed to high-quality practice, transparent communication and future-focused solutions that strengthen families and empower children, families and communities to move forward with confidence.
LEAP Family Law
A trusted partner of more than 61,000 lawyers across the globe, LEAP’s legal practice productivity solution helps family law firms maximise profitability through the efficient and innovative delivery of legal services.
LEAP Family Law is a division of LEAP that is dedicated to providing unparalleled support and resources to family lawyers, empowering them to practice more efficiently and effectively with our software. Our team of experienced family law specialists is committed to developing features tailored specifically for family law professionals, ensuring they have the tools they need to succeed.
Walker Webb Family Law Mediation
Walker Webb Family Law Mediation is a specialist family law mediation service.
Myles Walker, Susie Webb and Dean Foley combined have more than five and a half decades of experience in the family law arena. Myles, Susie and Dean worked in pre-eminent and boutique family law practices around Australia as well as in academia before being appointed as Judicial Registrars in the FCFCoA.
With extensive family law experience (and both being nationally accredited mediators and FDRPs) Myles, Susie and Dean are able to guide your clients through a professional, dignified and compassionate mediation process, with an evaluative element - where requested and appropriate. They will be present at the conference and look forward to meeting you.
More information can be found on their website:
James Black Family Law | Mediation | Arbitration
James Black Family Law | Mediation | Arbitration provides expert services in:
- mediation;
- family dispute resolution; and
- arbitration;
helping families and couples resolve any family law dispute.
James has worked as a Registrar in a Family Law Court and practised solely in Family Law for the past 18 years in both Australia and New Zealand.
We provide services in person or via Zoom/Teams nationwide.
See our website for our calendar and fees: www.jbflma.com.au.
To book one of our services email info@jbflma.com.au or phone 0405 305 500.
Dora Ko Mediations
Dora Ko Mediations provides multilingual Mediation, Family Dispute Resolution and Parenting Coordination services across Australia. Drawing on her experience, as a former Judicial Registrar and former family lawyer in private practice and in the community legal sector, Dora's mission is to provide ADR services with clarity compassion and confidence. Dora also brings strong cross cultural insight to the mediation and parenting coordination table. She is multi-lingual and can provide services in Chinese – Cantonese and Mandarin; as well as Japanese; in South East Queensland and nation-wide.
Phillips Family Law
Phillips Family Law is proud to be recognised as a leading Queensland and Australian
family law firm by both the industry and our peers.
Led by Directors Tony Phillips, Fiona Caulley and Olivia Phillips, the depth and expertise of our team is reflected in our consistent recognition as a First Tier Queensland Family Law Firm and a Leading Australian Family Law Firm in Doyle’s Guide each year since 2015.
We are proud to once again sponsor the FLPA Retreat, supporting the ongoing professional development of the family law community and fostering meaningful connection and collaboration with our colleagues on the Gold Coast.
Cudmore Legal
Cudmore Legal practises in family law and intersecting jurisdictions, including domestic violence and related criminal proceedings. We conduct complex parenting and property matters across courts, delivering coordinated advocacy from early strategic assessment through to the structured implementation of financial settlements, including family law property transfers.
Our work demands precision, judgement, and principled representation. We are committed to maintaining high professional standards and to the deliberate development of lawyers who seek meaningful responsibility, strong advocacy experience, and sustained growth within the family law jurisdiction.
Barry Nilsson
Barry Nilsson’s dynamic and progressive team combines extensive experience with innovative thinking to guide clients through family relationship decisions and transitions, leveraging deep industry expertise. Their approach ensures that every client receives tailored advice and support; whether dealing with complex separations, parenting issues, or property settlements.
The firm is well known for delivering outstanding legal services to both local and international clients, with family law teams based in Brisbane, Melbourne, and Sydney that serve clients throughout Australia.
Barry Nilsson’s strong national presence and team of accredited family law specialists have established them as respected leaders in family law. Their expertise is consistently recognised by Doyles Guide and Best Lawyers.
Private Mediation
MICHAEL MAGUIRE
In early 2022 I was appointed as a Sessional Judicial Registrar with the FCFCOA. However, my private practice as a Nationally Accredited Mediator and FDRP is still the major focus of my professional practice.
For more than 10 years full-time, after leaving practice as a Family Lawyer behind me, I have mediated across all issues encompassed in Family Law.
As Lawyers and Mediators, we believe that the work we do, as a team, serves the common purpose of helping families resolve their difficult Parenting and Property issues. For my part, I love seeing the sense of relief that people can experience when they have been able to agree at mediation on a plan for their future.
Please come and say “Hi” during the retreat. I would love to share more about myself and to help you to create positive outcomes for your clients.
Vincents
Vincents is a solutions-focused professional services firm with a team of over 250 experts. With more than three decades of experience, the firm has developed deep expertise in forensics, accounting and advisory.
Expert guidance in navigating the financial aspects of family disputes is invaluable. Vincents provides legal professionals with expert support in accounting, business valuations, structuring and financial investigations.
Their deep expertise and client-centric approach provide clients with clear direction when they need it most.
Vincents delivers integrated client outcomes nationally, with offices in Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne, Canberra, Adelaide, the Gold Coast and the Sunshine Coast.
Dannielle Young Mediation
Dannielle Young Mediation provides calm, child‑focused and future focused family mediation, supporting parents and separating couples to move from conflict to clarity. With nearly two decades of experience in family law, specialised training in Family Dispute Resolution as FDRP and
AMDRAS accredited, Dannielle brings a unique blend of legal expertise and psychological insight to every mediation process. Her practice is grounded in helping families reach respectful, future‑focused agreements around parenting and property reducing stress, protecting emotional wellbeing of all family members and prioritising the needs of children during times of significant
change. Dannielle Young Mediation conducts in-person mediation in Brisbane/Gold Coast/Toowoomba/Ipswich and online mediations Australia wide.
Pilot Partners
Pilot Partners has more than 20 years’ experience providing expert accounting assistance in the Family Law arena. Our team of accountants and business advisors have a comprehensive
understanding of the Family Court’s legal requirements and will work with you and your clients to efficiently navigate the litigation process. The services we offer include expert witness; valuation of businesses & enterprises; assistance in property settlement; and review & critique of other expert
reports. Regardless of the nature of the assignment, we pride ourselves on delivering objective, well-reasoned and logical advice in a timely manner.