Half-Day Program 

10am-11am - Superannuation Valuation and Splitting
11am - 12pm - Section 69ZW Reports
Five minute break
12.05pm - 1.05pm - Expert Evidence
1.05pm - 1.45pm - Light lunch
1.45pm - 3pm - Demonstration of an Interim Hearing on Parenting Issue

Attendee feedback from previous events in the north west and south:

• On the way home we were chatting about what great speakers and how approachable [the presenters] were. We felt very comfortable asking questions.
• The presenters were fabulous. I would like to attend more workshops like this with these presenters.
• The presenters were excellent. They both facilitated engaging and interactive sessions and were very well prepared.
• More from both of these highly experienced barristers .... please. They worked very well together.
• The CPD was relevant and informative. One of the more helpful CPD events I have been to, and I would definitely attend more of this type of event, or events by these presenters.
• Wonderful training opportunity for junior solicitors from highly experienced counsel. Was a very useful practical session and well presented.
• Excellent. Best CPD I have been to. This was obviously so well thought out and the instructors were passionate about making it really worthwhile for participants. I really think they did an amazing job. The mock interim hearing was fascinating and a glimpse into the life of a barrister. 

About the Presenters

Ms Mary Anne Ryan joined the Tasmanian Independent Bar in 2015 after 13 years as a barrister and solicitor engaged in civil, criminal, family law and child protection litigation. Mary Anne has had carriage of and appeared as Counsel in multiple ground-breaking and innovative family law cases in the Family Court of Australia and the Federal Circuit Court of Australia which have made significant contributions to the development of case law. Mary Anne is regularly appointed as an Independent Children’s Lawyer in the family law jurisdiction and as the Separate Representative in the child protection jurisdiction.

Mary Anne is a member of the Ethics Committee of the Australian Bar Association; and the Chair of the Family Law Committee of the Law Society of Tasmania. She is a past member of the Family Law Practitioners Association of Tasmania; the Litigation Committee of the Law Society of Tasmania; Chair and Board Member of Hobart Women’s Shelter; President and member of Australian Women Lawyers; President of Tasmanian Women Lawyers; and member Equal Opportunity Committee of the Law Council of Australia.

Mr Matthew Verney has been in practice in Devonport since 1994. He commenced his own firm in 2003 as a sole principal, entered into partnership in that firm shortly after and then went back to being a sole principal in 2009 until November 2021 when he went to the Bar. In 2013 he was appointed to the Mental Health Tribunal  and in 2019 appointed as the Deputy President of the Guardianship and Administration Board. When those bodies were folded into the new Tasmanian Civil and Administrative Tribunal last year, he was appointed as a Senior Member of TasCAT. 

Matthew served the profession as a member of the Council of the Law Society for 10 years and had the privilege of being the Society’s President for 2 years from 2014 to 2016. Matthew has served on other Dept of Justice committees and panels and is currently a Board member of Tasmania Legal Aid. 

Mr Michael Trezise, barrister at Malthouse Chambers, is a long-standing family law specialist, who provides effective advice and representation in all areas of family and relationship law. Michael places an emphasis on early assessment of merits, direction and strategy. Financial disputes and parenting cases, complex or otherwise, mediations (including as chair) and appellate work are all matters of his broad experience.