Beyond Billable Hours: Exploring New Legal Practice Models

Format: Livestreamed and In-person (Hobart)
Recorded: With presenter consent
Time: 3-5pm, Thursday 24 July


Catherine Scott is the Head of Legal at ConMoto Group and primarily works in the areas of administrative law, in particular environment & planning, discrimination and commercial litigation. Catherine specialises in assisting major project proponents navigate the Tasmanian and Commonwealth statutory approval processes. She started working as a lawyer in private practice in 2002, was a partner at Page Seager Lawyers from 2008 – 2010 and then from 2016 – October 2020 before joining ConMoto Group in October 2020. Catherine was the Federal Court Registrar and Administrative Appeals Registrar for Tasmania from 2010 – 2017. Catherine’s experience includes: Acting as lead legal advisor with respect to the planning and environmental approval processes for a number of large projects in the energy and public infrastructure areas; Litigation in the Supreme and Federal Court with respect to the regulation of the finish farming industry in Tasmania by the State and Federal governments; Appearing as counsel in the Supreme Court, Federal Court, TasCAT, Tasmanian Planning Commission and Magistrates Court in environmental and administrative law matters, environmental prosecutions, land acquisition disputes and commercial litigation; Assisting with setting the land acquisition framework for an infrastructure project involving hundreds of properties and providing training for land agents and acquiring authorities with respect to land access and acquisition options and negotiation with landowners.
in-person (at the Society, 28 Murray Street) and livestreamed.
28 Murray Street, Hobart Tas 7000
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3-5pm Thurs 24 July In-Person Hobart - 3-5pm Thurs 24 July Livestreamed
3-5pm, Thursday 24 July