The Piddington Society is coming to the Northern Territory!

Whether you are local to Darwin and the Territory, or coming from interstate, we are working up a program that brings the famous Piddington collegiality with CPD sessions delivered by leaders of the profession and judiciary.

The conference has been designed and developed in consultation with the profession and judiciary of the Territory. We are particularly thankful to the Supreme Court of the Northern Territory for hosting us in their courtrooms for the conference.

In addition to CPD and collegiality, for travellers we will also be including options to experience the culture and sights of the Territory.

Schedule and sessions

Speakers:

The Hon Justice Michael Grant is the Chief Justice of the Northern Territory and former Solicitor-General of the NT.

The Hon Justice Sonia Bronwnhill is a Judge of the Supreme Court of the Northern Territory and former Solicitor-General of the NT.

The Hon Justice Robin Cohen is a Judge of both the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (Division 1) and Family Court of Western Australia. Justice Cohen was a senior Legal Aid lawyer, acting primarily on family and children's matters.

The Hon Justice Meredith Day Huntingford is a Judge of the Supreme Court of the Northern Territory, having formerly been a Judge of the Local Court of the NT. Earlier in her career, she was Director of Litigation at the Solicitor for the NT.

The Hon Lindy Jenkins is a former Judge of the Supreme Court of Western Australia and currently serves as Chair of the Law Reform Commission of WA, where she undertook a major review into sexual offence laws. Earlier she was a Judge of the District Court of WA, Deputy State Solicitor for WA and a Crown Prosecutor in the NT.

The Hon Ken Martin KC is a former Judge of the Supreme Court of Western Australia and Chair of The Piddington Society. 

The Hon Graeme Murphy SC is a former Judge of the Court of Appeal of Western Australia.

Mary Chalmers SC is the President of the NT Bar Association and a Barrister at Murray Chambers.

Chris Zelestis KC has more than 35 years' experience as a silk and over 50 years as a barrister. He now acts as a mentor to junior lawyers.

Beth Wild is the President of the Criminal Lawyers Association of the Northern Territory and a Barrister at Mindil Chambers.

+ More to be confirmed

CPD sessions will cover a wide range of practice areas and contemporary issues in the law including criminal law, civil litigation, commercial law, family law, ethics, practice management and more.

Sponsorship enquiries can be made directly to conrad@pidsoc.org.au

Your attendance at this, and at all Piddington events, go toward our access to justice projects. These include the Piddington Justice Fund for community legal centres; the Piddington PLT Fund for the CLCs that host Piddington PLT grads to complete their hours required for admission; and, a First Nations legal education fund. We also fund the Christine Wheeler Scholarship and John Chaney Award for new law graduates and law students.

In 2024, our contributions through those and related activities exceeded $150,000.

Refunds:

Full refunds will be available until 12-noon two weeks before the event. 50 per cent refunds will be eligible until 12-noon one week before the event. 25 per cent refunds will be eligible until 48 hours before the event. Refunds may not be provided following this.

Location

Supreme Court of the Northern Territory
Supreme Court Building, State Square

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Contact Details

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