Athol Opas (Blackburn Chambers), Hannah von Forell (Proximity), Debra Parker (Parker Coles Curtis) and Sam Harper (Thomson Geer) from the ACT Law Society's Professional Ethics Committee joined forces as a panel to discuss legal ethical issues based on imaginative and possibly entertaining hypothetical scenarios. This is an interactive format session where attendees contributed to the discussion as the panel worked through the hypothetical scenario.
DETAILS
- This is an on-demand webinar you can watch at anytime - a link and password will be sent to you when you register
- Cost: Members - $60, Non-members $80
- CPD: Members will earn 1.5 CPD points in core area 1
- This event was recorded as part of the March Mastery on Friday 14 March 2025
- This recording will expire on 31 December 2025
MEET THE PANEL
ATHOL OPAS
BARRISTER
BLACKBURN CHAMBERS
Athol practices mainly in commercial law and also in general civil law and occupational discipline. Athol was called to the Bar in 2017. Before being called to the Bar, Athol worked as a solicitor in Canberra for 18 years, working in small and large Canberra firms, in a national law firm, and as a Commonwealth government in-house lawyer. Athol served for several years on the ACT Law Society Council, and was president of the ACT Law Society and a director of the Law Council of Australia. Athol has served on various committees of the ACT Law Society and ACT Bar Association, and he is a current member of the Law Society’s Professional Ethics Committee. Athol has been recognised in Doyle’s Guide in Commercial Litigation & Dispute Resolution and for Commercial Leasing.
HANNAH VON FORELL
SPECIAL ADVISOR
PROXIMITY
Hannah is an experienced lawyer working for Proximity, a leading provider of integrated consulting, legal and commercial services to government. With a background as a federal prosecutor and in-house lawyer in law enforcement and anti-corruption agencies, she is specialised in prosecutions, investigations, inquiries, regulatory enforcement, and evidence law.
DEBRA PARKER
FOUNDING DIRECTOR
PARKER COLES CURTIS
Debra is a specialist family lawyer and the only lawyer in Canberra with Specialist Accreditation in two areas (family law and dispute resolution). She is a qualified arbitrator and collaborative divorce lawyer, and she is the Chair of the Canberra Collaborative Practice Group.
SAM HARPER
ASSOCIATE
THOMSON GEER
Sam Harper is an Associate in Thomson Geer's disputes team. His primary practice involves acting for parties to disputes and in litigation in the ACT and in New South Wales.
Sam regularly advises the Law Society of the ACT in relation to complaints against solicitors and other regulatory matters. He represents the Law Society in proceedings before Courts and the ACT Civil and Administrative Tribunal concerning complaints, practising certificates, strike off applications, applications for review and appeals. In the course of this work, Sam frequently deals with the ethical obligations imposed on solicitors under both the legal profession legislation and the common law. He has also advised interstate organisations and practitioners in relation to compliance with the relevant legal profession legislation.
Registration
| Member | $60.00(GST incl.) | Register |
| Non-Member | $80.00(GST incl.) | Register |
