Programme
Wednesday
15 October 2025
- 9.30am - 1.30pm Administrators of Australian Legal Admissions Authorities (AALAA) Meeting. Contact Joe.Buchanan@lawsociety.org.nz
- 10am - 4pm Annual Ethics Officers Discussion Forum (AEODF). Contact Charlotte.Walker@lawsociety.org.nz
- 9am - 4pm Trust Account Officers Meeting. Contact inspectorate@lawsociety.org.nz
- 5pm - 7pm Welcome reception
At the Christchurch Club - 7.30pm Executives' Dinner
Invitation only
Thursday
16 October 2025
- Mihi Whakatau
Welcome and conference opening - Keynote speaker
Chief Justice Dame Helen Winkelmann - Morning plenary
The significance of dealing with wellbeing issues in a consumer protection context - Breakout meetings
- Spotlight on wellbeing work
- Investigatory practices - Afternoon plenary
Professional vs Personal Conduct - Breakout meetings
- Unauthorised practice of law
- Use of social media in the modern regulatory environment - Afternoon plenary
New technologies - Conference Dinner
Evening
Conference dinner at Ilex, Christchurch Botanical Gardens.
Friday
17 October 2025
- Keynote speaker
- Morning plenary
Coming at regulation from different perspectives - Te Ao Māori the New Zealand experience - Breakout meetings
- Mediation
- Diversity and inclusion - Afternoon plenary
Consumer insights - Theory of change - Breakout meetings
- Organisational culture in a regulatory environment
- Early career lawyers - Afternoon plenary
AML - Panel and Q&A
Looking to the future - 4.30 pm - Concluding remarks
Programme
