Thank you to Binti Prasad and Graeme Scott (Principals / Partners) and Helen Hodgins (Senior Associate) of WIRV Silver Partner Hunt & Hunt Lawyers, for their commentary on the recent outcome of the High Court Decision in Naaman v Jaken Properties Australia Ltd HCA 1 where the question of “Does a successor trustee owe a fiduciary duty to a former trustee in respect of the former trustee’s entitlement to indemnification out of the trust assets or the former trustee’s commensurate…

The WIRV Cocktail and Awards Night was held on Thursday, 14 August 2025 from 6pm at Higher Ground, 650 Little Bourke Street, Melbourne VIC 3000. Congratulations to all of our amazing nominees and winners. Check out all the details of our 2025 winners on our website.

Thank you to presenters Erin Prout and Caroline Skeoch (Principal Lawyers, Aitken Partners) and Andrew Mattinson (Registered Liquidator and Partner, Jirsch Sutherland), as well as moderator Nicole Jee (Principal Lawyer, Aitken Partners) for this insightful instalment of our WIRV professional development briefing series. The panel discussed the risks that Administrators should look out for, SBRs as alternatives to administrations and their current success rate, and a case study of the Toys R Us administrations. The presentation was kindly hotsed in…

Thank you to everybody who attended WIRV’s 27th Annual Footy Finals Luncheon held Friday, 12 September 2025 at Crown Palladium. Attendees enjoyed the afternoon with their peers, hearing from a fun and high-spirited panel which featured Nat Edwards (as MC), Cam Mooney, Brendan Fevola and Ash Atkinson, followed by a live auction led by Manheim Auctions. A special thank you also to: Our 2025 event charity, The Liptember Foundation, whose work is dedicated to supporting and investing in tailored women’s…

The WIRV Advocacy Sub-Committee would like to thank Annabelle Ballard at the Victorian Bar for presenting at our Career Progression Boardroom Lunch on 18 September 2025. Annabelle generously shared her insights into her unique pathway to the Bar, her experience as a junior barrister and the challenges and excitement that being a barrister brings, along with details about her new role as an Associate Teaching Fellow at Deakin University. Attendees had the opportunity to ask questions about her career and…

Each year, the Networking Sub-Committee holds events exclusively for WIRV members to catch up, network, and discuss the year that was and challenges to come. This is a free, members-only event. Attendees have a choice of 1x non-alcoholic beverage per person. The sessions will be held between 8 and 23 October 2025 at either 8AM or 12PM at Rustica’s Queen Street or Rialto locations in Melbourne’s CBD. Each session will be hosted by a member of the WIRV Networking Sub-Committee…

The WIRV Professional Development sub-committee would like to extend our thanks to those who attended the evening professional development briefing on 19 November 2025 presented by WIRV Gold Partner Clover Risk Funding and kindly hosted at Gadens. We are grateful to our presenters – Stephen Humphries, Lisa Brentnall and Brooke Darlington of Clover Risk Funding.  for their insights and feedback on the requirements for a successful litigation funding application. A copy of the presentation slides can be accessed here. We…