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2025 Schools Legal Agenda

As we embark on a new year, schools need to be aware of the emerging trends, key developments and legislative reforms that are likely to have an impact on their operations in 2025.

2025 Schools Legal Agenda

This is a unique opportunity to hear from our team of school legal specialists, ask questions and network with our lawyers and your peers as we prepare you for what lies ahead.

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Date:      Tuesday, 25th February 2025
Time:      8.00am – 3.00pm (8:00am arrival for 8:30am start)
Venue:    Leonda by the Yarra, 2 Wallen Rd, Hawthorn VIC 3122
Cost:      Complimentary – by invitation only

Morning tea and lunch provided.
Have a question for our experts? We want to hear from you!

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Event Program

Designed to empower Principals and school leadership teams, our agenda will cover the following emerging challenges and key legal considerations including:

8:00am – Arrival/Registration

8:30am – Welcome

Tessa van Duyn, CEO & Practice Leader

8:35am –Managing Alumni and Parents and Friends Associations

How to effectively structure the relationship with Alumni and Parent and Friend associations and manage risks to your school.
Rebecca Lambert-Smith, Practice Leader

9:20am – Duty of Care and Family Law in Schools

Accessing counselling records: Balancing management, parental, and court demands. Navigating court orders and FVIOs in school settings. Key changes to the Family Law Act in May 2024 and their impact on schools.
Bani Mishra, Special Counsel
Cecelia Irvine-So, Practice Leader

9:50am – Managing Complex Discrimination and Safeguarding Matters

Roundtable discussion on complex case studies
Skye Rose, Practice Leader

10:30am – Morning tea

11:00am – Staff Mental Health and Psychosocial Hazards

Managing underperformance and chronic absence. Proactive strategies you can adopt before regulations take effect, and insights from key cases.
Leah Hollis, Practice Leader
Casey Sutton, Senior Lawyer

11:45am – Supplier Disputes

Managing supplier disputes: When does mediocre service justify termination?
Insights from recent examples, tips and traps.
Ellen Turner, Senior Lawyer

12:15am – School Property

Tips and traps for using school land.
Andrew Boer, Practice Leader

12:45pm – Lunch

1:30pm – Cybersecurity, Privacy, and Generative AI in Schools

Case studies on recent hacking and breaches in the education sector, updates to the Privacy Act and what schools need to do and legal issues and steps to address generative AI in schools.
Cecelia Irvine-So, Practice Leader
Penny Liberogiannis, Senior Lawyer

2:15pm – Online Child Safety and Social Media Ban

Social media bans: Implications for discipline, duty of care, and child safety.  Roundtable discussions on complex case studies
Skye Rose, Practice Leader

2:55pm – Closing remarks

3:00pm – Finish

The team

FAQ

Location

Leonda by the Yarra is located at 2 Wallen Road in Hawthorn

Parking

If you choose to drive to Leonda, the venue has a complimentary guest car park on site. If this space is full, there is street parking available along Yarra Boulevard or Riversdale Road. Riversdale Road has free street parking on the right hand side (facing Leonda).

Update your registration

If you need to make any changes to your registration or need to cancel your ticket, please contact the Moores team at hello@moores.com.au