Attendees of the SALA CPD Day 2025 gathered for a group photo beside the SALA banner

SALA CPD Day 2025

Thirty-nine practitioners joined us for SALA CPD Day 2025 — a full day of practical continuing professional development delivered by six speakers drawn from our own community. Across the day we covered trust accounting, ethics, bail applications for non-citizens, immigration and citizenship matters at the ART, the role of the Independent Children's Lawyer in parenting matters, and using AI and automation to lift efficiency in practice. Between sessions there was time to catch up over morning tea, lunch and end-of-day drinks. Here's a look back at the day.

What we covered

Six sessions, six practitioners from our own community — and what each of them tackled.

Aruna Colombathanthri presenting at SALA CPD Day 2025
Aruna Colombathanthri Trust Accounting
Katherine Farrel presenting at SALA CPD Day 2025
Katherine Farrel Bail Applications for Non-Citizens
Melissa Mahady presenting at SALA CPD Day 2025
Melissa Mahady Ethics
Asha Prasad presenting at SALA CPD Day 2025
Asha Prasad The Independent Children's Lawyer
John Riodne presenting at SALA CPD Day 2025
John Riodne Immigration and Citizenship at the ART
Keith James presenting at SALA CPD Day 2025
Keith James AI and Automation
A speaker addressing attendees with a microphone at SALA CPD Day 2025
A speaker presenting at the podium in front of the SALA banner
A presenter speaking to attendees at SALA CPD Day 2025
A podium speaker presenting to attendees, viewed from a different angle
Wide shot of the full room of attendees at SALA CPD Day 2025
Attendees engaged in discussion at a roundtable during SALA CPD Day 2025
Attendee photographed in front of the SALA 'Become a Member' backdrop at CPD Day 2025
Attendees chatting in a group at SALA CPD Day 2025
An attendee pours coffee during the morning break at SALA CPD Day 2025
Portrait of an attendee at SALA CPD Day 2025
Three attendees talking together at SALA CPD Day 2025
An attendee listening intently during a session at SALA CPD Day 2025
Three attendees networking together at SALA CPD Day 2025
Attendees having morning tea at SALA CPD Day 2025
An attendee asking a question from the floor at SALA CPD Day 2025
An audience member making a comment at SALA CPD Day 2025
Two attendees in close conversation at SALA CPD Day 2025
Attendees mingling at SALA CPD Day 2025
Attendees chatting over coffee at SALA CPD Day 2025
Attendees seated at a roundtable discussion at SALA CPD Day 2025
Attendees laughing together at SALA CPD Day 2025
Attendees engaged in discussion at SALA CPD Day 2025
A group of attendees posing together at SALA CPD Day 2025

The 2025 program

Six CPD sessions across the day, presented by practitioners from our own community.

Agenda and speaker line-up for SALA CPD Day 2025