The Boutique Advantage

SALA CPD Day 2026 ·
Saturday 10 October 2026 ·
Mulgrave Country Club · 52 Wellington Rd, Wheelers Hill VIC 3150

A practical, high-value CPD day for boutique lawyers—designed to sharpen professional judgment, strengthen your practice, and connect you with peers who understand the realities of smaller firms.

Practical insight. Relevant CPD. Meaningful professional connection.

Lawyers networking at a professional event

What we covered last year

Six practitioners, six sessions — the ground we covered in 2025, and a taste of what CPD Day brings together.

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

Join SALA — or renew for the year ahead

Membership is $50 for the year. New members can join through our membership form; if you're renewing, pay the annual fee and email your receipt to enquiries.sala@gmail.com. Every membership goes directly into running days like this one, and into sustaining a professional community built around Sri Lankan-Australian lawyers.

Membership payment details

Annual membership: $50.00

Bank: National Australia
A/C Name: Sri Lankan Australian Lawyers Association
BSB: 083 004
A/C No: 722278231



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Tickets

Venue & event details

  • Mulgrave Country Club

  • 52 Wellington Rd, Wheelers Hill VIC 3150

  • Saturday 10 October 2026

  • 8:00am–5:00pm

Why this day matters

Most CPD is something you sit through. This one is built for practitioners who run their own show — where the compliance, the ethics and the business of law all land on the same desk.

CPD that earns its day

Sessions chosen because boutique practitioners actually need them, not because they fill a points requirement.

Answers from people who practise

Speakers drawn from our own community, presenting problems they have solved in their own files.

The room is the point

A day with practitioners who understand what it is to carry a whole practice — and are glad to compare notes.

Things you can use on Monday

Prompts, approaches and next steps you can put to work the week you get back.

What the day covers

Ethics and professional responsibility — practical guidance for the judgment calls that don't have a clear answer.

Practice management and wellbeing

Sustainable systems and a way of working you can keep up.

Substantive law update

The developments that change what you actually do day to day.

Discussion and networking

Time to ask the question you'd rather not put in writing.

Memories from last year

Photos from SALA CPD Day 2025 — the sessions, the speakers, and the people who made the day.

See the 2025 recap

Mark the day that moves your practice forward.

SALA CPD Day 2026 brings boutique lawyers together for practical insight, sharper judgment, and genuine professional connection. Saturday 10 October 2026 • 8:00am–5:00pm • Mulgrave Country Club.

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