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First Saturday Seminar of 2025! 

This Saturday seminar will be covering Ethics and Responsibility in Conveyancing and Owners Corporation Regulations.

Laura Vickers will cover ethical considerations and professional responsibilities that property professionals must uphold when navigating the complexities of property law and transactions. Laura will integrate how AI can assist with your obligations.

Rochelle Castro will present on navigating the complexities of Owners Corporation (OC) legislation is essential for anyone involved in property transactions. This seminar will provide an in-depth exploration of the legal framework governing Owners Corporations, with a focus on critical issues that affect property ownership.

Our Speakers:

Laura Vickers is the Principal Lawyer and Founding Director of Nest Legal. 

Laura is an accredited specialist in property law. After years of working in top commercial and government firms, Laura founded Nest Legal in 2013 to help busy parents obtain legal peace of mind for their families. The LexisNexis Legal Innovation Index judges described her as an ‘industry game-changer’ through her ‘innovative approach to client service that perfectly services its target market’.

Laura has first-class honours from Melbourne Uni, was one of the 300 women featured in Trailblazing Women and the Law, the first national history of Australia’s trailblazing women lawyers, is the editor of the Conveyancing chapter of the Law Handbook, and the founder of NewLaw Chambers (1200+ innovative Australian lawyers trying to do law differently) and a tired Northcote mum of two.

Rochelle Castro is the Principal Lawyer at RC & Co Lawyers. 

Rochelle Castro specialises in strata, construction, commercial and property litigation and complex transactions. 

Rochelle Castro experience includes 14 years working in boutique to mid-tier firms in Victoria, Western Australia and New South Wales. Those appointments includes complex litigation, advisory and transactions for various stakeholders in the strata, construction, commercial and property industries where she assumed the role of Lawyer and now Principal Lawyer.

Rochelle Castro holds a Juris Doctor degree and is currently completing her Master’s in Construction Law and is a trainer and speaker in the strata industry and committee member in various groups in the Law Institute of Victoria.  She is also featured in various magazines and national newspapers that are available online where she speaks about the areas that she specialises such as strata, property and commercial matters.  Her previous career as a university lecturer strengthens her ability to communicate not only to her clients but also to various industries’ stakeholders during training and speaking engagements.

She is effective, resourceful and clear as a legal advocate and advisor.  Rochelle Castro understands that her clients must be given value when they seek her legal services and such value includes educating them about their best legal options.

Risk Management Points: 3