Justice Ideas Forum 2026

Free, registration essential

Now in its second year, the Justice Ideas Forum brings together legal professionals, policymakers, researchers and community advocates to hear directly from our Justice Fellows: five practitioners who each received $10,000 and dedicated Foundation support to go deep on an access to justice question of their choosing. Their findings span some of the most consequential challenges facing the legal system in NSW right now. 

This year's Forum presents the findings of our 2025 Justice Fellows: 

• Regina Featherstone, Senior Lawyer in the Human Rights Law Centre's Whistleblower Project, investigates out-of-court settlement practices in anti-discrimination claims, drawing on data from community legal centres to benchmark damages and shed light on how discrimination law operates beyond the courtroom. 

• Vijhai Grayan, Senior Legal Counsel at a global tech company with a background in technology law and deep ties to the community legal sector, explores the barriers preventing AI adoption in community legal centres and strategies to overcome them, with a focus on where technology can have the greatest impact for under-resourced services. 

• Alastair Lawrie, Director of Policy and Advocacy at the Justice and Equity Centre, examines the key features of a best practice legislative framework in NSW to protect children born with variations of sex characteristics from non-consenting medical interventions, drawing on models introduced in the ACT and overseas. 

• Professor Teela Reid, Wiradjuri and Wailwan woman, solicitor, and Associate Dean (Indigenous) at the University of Sydney Law School, explores the significance of First Nations Matriarchal advocacy for justice in NSW and its enduring role in shaping the Aboriginal Land Rights movement. 

• Claudia Robinson, community lawyer and human rights advocate, examines how Australian laws and financial systems can better recognise and respond to economic abuse, drawing on a comparison with the United Kingdom to bridge the gap between coercive control criminal law reforms and the civil legal barriers survivors face. 

We are also delighted to announce our 2026 Justice Fellows as part of this event. We welcome you to join us for a networking lunch at the conclusion of the seminar. 

CPD  

If you are a solicitor and this educational activity extends your knowledge and skills in areas relevant to your practice needs or professional development, you may be able to claim one (1) unit. Please refer to the Legal Profession Uniform Continuing Professional Development (Solicitors) Rules 2015 to understand the relevant cap on units claimed for this activity. 

Agenda  

• 9.45am Registration and entry  

• 10am–12pm Seminar  

• 12pm–1pm Networking lunch