The Hon. Justice Geoff Lindsay AM

The Hon. Justice Geoff Lindsay was sworn-in as a judge of the Supreme Court on 6 August 2012

2024

9 May 2024 - Thinking about Law: The Wisdom of a Common Law Tradition PDF, 251.7 KB
20 March 2024 - Australian Succession Law in Conversation with the "Inheritance Laws" of Religious Communities, UNSW Edge Seminars, Wills and Estates Intensive PDF, 192.1 KB
27 February - Professional skills: Towards a Managerial Mindset (Case Management, Rules of Court and Practice Notes in the Conduct of Civil Proceedings) PDF, 197.3 KB

2012-2023

15 November 2023 - Profoundly Different Ways of Thinking: Management of Persons, Property and Relationships Disputes v Adjudication of Competing Claims of Right - Speech delivered at the STEP Conference PDF, 239.6 KB
11 November 2023 - Dignity and Adoption in the Eyes of a Child or Young Person: The Perspective of An Equity Judge - Speech delivered at The Adoption Conference PDF, 240.1 KB
6 October 2023 - Evaluation of a Proprietary Estoppel Claim to a Family Farm: Text, Context and Purpose PDF, 423.4 KB
8 September 2023 - Waste Not, Want Not: Rights and Remedies in Preservation of an Estate PDF, 290.0 KB
19 April 2023 - NSW Bar Association - The Succession and Protective Law Committee: IN CONVERSATION: Neuroscience, Text, Context and Purpose PDF, 177.9 KB
21 March 2023 - Wills and Estates - Context in Law, a Digression: Neuroscience, Text, Context and Purpose PDF, 246.5 KB
16 November 2022 - EQUITY'S CHALLENGE: Maintenance of Standards in Deployment of Enduring Powers of Attorney and Enduring Guardianship Appointments PDF, 339.9 KB
13 Oct 2022 - "Enduring Agents": Creation, Use and Abuse of Enduring Powers of Attorney and Enduring Guardianship Appointments PDF, 284.8 KB
28 Sep 2022 - IN THE SERVICE OF OTHERS: The Context, Nature and Purpose of Work of the NSW Trustee and the Public Guardian in the Protection of a Vulnerable Person PDF, 305.8 KB
14 Jun 2022 - NCAT's Protective Jurisdiction in Context PDF, 215.5 KB
22 Mar 2022 - What is a Will, and why does it matter? (PDF, 241.7 KB) PDF, 241.7 KB
03 Mar 2022 - Probate Law and Practice: An Introduction (PDF, 315.6 KB) PDF, 315.6 KB
23 Feb 2022 - The Province and Nature of Probate Law and Practice (PDF, 250.8 KB) PDF, 250.8 KB
19-21 Nov 2021 - An Application For Judicial Advice: Text, Context and Functional Purpose - The Blue Mountains Law Society Succession Law Conference PDF, 298.3 KB
17 Nov 2021 - A Platypus in NSW Succession Law: Statutory Wills in a Managed Society PDF, 249.0 KB
05 Aug 2021 - Challenges in the conduct of a 'succession' case across jurisdictional boundaries PDF, 360.7 KB
16 Jun 2021 - The role of "evaluation" in the determination of succession (Probate and Family Provision) litigation PDF, 341.0 KB
26 May 2021 - The Family Provision Jurisdiction: An Outline of Themes and Practical Considerations PDF, 281.6 KB
24 Feb 2021 - Boundaries in Estate Administration and Protective Management: Limits on what can be done PDF, 294.1 KB
11 Sep 2020 - Accountability: The Universal Problem in the Administration of Estates affected by Incapacity or Death - 2020 Succession Conference PDF, 241.0 KB
03 Jun 2020 - The Family Provision Jurisdiction in Historical Perspective - Macquarie Law School, Succession PDF, 272.1 KB
12 Mar 2020 - A Progress Report: Case Management in the Probate List - UNSW, Wills & Estates Law Intensive Programme PDF, 116.7 KB
13 Nov 2019 - Probate Law and Practice: an Appetite for Change - College Of Law, Advanced Wills And Estates Conference PDF, 153.0 KB
14 Sep 2019 - Render Unto Caesar: Medicine and Law in Assessments of (In)capacity - Succession Law Conference, 2019 PDF, 269.9 KB
31 Aug 2019 - The Concept of "Special" Administration of a Deceased Estate - The Esls Lawyers Learning for Charity Conference PDF, 125.0 KB
23 Aug 2019 - The Judicial Function and the Public Domain: Proceedings in the Equity Division - Judicial Commission of NSW, Annual Conference 2019 PDF, 234.5 KB
9 Aug 2019 - Discovery and Subpoenas in Probate Matters - Law Society of NSW, Specialist Accreditation Conference (Wills & Estates) PDF, 132.9 KB
30 Jul 2019 - (In)capacity – For What? - College Of Law, Elder Law Workshop PDF, 106.8 KB
12 Jul 2019 - The Study Of Legal History: A Practitioner’s Perspective - British Legal History Conference, Saint Andrews, Scotland PDF, 126.0 KB
20 Feb 2019 - Parties, Property and Notice of Proceedings in Succession Law Cases - College of Law Seminar PDF, 61.7 KB
16 Nov 2018 - The "Why" and "What" of "Suspicious Circumstances" in Probate Litigation - Succession Law Conference, Adelaide PDF, 179.9 KB
26 Oct 2018 - A STRUGGLE FOR PERFECTION IN AN IMPERFECT WORLD: Dignity of the Individual; Incapacity for Self-Management; Rights, Duties and Conflicts of Interest - Incapacity Conference, Perth PDF, 228.6 KB
11 Oct 2018 - The Grounds for "Challenging a Will" - a Closed Class? - NSW Law Continuing Legal Education Seminar, Wills and Estates Law PDF, 130.8 KB
7-9 Sep 2018 - An Australian History of the Law of Succession - 2018 Succession Conference, The Blue Mountains Law Society PDF, 304.9 KB
18 Jul 2018 - Entitlements to Remuneration of a Fiduciary as an Accounting Party - STEP Australia Seminar PDF, 52.7 KB
15 Jun 2018 - Who Guards the Guard? Incapacity in a Family Context - Elder Law Workshop, College of Law PDF, 47.6 KB
01 Mar 2018 - Indigenous Estate Distribution Orders - Seminar: Sorry Business and Wills, Judicial Commission of NSW PDF, 42.3 KB
28 Feb 2018 - Pleadings and Case Management - 2018 Judges' Series of Seminars, The College of Law PDF, 130.6 KB
27 Feb 2018 - Wills and Estates: A Survey of the Field - UNSW Continuing Legal Education Program, CPD Seminar PDF, 48.5 KB
08 Dec 2017 - Roles in Protective Management of Person and Property - Training Seminar, NSW Civil & Administrative Tribunal PDF, 105.1 KB
18 Nov 2017 - Children, The Parens Patriae, And Supervisory, Jurisdiction of the Suprme Court of NSW - Legal Aid NSW, Child Representation Conference, Terrigal PDF, 387.2 KB
16 Sep 2017 - Accountability Across the Spectrum of Estate Administration in NSW - 2017 Succession Conference, Medlow Bath PDF, 151.5 KB
30 Jun 2017 - Launch of "Capacity and the Law" (2nd ed) PDF, 29.0 KB
14 May 2017 - Recent Developments, Fiduciary Obligations, The Liability To Account And Vulnerable People PDF, 78.5 KB
05 May 2017 - The "Doctrine of Precedent" in Australian Legal History PDF, 83.8 KB
20 Apr 2017 - Having a Voice: CEW Bean as a "Social Missionary" PDF, 101.4 KB
11 Mar 2017 - The Incapacitated Plantiff and Personal Injury Compensation Proceedings - NSW Bar Association Personal Injury and Common Law Conference PDF, 294.8 KB
24 Jan 2017 - Concepts, Patterns and Problems in Probate Litigation: A Perspective of Estate Administration – Judges’ Conference 2017 PDF, 68.4 KB
16 Nov 2016 - The Literary Executor and the Lighthouse - The Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners ("STEP") - STEP Australia - NSW Branch PDF, 203.3 KB
10 Nov 2016 - The Forgotten CEW Bean - Remembrance Day, 2016: The Legal Profession and World War One PDF, 142.5 KB
04 Nov 2016 - Equity: A NSW Experience - Succession and Elder Law Residential 2016, Queensland Law Society PDF, 105.7 KB
25 Oct 2016 - The Role of "Purpose" in Estates Litigation: Why We Do What Must Be Done - The College of Law, Advanced Will and Estates Day PDF, 47.4 KB
17 Sep 2016 - Operation of the Probate and Protective Lists - Succession Conference, The Blue Mountains (Regional) Law Society PDF, 96.7 KB
22 Mar 2016 - Key Insights Into Civil Litigation: Opening Commentary - Seminar, University of NSW, Faculty of Law PDF, 31.5 KB
25 Nov 2015 - Estate Disputes: Practical Tactics and Recent Events - A Comment. A Legalwise Seminar, UNSW PDF, 41.8 KB
05 Nov 2015 - Pleadings and Case Management - 2015 Judges' Series of Seminars PDF, 113.0 KB
14 Oct 2015 - The TFM Act: Early Days Leading to a 99 Year Centenary - Seminar, The Law Society of NSW PDF, 162.1 KB
16 Sep 2015 - QUO VADIS : Wills and estates, law and practice, in contemporary NSW PDF, 62.6 KB
26 May 2015 - Estate Administration: A Course of Seminars - A Province of Modern Equity: Management of Life, Death and Estate Administration (Seminar No 1) PDF, 200.2 KB
12 Apr 2015 - A Literary Event: The Launch of Bearing Witness (Allen & Unwin, Sydney, 2015) by Peter Rees PDF, 113.4 KB
25 Mar 2015 - Litigation Master Class - CLE Seminar, University of NSW, Faculty of Law PDF, 37.8 KB
17 Feb 2015 - Administration of Estates - Deconstruction and Synthesis in Changing Times: Purposeful Management of Property, People and Relationships PDF, 238.4 KB
06 Aug 2014 - Current Issues in Probate Law Administration: Life, Death, Form, Function and History - Advances Wills and Estates Conference PDF, 90.3 KB
23 Jul 2014 - Financial Management and Remuneration - NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal Members' Training Seminar PDF, 60.7 KB
08 Nov 2013 - LPAB "Orientation Day" Welcome to Students PDF, 30.1 KB
23 Sep 2013 - The Unfolding Future of Authorised Law Reporting in Australia PDF, 37.6 KB
05 Sep 2013 - Perspectives from the Bench: The Importance of Adjectival Law, and Practice, to Substantive Outcomes PDF, 85.7 KB
22 Aug 2013 - Onus of Proof in Estate Litigation for the Law Society of New South Wales Young Lawyers PDF, 68.1 KB
24 Jun 2013 - The Future of Authorised Law Reporting in Australia - The Australian Law Librarians Association PDF, 71.2 KB
05 Apr 2013 - Perspective from the Equity Bench - Young Lawyers Civil Litigation Law 2013 Annual Seminar PDF, 141.4 KB
25 Mar 2013 - Strategies to Avoid Risk in Relation to Death Bed Wills PDF, 122.0 KB
06 Aug 2012 - Swearing-In Ceremony of the Honourable Geoffrey Charles Lindsay PDF, 51.9 KB
06 Aug 2012 - Swearing in Ceremony of the Honourable Justice Geoff Lindsay (speech notes) PDF, 62.4 KB

Last updated:

13 May 2024