Clarence Connects: Private Parts

As the sun sets over Lonsdale Street, the fun begins...

Join us for our next installment of Clarence Connects — an unforgettable evening of cocktails, connections, and a taboo-breaking talk that’s as witty as it is thought-provoking.

Hear from special guest speaker Toby Blyth (Partner, Dentons) as he unpacks what the law gets wrong about privacy in a session that will make you laugh, squirm, and think.

Between conversations, enjoy signature cocktails crafted live by our mixologist, feast on delectable canapés and explore exhibits from Clarence Legal Partners, LexisNexis, Clio, Smokeball, Send Payments and Leaders In Business.

Keynote Session

Private Parts: What the law gets wrong about privacy

Toby Blyth (Partner, Denton's)

Where does private life end and public exposure begin?

In an age where intimate content, online outrage, and digital “doxxing” dominate headlines, the boundaries of privacy are blurrier than ever.

The law is often downstream from culture, leading to significant gaps in its ability to address contemporary challenges. For privacy matters, this gap is becoming an ever-increasing divide. As culture and technology continue to race ahead of existing legal frameworks, new expectations about what should remain private are being created — even when it’s shared online.

Welcome to the emerging concept of layered privacy: the provocative idea that what’s “open” in one space may still be considered private in another.

In this thought-provoking session, Toby Blyth (Partner, Dentons) will cut through the complexity with clarity and wit. Toby makes the hard stuff easy, breaking down secrecy, confidentiality, and privacy into real-world scenarios: from revenge porn and sex tapes, to doxxing, cancel culture, and the professional fallout of “private” posts gone public.

Join us for an evening that will challenge assumptions, spark debate, and maybe even make you laugh while squirming just a little in your seat.