--- title: IICT Blog | Scott Shelly and Ashlee Sherman of Barry.Nilsson. Lawyers description: Barry.Nilsson. is a national firm specialising in Insurance & Health Law, Family Law and Wills & Estates. BMS is the official and exclusive broker for the IICT member insurance program and is part of the BMS Group. The BMS group provides cover to more than 700,000 healthcare and regulated professionals through 100+ associations across Australia, Canada, Europe and New Zealand. This experience gives BMS the ability to create and deliver significantly continuously evolving member centric insurance programs. This includes ensuring broad, market-leading coverage, evidence-based risk management and exceptional member service. --- [![IICT\_logo\_h\_1](https://blog.myiict.com/hubfs/IICT_logo_h_1.png)](https://www.myiict.com/) - [Practitioners](https://www.myiict.com/practitioners/) - [Students](https://www.myiict.com/students/) - [Training Providers](https://www.myiict.com/training-providers/) - [Insurance](https://www.myiict.com/insurance/) - [Modalities](https://www.myiict.com/approved-modalities/) - [About Us](https://www.myiict.com/about-us/) AUTHOR # Scott Shelly and Ashlee Sherman of Barry.Nilsson. Lawyers Barry.Nilsson. is a national firm specialising in Insurance & Health Law, Family Law and Wills & Estates. BMS is the official and exclusive broker for the IICT member insurance program and is part of the BMS Group. The BMS group provides cover to more than 700,000 healthcare and regulated professionals through 100+ associations across Australia, Canada, Europe and New Zealand. This experience gives BMS the ability to create and deliver significantly continuously evolving member centric insurance programs. This includes ensuring broad, market-leading coverage, evidence-based risk management and exceptional member service. ## Stories by Scott --- Welcome to the IICT Journal A wealth of practical knowledge, created specifically for complementary therapists. ### [Australia’s Advertising Regulations: What applies to complementary therapists?](https://blog.myiict.com/australia-advertising-regulations-what-applies-to-complementary-therapists) Advertising regulations that apply to complementary therapists, and the importance of having a clear understanding of what is and is not compliant... ### [The Importance of Effective Note Taking](https://blog.myiict.com/importance-of-effective-note-taking) If a claim was held against you about treatment you gave last week, would your notes help or hinder your recollection of what happened? ### [Effective Communication for Complementary Therapists](https://blog.myiict.com/effective-communication-for-complementary-therapists) Effective communication helps ensure that a client is kept fully informed and understands all aspects of the complementary therapist treatment. This... # Get to Know IICT Founder and CEO, Lawrence Ellyard. Discover what Forbes, Success, Entrepreneur and other leading publications have to say about Lawrence Ellyard, the visionary Founder and CEO of IICT. [READ MORE ARTICLES](https://lawrenceellyard.com/insights/) ![LE Video Thumbnail fow insights](https://blog.myiict.com/hubfs/LE%20Video%20Thumbnail%20fow%20insights.png) © International Institute for Complementary Therapists 2025. The Natural Choice.