Advanced Family Law Conference
213Q07: Gain insights & practical guidance from a stellar line-up of leading family law practitioners. Analyse the latest and most significant cases in Family law, add backs, asset pools, and the impact of tax liabilities and insolvency on financial settlements. Plus, earn your core CPD units by examining how to set aside existing orders & introduce new evidence; ethics during settlements, and how to recognise and deal with clients, opponents & colleagues displaying signs of mental illness.
Description
Attend and earn 7 CPD units including:
4 CPD units in Legal Knowledge
1 CPD unit in Practical Legal Ethics
1 CPD unit in Practice Management & Business Skills
1 CPD unit in Professional Skills
This program is applicable to practitioners from all States & Territories
Once seminars are completed, delegates from Western Australia may apply to The Law Society of Western Australia for family law specialist accreditation points. Each application is subject to approval by the Accreditation Committee on a case by case basis and approval is not guaranteed. Your request for points form and attached materials can be emailed to accreditation@lawsocietywa.asn.au
Session 1
What’s in the Asset Pool, Tax, Insolvency and Recent Case Update
Chair: Rebecca Horsley, Barrister, Level 14, Inns of Court Chambers; Leading Family Law Junior Counsel and Parenting & Children’s Matters Barrister, Doyle’s Guide 2020
9.00am to 10.00am Analysis of Recent Family Law Property Settlement Cases
Gain a valuable update of the most recent, significant cases and trends from the Family Court of Australia and Federal Circuit Court on property settlements, with a focus on practical considerations.
Presented by Ann-Maree McDiarmid, Barrister, Win Paten Chambers; Recommended Family Law Junior Counsel and Family Law & Parenting & Children’s Matters Junior Counsel, Doyle’s Guide 2020
10.00am to 11.00am Add backs: What Goes in vs What Stays Out
- Current legal issues surrounding the formulation of an asset pool
- What did the High Court say in Stanford
- What has the Full Court said post-Stanford
- Some recent examples of first instance decisions in Queensland
- Legal fees
- Waste (wanton, negligent or reckless dissipation of assets)
- Interim or partial property settlement
- The alternative argument: Section 75(2)(o)
Presented by Guy Waterman, Barrister, Level 27 Santos Place Chambers
11.00am to 11.15am Morning Tea
11.15am to 12.15pm Navigating Tax Liabilities: Division 7A, Trusts and Other Tax Complications
- Division 7A and practical examples
- Discretionary trusts and potential tax liabilities
- GST and CGT implications
- Falling off the high wire common (and not so obvious) tax traps for family law practitioners
Presented by Damian O’Connor, Managing Principal, Tax + Law
12.15pm to 1.15pm Insolvency and its Impact on the Matrimonial Asset Pool and Property Settlement Issues
- Alteration of property interests where one party is bankrupt: balancing the interests of the non-bankrupt spouse and creditors
- What orders can be made in respect of property vested in the trustee?
- Dealing with non-vested property in property settlement matters
- The impact of bankruptcy on family law related debts
Presented by Alison Ross, Partner, HopgoodGanim Lawyers; Accredited Specialist in Family Law; Leading Family & Divorce Lawyer; Recommended Family Lawyer (High-Value & Complex Property Matters) and Recommended Parenting & Children’s Matters Lawyer, Doyle’s Guide 2020
Session 2
CPD Compulsory Units for Family Lawyers
Chair: Kathryn McMillan QC, Quay 11; Leading Senior Counsel Parenting & Children’s Matters Barrister and Recommended Family Law Senior Counsel, Doyle’s Guide 2020
Professional Skills
2.00pm to 3.00pm How to Set Aside Existing Property/Parenting Orders and Introduce New Evidence
- Pre and post judgment: How to make an application to introduce new evidence
- Submitting new valuations pre-COVID-19
- How to set aside and/or vary spousal maintenance orders and binding child support agreements
Presented by Genevieve Dee, Partner, Lander & Rogers; Leading Family & Divorce Lawyer and Parenting & Children’s Matters Lawyer and Recommended Family Lawyer (High-Value & Complex Property Matters), Doyle’s Guide 2020
Practice Management & Business Skills
3.00pm to 4.00pm LEGAL & MEDICAL PERSPECTIVES: Dealing with the Mental Health of Clients and Other Family Law Practitioners
- How to deal with clients displaying signs of mental illness
- Recognising the signs
- Practice steps to take to manage their demands
- Tips to dealing with the mental health and welfare of other family law professionals
Presented by Fiona Caulley, Director, Phillips Family Law; Accredited Specialist in Family Law; Leading Parenting & Children’s Matters Lawyer and Recommended Family Lawyer (High-Value & Complex Property Matters), Doyle’s Guide 2020; Dr Megan Morris, Psychologist and Accredited Family Dispute Resolution Practitioner and Dr Jemima Patch, Psychologist, Head of Practice, Relationships Australia, Queensland
4.00pm to 4.15pm Afternoon Tea
Practical Legal Ethics
4.15pm to 5.15pm How Ethical Practice and Settlement Focus can Help your Family Law Client
Ten ethical tips to consider implementing into your family law practice.
Presented by Pippa Colman, Director, Pippa Colman & Associates; Accredited Specialist in Family Law; Leading Family & Divorce Lawyer – Sunshine Coast, 2020 and Parenting & Children’s Matters Lawyer, Regional Queensland, Doyle’s Guide 2020
Presenters
Rebecca Horsley
Rebecca Horsley is a Barrister, Mediator, Family Dispute Resolution Practitioner, Accredited Family Law Arbitrator and Accredited Specialist in Family Law. Rebecca is a committee member of the Family Law Practitioners' Association of Queensland board. In addition to her practice at the bar, Rebecca is a sessional academic at QUT lecturing in Family Law. Her qualifications include a Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Laws and Master of Laws. She was admitted as a legal practitioner in 2008, and called to the bar in February 2014.
Ann-Maree McDiarmid
Ann-Maree McDiarmid, LL.M is very experienced advocate, Ann-Maree was first admitted to the Bar in Queensland 1992 and has also practised at the Victorian Bar. She specializes in family law and has acted in a wide range of complex family law disputes, including appellate work. Ann-Maree has held various appointments as a member of tribunals. She is also a qualified arbitrator and nationally accredited mediator. She enjoys academic writing and is a frequent presenter at legal conferences. In the early years, Ann-Maree conducted a general practice and prior to admission to the Bar she worked as Associate to a Supreme Court Judge.
Guy Waterman
Guy Waterman was admitted as a Solicitor and practised extensively in the area of De Facto and Family Law and as a Mediator prior to being called to the Bar in 1993. Guy has continued to practice in the Family Law/De Facto areas as a Barrister and Mediator and during this time and has presented at seminars dealing with Family Law & Practice including: Disclosure, compliance with Orders, Making the most of financial experts in financial matters in conjunction with Joe Box, forensic accountant and Greg Jorgenson, registered valuer at BAQ, Cost - Orders, Offer and Risks, How to Deal with a Client Raising That The Solicitor For The Other Party Has A Conflict Of Interest And Should Be Restrained From Acting and Family Law Legislative Reform and Case Update.
Damian O’Connor
Damian O'Connor is the Managing Principal of specialist taxation law firm, Tax + Law. He has more than 40 years experience in tax, commercial, SME and family legal issues in Melbourne and Brisbane. His experience includes 23 years with the Australian Taxation Office, and as a tax partner with national law firms. Damian provides practical technical advice on complex tax issues, commercial and family wealth structuring, tax consequences of family law property settlements and tax disputes. He has decades of experience in managing high risk, high stress dealings with revenue authorities. Damian is a Doyle’s Guide Recommended Tax Lawyer and is recognised by Best Lawyers Australia 2020 for his Tax Law expertise.
Alison Ross
Alison Ross specialises in complex property matters and other financial matters arising from relationship breakdowns. She has worked exclusively in family law since 1996 and has extensive experience in both matrimonial and de facto relationship law. An Accredited Family Law Specialist, Alison is the immediate past Chair of the Queensland Law Society's Family Law Committee. She is a member of the Queensland Law Society Continuing Professional Development Committee. She is also a member of the Family Law Practitioners' Association, the Law Council of Australia's Family Law Section, the Child Protection Practitioners' Association of Queensland and Queensland Collaborative Law. Alison has been ranked a leading lawyer in Doyles Guide to Leading Family and Divorce Lawyers - Brisbane since 2012.
Kathryn McMillan QC
Kathryn McMillan was called to the Bar in 1987 and was appointed Silk in 2006. She is an Adjunct Professor of Law at the University of Queensland. Kathryn is a specialist in personal injuries (particularly cases concerning complex medical evidence), public law, disciplinary matters, discrimination proceedings together with a long-established practice in family law and child protection proceedings. She is currently Senior Counsel for the State of Queensland in the Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disability.
Genevieve Dee
Accredited Family Law Specialist Genevieve is a partner at Lander and Rogers and has worked exclusively in family law and has fifteen years’ experience. Genevieve specialises in all aspects of family law, including parenting and property matters, financial agreements, surrogacy, spousal maintenance and child support issues. Doyle’s Guide 2019 has recognised Genevieve as a Leading Family & Divorce Lawyer, Leading Parenting & Children’s Matters Lawyer and Recommended Complex and High-Value Property Matters Lawyer in Brisbane. In addition, Genevieve has been named as a Pre-eminent Family & Divorce Lawyer in the Doyle’s Guide 2019, 2020 and 2021 national listings.
Fiona Caulley
Fiona is well appraised of the court processes and cases as an Accredited Family Law Specialist, recognised by the Queensland Law Society and having worked exclusively in family law for fifteen years. She has been recognised as a Leading Queensland Family and Divorce Lawyer in the peer reviewed Doyle's Guide. Fiona is experienced in property matters, including where there are complex company and trust structures and where there are third party interests. Fiona has a particular interest and expertise in parenting matters, including those involving interstate or international relocation, having previously been appointed to the panel of Independent Children's Lawyer.
Dr Megan Morris
Dr Megan Morris is a registered psychologist (MAPS), originally from Brisbane and has spent more than 10 years residing overseas in Thailand and Vanuatu where she worked in voluntary and non- voluntary roles in psychological support and education. On her return to Australia in 2006, Megan became an accredited Family Dispute Resolution Practitioner, and worked with separated families providing family mediation for resolving separated parents disputes in parenting and financial matters. She also worked for the federal government funded Family Relationship Centers, Relationships Australia Queensland (RAQ) and the National Telephone Dispute Resolution Service providing mediation.
Dr Jemima Patch
Pippa Colman
Pippa Colman, the Founding Director of Pippa Colman & Associates Law Practice, was admitted in February 1979. She became a Family Law Accredited Specialist in 1997 and is also a mediator and arbitrator. Pippa has worked in every aspect of Family Law, including Property, Children, Spousal Maintenance, Child Support, Domestic Violence, Binding Financial Agreements and Hague Applications. She has appeared as an advocate in the Magistrates Court, District Court & Supreme Court of Queensland, and in the Family Court of Australia and Federal Circuit Court of Australia. Pippa has been presenting for providers of Continuing Professional Development since the 1980s. She is passionate about Family Law and continuing education and mentoring younger practitioners.
Venue
Hilton Brisbane
190 Elizabeth St
Brisbane City
Brisbane 4000
QLD
Australia
Directions
Due to one way road systems, please note that car access is via Elizabeth Street only. Please programme 190 Elizabeth Street if using a car navigational device.
Nearby Public Transport:Train Stations - Central Station
Bus Interchange - George Square Bus Station
Parking
Parking is not included in your registration. There is valet parking available for AU$58.00