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Issues covered include: Mental Wellbeing of Employees, Creative Thinking , Costs, Disclosure, Legal Profession Uniform Law, Property Witholding Tax, Retail Leasing, Unfair Contract Terms Under the ACL, Family, Trust and Succession Law.
With a great speaking panel and presentation providing real-world information, this program ticks all your professional obligations as the CPD year draws to a close. Attend the full day or just the sessions relevant to you either in person or live online.
Attend and earn 10 CPD units including:
7 units in Substantive Law
1 unit in Ethics & Professional Responsibility
1 unit in Practice Management & Business Skills
1 unit in Professional Skills
This conference was recorded in VIC on 29 March 2019
CPD Compulsory Units for All Lawyers
Chair: Ric Birkett, Partner, Aitken Partners
Professional Skills
7.30am to 8.30am: Employers Managing their Responsibility for the Mental Wellbeing of Employees: Case Study
Presented by Renato Marasco, Senior Employee Relations Practitioner
Practice Management & Business Skills
8.30am to 9.30am: Mastering the Art of Creative Thinking for Innovative Business Growth
Presented by Sally Arnold, Business Coach and author, Creative Encores
Ethics & Professional Responsibility
9.30am to 10.30am: Costs Agreements and Disclosure Obligations under the Legal Profession Uniform Law
Presented by Sam Tatarka, Barrister, Foleys List
Property, Insolvency and Unfair Contracts Roundup
Chair: Ric Birkett, Partner, Aitken Partners
10.45am to 11.30am: Update on Property Witholding Tax
Presented by Michael Bearman, Barrister, Green’s List
11.30am to 12.15pm: Retail Leasing Update
Presented by Brad Parker, Barrister, Green’s List
12.15pm to 1.00pm: Insolvency and Bankruptcy Fundamentals for the Commercial Lawyer
Presented by John Dunne, Principal, John Dunne and Associates
1.00pm to 1.45pm: Unfair Contract Terms Under the ACL
Presented by Hugo de Kock, Barrister, Svenson Barristers
1.45pm to 2.15pm Lunch
Family, Trust and Succession Law Roundup
Chair: David Davis, Principal David Davis & Associates
2.15pm to 3.15pm: Is the Family Business Ready for Sale? Correctly Advising Your Client
Presented by Alex Marchant, Director, Deloitte Private Deals, Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu
3.15pm to 4.15pm: When Relationship Breakdown and Business Collide: Advice for the Commercial Lawyer
Presented by Douglas Laidlaw, Svenson Barristers
4.15pm to 4.30pm Afternoon Tea
4.30pm to 5.30pm: The Latest ATO Rulings and Developments in Trusts and the Impact on Your Clients
Explore the latest developments in trusts and how they’ll impact your practice, including:
Presented by Angela Lee and Mia Clarebrough, Barristers, Victorian Bar
5.30pm to 6.30pm: Recent Developments in Succession
Presented by Carolyn Sparke QC, Svenson Barristers