Family Law Interim Hearings Made Simple in the FCFCOA
You’ll learn everything you need to know to make your next interim hearing in the new FCFCOA simple, including how to prepare, tips in running your hearing and a refresher on what evidence you can rely upon. Hear from Senior Judicial Registrar Tran along with a panel of accredited specialists and eminent Counsel as they share their wealth of experience with useful, practical tips and valuable insights that will make your future interim hearings a success. WEB2111N17
Description
Attend and earn 3 CPD units including:
1 unit in Substantive Law
2 units in Professional Skills
This program is applicable to practitioners from all States & Territories
Chair: Maurice Edwards, Special Counsel, Rafton Family Lawyers; Accredited Specialist in Family Law; Nationally Accredited Mediator and Accredited Arbitrator; Recommended Family Law Mediator, Doyle’s Guide 2020
Professional Skills
2.00pm to 3.00pm How to Prepare for and Run Interim Hearings in the New FCFCOA
- Preparation and what the court expects from you and your client
- Drafting and marshalling supporting evidence
- Client’s affidavit
- Subpoena and other evidence
- Dealing with the other side’s failure to provide proper disclosure
- What are the remedies
- Overcoming common traps in running it on Teams
Presented by Sarah Bevan, Principal, Sarah Bevan Family Lawyers; Accredited Specialist in Family Law; Accredited Arbitrator
3.00pm to 4.00pm Evidence Act Refresher and Understanding your Evidence
- How to think about the evidence you have and need for an interim/interlocutory event
- What evidence should I gather?
- Do any of the Rules of Evidence apply at the interim stage?
- Is there a place for s.128 certificates?
- So… your client has a recording?
- What is ‘The Pathway’?
- Things that come back to bite: the importance of interim affidavits in relation to the final hearing
- Some traps
Presented by John Longworth, Barrister, Frederick Jordan Chambers; Recommended Family Law Junior Counsel, Doyle’s Guide 2021
4.00pm to 4.15pm Afternoon Tea
Professional Skills
4.15pm to 5.15pm Insights from a Senior Judicial Registrar
With over 20 years as a Registrar of the Family Court of Australia, and now a Senior Judicial Registrar Tran in the new FCFCOA, she will share her wealth of knowledge, including useful practical tips and insights, on the running and advocacy of interim hearings.
Presented by Senior Judicial Registrar Dinh Tran, Federal Court
Presenters
Maurice Edwards
Maurice Edwards is an Accredited Family Law Specialist, a registered Family Dispute Resolution Practitioner (FDRP), a Nationally Accredited Mediator and an Accredited Family Law Arbitrator. He is also a trained Collaborative lawyer and heads up the Rafton Arbitration and Mediation Practice (RAMP). Maurice has trained specifically in the mediation of disputes relating to the Hague Child Abduction Convention in Japan. He was involved in the case of Goode & Goode, still one of the leading cases in relation to interim hearings regarding parenting matters. Maurice has 38 years experience in family law and is a regular presenter for Legalwise on trending topics in family law.
Sarah Bevan
Sarah Bevan was admitted as a lawyer in New South Wales in 1999. She established Sarah Bevan Family Lawyers in 2002, which has grown significantly from a single person it was initially. Sarah has always practised exclusively in all aspects of family law, including niche areas such as surrogacy, complex international matters, and providing expert evidence for overseas jurisdictions in Hague Convention matters. Sarah obtained her Family Law Specialist Accreditation in 2005 and was accredited as an Arbitrator in 2008. In 2007, Sarah undertook Collaborative law practice training to provide her clients with alternative dispute resolution processes and encourage effective settlement negotiations. She is also a member of the Law Society of NSW, Family Law Section of the Law Council of Australia, AIFLAM, Panel of Independent Children's Lawyers, Collaborative Professionals NSW, International Academy of Collaborative Professionals and AEA. Sarah is a regular presenter of continuing legal education in family law.
John Longworth
John Longworth is a senior member of the Sydney Family Law fraternity who was one of the first lawyers accredited by the Law Society as a specialist. Both as a solicitor-advocate and barrister, John has worked in many state and federal courts, including at first instance and appellate level. In addition, John is a qualified Arbitrator, has completed training as a Family Dispute Resolution Practitioner and has worked on a range of committees and organisations involved in the development of family law policy and strategy. John's extensive legal experience and community involvement has enabled him to develop a broad-based and authoritative view of the Family Law system in the Australian community. John is also featured in Doyles Guide as one of the Recommended Family Law Junior Counsel in New South Wales.
Senior Registrar Dinh Tran
Dinh Tran was born in Vietnam and arrived at Darwin, Australia in November 1977 as a boat refugee. Dinh was 9 years old at the time and spoke no English. Notwithstanding that, Dinh Tran completed her Tertiary Education with UNSW, Bachelor of Law/Bachelor of Science. She commenced practising as a private solicitor in 1992 and joined the Legal Aid Commission as a Family Lawyer in 1996 and became an Accredited Family Law Specialist. Dinh Tran was appointed as a Registrar of the Family Court in 2000. Dinh is a volunteer for STARTTS (NSW Service for the Treatment and Rehabilitation of Torture and Trauma Survivors). She has been an award recipient for the work dealing with Domestic Violence. She was the recipient of the 2009 Refugee Humanitarian Award and was the 2010 Refugee Week Ambassador. In 2011 Dinh Tran was the recipient of the Silver Arrowhead Award from Scouts Australia for Excellent Service.