10 Points in One Day

Gain all your 10 CPD points in one go including all 4 compulsory areas of CPD, keep up to date with all the important legal developments, new legislation discussed, key recent cases explored, new court practice and procedure unravelled and gain invaluable practical insights from leading barristers and solicitors. One day, one program, 11 essential presentations, and you’ll strengthen your practice for the year to come. 223S01

Description

Attend and earn 10 CPD units including:
6 units in Substantive Law
1 unit in Practical Legal Ethics
1 unit in Practice Management or Business Skills
1 unit in Professional Skills
1 unit in Bullying, Discrimination and Harassment

This program is based on SA legislation

Session 1

New Succession Act, Wills & Family Provision Claims and Trusts

Chair: Mark Jappe, Principal, Adelta Legal; Pre-eminent Wills & Estates Litigation Lawyer and Leading Wills, Estates & Succession Planning Lawyer, Doyle’s Guide 2021

7.30am to 8.20am New Succession Act: Update on the Changes to Succession and the Practical Impacts

Presented by Graham Edmonds-Wilson KC, Howard Zelling Chambers; Pre-eminent Wills & Estates Litigation Senior Counsel, Doyle’s Guide 2021

8.20am to 9.15am Wills and Family Provision Claims Case Update: Lessons from Recent Cases

Analyse recent cases, the key issues in dispute, the relevant outcomes, and the practical takeaways from each case.
Presented by Katarina Grenfell, Barrister, Murray Chambers

9.15am to 10.05am Trustee Clients and their Advisors Risks: Recent Issues

Take a deep dive into specific issues which have arisen lately in case law and taxation office publications increasing risks for trustee clients and their advisors.

  • Trust Law
    • When beneficiaries can impugn the exercise of a trustee’s discretion; looking at recent Australian case law and taking a quick glance across the ditch
    • We will also consider an associated issue; when beneficiaries are entitled to trust information
  • Tax Law
    • When a valid distribution is not valid for tax purposes; a consideration of recent taxation office views

Presented by Julie Van der Velde, Principal, VdV Legal; 2017 Taxation Institute Chartered SME Tax Adviser of the Year; Best Lawyers 2022, Tax Law and Trusts and Estates; Recommended Wills, Estates & Succession Planning Lawyer, Doyle’s Guide 2020

10.15am to10.30am Morning Tea

Session 2

Unfair Contacts, Commercial, Property & Family Law

Chair: Kate Bishop, Legal Practice Director, Culshaw Miller Lawyers

10.30am to 11.15am Partnership and Shareholder Disputes and Deadlock

  • Common causes of disputes
  • Options available to shareholders when dealing with unfair or improper conduct
  • Instituting proceedings under the ‘oppressive conduct’ provisions of the Corporations Act
  • Partnerships and dissolution of partnerships
  • Resolution of disputes in deadlock

Presented by Marissa Mackie, Barrister, Anthony Mason Chambers

11.15am to 12.00pm Contacts Update: Expansion of Unfair Contracts Legislation and Lessons from CCG Cartel Prosecution

The Unfair Contracts Terms regime applicable to business contracts is being expanded, with 'unfair' terms to be made illegal and punishable by substantial financial penalties. 

  • Examine the practical implications of these significant amendments
  • What are the lessons arising from the first criminal prosecution brought against individuals for breach of the cartel conduct provisions of the CCA?: Country Care Group' and two of its employees were ultimately acquitted, but the case serves as a wake-up call for businesses and their employees about the substantial risks posted by cartel laws

Presented by Josh Simons, Partner, Thomson Geer; Best Lawyers 2022, Competition Law, Regulatory Practice, Franchise Law, Intellectual Property Law, Information Technology Law, and Privacy and Data Security Law; Preeminent Intellectual Property and Technology, Media & Telecommunications Lawyer, Doyle’s Guide 2021

12.00pm to 1.00pm Property Law and Leasing Update and Future of Renewable Energy: Critical Cases & Recent Trends

Presented by Chris Kelly, Partner, Thomson Geer; Best Lawyers 2022, Leasing Law; Recommended Property & Real Estate Lawyer, Doyle’s Guide 2021

1.00pm to 1.45pm Analysis of Recent Family Law Cases

Gain a valuable update of the most recent, significant cases and trends from the Family Court of Australia and Federal Circuit Court on parenting, property and financial settlements.
Presented by Judith Cocks, Barrister, Hugh Burton Chambers; Leading Family Law Junior Counsel, Doyle’s Guide 2021

1.45pm to 2.15pm Lunch

Session 3

CPD Required Units for All Lawyers

Chair: Rose Cocchiaro, Managing Director, Resolve Divorce; Accredited Specialist in Family Law; Recommended Family & Divorce Lawyer, Doyle’s Guide 2022

Practical Legal Ethics
2.15pm to 3.15pm Lessons Learnt: How to Avoid/Deal with Complaints

  • How to avoid complaints
  • Costs / disclosure / overcharging
  • Communication between practitioners
  • Family law
  • Deceased estates
  • Responding to an investigation

Presented by Greg May, Legal Profession Conduct Commissioner

Bullying, Discrimination and Harassment
3.15pm to 4.15pm Sexual Harassment, Bullying and Discrimination in the Legal Profession

  • Gain a comparative overview of the impact of sexual harassment, bullying and discrimination in the legal profession
  • Examine recent decisions, the need for cultural change and the impact of recent high profile cases on the profession

Presented by Amy Nikolovski, Managing Partner, DBH Lawyers; Former Vice President, SA Law Society Council

4.15pm to 4.30pm Afternoon Tea

Professional Skills
4.30pm to 5.30pm New Family Law Regime: Important Insights on Practice & Procedure in the New FCFCOA

Presented by Senior Judicial Registrar Heuer, Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia and Margaret Ross, Barrister, Campbell Chambers; Pre-eminent Family Law Mediator, Doyle’s Guide 2021

Practice Management
5.30pm to 6.30pm Workplace Law and OH&S Update in a Post Lockdown Environment

Gain a summary and analysis of current and likely future legal issues associated with mandatory vaccination and the post lockdown workplace including:

  • Risk assessments and 'lawful and reasonable' directions
  • Discharging the primary duty of care
  • The relevance of vaccine efficacy
  • Privacy / discrimination/ individual freedoms
  • Termination of employment

Presented by Karl Luke, Partner, Thomson Geer; Best Lawyers 2022, Occupational Health and Safety Law and Best Lawyers 2020 Adelaide Lawyer of the Year, Occupational Health & Safety Law; Recommended Employment Lawyer (Employer Representation) and Workplace Health & Safety Lawyer, Doyle’s Guide 2021

Presenters

Mark Jappe
Mark worked in two of Adelaide’s leading law firms before starting his own firm, Jappe & Associates, specialising solely in wills and estates. In 2013 Jappe & Associates merged with Adelta Legal, where Mark continues to offer specialist assistance with all aspects of wills and estates and in particular estate litigation. Mark is a member of the Law Society of South Australia and has served on its Succession Law Committee since 2007. Mark has been recognised by Doyle’s Guide as a preeminent estate litigation lawyer and as a leading estate planning lawyer. 

Graham Edmonds-Wilson KC
Graham Edmonds-Wilson is a barrister at Howard Zelling Chambers. He joined the Bar in 2007 and was appointed a Senior Counsel in 2016 and King’s Counsel in 2019. He has been in practice for 34 years. Graham has Master of Law, Bachelor of Laws (Hons) and Bachelor of Economics degrees from the University of Adelaide. Graham is Co-Chair of the Succession Law Committee of the Law Society. On completing GDLP in 1987 he joined Baker McEwin in 1988 and with that firm and its successors until joining the Bar. He was a partner of Minter Ellison from 1998 to 2007. As a barrister a large part of Graham’s practice is in the field of succession law involving wills, trusts and deceased estates. He is often briefed in matters involving wills and trusts interpretation issues, family provision claims and other disputed estates matters.

Katarina Grenfell
Katarina was admitted as a barrister and solicitor in South Australia and the High Court in 1995, and was called to the bar in 2018.  Katarina has a broad practice in civil, commercial and public law matters, which includes advising on and appearing in matters involving environment and planning law, employment law and estate law. Katarina is a member of the ABA International Committee and is recommended by Doyles Guide as junior counsel in environment and planning law matters. 

Julie Van der Velde
Julie Van der Velde is the principal of a specialised commercial law firm, VdV Legal and has degrees in Business and Law and a Masters of Taxation Law. With over 20 years' experience advising South Australian businesses her practice focuses on taxation and trust law with an emphasis on estate planning, taxation, tax planning, business structuring, business succession and intergenerational transfers. Julie is a registered Trust and Estate Practitioner, a Chartered Tax Advisor and a Fellow of CPA Australia. She has facilitated on the Law Society of South Australia's GDLP program, is regularly a Recommended Tax Lawyer and a Recommended Wills, Estates and Succession Planning Lawyer in Doyle's Guide and is the Taxation Institute's SME Chartered Tax Advisor for 2017.

Kate Bishop
Kate originally commenced practice in commercial law, in one of Adelaide’s most respected firms before pursuing her passion for family law where she has practised for the majority of her career. Her commercial background has provided her with the ability to advise on all forms of property settlements, with a particular interest in complex or significant asset pools, including advice regarding stamp duty implications, Capital Gains Tax implications, spousal maintenance, and child support obligations. multifaceted features that are attendant to difficult family law matters, including the Youth Court of South Australia, the Magistrates Court (Family Violence List) and the Supreme Court of South Australia.

Josh Simons
Josh Simons is an IP and competition & consumer law specialist. Josh's competition practice encompasses competition and regulatory issues affecting mergers, commercial supply arrangements and dealings with consumers. Clients seek Josh's advice on dealings with the ACCC and other regulators, and he regularly conducts compliance training and presents seminars on competition and consumer law issues. Josh has been Deputy Chair of the Law Council's Competition and Consumer Law Committee since 2012.  He led the Committee's working group on the extension of unfair contracts terms provisions to small business contracts, and attended a number of meetings with Commonwealth Treasury on the development of the new legislation., Josh is recognised by Best Lawyers as a leading competition and regulatory lawyer, and has twice been named Regulatory Lawyer of the Year in the SA market.,

Chris Kelly
Chris practises in a diverse range of property law, with a strong focus on leasing and major commercial acquisitions as well as renewable energy and infrastructure projects. Chris has been recognised by his peers as one of the Best Lawyers in Australia in the area of Leasing law (2020 and 2021). Chris has also been recognised by Doyle's Guide in 2019 and 2020 as a recommended Property and Real Estate Lawyer. He was also recommended by Doyle’s Guide in Health and Aged Care in 2019 and previously as a National Rising Star in the Property & Real Estate space in both 2016 and 2017. In 2019 Chris was a finalist in the Property Council of SA's Young Property Professional of the Year awards. 

Judith Cocks
Judith is a barrister, who has practised in family law from Hugh Burton Chambers for over 10 years. She was admitted to practice as a barrister and solicitor in 1989, and conducted her own firm from 1994. From the outset, her predominant area has been family law. She has acted in parenting and financial matters, and has also been appointed as an Independent Children’s Lawyer. Judtih has previously chaired the Family Law Committee of the Law Society of South Australia, has presented several seminars, and has assisted with presentation of the Bar Readers’ Course.

Rose Cocchiaro
Rose Cocchiaro  is the director of Resolve Divorce Lawyers and is an accredited specialist in family law. Resolve practices family law in a unique way that promotes out of court negotiations to sensibly and respectfully find solutions that suit each individual family's circumstances. Rose has studied the practice of alternative dispute resolution options nationally and internationally and has drawn on this experience to create methods and practices within the firm to give clients advice. 

Greg May
Greg May graduated from Law at Adelaide University in December 1984. He commenced practising in November 1984 with a firm that, through some mergers etc, ultimately became the Adelaide based member of the Minter Ellison Legal Group. After 21 years as a partner at Minter Ellison, Greg retired from the partnership in 2013.  His roles with Minter Ellison over that time included as Chairman (2001 to 2007), Chief Operating Partner (2007 to 2011) and General Counsel (2011 to 2013). Greg started as the Legal Profession Conduct Commissioner on 1 February 2014, with that role then formally commencing on 1 July 2014.  He was appointed initially for a 5 year term, and was then re-appointed for a further 5 year term. Greg’s non-work interests include playing golf and watching sport - mainly the Adelaide Crows and the Adelaide 36ers. He is married with two adult children.

Karl Luke
Karl Luke has over 20 years’ experience practising as both a barrister and a solicitor advising on a broad range of workplace legal issues. His practice specifically focuses on industrial relations, employment law, Work Health and Safety law, and workers’ compensation. Karl has been recognised by his peers as ‘Lawyer of the Year’ (2020) in Adelaide and one of the Best Lawyers in Australia in the area of Occupational Health & Safety law (2020 – 2022). Karl has been acknowledged by The Legal 500 Asia-Pacific (2018 & 2019) for his work in Labour and Employment law. Karl has been recognised by Doyle’s Guide as a leading (2015 – 2020) and recommended (2021 – 2022) lawyer in South Australia in Employment (Employer Representation) law and as a leading (2022) and recommended (2016 – 2021) lawyer in Workplace Health & Safety.

Senior Judicial Registrar Kathryn Heuer
Kathryn Heuer was appointed as a Senior Judicial Registrar, based in the Adelaide Registry on 12 July 2020.  Having practised in family law since 1989, the breadth and depth of Kathryn’s expertise has ensured her reputation as a highly regarded legal practitioner in all matters related to family relationships.  Kathryn has been a qualified mediator for 30 years and was previously a Registrar of the Family Court in the Canberra Registry. Her appointment to Senior Judicial Registrar draws together the various threads of her career and brings to the Courts her significant experience as a private practitioner, mediator and Registrar in assisting families

Margaret Ross
Margaret is a barrister and mediator in Australia, where she has been a legal practitioner for 30 years and a mediator for 25 years. She has mediated in excess of 1,000 disputes since 1990. She specialises in Family Law, Mediation and Dispute Management in a wide area of disputes. Margaret is a Nationally Accredited Mediator and a Registered Family Dispute Resolution Practitioner. She is a member of the National board of AIFLAM (Australian Institute of Family Law Arbitrators and Mediators) and is a member of several Mediation panels, including the Advanced Panel of LEADR Mediators, the Office of the Mediation Adviser, the Law Society and Supreme Court of South Australia Panels, Flinders University and the Catholic and Anglican Churches and the Australian Defence Force. She has conducted dispute resolution and mediation courses for several Universities and has co-designed and facilitated dispute resolution courses for government and non-government organisations in Australia.

Amy Nikolovski
Amy Nikolovski is a Partner at Duncan Basheer Hannon. In 2006 Amy worked as an Advocate for the Australian Workers Union before moving to Duncan Basheer Hannon in 2007 where she practices in the areas of workers compensation, motor vehicle accidents, public liability and general civil litigation. Amy has been an active member of the Law Society since her admission in 2007 and was a former Chair of the Young Lawyers Committee. Amy's positions for and on behalf of the Law Society include the Accident Compensation Committee,  GDLP Committee, Audit and Risk Committee, Limitations of Liability Scheme Committee, Investment Committee, Gender Equity Working Group, Corporate Governance Committee, Crash! Seminar Committee, Litigation Assistance Fund Board Member and the Young Lawyers Support Group.

Marissa Mackie
Marissa is a barrister at Anthony Mason Chambers, having being called to the Bar in July 2020 after practising as a lawyer for over ten years. She has extensive experience in taxation, banking and finance, bankruptcy and corporate insolvency, administrative law and regulatory litigation.  Prior to coming to the Bar she was selected as the participant of the Step up to the Bar program in 2019/2020. She has worked in both private and public practice and spent a number of years working as a litigator at both the ATO and ASIC dealing in a number of areas including tax fraud, misleading and deceptive conduct, unconscionable conduct, breaches of consumer credit legislation and directors duties.

Venue

Hilton Adelaide

Level 1, 233 Victoria Square
Adelaide 5000
SA
Australia

Hilton Adelaide

 

Parking information

Due to COVID restrictions, Hilton Adelaide no longer offers valet parking service for the time being and there is no on-site parking available, however there are plenty of public carparks in the surrounding area for attendees to use.

Some of the closest and most popular carparks are the following:

  • Mill Street Auto Park (multi storey carpark)
  • Mill Street Wilson Parking (street parking)
  • Central Market UPark (multi storey carpark)

Directions

Hilton Adelaide is centrally located in Victoria Square on the corner of King William Street and Grote Street.
Getting around the city is easy with the free City Tram, taking you between South Terrace and The Entertainment Centre. Delegates can catch the city tram at Hilton Adelaide’s doorstep.

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Issues covered include: Mining Titles Validation Bill, Forrest v Wilson, ealth and safety obligations, administrative decisions in the resources sector, compensation under Native Title Act

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Issues covered include: Privacy, data breach, privacy supply chain risks, privacy complaints, Privacy Act, data, GDPR

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Issues covered include: estate disputes, probate applications, family law, discovery, disclosure, mediation, ethics, mental health, dispute resolution, property law, employment law, consumer law, competition law, ipso facto regime, contracts

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Issues covered include: corporate misconduct, shareholder recovery, drafting shareholder agreements

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Issues covered include: contributions, property, investments, death benefits, insurance

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Issues covered include: trust structures, distribution strategies, asset protection

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Issues covered include: ATO, Taxation of trusts, Trust splitting, Fixed trust, distribution of capital gains, trust strutures, asset protection, sham trust, discretionary trust drafting, trust vesting and winding up, UPEs, Division 7A, loans, transfer duty on specie distributions, Trust Variations and Resolutions, Corporate Trustees, testamentary trusts.

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Issues covered include: VCAT's jurisdiction, evidence, procedural fairness, natural justice, Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal, VCAT, ADR, mediation, compulsory conference

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Issues covered include: Capacity, capacity disputes, equitable remedies, estate litigation, undue influence, unconscionable conduct, estoppel, extension of time, mediation, superannuation, testamentary trusts, enduring powers of attorney, financial agreements

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Issues covered include: Informal wills, Succession, Beneficiaries, Testators, Recent cases, Superannuation, Succession Law and Family Law, contested Probate, Undue Influence, Claims for adult children.

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Issues covered include: family provisions rpactice updates, costs, mediation, ethics

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Issues covered include: TAC, TAC statutory, WorkCover, WorkCover statutory, psych injuries, psychiatric impairment, serious injury, Workplace Injury Rehabilitation and Compensation Act, Medical Panel, serious injury applications, damages awards, damages

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Issues covered include: case update, legislation update, criminal injuries, impairment assessment, appeals to District Court

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Issues covered include: pre-accident risk assessment, workplace incidents, WHS litigation, pleas, defended hearings

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Issues covered include: incident management, reportable conduct scheme, complaint, workplace investigation, ill and injured staff, medical certificates

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Issues covered include: warranties, indemnities, insurance, M&A transactions

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Issues covered include: strata, short stay, body corporate, foreign investors, duty, CGT, interim planning decisions, administrative law rulings

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Issues covered include: privilege, waiver, the Harman Obligation, advocacy

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Issues covered include: blended families, second spouses, superannuation, case update

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Issues covered include: law making process, new laws, amendments, legislative drafting process, parliamentary bills, delegated legislation, tabling of documents, public interest immunity, PII, royal commissions, judicial inquiries, parliamentary inquiries, parliamentary privilege, executive privilege, parliamentary procedure, powers of parliament, inquiry powers, public sector

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Issues covered include: inherent risks of treatment, breach of duty and causation, delay, misdiagnosis, failure to diagnose, euthanasia, medical products, product liability, class actions, regulatory matters

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Issues covered include: Guardianship division, VCAT, moral duty, financial elder abuse, ethics, ethical considerations

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Issues covered include: estate planning and succession, taxation, superannuation, Division 7A issues, testamentary trusts, blended families, foreign clients and assets, small businesses, aged care issues, executor risks

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Issues covered include: trusts, CGT concession, ATO rulings, discretionary trusts, vesting, winding up a trust

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Issues covered include: employment termination, contractors, single touch payroll, superannuation guarantee, payroll tax, FBT, expatriate tax overview, underpayment of wages, accessorial liability under the Fair Work Act

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Issues covered include: ALRC, discovery, financial proceedings, disclosure, companies, trusts, partnerships, deceased estate, alternative, restorative justice, mediation, mediator, successful family law practice, costs, billing, growth and development, domestic violence, family violence, trauma, protection orders, parenting orders, evidentiary rules, affidavits, parental alienation, ethics, ethical dilemmas

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Issues covered include: consumer data right, consumer law, ACCC, penalties, Royal Commission into the Financial Sector, employment law, mental health, whistleblowing, regulatory compliance

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Issues covered include: Consumer law, ACCC, consumer data right, ICT, IT contracts, privacy, employment, mental health, workplace investigation, unconscious bias

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Issues covered include: Consumer data right, big data, privacy, mandatory data breach reporting, GDPR, Banking Royal Commission, ACCC, consumer law, ACL, corporate social responsibility, modern slavery, ethics, mental health, practice management, workplace investigation

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Issues covered include: admissibility, advanced rulings, expert evidence, contracts, deeds, Royal Commissions, compulsory examinations, privilege, waiver, advocacy, interlocutory & urgent applications

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Issues covered include: Retail shop lease dispute, tenant, landlord, Retail Leases Act, QCAT, retail tenancy disputes, retail leasing, mediation, leasing disputes, combustible cladding, asbestos, tax, fitouts, depreciation, lease incentives, GST, commercial tenancies, market overview.

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In its 6th year, the Geelong 10 points in One day program offers insights from the industry front line practitioners. You don't have to travel to the CBD to gain updates of current topics and gain your compulsory CPD units. Attend the full program or choose the sessions most relevant to your practice.

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Issues covered include: Win and Retain more Clients, Stress Management, Privileged Evidence and Avoiding Inadvertent Waiver, Contract Disputes and Settlement of Litigation, Exclusion, Indemnity and Insurance Clauses, Insolvency Law Reform, Post-employment restraints, Property, Retail and Commercial Leasing.

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The vast majority of businesses in Australia are small businesses, so you better be prepared to provide up to date and expert advice when a small business client comes to you for help. That means being across the game changing developments stemming from the budget, the election and the Banking Royal Commission. Eleven experts working on small business advisory will give you the latest updates and cutting edge strategies on all of the key issues your small business clients will expect you to know.

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Issues covered include: immigration for business and investors, foreign investment, non-residents doing business, non-residents doing family business, owning a property, anti-money laundering, tax considerations and non-residents, estate planning, administration and sucession for migrations and foreign investors

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Issues covered include: exceeding expectations, plain English techniques, business acumen, resilience and wellbeing

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Issues covered include: Narcotic Drugs Act 1967, Medico Legal aspects, in-house counsel perspective, Courts, prescribing in the clinical setting

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Issues covered include: workplace discrimination, religious organisations, estate planning, crime, parenting, child support, parental rights

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Issues covered include: Technology, Blockchain, WayBack Evidence and Domain names, Directors liability, Quality and financial control, Ethics, manner of manufacture, Infringement, latests cases and developments.

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Issues covered include: Family court proceedings, Subpoena, Separation, Divorce, Family violence, Litigation, Evidence, New Redress Scheme, Child Safety Obligations, Royal Commission, Civil Claims for Institutional Abuse, Criminal Liability and Sexual Abuse, Child Safe Standards.

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Issues covered include: Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority (FASEA) Update, TBAR, Royal Commission, Pension options, SMSF Deed, Superannuation contributions, non-concessional contributions, Transfer Balance Account, Super Death Benefits, Binding death benefit nominations, blended families, incapacity.

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Issues covered include: Enterprise value, Tax strategies, Pre-Sale Restructuring, Selling Business with Property, CGT exemptions, Concessions, Property structure, Business valuation methodologies, Preparing a Business for Sale, Equity transfer to family, Third party sale, tangible and intangible assets, Intellectual Property, Privacy and Data Protection, M & A Merger and Acquisition.

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2019 is a significant year for the retirement village and aged care sectors. The Royal Commission is shaking up the industry, elder abuse and tax law are changing, and there are big shifts in integration and funding issues. Plus the many risks in estate planning, capacity, technology and more. With so much unrest in the sector it’s now more crucial than ever to stay up to date with the latest developments. Equip yourself with the strategies necessary to handle these issues for you client or organisation.

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Issues covered include: Tenancy, tenants, franchise lesing, office sharing, subleases, Dispustes, Variation, Surrender provisions and Termination of Leases, remedies, defaults and damages, co-tenancy, covenants, breaches, insolvency, financial issues and risk, Outgoings, Guarantees, Insurance, Indemnities, Case and Legislative Update.

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Issues covered include: Supreme Court of New South Wales, Service of Notices in Probate, Affidavit of Service, Grants of Probate and Administration, Letters of administration on intestacy, Special and limited grants, Taxation, executor and trustees, stamp duty, foregin estate, income tax, Probate case update decisions.

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Issues covered include: Sexual Harassment, Bullying and Work Safety Claims by Independent Contractors, Fair Work Act and Work Health and Safety Act, Uber and the Point to Point Transport Industry, Sham contracting, who is a contractor, who is an employee.

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Issues covered include: Finance and Property proceedings, Dispute Resolution, Pre-nuptial and nuptial agreements, Family Law Settlements, Transfer of tax debt, Bankruptcy, Spouse Maintenance orders variation, post-separation contributions, Accrued Jurisdiction of the Family Court, Contravention applications, Arbitration.

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Issues covered include: National Redress Scheme, Vicarious Liability in Civil Liability Amendment (Organisational Child Abuse Liability) Act, Expert evidence, Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse, Medico-Legal.

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Issues covered include: Admissibility of expert evidence, High Court and Court of Criminal Appeal, Evidence Act, Admitted facts, Uncontested facts, Disclosure and Privilege, Tendency and Coincidence Evidence.

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Issues covered include: Statutory unconscionable conduct, Indemnities, Contract drafting, Incorporation of Contractual Terms, case law, Jeffrey Goldberger, Special Counsel, Norton Rose Fulbright.

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Issues covered include: Proposed Acquisition Notice, Powers of resumption, Assessments, Instructing Experts and Maximising Expert Evidence, Land valuation assessment and methods, partial acquistion, business valuation and compensation.

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Issues covered include: Phoenix business activities, tax case update, historical loans, unpaid present entitlements, small business restructuring, practical tax solutions for small business

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Issues covered include: wealth accumulation, property tax, insurance payment, cryptocurrency, client's marriage, separations, family and accounting, succession and estate plannning

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Analyse decision making and reason writing and then work through an in depth, interactive workshop where the presenters will examine, dissect and reconstruct a decision in this unique, can’t-miss workshop.

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Issues covered include: 'Ultimate Consumer' test, heads of agreement, guarantees, assignment, special tenancy arragement, lease documents interpretation, breaches of lease, termination

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Facing family law issues in your school? We have a step by step guide to guide you. Dealing with child safety risks? We’re offering real world guidance from the legal, law enforcement and principal perspectives. Want all your questions answered? Our interactive panels are tailor made for you. And that’s just the start of what you’ll gain from this unique, can’t miss event.

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Issues covered include: capacity, unconscionable conduct, sexual issues, privacy, data security, convergence and seniors living

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Issues covered include: three way examination, inspections, defaults and penalties, case law

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Issues covered include: Trademarks, patents, parallel imports, protection of IP in China, policy register for IP Australia, patent remedies, patent drafting,

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Issues covered include: terrorism offences in Australia, prosecuting home grown terror plots, trends in terrorism, human exploitation

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Keep yourself updated on the psychology and the legal trends in psychological and psychiatric injury claims, including bystander PTSD claims. With claims on the rise, understanding both the medicine and the law is essential for all practitioners working in this area. Straddling the medical and legal worlds, this seminar offers a better understanding of how medical professions form their assessments and evaluate claims, and you will gain an update on the Work Accident and TAC claims.

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