Family Law Drafting Skills Intensive
At this in-depth drafting skills intensive, you’ll be guided, through 3 of the most critically important areas of drafting for family lawyers by a panel of experts. Through practical guidance, useful drafting examples & real world scenarios you’ll master drafting techniques and strategies for binding financial agreements & child support agreements, interim property & maintenance applications. Gain a renewed understanding of effective drafting that you can apply immediately in your practice. WEB229V04
Description
Attend and earn 3 CPD units in Professional Skills
This program is applicable to practitioners from all States & Territories
Chair: Peter Szabo, Director, Peter Szabo Family Law
2.00pm to 3.00pm Binding Financial Agreements: What Should be in Pre-Nup and Post-Nup Style Agreements
- When to choose a BFA: BFA vs Consent Orders
- Tips and traps in drafting agreements: what you should and shouldn’t include in your agreements
- Recent case developments
- A guide to avoiding drafting errors and strengthening your BFA drafting
Presented by Tim Gough, Partner, Lander & Rogers; Accredited Specialist in Family Law
3.00pm to 4.00pm Drafting Binding Child Support Agreements
- Benefits and disadvantages
- Negotiating and drafting tips
- Dealing with termination and setting aside in your agreement (including recent case law)
- Implications of 1 July 2018 amendments and what they mean for practitioners
Presented by Catherine Devine, Barrister, Foley’s List
4.00pm to 4.15pm Afternoon Tea
4.15pm to 5.15pm Drafting for Interim Property and Maintenance Applications
- The different requirements for interim property, urgent and interim maintenance, and litigation funding applications
- Procedural requirements under the New Rules
- How to structure interim orders
- Drafting a focused affidavit and preparing the financial statement
Presented by Dr Robin Smith, Barrister, Holmes List; Recommended Family Law Junior Counsel, Doyle’s Guide 2021
Presenters
Peter Szabo
Peter Szabo is an acknowledged leader among Family Lawyers, Innovative and a trail blazer, he was involved in leading cases such as Ascot Investments v Harper (third party rights) and In Re K (appointment of ICL’s in parenting cases). He was instrumental in the establishment of Specialist Accreditation in Family law. He remains involved as the current Chair of CLE for Accredited Specialists. He has been an Instructor in Family Law at the Leo Cussen Institute for over 40 years, He was a presenter at the very first session on BFA’s at Leo Cussen in 2001. His main focus now on the interaction between Family Law, asset protection and succession planning. He is a strong believer in sharing the knowledge.
Catherine Devine
Cath Devine has extensive experience in all areas of Family Law, with a particular interest and expertise in Child Support advice and advocacy. Cath has appeared as junior counsel and on appeal on numerous occasions. Cath has a reputation as a fearless and forceful advocate for her clients, and also on behalf of children when she appears as Counsel for the Independent Children's Lawyer. Cath is a qualified mediator and arbitrator. Cath is also currently an Adjunct Lecturer in the Masters of Laws program at the College of Law.
Dr Robin Smith
Robin joined the Victorian Bar in 2009, and practices exclusively in family law and its associated jurisdictions. He specialises in family law matters with complex questions of law, including matters with issues related to bankruptcy, equity, trusts, and third party disputes. Robin regularly provides detailed written advice and appears in court for pre-trial hearings, final hearings, and appeals. He also accepts briefs to draw or settle financial agreements and child support agreements. Prior to coming to the bar, Robin was an associate at the Federal Magistrates Court and a solicitor in a boutique commercial and construction law firm, practicing in both litigious and non-litigious matters. Robin has been a sessional teaching associate at the Faculty of Law at Monash University teaching administrative law and evidence. Robin has also worked for the United Nations at a war crimes tribunal in The Hague. Robin is a fellow of the International Academy of Family Lawyers. He is also the treasurer of the Victorian Family Law Bar Association, and the secretary of the Victorian Military Law Bar Association.