Criminal Law Conference

Hear from senior members of the judiciary and criminal law experts. Walk away with real learning outcomes as you focus on practical aspects in the court process, understand both The Drug Court and running a matter in the Local Court from the perspective of judiciary members. Unpack the new bail and sexual assault laws, analyse sentencing decisions, mental health and its intersection with criminal offences. Refresh your approach to CPD core areas with these innovative topics. 233N43

Description

Attend and earn 7 CPD units including:
3.5 units in Substantive Law
1 unit in Ethics & Professional Responsibility
1 unit in Practice Management & Business Skills
1.5 units in Professional Skills

This program is based on NSW legislation

Session 1

Hot Topics in Criminal Law

Chair: Ian Lloyd KC

9.00am to 9.50am Update on the Bail Laws: The New s22B Provision

Focus on the new s22B provisions of the Bail Act including the following:

  • The legislative history
  • The interpretation of the section by the Courts
  • The consequences of the new section for the EAGP Scheme
  • The effect of the provision on the sentencing regime

Presented by Talitha Hennessy, Barrister, Sir Owen Dixon Chambers

9.50am to 10.40am Navigating the Changing Landscape of Sexual Assault Laws

  • Affirmative consent laws
  • Legislative changes to the CPA
  • s. 97A Evidence Act
  • Sexual assault communications privilege

Presented by Helen Christinson, Partner, Hugo Lawyers

10.40am to 10.55am Morning Tea

Professional Skills
10.55am to 11.30am THE DRUG COURT and HOW IT WORKS

Presented by Her Honour Judge Jane Mottley AM, The Drug Court of NSW

11.30am to 12.20pm Taking Mental Health into Account in Criminal Offences

Australian courts take different approaches to mental health issues affecting criminal liability. In NSW, trial courts determine some of these matters at trial, e.g., s 23A Crimes Act. Discuss the practical steps that might be taken when the circumstances of the alleged offending suggest that the accused was mentally impaired and the care to be taken in obtaining instructions to take such steps
Presented by Andrew Boe, Barrister, Black Chambers

12.20pm to 1.10pm Sentencing Law: Recent Decisions of the NSW CCA

  • Implications for the application of Qutami and Bugmy
  • The effect of family hardship and “Covid time" on sentences

Presented by Jane Paingakulam, Barrister, Sir Anthony Mason Chambers

1.10pm to 1.15pm Closing Comments from the Chair

Session 2

Ethics, Professional Skills and Practice Management

Chair: Carol Younes, Partner, Hugo Law Group; Accredited Specialist in Criminal Law; Pre-eminent Criminal Defence Lawyer, Doyle’s Guide 2022

Professional Skills
2.00pm to 3.00pm Running a Guilty Plea or Defended Hearing in the Local Court

Presented by Deputy Chief Magistrate Theo Tsavdaridis, Local Court of NSW

Ethics and Professional Responsibility
3.00pm to 4.00pm Ethical Issues when Acting for Incompetent Clients

  • Key principles in dealing with clients who may lack mental capacity, including legal and ethical requirements
  • Signs to look for and how to approach the issue of mental capacity with clients – how do you make an assessment and decide whether referral to a health professional is necessary?
  • What to do either before court or at court when the issue arises, including if an issue becomes apparent during a hearing

Presented by Kieran Fitzgerald, Barrister, Wardell Chambers

4.00pm to 4.15pm Afternoon Tea

Practice Management and Business Skills
4.15pm to 5.15pm Wellbeing for Criminal Lawyers 

  • Thinking about being “busy” in a different way
  • Developing and maintaining a sustainable and enjoyable practice
  • Managing your diary
  • Implementing changes in diet, sleep and exercise, and how to do it right now!
  • How to feel great about yourself


A Panel Discussion:
Facilitated by:  Michelle Karim, Director of Karim + Nicol Lawyers, Accredited Criminal Law Specialist and Organisational Wellness Coach

Panellists include:
Phoebe MacDougall, Solicitor, MacDougall and Hydes
Sarah Khan, Principal Solicitor and Founder, Khan Law and Associates
Trudie Cameron, Practice Director, Armstrong Legal
Angela Cooney, National Practice Director, Armstrong Legal

Presenters

Ian Lloyd KC
Ian Lloyd KC was called to the NSW Bar in 1977. He took silk in 1989. He is also a member of the bar in Hong Kong, New York and England & Wales. Mr Lloyd is one of Australia's leading silks practising in crime. He specialises in fraud, corruption and environmental crime cases. Mr Lloyd was during the 1980s a Senior Crown Counsel with the Hong Government and in the early 1990s the Senior Crown Prosecutor for NSW. Mr Lloyd is also a former Justice of the Court of Appeal of the Fiji Islands and Conjoint Associate Professor with the University of Newcastle Law School. He has previously lectured in law at the University of Technology, the Chinese University of Hong Kong and the University of Notre Dame, Sydney.

Talitha Hennessy
Talitha is an experienced Criminal Lawyer having appeared for both the Defence and Prosecution. She originally worked as a private defence solicitor in Central Western NSW and appeared in Local Court hearings, bail applications, interlocutory applications and sentence matters. Before her admission, she was an Associate to Justice Cohen at the Family Court in Sydney. Talitha then took a position as a solicitor for the Aboriginal Legal Service in Dubbo where she appeared regularly in the Children’s Court; Local Court; and District Court throughout Central Western NSW. She has appeared in over 100 hearings in the Local Court and Children’s Court, and has also appeared in numerous severity and conviction appeals and sentence matters in the District Court. Most recently Talitha worked as solicitor at the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions. She regularly appeared on behalf of the Crown in summary hearings in the Local Court. Talitha comes to the bar having already appeared for the Crown as an advocate in a number of District Court Trials. In addition, she has also prepared and instructed in murder trials and other complex matters. She has also appeared in Family Law applications in the Federal Circuit Court, and has appeared in Care and Protection matters in the Children’s Court.

Helen Christinson
Helen Christinson is a Senior Associate at Hugo Law Group and practices exclusively in Traffic and Criminal Law. Whether appearing in bail applications, sentence matters, defended hearings or other applications in the Children’s Court or Local Court, conviction and severity appeals in the District Court, or high-profile trial and sentence matters for State and Commonwealth offences, Helen is a detail-focused, empathetic, energised and tenacious advocate. She has a wide range of legal experience from Local Court traffic matters to complex murder trials in the Supreme Court. In 2021 and 2022 Helen was recognised by members of the profession as a Criminal Law Rising Star in the Doyle’s Guide – Sydney.

Her Honour Judge Jane Mottley AM
Appointed as Magistrate in 2000 following a 10 year career working in Local Courts & 10 years with Legal Aid. As a Magistrate appointed to courts at Downing Centre, Burwood & the Parkes Circuit. Also held a commission as a Children’s Magistrate, presiding principally at Bidura & also the Youth Drug Court. In 2009 appointed as Deputy Chief Magistrate Downing Centre Local Court. While holding judicial office appointed as a Part-time member of the Law Reform Commission working on a variety of references including Bail, Sentencing & Early Appropriate Guilty Pleas. Also contributed to a number of working groups & committees including: NSW Corrective Services Women’s Advisory Committee, MERIT Steering Committee, Child Sex Assault Taskforce, Judicial Commission Ngara Yura committee & Domestic Violence Death Review team.

Andrew Boe
Andrew Boe is a barrister who has appeared in trial courts in most jurisdictions of Australia and in appeal courts in NSW, Queensland, Western Australia, the Northern Territory and in the High Court. Prior to coming to the Bar in 2009, Andrew operated law practices in Brisbane, since his admission in 1989. Andrew specialises in the criminal jurisdiction however, he has also appeared in administrative law, family law and child protection cases, coronial Inquest. commissions of inquiry and defamation trials.

Jane Paingakulam
Jane Paingakulam was called to the Bar in 2009. Since then she has practised predominantly in Criminal Law across a broad range of matters, including white collar crime prosecutions. Jane appears for both for the Crown and the defence. Since 2015, Jane’s practice has been substantially comprised of criminal appellate work, appearing for both the offender and the Crown. In addition regularly appearing unled in the New South Wales Court of Criminal Appeal, Jane has appeared in appellate courts in South Australia and the Australian Capital Territory and as junior counsel in the High Court of Australia. Jane was admitted as a solicitor in 1996. Jane worked in the Australian Public Service for almost 14 years across 5 agencies.  Jane primarily held roles with an investigative or regulatory function, including over 5 years in the Enforcement Directorate of the Australian Securities and Investments Commission. Jane was the NSW Regional Director of the Australian Public Service Commission from 2008-2009. Since, she has provided advice to government agencies, both State and Commonwealth on a range of public sector issues.

Carol Younes
‘Carol is an Accredited Specialist in Criminal Law and founding partner of Hugo Law Group. Since 2016 Carol has consistently been recognised as preeminent in the Doyle’s Guide for Criminal Lawyers in Sydney and Australia, ranking her in the top band of criminal lawyers in the country. Carol appears in the superior and appellate courts in some of the most notorious criminal cases. She works tirelessly on matters representing clients charged with murder, serious sex offences, complex frauds, tax evasions, drug manufacture supply and importation, and terrorism offences. She also appears in complex hearings, sentence proceedings and bail applications’.

Deputy Chief Magistrate Theo Tsavdaridis
Deputy Chief Magistrate Theo Tsavdaridis holds a Master of Laws in criminal justice and was appointed as a Magistrate on 15 December 2010 and as a Deputy Chief Magistrate on 15 December 2021. Prior to his initial appointment, his Honour was the principal of a busy law firm in suburban Sydney, practising primarily in criminal, business and property law as well as commercial and corporate litigation. He was a member of the Professional Conduct Committee and the Fidelity Fund Management Committee, and later a Councillor of the Law Society of NSW. His Honour initially presided at the Downing Centre and Blacktown, before being appointed to the Bourke and Brewarrina country circuit. Thereafter, he presided at Parramatta for an extended period of time, during which he also managed the DPP and civil lists. More recently, he presided at Fairfield Local Court, before returning to the Downing Centre. Deputy Chief Magistrate Tsavdaridis has, in his own time, regularly delivered presentations to community legal centre volunteers, Community Correction officers, members of the profession at inner west and western suburbs continuing legal education seminars and advocacy workshops, and faculty of law careers nights. His Honour has published many written judgments across the Court’s civil and criminal jurisdictions, including as an electoral arbiter for university student unions.

Kieran Fitzgerald
Kieran specialises in criminal defence and prosecution before judges and juries, care and protection, regulatory prosecutions, inquests and commissions of inquiry and intentional torts. Kieran has appeared as an advocate in superior and inferior courts, including appellate courts. He accepts briefs to appear in all Australian courts and tribunals, including in regional and remote locations. Kieran draws on the extensive knowledge and experience he gained as a solicitor at the NSW Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions and the Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions. During that time, Kieran spent almost five years working on high profile and complex prosecutions including tax fraud and money laundering, violent crime, sexual offences, drug offences, child pornography, and extradition proceedings. Kieran has also worked as a Senior Research Officer at the Judicial Commission of New South Wales, where he built on his experience as a solicitor to gain an in-depth understanding of developments in criminal law in New South Wales.

Michelle Karim
Michelle joined Karim + Nicol Lawyers in 2019, when she was appointed Director. She is a highly experienced criminal defence lawyer. In 2015 Michelle’s experience and expertise was recognised by the Law Society of NSW as an Accredited Criminal Law Specialist. Whilst Michelle is passionate about all aspects of the law, she is most passionate about preserving the legal rights of the individual. She has a reputation as a fierce advocate in defending her clients and has enjoyed success in many high profile cases. Michelle is well regarded and trusted by the Judiciary and leading barristers. She has developed a strong network of specialist advisors to ensure her clients receive the highest level of service and support. Michelle has had the conduct of matters in the Local Court, Children’s Court, District Court and Supreme Court including the Court of Criminal Appeal. Michelle appears throughout Sydney metropolitan and regional NSW courts. Michelle was Chair of the NSW Rugby League Judiciary. She provides advice and advocacy in respect of sporting regulatory issues, including in relation to the Rugby League judiciary. She also advises clients under investigation or who have been charged both domestically and internationally. Michelle is a graduate of both the University of Technology Sydney and the University of Sydney, and is admitted to practice in New South Wales and the High Court of Australia . She has lectured in Criminal Law at the University of Technology and has been a key figure in the organisation of continuing legal education in the profession. In 2021 Michelle was listed as one of NSW recommended criminal lawyers and traffic and DUI lawyers by Doyles Guide.

Trudie Cameron
Trudie Cameron is the Practice Director of Criminal Law (NSW) at Armstrong Legal. This role sees her responsible for supervising and managing the New South Wales Criminal Law team in addition to running her own criminal practice. Trudie is an accredited specialist in criminal law, practising in criminal law and traffic law. She also represents clients with respect to intentional torts matters involving proceedings against the NSW Police and/or Corrective Services. Trudie appears regularly in Local and District Courts in matters ranging from sentencing, defended hearings and severity and/or conviction appeals. Trudie has appeared as an instructing solicitor in the Supreme Court of New South Wales, New South Wales Court of Criminal Appeal and the High Court. Trudie also appears in the Magistrates and Supreme Court of the Australian Capital Territory.

Angela Cooney 
Angela Cooney is the National Practice Director of Criminal Law at Armstrong Legal and is an Accredited Criminal Law Specialist. She manages a team of around 25 criminal lawyers and paralegals nationally, as well as managing her own case load. Angela is a confident and formidable advocate for her clients. She commonly appears in very complex and serious matters but is able to assist clients with all kinds of criminal and traffic offences. Angela is an experienced court advocate having appeared in the Local and District Court, the Court of Criminal Appeal as well as in federal jurisdictions in a multitude of matters, including complex strictly indictable trials. Angela is passionate about providing clients with high quality and easy to understand legal advice and her experience allows her to provide clients with a first-class service. Angela has been practicing for over a decade in Criminal Law, firstly working in regional NSW before starting with Armstrong Legal. She achieved Accredited Specialisation in 2017, and was a recommended Traffic Lawyer by the Doyle’s Guide in both 2021 and 2022.

Phoebe MacDougall
Phoebe has worked exclusively in the criminal law field for the past 6 years, beginning her legal career in a highly successful private boutique Sydney firm and more recently, she was employed at the NSW Public Defenders Office, working with the States leading Barristers on a range of high-profile serious criminal matters. Through this role she was able to assist in the representation of vulnerable clients often from low socio-economic and disadvantaged backgrounds providing her an acute awareness of how to help her clients navigate what is often the most challenging time in their lives. Phoebe has a varied practice, having instructed Counsel in the Land and Environment Court, District and Supreme Courts. Much of Phoebe’s practice is devoted to representing clients charged with matters in the Local Court ranging from traffic matters and drug possessions to assaults. In 2022, she was listed as one of the state’s rising stars in criminal defence law. She has also been recognised for her contribution to the legal community when she received an Australian Law Award at the 2020 Lawyers Weekly Law Awards and was a Finalist in the 2019 Women in Law Awards.

Sarah Khan
Our principal, Sarah Khan has an in depth and unique career in law. Although she did not start her career with the intention of specialising in criminal law, her exposure in the field and guidance from competent mentors, enhanced a passion she chose to pursue. She started as a paralegal in a boutique firm, and then as assistant to two prominent barristers (one of whom has been appointed to the District Court bench). Sarah then took on a tipstaff position with a Judge in the Supreme Court of NSW. She continued as an Associate with a variety of Judges for an additional year until she moved into private practice, once again specialising in criminal law. In addition to becoming a senior criminal law practitioner, Sarah was fortunate enough to also work in other areas of law, giving her a diverse set of skills and expanding her knowledge more broadly. Sarah regularly appears as an advocate and finds her passion and strength lies in the courtroom fiercely defending her clients. She is passionate about great results and having a strong presence in Court. She says “preparation and respect is key”. Sarah has appeared before the NSW courts in some of the State’s most important cases and continues to brief the country’s leading barristers in her matters. She also appears interstate. Sarah is an active member of her profession and volunteers her time with other organisations, promoting issues affecting her community or encouraging awareness amongst her peers. She is also a mentor to her junior colleagues and students whishing to pursue a career in law. She is approachable and called upon for advice regularly.

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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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