Looking Beyond the Veil: Identifying the Real Assets: Who Owns What?
OND2211N28A1
Description
Attend and earn 0.5 CPD hour in Substantive Law
This program is applicable to practitioners from all States & Territories
Looking Beyond the Veil: Identifying the Real Assets: Who Owns What?
Not all cases fit the ‘house and garden’ mould where assets are held in the names of one or both of the parties, thus making the identity and valuation of those assets a relatively straightforward task. Often parties have interests in companies, trusts, self-managed superannuation funds, and other entities. And those entities may own valuable assets. Now it gets trickier. Examine and discuss:
- Identifying the ownership structure
- Working through complex company and trust arrangements
- Identifying the assets, the liabilities and the contingencies
- Third party interests: To join or not to join?
- Issues in completing the balance sheet
- Practical issues: disclosure, valuers, file management and other frustrations
- Relevant recent cases
Presented by Cathie Blanchfield, Solicitor Director, Blanchfield Nicholls Partners; Leading Family & Divorce Lawyer and Leading Family Lawyer (High-Value & Complex Property Matters), Doyle’s Guide 2022
Presenters
Cathie Blanchfield
Cathie was admitted as a solicitor in New South Wales in July 1988. She was appointed a partner with Stuart Fowler and Partners in 2000, and in 2007 established Blanchfield Nicholls with Nigel Nicholls. For over 30 years Cathie has practised exclusively in family law and related matters. Her work has focussed on primarily financial and property matters for married, de-facto and same sex couples. She is expert in resolving complex family financial arrangements and has extensive experience in dealing with parenting matters. Cathie has developed a particular interest and expertise in drafting and advising on Financial Agreements, and this has become a significant part of her practice. Cathie has been recognised as a Leading Sydney Family & Divorce Lawyer since 2016, a Recommended Family & Divorce Lawyer (Australia) since 2017 as well as a Leading Family Lawyer (High-Value/Complex Property Matters) – NSW in 2019, by the independently researched and peer nominated Doyles Guide.