Navigating Mortgage Disputes, Enforcement and Defences
Timely seminar for lawyers on mortgage disputes, responsible lending, hardship applications, enforcement actions and collections in the current environment. Understand what defences are available against mortgage enforcements, including different methods for avoid liability and remedies under the Contracts Review Act, National Consumer Credit Code, and Australian Consumer Law. Essential viewing for lawyers assisting clients. WEB2311N05Z
Description
Attend and earn 3 CPD units in Substantive Law
This program is applicable to practitioners from all States & Territories
Chair: Melinda Smith, Office Managing Partner, Brisbane, MinterEllison
9.00am to 10.00am Mortgages, Responsible Lending & Hardship Applications
- Making a responsible lending assessment
- What the future holds in light of legislative changes to responsible lending
- A new approach to hardship applications
- Regulator and AFCA approaches
Presented by Steven Klimt, Partner, Clayton Utz; Consulting editor & contributing author, CCH Australian Consumer Credit Law Reporter; Co-author, "Retail Banking Chapter", The Essential Guide to Financial Services Reform, CCH/Clayton Utz
10.00am to 11.00am Enforcement Action and Collections in the Current Environment
- Dealing with proceeds of crime legislation
- Dealing with tenants
- Cyber crime
- Privacy
- Debt collection guideline updates
- Other hot topics in enforcement
Presented by Gary Koning, Partner, Dentons
11.00am to 11.15am Break
11.15am to 12.15pm Defences Against Mortgage Enforcements
- Examining the different methods used to avoid liability: What has been successful?
- Use of the general law, the Contracts Review Act, the National Consumer Credit Code, Australian Consumer Law and the ASIC Act
- Remedies available
Presented by Andrew Kirby, Barrister, Young’s List