10 Points in One Day in Geelong Geelong
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.
Description
Date: Friday 1 March 2019
Time: 7.30am to 6.30pm
Venue: Rydges Geelong, Cnr Gheringhap & Myers Street
Attend and earn 10 CPD units including:
7 units in Substantive Law
1 unit in Ethics & Professional Responsibility
1 unit in Practice Management & Business Skills
1 unit in Professional Skills
Don't travel to the CBD to earn all your CPD points. Take the opportunity to meet your obligations before the end of the CPD year all in one day by attending our popular 10 Points in One Day Conference which includes your compulsory CPD units as well as a roundup of current, practical, substantive law topics presented by highly regarded speakers.
Session 1: Employment, Insolvency, Succession and Family Law Update
7.30am to 10.30am
Chair: Jim Rutherford, Principal, Harwood Andrews, Accredited Specialist Employment Law and Criminal Law
7.30am to 8.15am
The Changing Employment Landscape
- Employees or independent contractors in the Gig Economy
- The limitations of casual employment after Workpac Pty Ltd v Skene
Presented by Rolf Sorensen, Barrister, Howells' List
8.15am to 9.00am
Insolvency and Bankruptcy Fundamentals for the Commercial Lawyer
- Proposed policy and practical changes in bankruptcy
- Interaction between insolvency and debt recovery in bankruptcy and in liquidations and the variable approaches taken by the courts
- The likely effects on debt recovery procedures
Presented by John Dunne, Principal, John Dunne and Associates
8.15am to 9.45am
Recent Developments in Succession
- Attorney made superannuation binding death benefit nominations for incapacitated principals
- Will making in, or not in, contemplation of marriage
- Grounds to remove executors
- Informal wills: social and/or electronic media made 'wills'
Presented by Justin Hartnett, Principal, Harwood Andrews
9.45am to 10.30am
When a Relationship Breakdown and Business Collide: Advice for the Commercial Lawyer
- Financial agreements (pre-nups)
- Disclosure obligations for parties and those associated with the parties (i.e. accountants) and obligations to comply with subpoenas
- Unravelling financial, corporate and trust structures in divorcing parties from their business
Presented by Douglas Laidlaw, Barrister, Svenson Barristers
Session 2: CPD Compulsory Units for All Lawyers
10.45am to 1.45pm
Chair: Kevin Roache, Principal, Coulter Roache; Accredited Specialist in Wills and Estates Law
10.45am to 11.45am
Ethics & Professional Responsibility
Ethics: The Lawyer's Duty
- The Common Law compared with the Australian Solicitors Conduct Rules 2015
- Consequences to solicitors for breach of ethics
- Ethics Rulings by the Ethics Committee of the Law Institute of Victoria
- Law Institute of Victoria Code of Ethics
Presented by Murray McInnis, Barrister, Holmes List; Accredited Mediator; former Justice, Federal Magistrates Court of Australia (now the Federal Circuit Court)
11.45am to 12.45pm
Professional Skills
Mastering the Art of Creative Thinking for Innovative Business Growth
- How to harness the inner art of creative thinking for disruptive innovative solutions
- How a creative mindset is formed
- How to develop a creative framework that turns around feeling stuck or bored within yourself, your team or practice
- How to leverage this toolbox of creative based solutions in areas of your practice
Presented by Sally Arnold, Business Coach, Creative Encores; author, Creating Encores - A Wakeup Call for Women Leaders
12.45pm to 1.45pm
Practice Management & Business Skills
Providing Legal Services in a Digital Era: Technology for Effective Drafting and Execution Processes
- Legal issues regarding electronic contracting
- Electronic contract service offerings
- Contract automation service offerings
- Other useful apps and software for contracts and commercial lawyers
Presented by Andrew Whiteside, Partner, Maddocks
1.45pm to 2.15pm Lunch
Session 3: Commercial and Property Law Roundup
2.15pm to 6.30pm
Chair: Andrew Logie-Smith, Managing Partner, Team Leader - Commercial & Corporate, Logie-Smith Lanyon
2.15pm to 3.15pm
Acquisitions and Divestment of Business: What Your Client Needs from You
- Early preparations to build value when selling or to get better clarity when buying
- Love thy advisor: roles and interactions that will assist the deal
- Targeting and setting the deal: using term sheets to secure the key deal terms earlier rather than later
- Securing value on purchase and gaining value on exit
Presented by Morgan Lane, Partner, Logie-Smith Lanyon
3.15pm to 4.15pm
Commercialising IP: The Key Elements Every Lawyer Should Know
- The importance and value of IP
- How to identify and protect IP
- Key requirements for commercialising IP
- International and online considerations
Presented by Gina Tresidder, Special Counsel, HWL Ebsworth
4.15pm to 4.30pm Afternoon Tea
4.30pm to 5.30pm
Property Law Update
- Latest developments in caveats
- Co-ownership disputes under Part 4 of the Property Law Act 1958
Presented by Dominic Triaca, Barrister, Young's List
5.30pm to 6.30pm
Retail Leasing Update
- The latest developments in the 'ultimate consumer test' debate
- What isn't 'retail'
- Section 94 of the Retail Leases Act and how it affects your drafting of leases
Presented by Luke Virgona, Barrister, Green's List; co-author, 4th edition of Commercial Tenancy Law and the Retail Leases Victoria loose-leaf service, LexisNexis