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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.
Avoid the stress and conflict that can erupt in your by gaining the clarity and knowledge needed to achieve successful (and as painless as possible) outcomes for your clients. Delve into complex financial and property matters in the morning and then switch focus in the afternoon to key issues in the Family Court, including jurisdiction, arbitration and contravention applications. Our unrivalled assemblage of experts will offer high level insights and practical guidance.
Attend and earn 7 CPD units in Substantive Law
This symposium was recorded in NSW on 20 June 2019
Unravelling Complex Financial and Property Matters
Chair: Judy Swan, Principal, Swan Lawyers
9.00am to 9.25am: VIEW FROM THE BENCH: Appropriate Dispute Resolution in Financial Proceedings
Presented by The Honourable Judge Joe Harman, Federal Circuit Court of Australia
9.25am to 10.05am: International Aspects of Family Law Property Proceedings
Presented by Justin Dowd, Partner, Watts Mcray; Recommended Family and Divorce Lawyer, Doyle’s Guide 2019
10.05am to 10.45am: Tax and Loan Implications in Family Law Settlements
Presented by Suzanne Christie, Barrister, Culwulla Chambers; co-author LexisNexis Annotated Family Law Legislation, LexisNexis; contributing author, Financial Agreements chapter, Halsbury's Laws of Australia
10.45am to 11.00am Morning Tea
11.00am to 11.45am: Bankruptcy and Family Law
Presented by Sally Nash, Consultant Solicitor, O'Neill Partners; author, Australian Bankruptcy Law, ‘Consumer Debt Book’ (INSOL 2011)
11.45am to 12.25pm: Spouse Maintenance: Achieving Successful Outcomes for Your Clients
Presented by Rachel Slat, Director, Slat Family Lawyers; Recommended Leading Family and Divorce Lawyer, Doyle’s Guide 2019
12.25pm to 1.15pm: Treatment of Post-Separation Contributions
Focus on the treatment of post-separation contributions in the overall assessment of contributions in family law property matters, including:
Presented by Giles Stapleton, Barrister, 9 Selborne Chambers and Melinda di Condio, Special Counsel, Horton Rhodes
1.05pm to 1.15pm Final Q&A and Closing Comments by the Chair
Specific Issues in Family Law Proceedings
Chair: Catherine Spain, Barrister, Waratah Chambers
2.00pm to 3.00pm: Accrued Jurisdiction of the Family Court for State and other Commonwealth Statutes
Presented by Dr Martha Barnett, Barrister, Culwulla Chambers
3.00pm to 4.00pm: Contravention Applications in the Family Courts
Presented by Mark MacDiarmid, Lawyer, Mark MacDiarmid Family Law Specialist and Mediator; Accredited Specialist in Family Law
4.00pm to 4.15pm Afternoon Tea
4.15pm to 5.15pm: Family Law Arbitrations in the Spotlight: Confessions of an Arbitrator
Presented by Maurice Edwards, Special Counsel, Watts McCray
Cliftons Sydney
Level 3, 10 Spring Street
Sydney 2000
NSW
Australia