10 Point in One Day Parramatta
Issues covered include: conveyancing, strata, leasing, wills and estates, superannuation, mediation, conflicts of interest, privacy, data, bankruptcy, insolvency, employment law, contracts, civil liability, evidence, criminal trials
Description
In its 6th year, the Parramatta 10 Points in One Day Program offers insights from the industry’s 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 only the sessions most relevant to your practice.
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
This conference was recorded in Parramatta on 28 February 2019
Session 1
Stream A: Property and Construction Update
Chair: Joseph Grassi, Principal, Joseph Grassi & Associates; Accredited Specialist in Property Law
7.30am to 8.15am: Conveyancing Update
Explore the latest developments in conveyancing, the impacts on your practice and strategies to deal with the changes.
Presented by John Cowley, Principal, Coleman Greig; Accredited Specialist in Property Law
8.15am to 9.00am: Strata Law Update and Case Review
- Recovering damages from an owners corporation for breaching the duty to repair and maintain common property
- Strata renewal: a consideration of the latest cases
- New Residential Tenancies Amendment (Review) Bill 2018
Presented by Jane Crittenden, Principal, Jane Crittenden Lawyer; Member, Property Law Committee, NSW Law Society
9.00am to 9.45am: Significant Leasing Reforms, Developments, Trends and the Impact on Your Practice
- Latest legislation changes that affect leasing practitioners
- Summary of recent cases and the latest NCAT decisions that you should be aware of
Presented by Anthony Herro, Principal Solicitor, Herro Solicitors
9.45am to 10.30am: Strata Building & Construction: Home Building Act and the Current State of Play
- Notable current Home Building Act 1989 issues, including dealing with flammable cladding
- Current state of strata defect bonds scheme under Part 11 of the Strata Schemes Management Act 2015
- Snapshot of recent significant cases on defect claims
Presented by Paul Jurdeczka, Partner, Chambers Russell Lawyers
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Stream B: Family Law, Estate Disputes and Superannuation in Estate Planning
Chair: Robyn Druitt, Barrister, Arthur Phillip Chambers
7.30am to 8.30am: Estate Disputes: Family Provision Claims
- Family Provision claims: practice, procedure and practical tips
- Current issues of significance
- A brief overview of recent Family Provision decisions
- Identifiable trends at the appellate level
Presented by Margaret Pringle, Barrister, Chalfont Chambers; Leading Wills & Estates Litigation Junior Counsel, Doyle’s Guide 2018
8.30am to 9.30am: Dealing with Superannuation Post the Reforms
- Estate planning for superannuation: the basics
- The latest super reforms: What has changed?
- The new estate planning strategies
- Recent cases affecting estate planning for superannuation
Presented by Peter Bobbin, Managing Principal, Argyle Lawyers
9.30am to 10.30am: Case Updates and Latest Developments in Family Law
Take a closer look at the latest developments in family law, including recent structural changes to the Court, an update on the ALRC Family Law Review and the latest cases of significance.
Presented by Shanna Mahony, Barrister, Lachlan Macquarie Chambers; Accredited Specialist in Family Law
Session 2
Plenary Session: CPD Compulsory Units for All Lawyers
Chair: Michael Inger, Branch Manager, Senior Associate, Shine Lawyers; Accredited Specialist in Personal Injury Law
Professional Skills
10.45am to 11.45am: Mediation and Negotiation - How Both Sides Can do get the Best Outcome for their Clients
- Common features about why matters do and do not settle
- What plaintiff lawyers should be doing to prepare
- What defendant lawyers should be doing
- The importance of understanding the basics of how humans react to conflict
- How to manage expectations of the client
- How to negotiate with credibility
Presented by Karen Stott, Principal, ADR & Mediation Services
Ethics & Professional Responsibility
11.45am to 12.45pm: Conflicts of Interest: The Legal and Commercial Considerations
- Legal and commercial conflicts: What is a conflict?
- Can I ever act against a former client?
- Lessons from key cases featuring conflicts
- Chinese walls: Are they effective?
Presented by David Fairlie, General Counsel, Competitive Foods Australia
Practice Management & Business Skills
12.45pm to 1.45pm: Promoting a Healthy Work/Life Balance for Your Practice to Achieve Optimum Results
- Key statistics on stress in the legal profession
- Best ways to manage day-to-day stress
- Encouraging a work life balance to ensure success
- Recognising destructive behaviour in your colleagues and what to do
Presented by Melissa Tovey, Barrister, 13th Floor St James Hall Chambers
Session 3
Stream A: Commercial and Employment Law Roundup
Chair: Geoffrey Mark Roberson, Principal, Stacks Champion; Accredited Specialist in Commercial Litigation
2.15pm to 3.15pm: Privacy and Mandatory Data Breach Notification Regime: Data - Your Client’s Core Business
- Mandatory data breach provisions and lessons learnt one year on
- GDPR: Does it apply to you?
- Key aspects of GDPR for professional service firms
- Privacy developments
Presented by Annelies Moens, Managing Director, Privcore
3.15pm to 4.15pm: Bankruptcy and Insolvency Roundup for all Practitioners
- Ipso facto
- Dealing with debt: options for individuals and business
- Salient cases in insolvency and bankruptcy
- Family law and bankruptcy: difficulties in navigating their interaction
- Deceased estates and bankruptcy: what vests and when
- New bankruptcy laws, regulations and court rules
Presented by Colin Brown, Consultant Solicitor and Megan Zhou, Associate, O'Neill Partners - Commercial Lawyers
4.15pm to 4.30pm Afternoon Tea
4.30pm to 5.30pm: Recent Employment Case Law Update
- Distinguishing between employees and contractors
- Enforcement of restraints
- Workplace rights and adverse action
- Damages for breach of employment duties
- Casual employment vs permanent employment
Presented by David Cross, Partner, Norton Rose Fulbright Australia; Best Lawyers 2019, Labour and Employment Law
5.30pm to 6.30pm: Tips to Assist in Advising your Clients on Corporate Governance
- Overview of good corporate governance
- Understanding director’s duties
- Shareholder rights
Presented by Phillip Brophy, Senior Commercial Lawyer, Matthews Folbigg Lawyers
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Stream B: Litigation Roundup
Chair: John Shaw, Barrister, Lachlan Macquarie Chambers
2.15pm to 3.15pm: The Impact of the 2018 Committal Reform Procedures for District Court Criminal Trials
- Arraignment: indictments and charge certificates
- Case conferences, disputed facts hearings and pre-trial applications
- The real issues in dispute
- Trial backlog
Presented by Deputy Senior Crown Prosecutor (Sydney West) Craig Everson, Crown Prosecutors Chambers, NSW
3.15pm to 4.15pm: Civil Liability Update
- Latest decisions on sections 5B and 5D of the Civil Liability Act 2002
- Trends in damages for economic loss and care
- The effectiveness of expert liability evidence
Presented by Daniel Hanna, Barrister, Lachlan Macquarie Chambers
4.15pm to 4.30pm Afternoon Tea
4.30pm to 5.30pm: Litigating Contract Disputes: The Practical Issues
- Managing contract default, repudiation and termination
- Key contractual provisions
- Relevance of pre and post contractual conduct to contract interpretation
- Dealing with exclusion/limitation of liability clauses
Presented by Hernan Pintos-Lopez, Barrister, Greenway Chambers
5.30pm to 6.30pm: Evidence Update: Expert Witnesses
- What is admissible when qualifying an expert witness?
- Efficiently and effectively evaluating experts and how to incorporate lay evidence
- Challenging an expert witness
- Recent cases on expert witnesses
Presented by Rob O’Neill, Barrister, Lachlan Macquarie Chambers