Complex Property Settlements for Family Lawyers Practicum
Issues covered include: property settlements in family law, legal advice, negative property pool and debt, third party split, overseas evidence
Description
Spend a morning with some of the best family law practitioners putting complex property settlements under the microscope. Catch up on the latest cases and then work through four hypotheticals with various ‘What If’ factual scenarios to identify potential game changing scenarios influencing the legal advice you give your clients. You won’t find a more practical, engaging or unique seminar than this one of a kind event.
Attend and earn 4 CPD units in Substantive Law
This program is applicable to practitioners from all States & Territories
Once seminars are completed, delegates from Western Australia may apply to The Law Society of Western Australia for family law specialist accreditation points. Each application is subject to approval by the Accreditation Committee on a case by case basis and approval is not guaranteed. Your request for points form and attached materials can be emailed to accreditation@lawsocietywa.asn.au
Chair: Margaret Neal, Principal, Marshalls + Dent + Wilmoth Lawyers; Leading Family & Divorce Lawyer, Recommended Family Lawyer (High-Value & Complex Property Matters) and Leading Parenting & Children’s Matters Lawyer, Doyle’s Guide 2019
9.05am to 9.45am: Recent Decisions and Legislative Update: Keeping Yourself Up to Date
This session will provide you with a review of recent, significant cases and trends from the Family Court of Australia and Federal Circuit Court on property and financial settlements and relevant legislative amendments.
Presented by Jim Mellas, Barrister, Foley’s List; Accredited Specialist in Family Law; Leading Family & Divorce Junior Counsel, Doyle’s Guide 2019
9.45am to 1.15pm: Hypothetical and ‘What if’ Scenarios
Each speaker will present a unique real life hypothetical, discuss how established principals apply and work through what advice you might give your clients. They will then apply new facts to the same hypothetical to see how different game changing scenarios might influence your advice.
From this session, you will take away a solid working understanding and application of relevant principles and strategies, hone your skills in analysing and responding to various fact patterns, and fine tune your ability to give your clients the right advice in any set of circumstances.
- Negative property pool and who will wear the debt
- Third party loans: What are the party’s rights and obligations? How to deal with loans when there is 3rd party control? What is the position with loans to and from Trusts? How is the ‘just and equitable’ principle applied?
- To split or not to split - and if so how
- Where do we issue and how do we get the evidence when your client, the other party or the property is overseas?
Panellists:
Barry Berger, Partner, Berger Kordos Lawyers; Accredited Family Law Specialist; Recommended Family & Divorce Lawyer, Doyle’s Guide 2019
Jacky Campbell, Partner, Forte Family Lawyers; Accredited Family Law Specialist; Leading Family & Divorce Lawyer, Doyle’s Guide 2019
Peter Crofts, Barrister, Greens List
John Spender, Partner, Kennedy Partners Lawyers; Accredited Family Law Specialist; Recommended Family & Divorce Lawyer, Doyle’s Guide 2019
Venue
RACV City Club
Level 2, 501 Bourke St
Melbourne 3000
VIC
Australia
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