10 Points in One Day Parramatta

Issues covered include: leasing, conveyancing, property law, tax, PPSA, presentation skills, work-life balance, ethics, digital customer data, commercialising IP, buying and selling a business, insolvency

Issues covered include: Mental Wellbeing of Employees, Creative Thinking , Costs, Disclosure, Legal Profession Uniform Law, Property Witholding Tax, Retail Leasing, Unfair Contract Terms Under the ACL, Family, Trust and Succession Law.

Issues covered include: Directors, Officers and Corporate Litigation, Hayne Royal Commission, Defamation, Creditors, Insolvency Law Reform, ipso facto, Insolvency Law Reform Act 2016, Trusts Minority Shareholder Disputes with a Corporate Trustee, Mental Health, Contingency Fees, Litigation Funding and Class Actions, Ethical Professional Conduct.

Issues covered include: Planning, property, combustible cladding, defects, caretakers, ethics, leasing, tax risks, GST, investment, discretionary trusts, property valuation, development financing, capital gains tax

Issues covered include: remedies, directors, officers, corporate litigation, shareholder disputes, commercial litigation, proportionate liability, defamation litigation, defamatory, cyber crime, cyber attack, mandatory data breach notification, privacy, litigation funding, class actions, ethics, ethical obligations

Issues covered include: Admissibility of Tendency Evidence Post R v Bauer, Post Sentence Orders under the new Serious Offenders Act 2018, Family Violence in the Criminal Courts, Committal Hearings, DNA Evidence and Crime, Trace DNA, Transfer DNA, Low level DNA, Familial DNA testing, Reduced Legal Aid Funding, Ethics for criminal lawyers.

Issues covered include: civil claims for institutional abuse, NDIS, workers compensation, psychological injury, negligence, Civil Liability Act, ethics, vicarious trauma, expert witnesses.

Issues covered include: Estate planning, vulnerable beneficiaries, beneficiary, urgent applications, interlocutory applications, enduring powers of attorney, variation of trusts, business succession, death benefit, succession law, ethics, conflicts of interests, testamentary capacity, interview skills, technology, business model, marketing, cost, fixed pricing

Issues covered include: WorkCover, TAC, claims process, redress claims, general damages, damages awards, aggravated damages, my health record, ethics, psychological, psychometric testing, client costs, solicitor costs

Issues covered include: Updated Contract of Sale of Real Estate, Estate Agents (Contracts) Regulations 2008, Sale Of Land Act 1962 (VIC), New GST Withholding Regime, residential land notification and reporting requirements, Foreign resident capital gains tax withholding, Residential Annual Vacancy Fee, Vacant Residential Land Tax, insolvency on contractual rights, Insolvency, Ipso Facto Regime and Conveyancing, Default, Rescission and Repudiation, Mortgagee’s Power of Sale, Anti-Money Laundering Issues,

Issues covered include: domestic violence, family violence, admissibility, bad character, crown witness, media strategies, media comments, mobile phones, computers, search warrant, police seizing, sentencing advisory counsel, managing clients' expectations, difficult clients, committal hearing, ethics for criminal lawyers, ethical issues

Issues covered include: Civil Liability Act, damages, workers compensation, psychological injury, psychiatric injury, chronic regional pain syndrome, NDIS, NIIS, WorkCover, risk management, personal injury practice, admissibility, expert evidence, ethics, ethical issues

Issues covered include: strata, redevelopment, tax, compulsory acquisition, notices to perform, mandatory disclosure, off the plan contracts, SMSFs, misleading or deceptive conduct, anti-money laundering

Issues covered include: owners corporation, leasing, environmental and planning, Environment Protection Act, SMSF, stamp duty, co-ownership, misrepresentation, misleading conduct, real estate transactions, ethical and professional responsibility, GST, tax issues, state taxes, property valuation

Issues covered include: banking, superannuation, financial services, tax, jurisdiction, ethics, witnesses, evidence, technology, litigation funding, class actions

Issues covered include: parental alienation, child protection, independent children's lawyers, expert evidence, arbitration, financial matters, asset planning, financial settlements, alternative dispute resolution, ethics, client interviews

Issues covered include: deceased estates, superannuation, family provision applications, urgent and interlocutory applications, mediation, ethics, risk management, capacity, vulnerability

Issues covered include: cladding, short-term holiday letting, Airbnb, air space, crane access, planning, heritage, property valuation, development, financing, environment and sustainability, ethics

Issues covered include: procurement contracts, cancelled programs or schemes, information requests, sexual harassment, statutory interpretation, data breach, model litigant

Issues covered include: Mediation, heads of agreement, settlement, ipso facto, data, privacy, consumer law, GDPR, consumer data right, property law, employment law, commercialising IP, legal professional privilege, wills, estates, succession law, undue influence, extensions of time, superannuation and estate planning, financial agreements, family violence, domestic violence, property settlement, family law cases

Issues covered include: REIQ contracts, e-conveyancing, strata, cladding, real estate agent, GST, foreign resident capital gain, stamp duty, state tax, anti-money laundering, AML/CTF, conveyancing disputes, mediation, misleading or deceptive conduct, contracts, sale of land, ethics, ethical obligations

Issues covered include: preparation, lay witness, supporting evidence, relevance, admissibility, ethical issues, expert evidence, discretionary rulings, voir dires, disclosure, managing subpoenas, Royal Commissions, compulsory examinations, transcripts, abrogation of privilege, persuasive advocacy, interlocutory applications, urgent applications, mediation, advocacy in mediation

Issues covered include: general deterrence, revenge porn, the De Simoni Principle, evidence admissibility, uncharged offences, crime scenes, cross-examination, dementia, trauma, ethics

Issues covered include: patents, trade marks, copyright, remedies, IP litigation, due diligence, asset monetisation, governance, ethics

Issues covered include: incident management, reportable conduct scheme, complaint, workplace investigation, ill and injured staff, medical certificates

Issues covered include: Heads of Agreement, Agreements for Lease, Special Conditions, Flexible Arrangements, Negotiating and Drafting, Conveyancing, landlords, tenants, buyers, sellers, financiers, Breaches, Damages and Compensation, practice and procedure.

Issues covered include: defects, bonds, cladding, delay, disruption, work orders, fitness for purpose, project procurement, insolvency, ipso facto regime, consumer law

Issues covered include: employees, IP considerations, franchise business, valuation of a business

Issues covered include: negotiated mergers and acquisitions, M&A, IP, intellectual property, data, privacy, consumer data right, tax, CGT, valuations

Issues covered include: pleadings, particulars, defences, preparing witnesses, affidavits, trial preparation

Issues covered include: IP commercialisation, utility of trade secrets, IP protections, IP due diligence, ethical obligations

Issues covered include: contractual warranties, contractual indemnities, insurance contracts, arbitration clauses, binding arbitration agreements, contracting in the digital age, digital footprints, limitation of liability, Australian consumer law, proportionate liability regimes, ethical considerations, contract drafting, contract tendering, contract negotiation, block chain, smart contracts, multi-party agreements, privacy, cybersecurity

Issues covered include: rectification and variation, drafting contracts, heads of agreement, pre-contractual representations, dispute resolution clauses

Issues covered include: Retainer, Compliance, Uniform Law, Fixed fee, Disputes, Costs Recovery, Billing.

Issues covered include: flat fee billing, Uniform Law, costs recovery

Issues covered include: Retainer, Compliance, Uniform Law, Fixed fee, Disputes, Costs Recovery, Billing.

Issues covered include: privilege, PR issues, media training, managing difficult colleagues

Issues covered include: ethics, public speaking, presentations, client management

Issues covered include: client relationships, managing mistakes or oversights, practice management, ethics, professional skills

Issues covered include: Cognitive bias, ethical decision making, stress management, practice management, time management

Issues covered include: client trust, ethics, blockchain, technology, cyber security, risk management

Issues covered include: cyber security, data breaches, technology, blockchain, cyber risk: hacking, phishing, scamming, ransomware, National Data Breach Scheme.

Issues covered include: time management, creativity, culture and ethics

Issues covered include: financial reports, accounting concepts, difficult colleagues, oversight, inadvertent mistakes

Issues covered include: Technology document review, Commercial disputes, Negotiation, Implied Waiver of Privilege and Inadvertent Disclosure.

Issues covered include: Independent experts, technology, work life balance, managing clients, ethical issues.

Issues covered include: Arbitrate, mediate, arbitration agreement, mediation, alternate dispute resolution, employee in family legal practice, technology, social media, email security, the cloud.

Issues covered include: tendering and procurement, workplace investigations, ethical issues

Issues covered include: Networking, Self promotion, workplace investigation, ethics, whistleblower, mandatory reporting data breaches and privacy.

Issues covered include: Property valuation, GST Withholding Regime, Tax, Ethics misrepresentation, misleading conduct, real estate, valuation reports, conveyancing, residential propety, foreign resident capital gains tax withholding.

Issues covered include: Ethics, ethical obligations, conflicts of interest, confidentiality, complaints, communication skills, differentiate your practice, digital challenges, generate leads

Issues covered include: undertakings, professional conduct, neuroscience, psychological safety, leadership excellence, digital tools, content creation

Issues covered include: Fraudulent behaviours, corruption, corrupt conduct, administrative investigations, conflict of interest, model litigant, cost orders

Issues covered include: Bail applications, preparation, advocacy, ethical obligations, ethics, evidence, witness statements, preparing witnesses, briefing counsel, prepare a brief, instructing solicitor

Keep up with key developments in discrimination law and master how to walk over the blazing coals of this hotbed area where you need to be able to respond to any situation quickly, efficiently and with the utmost confidence. When your client calls you with their pressing questions and pleas for guidance you had better be prepared to properly advise them on the spot, so ensure you know precisely where the law stands and how to expertly guide your client to safety.

Issues covered include: running a defended hearing, unauthorised driving laws, pharmacological evidence, and case update

Issues covered include: foreign purchases surcharge, landholder duty, duty valuations, WA transfer duty

Issues covered include: Guardianship division, SACAT, elder law, elder abuse, powers of attorney, advance care derivatives, capacity, mental impairment

Issues covered include: Blended Families and Vulnerable Beneficiaries, Enduring powers of guardianship, Family Provision Act, Business Succession, Property, Beddoe applications, Benjamin orders, Succession, Wills, s45 Administration Act, s92 Trustees Act.

Issues covered include: The Surrogacy Act, Parental Alienation and Child Protection, Divorce, Separation, Consent Orders, Co-parenting, Parenting Arrangements, Social Media, Disclosure, Companies, trusts, partnerships, deceased estates, Family Court of Australia Federal Circuit Court merger, Family Law Act, Family Law Amendment (2018 Measures No. 1) Rules 2018.

Issues covered include: disclosure, evidence gathering, dispute resolution, collaboration, mediation, arbitration, witnesses, interim financial hearings

Issues covered include: Social Media, Evidence, disclosure, discovery, Property Valuation: Expert Evidence, Drafting Affidavits and Practical Advocacy.

Issues covered include: binding financial agreements, shams and scams, tax risks, financial statements

Issues covered include: Insurance Contracts Act, non-disclosure, superannuation disability claims, Centrelink, tax and superannuation implications

Issues covered include: copyright, trademarks, patent law, IP, intellectual property, IP infringements, intangible assets, IP licensing, ethical duties, IP risk, machine learning technology

Issues covered include: client legal privilege, avoiding waiver, inadvertent waiver, lay witness statements, traditional mediation, hybrid mediation, ADR, admissible expert evidence, persuasive expert evidence, legal ethics, ethical duties, risk management, written advocacy, written submissions, improve your advocacy

Issues covered include: costs recovery, out of pocket legal costs, costs assessors, costs determinations

Issues covered include: mediation strategies, ethics, settlement agreements, advocacy, professional skills

Issues covered include: scope of employment, permanent impairment, PIRS criteria, workplace injury damages, Motor Accident Injuries Act, Motor Accident Compensation Act, CARS and MAS determinations, psychiatric examinations

Issues covered include: estate disputes, probate applications, family law, discovery, disclosure, mediation, ethics, mental health, dispute resolution, property law, employment law, consumer law, competition law, ipso facto regime, contracts

Issues covered include: precedents, discretionary trusts, value, asset protection and utility, inter vivos trusts, family trusts, superannuation, life insurance, family succession

Issues covered include: VCAT's jurisdiction, evidence, procedural fairness, natural justice, Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal, VCAT, ADR, mediation, compulsory conference

Issues covered include: family provisions rpactice updates, costs, mediation, ethics

Issues covered include: TAC, TAC statutory, WorkCover, WorkCover statutory, psych injuries, psychiatric impairment, serious injury, Workplace Injury Rehabilitation and Compensation Act, Medical Panel, serious injury applications, damages awards, damages

Issues covered include: case update, legislation update, criminal injuries, impairment assessment, appeals to District Court

Issues covered include: pre-accident risk assessment, workplace incidents, WHS litigation, pleas, defended hearings

Issues covered include: incident management, reportable conduct scheme, complaint, workplace investigation, ill and injured staff, medical certificates

Issues covered include: Guardianship division, VCAT, moral duty, financial elder abuse, ethics, ethical considerations

Issues covered include: ALRC, discovery, financial proceedings, disclosure, companies, trusts, partnerships, deceased estate, alternative, restorative justice, mediation, mediator, successful family law practice, costs, billing, growth and development, domestic violence, family violence, trauma, protection orders, parenting orders, evidentiary rules, affidavits, parental alienation, ethics, ethical dilemmas

Issues covered include: consumer data right, consumer law, ACCC, penalties, Royal Commission into the Financial Sector, employment law, mental health, whistleblowing, regulatory compliance

Issues covered include: Consumer law, ACCC, consumer data right, ICT, IT contracts, privacy, employment, mental health, workplace investigation, unconscious bias

Issues covered include: Consumer data right, big data, privacy, mandatory data breach reporting, GDPR, Banking Royal Commission, ACCC, consumer law, ACL, corporate social responsibility, modern slavery, ethics, mental health, practice management, workplace investigation

Issues covered include: admissibility, advanced rulings, expert evidence, contracts, deeds, Royal Commissions, compulsory examinations, privilege, waiver, advocacy, interlocutory & urgent applications

Issues covered include: Retail shop lease dispute, tenant, landlord, Retail Leases Act, QCAT, retail tenancy disputes, retail leasing, mediation, leasing disputes, combustible cladding, asbestos, tax, fitouts, depreciation, lease incentives, GST, commercial tenancies, market overview.

Issues covered include: Win and Retain more Clients, Stress Management, Privileged Evidence and Avoiding Inadvertent Waiver, Contract Disputes and Settlement of Litigation, Exclusion, Indemnity and Insurance Clauses, Insolvency Law Reform, Post-employment restraints, Property, Retail and Commercial Leasing.

Issues covered include: exceeding expectations, plain English techniques, business acumen, resilience and wellbeing

Issues covered include: Technology, Blockchain, WayBack Evidence and Domain names, Directors liability, Quality and financial control, Ethics, manner of manufacture, Infringement, latests cases and developments.

Issues covered include: Family court proceedings, Subpoena, Separation, Divorce, Family violence, Litigation, Evidence, New Redress Scheme, Child Safety Obligations, Royal Commission, Civil Claims for Institutional Abuse, Criminal Liability and Sexual Abuse, Child Safe Standards.

2019 is a significant year for the retirement village and aged care sectors. The Royal Commission is shaking up the industry, elder abuse and tax law are changing, and there are big shifts in integration and funding issues. Plus the many risks in estate planning, capacity, technology and more. With so much unrest in the sector it’s now more crucial than ever to stay up to date with the latest developments. Equip yourself with the strategies necessary to handle these issues for you client or organisation.

Issues covered include: Supreme Court of New South Wales, Service of Notices in Probate, Affidavit of Service, Grants of Probate and Administration, Letters of administration on intestacy, Special and limited grants, Taxation, executor and trustees, stamp duty, foregin estate, income tax, Probate case update decisions.

Issues covered include: National Redress Scheme, Vicarious Liability in Civil Liability Amendment (Organisational Child Abuse Liability) Act, Expert evidence, Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse, Medico-Legal.

Issues covered include: Admissibility of expert evidence, High Court and Court of Criminal Appeal, Evidence Act, Admitted facts, Uncontested facts, Disclosure and Privilege, Tendency and Coincidence Evidence.

Issues covered include: Statutory unconscionable conduct, Indemnities, Contract drafting, Incorporation of Contractual Terms, case law, Jeffrey Goldberger, Special Counsel, Norton Rose Fulbright.

Issues covered include: Proposed Acquisition Notice, Powers of resumption, Assessments, Instructing Experts and Maximising Expert Evidence, Land valuation assessment and methods, partial acquistion, business valuation and compensation.

Issues covered include: three way examination, inspections, defaults and penalties, case law

Issues covered include: Trademarks, patents, parallel imports, protection of IP in China, policy register for IP Australia, patent remedies, patent drafting,

Keep yourself updated on the psychology and the legal trends in psychological and psychiatric injury claims, including bystander PTSD claims. With claims on the rise, understanding both the medicine and the law is essential for all practitioners working in this area. Straddling the medical and legal worlds, this seminar offers a better understanding of how medical professions form their assessments and evaluate claims, and you will gain an update on the Work Accident and TAC claims.

Issues covered include: third parties in family law disputes, problem solving, property settlements, family violence amendments, alternate dispute resolution

Keep yourself updated on the psychology and legal trends in psychological and psychiatric injury claims, including somatoform pain disorders and bystander PTSD claims. With claims on the rise, understanding both the medicine and the law is essential for all practitioners working in this area. Straddling the medical and legal worlds, this seminar offers a better understanding of how medical professions form their assessments and evaluate claims, plus gain an update on the common law and workers comp claims.

Issues covered include: Timber Creek, compensation, settlements, claims, ILUA's, agreements, native title tribunal, PBC, trusts, disputes, BMS,

Issues covered include: National Native Title Tribunal, Timber Creek, Native Title Compensations, Intra-Indigenous Disputes, overlapping claims, Mabo, cultural heritage law roundup

Issues covered include: legal framework, Bhardwaj, improving written reasons, cultural diversity factors

With essential skills covered including from the Deputy Probate Registrar plus important recent cases examined such as the recently handed-down High Court case for Wills practitioners by the barrister who acted in the matter, this seminar is the one to attend this year. You will walk away critical knowledge plus indispensable skills covering the compulsory ethics, practice management and professional skills all in one morning.

The success of a criminal lawyer can be measured by their ability to deftly gather, leverage, or challenge evidence. Thus it’s imperative that you to stay up to date with the current rules to ensure that you can get the most out of your evidence while expertly restricting the evidence offered against your client and the manner in which that evidence is presented. This seminar will ensure that you are armed and ready to successfully represent your client.

Issues covered include: complaints, competitive legal market, recover costs by parties acting in person and solicitors acting in person

Issues covered include: Character decisions, Migration Act, Section 501, Public Interest Criteria and provisions, PIC 4020, Administrative Appeals Tribunal, migration agents, MARA, OMARA, Judicial review, advocacy, unreasonableness and credibility.

Issues covered include: Bystander first responder PTSD claims, impairment assessment, work cover, workers compensation, WIRO.

Issues covered include: Case review, current trends, reasonable management action, bullying/harassment, impairment assessments, pain disorders, first responder PTSD claims

"Issues covered include: the national redress scheme, issues and impact on survivors, medico legal assessments in abuse claims

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

Issues covered include: Estates litigation, family provision applications, blended families, family law legislative review, ALRC, child protection, tax, capital gains, psychology, problem solving, technology, disruptors, cost orders, ethical implications, cost disclosure, commercial litigation, business sales, contract disputes, dispute resolution clauses, insolvency reforms, Ipso facto

Issues covered include: Consumer and competition law, ACCC, employment law, fair work legislation, safe harbour, mental health, wellbeing, conflict of interests, negotiation, mediation, property law, succession law, informal wills, PPSA, PPSR renewals, contracting in the digital age, digital footprints

Issues covered include: family law, wills, estates, trusts, insolvency, eTrials, trust deeds, SMSFs, employment law

Issues covered include: data security, tendering, duties, privacy, public interest disclosure, immunity, decision making, AI, information requests

We get it – you’re busy. But you also need your CPD compulsory units, and it never hurts to spend time elevating your practice and bringing it up to speed in the modern legal market. So we’ve put together a convenient, efficient and practical lunchtime web series where you can get your CPD compulsory units out of the way and bolster your practice all from the comfort of your home or office.

When it comes to probate you should hope for the best but plan for the worst so that you’re prepared to skillfully handle any complication or dispute that arises. Master how to do just that as our vaunted speakers cover everything from complex common and solemn form probate, to s18 applications, to assets in other jurisdictions. Receive practical information, realistic examples and relevant legal updates that will enhance your mastery of all things probate.

Cases are won and lost in the courtroom and this masterclass will give you the practical knowledge to emerge triumphant in your matters. The day will begin with presentations from preeminent and leading practitioners on a range of advocacy topics including case theory, written advocacy, examination-in-chief and persuasive opening and closing addresses. In the afternoon you will master how to expertly gather and leverage evidence by taking a deep dive into affidavits, evidence in ex parte applications

A must attend annual event, our 10 CPD Points in One Day is back for its 7th consecutive year. Join accredited specialists, renowned barristers, leading solicitors and a medical expert who will examine the most important issues facing practitioners today, all while gaining your mandatory core area CPD units. Book for the whole day or just the sessions that best meet your needs.

Are you across the countless changes and current issues affecting conveyancing practice in NSW? Have you thought about how options affect conveyancing, or what to do when an off-the-plan disaster or dispute arises? What about the new reforms involving collective sales? Take a deep dive into the details and gain insights into all these issues and more, including analysis of critical tax changes and multi-tenant and strata building issues, all while nailing down that crucial ethics point early in the CPD year

The workforce remains a hive of potential pitfalls for both employers and employees, as a lot can go wrong and so often does, especially with the increase of out of hours conduct impacting the employment relationship. Such behaviour is often made worse with the response of an unfair dismissal. Hear the Fair Work Commission and senior legal experts opine in the morning on recent changes and developments impacting the workforce, followed by a practical afternoon exposé on workplace investigations.

"A woman with a voice is, by definition, a strong woman." —Melinda Gates In this current climate, it is more important than ever that women in the workforce have a voice. Women in law, in particular, face different challenges at times, and to succeed they often must overcome many other hurdles. Come and listen to women at the very top of their profession who will navigate you through career advancement, professional goals and presentation skills and making it to the top on your own terms.

Spend a valuable morning learning essential skills from the very best. We have brought together the very finest of litigators who will share their knowledge to broaden and deepen your skills. Acquire the necessary tools and learn from the experts. In the competitive world of litigation few things can separate you from the pack better than exceptional skills that invariably lead to positive results. Garner the precise skills you need to be a litigator at the top of the game through this seminar’s practical

There are countless variables in any asbestos or related disease matter involving a range of perspectives that you must know inside and out. Gain a firm grasp of each of these perspectives by going right to the source and hearing from the Honourable Judge Russell, Icare, leading legal experts, and eminent respiratory physician. Join them as they examine new legislation and procedures, the latest compensation claims, critical new medical issues and more.

The Medical Treatment Planning and Decisions Act 2016 represents a seismic shift in Victoria’s medical treatment decision making landscape. If your work is at all related to healthcare, medical treatment, aged care, elder law or the health industry in general, it’s essential that you have a firm understanding of the new framework established for medical treatment decision makers.

When it comes to expert estate planning and probate you are expected to know how to skilfully handle any complication or dispute that arises. Master how to do just that as our vaunted speakers cover blended families, tax, testamentary trusts, business assets, problematic and unusual probate issues, and much more. Receive practical information, realistic examples and relevant legal updates that will enhance your mastery of this area.

This program is designed with workers compensation lawyers in mind and will enable you to gain your CPD core competency area points while being brought up to speed on the latest case law and legislative updates. You will pick up practical tips to gain an edge for your clients, develop your practice, manage conflicts between employers and insurers and avoid ethical pitfalls that can trip up your matters and your practice.

Don’t miss this unique opportunity to fine tune your evidence gathering and case preparation skills in workers compensation matters with in-depth and interactive workshops and presentations. Featuring expert barristers and lawyers, this comprehensive program will arm you with all the information you need to take your practice to the next level.

Your clients have worked hard to put themselves in the best financial position possible and they’re counting on you to help them stay in that position. But doing so is often far easier said than done. Wills are challenged, superannuation and tax laws change and a client’s personal situation can shift at a moment’s notice. In one info-packed morning you can master the strategies necessary to manage these issues throughout your client’s lifetime and upon death.

Esoteric topics might be interesting, but not very useful in the day-to-day of managing estate conflicts. Attend for the afternoon and walk away with valuable, practical advice from key parties, including the SAT, the OPA, the bar and private practice. Gain concrete, hands-on guidance on essential practices and procedures along with key updates that you can take back to the office and apply immediately.

Spend the day with eight outstanding litigators to gain a deeper appreciation of advanced trial techniques and strategies. Gain valuable insights from some of Perth’s foremost trial advocates to enhance your persuasive skills when making addresses and examining witnesses. Then master how to leverage your expert, electronic and documentary evidence; minimising the need for superfluous evidence and ensuring it’s all admissible so you’ll have the tools for success in any matter.

On the surface leasing is so simple. A tenant forks over some cash. A landlord gives them a place to setup shop in return. What could go wrong? Well…A LOT. Fail to keep up with legislative reforms and market trends? Problems. Underestimate the intricacies of pre-lease agreements, complex leasing structures or clawback clauses? Problems. Mislead a party, dispute a valuation or forfeit a lease? Problems. Ensure you’re not caught out by these potentially disastrous situations

Hear from Deputy President Michael Snell, WIRO and an esteemed panel of specialists on key developments, legislative amendments and other hot issues facing in workers compensation. You will pick up practical tips to gain an edge for your clients, develop your practice, master rules of evidence in your witness statements, get an update ILARS and WIRO and learn how to avoid ethical pitfalls that can trip up your matters and your practice.

Don’t miss this opportunity to hear from experienced practitioners working at the coalface of property transactions who will identify exactly what you need to know to effectively and efficiently see a property transaction through from beginning to end. In one practical, information-packed seminar you’ll gain the knowledge and skills necessary to ensure your property transactions run smoothly.

At the very heart of family law you’ll find the people that it affects the most- the family. Now is the perfect time to attend this conference and keep up to date with the significant changes shaking up the area. In the morning, we’ve brought together experts from the top echelon to discuss family law and its implications for parents and children. For the afternoon we shift focus to the all-important area of property and financial issues in family law.

Nearly 12 months to the day– since the introduction of the new Motor Accidents Injury (MAI) Act on 1 December 2017, we have brought together an esteemed panel of presenters to discuss how the Scheme has been operating and tracking from both the Regulator’s and practitioner’s point of view. Discuss proposed legislative changes; hear about the latest technology in crash collision data; and gain, your all-important annual review on recent judicial review, liability and care decisions.

Being in-house counsel isn’t what it used to be. You can’t just be a lawyer. You have to be a leader, a strategist, an influencer. You have to be prepared to manage the legal and political ramifications of internal investigations, You have to complete a seemingly ever-growing number of tasks while meeting heightened expectations and demands all while fulfilling your ethical obligations in an environment that can make doing so more than challenging.

Do you want to take your wills and estates practice to the next level? Hear from some of Sydney’s leading practitioners on highly relevant topics and issues to develop your practice in 2018 and beyond. The morning session include five hot topics in estate planning and administration. The afternoon is not to be missed as five star practitioners give you guidance on disputes (including resolving them early) and court applications.

This intensive will provide an in-depth discussion on the latest in available collision data technology and a special commentary on introducing this evidence. Plus hear a review of liability issues following Berwick v Clark; recent cases on psychological injury in motor vehicle accidents and practical session motor vehicle claims assessment update and ISV assessments.

On the surface leasing is so simple. A tenant forks over some cash. A landlord gives them a place to setup shop in return. What could go wrong? Well…A LOT. Fail to keep up with legal and market developments? Problems. Underestimate the intricacies of complex leasing structures or disclosures? Problems. Breach or forfeit a lease? Problems. Ensure you’re not caught out by these potentially disastrous situations by shoring up your knowledge and skills at this wildly useful and practical conference.

Have you analysed the new Standard Contract Editions and the new ipso facto regime? Have you mastered the nuances of the new GST withholding regime and other recent tax changes? Are you across the complexities of purchasing through SMSFs? And have you fully considered the many ethical disasters that can quickly torpedo a deal and sink a practice? Take a deep dive into the details and gain insights into all these issues and more, all while nailing down that crucial ethics unit for the CPD year.

Attend this unique opportunity to hear from an esteemed panel of presenters, including His Honour Magistrate Darge, Registrar Sutton and a former Assistant Bailiff from the Perth Bailiff Office. Examine key issues on civil practice in the Magistrates Court, such as effective advocacy; document lodgment; enforcement of judgements and effective appeals to the District Court. Attend this seminar and gain valuable and unique insights plus practical guidance to take your civil practice in this jurisdiction

Income protection, death and Total and Permanent Disability (TPD) insurances are commonplace cover for many Australians today with TPD being offered at no charge under many superannuation funds. Thus, injured clients may in fact be eligible for compensation under one of these policies in certain circumstances. This seminar will provide practical information to provide an understanding of this important area.

This practical Intensive will provide an in-depth discussion on the latest collision data technology available and a special workshop on introducing this evidence. Plus, gain your all-important end-of-year motor vehicle injuries case review to ensure you are up to date in your practice.

This seminar is the ideal way to earn your required CPD points along with gaining excellent, detailed and practical insights into the financial area of family law. Gain a greater understanding in how to deal with difficult clients and how to manage conflict and complaints. Learn practical tips from the experts and return to your practice ready to apply them immediately.

Over half the people entering the legal profession today are women, yet they do not face a level playing field in the legal industry. To succeed they must overcome many challenges. This conference brings together some of the most accomplished and inspiring women in public law who will explain how to build the public sector career you want and achieve your professional goals on your terms.

Our 4th Annual Workers Compensation Conference has been designed to provide you with the latest legislative updates and other developments, while enabling you to gain your CPD core competency area points on issues specific to your practice. You will pick up practical tips to gain an edge for your clients, develop your practice, and learn how to avoid ethical pitfalls that can trip up your matters and your practice.

Issues covered include: legislation, practical, problem solving , delegated legislation, extrinsic materials

Issues covered include: getting board ready, opportunities to be on a board, skills, 21st century boards

Issues covered include: Court of Appeal decisions, blended families, national estates, assessing quantam,

Issues covered include: data breaches, technology, data, privacy, cybersecurity, consumer data right, open banking,

Issues covered include: tribunal regulation 2019, damages, silicosis, diagnosis

Issues covered include: managing client expectations, legal professional privilege, communication skills and managing high conflict matters

Don’t have time to earn your CPD points in dribs and drabs over the course of a year? This program is designed just for you, to give you the need-to-know updates for your practice and all of your CPD points, including the compulsory units, in one go. At one place, in one day. If you don’t need the whole day, just book the session you want. It’s as simple as that. There’s something here for everyone with 11 different areas of law all covered in one day.

Issues covered include: leadership skills, ethical and professional responsibility, challenges, strategies, gender bias, excel and thrive

Issues covered include: Section 54 Insurance Contracts Act, non-disclosure and misrepresentation, tax, super, centrelink after insurance payment, superannuation insurance claims, neuropsychology and psychiatry

Issues covered include: mediation of family provision claims, drafting affidavits, claims by adult children

Issues covered include: practical advice for young advocates, trial preparation, re-examination, evidence in chief, cross examination

"Issues covered include: adducing documentary evidence, claiming privilege, effective expert evidence, civil trials

Issues covered include: planning for litigation, taxation and trust issues, spousal claims, family law and family estate provision claim

Issues covered include: a modern government litigant, ethics, evidence from public sector witnesses, privileges

Issues covered include: serious injuries, limitation of actions, historical sexual abuse, medical negligence, tac update, trial preparation and strategy, ethics, dealing with an injured client

Issues covered include: binding financial agreements, interim spousal maintenance, complex consent orders, child support agreements,

Issues covered include: essential elements, practical examples, potential distress, insolvency, valuation issues

Issues covered include: Preparing binding term sheets, drafting mining projects sale agreements, mining rights agreements, royalty agreements, joint venture misadventures

Issues covered include: data breach, FOI and privacy , producing court orders, obligations, ethics

Issues covered include: Practical advice for young advocates, challenges, preparation, applications under pressure, cross examination

Issues covered include: Oral evidence, New laws, the deposition power, eliciting evidence, adducing documentary evidence

Issues covered include: building a practice, prosecute and/or defend a stress claim, ethics.

Issues covered include: Pleadings, litigation, court annexed mediation, interlocutory applications,

On the surface leasing is so simple. A tenant forks over some cash. A landlord gives them a place to setup shop in return. What could go wrong? Well…A LOT. Underestimate the intricacies of pre-lease agreements, owners corporation issues, and tax concerns? Problems. Mislead a party, dispute a valuation or breach or forfeit a lease? Problems. Ensure you’re not caught out by these potentially disastrous situations by shoring up your knowledge and skills at this wildly useful and practical conference.

This conference could easily be mistaken for the criminal practitioner of the year awards. A dozen top experts will give you insights into eleven hot topics to develop your practice. Jam packed & action filled this program makes Underbelly look pedestrian. This conference is the professional development opportunity of the decade for criminal lawyers in Victoria. Do not give up your weekend, travel to an exotic location & make some loose acquaintances – stay local, learn from the best & grow your practice.

Are you across the significant changes and current issues affecting conveyancing practice in VIC? Have you analysed the many foreign client issues impacting conveyancing or mastered the nuances of the new GST withholding regime and other recent tax changes? What about the role of valuations in property transactions or the current state of the property market at large? Take a deep dive into the details and gain insights into all these issues and more, all while nailing down that crucial ethics point

Issues covered include: water law, Murry- Darling Basin, environment, resource management

Issues covered include: managing client expectations, legal professional privilege, communication skills and managing high conflict matters

Issues covered include: managing client expectations, legal professional privilege, communication skills and managing high conflict matters

Issues covered include: managing client expectations, legal professional privilege, communication skills and managing high conflict matters

Issues covered include: public sector and government, legislative reforms, human rights, public interest disclosure, work health and safety

Issues covered include: contract tendering, negotiation strategies, legal risks and commercial challenges of operating across multiple jurisdictions, insolvency risk management procedures, analytics, automation, litigation

Issues covered include: family law, ethics, client complaints, SMSF splitting in settlements, family law documents, binding family law agreements

Issues covered include: psychological and psychiatric Injuries - case and legislation updates, evidence, GEPIC, challenging diagnosis, instructions from insured workers, managing client expectations

Issues covered include: criminal law trial process, court appearances, practical case study

Issues covered include: family law trusts, taxation, SMSF strategies, asset pool, access to documentation, SMSF investments, family law property settlements

Issues covered include: mental health, ethics, confidentiality, work health and safety, client expectations, leveraging technology

Make no mistake, managing a school is a financially and legally complex undertaking. If you are responsible for the business and financial management of your school then this conference is just what you need to avoid the risks that come from an incomplete understanding of the law. Ensure your school complies with employment and WHS requirements. Navigate key privacy laws, protect your school’s IP, avoid risks in managing tax issues, debt, and hiring out school facilities. All in one day, all in one place.

Issues covered include: commercial law, contracts and contracting, intellectual property strategy, legal issues in marketing, privacy, cybersecurity, data breach, start-up investment

Issues covered include: family law, administration, professional skills

Issues covered include: client relationships, conflict of interest and confidentiality, efficiency, effectiveness and profitability

Issues covered include: industrial relations, workers compensation, core CPD points, case law update and guidelines

Issues covered include: criminal law update, drugs, client rights, police powers, forensic evidence, DNA, toxicology, cyber and psychiatry, evidence