Property Law Conference - Recorded in March 2020, NSW
Issues covered include: property law developments, purchasing land, sunset date clauses, defects, cladding, property tax, property market, easements, covenants, ethical dilemmas.
Description
Whatever property problem your clients bring your way this coming year, this comprehensive program will prepare you. Strata, conveyancing, retail & commercial leasing, tax, easements, privacy, new legislation, new cases: Sydney’s leading experts have you covered. Gain all the updates you need in each of these key areas and more, plus lock down your core area CPD points.
Attend the full day and earn 7 CPD units including:
4 units in Substantive Law
1 unit in Ethics & Professional Responsibility
1 unit in Practice Management & Business Skills
1 unit in Professional Skills
Session 1
Comprehensive Update of Critical Developments
Chair: Patricia Monemvasitis, Partner, Carroll & O'Dea Lawyers
9.00am to 9.40am: Key Property Law Developments Over the Last 12 Months
- Strata law update: new law, new cases
- Leasing update: important developments
- Conveyancing update: key takeaways from the last year
Presented by Gregory Sirtes SC, 12 Wentworth Selborne Chambers
9.40am to 10.20am: Options to Purchase Land: Recent Cases & Best Practices
- Nature of options: remedies for default
- Formalities: put options and uncertainty
- Nomination: deemed assignment and stamp duty
- Exercising an option: How hard can it be?
Presented by Christopher Conolly, Partner, HWL Ebsworth; Accredited Specialist in Property Law; author, Land Acquisitions 7th Edition, LexisNexis; Best Lawyers 2019, Retirement Villages
10.20am to 10.35am Morning Tea
10.35am to 11.20am: Rescinding Under a Sunset Date Clause: Recent Cases Following the Introduction of s66ZL
- Insights from the practitioner who had carriage of the contracts involving the developer/vendor responsible for the introduction of the new sunset laws
- Guidance on the sunset law and recent amendments, including the criteria to be met when making an application to rescind after the sunset date
- Analysis of recent cases in this area
- Practical takeaways from the cases
Presented by Deborah Kent, Special Counsel, Brown Wright Stein Lawyers; Accredited Specialist in Property Law
11.20am to 12.05pm: Defects, Cladding and the Impact on Property Practitioners
- Cladding update and analysis of the legal framework
- Due diligence: relevance in acquisitions and disposals
- Case studies and Q&A with a fire protection expert
Presented by Leisha de Aboitiz, Partner, Massons; Recommended Property & Real Estate Lawyer, Doyle’s Guide 2019 and Craig Poulter, Senior Fire Consultant – Cladding Team Leader, Omnii
12.05pm to 12.50pm: Hot Property Tax Issues you Must Know
Catch up on the critical changes in property tax over the past year that can have a direct and significant impact on your clients and your practice.
- Current GST and stamp duty issues for property transactions
- New land tax issues and the implications
- Other important and recent cases, changes and trends
Presented by Cameron Steele, Partner, Dentons
12.50pm to 1.15pm: Property Market Snapshot: The Insights You Need to Know
- Insights into current market conditions for the Sydney property market
- The latest economic indicators and trends
- Analysis of the current market, possible trends to come, and the potential impact for lawyers and property professionals
Presented by Ben Martin-Henry, Associate Director, Head of Capital Markets, Office & BTR, CBRE
Session 2
CPD Compulsory Units for Property Lawyers
Chair: Brooke Glastonbury, Principal, Macpherson Kelley Lawyers; Accredited Specialist in Property Law
Professional Skills
2.00pm to 3.00pm: Modifying or Extinguishing a Covenant or Easement
Rumours of my obsolescence are greatly overstated: the difficulties in seeking declarations that easements and covenants are obsolescent or have been abandoned.
- Navigating section 89 of the Conveyancing Act 1919
- Modifying or extinguishing covenants, easements, restrictions or obligations
- Practice and procedure: applications, notice and orders
- Examples, cases and the practical takeaways
Presented by Sydney Jacobs, Barrister, 13 Wentworth Selborne Chambers
Ethics & Professional Responsibility
3.00pm to 4.00pm: Ethical Dilemmas in Property Law
Join an experienced barrister and delve into the ethical pitfalls and risks that can trip up you, your practice and your clients. Explore real world examples, examine the key facts in each, and develop strategies to avoid getting caught in ethical traps.
Presented by Chris Stomo, Barrister, Windeyer Chambers
4.00pm to 4.15pm Afternoon Tea
Practice Management & Business Skills
4.15pm to 4.45pm: New Accounting Standard AASB 16 and the Impact on Lease Contract Negotiations
In a significant change for property lessees, the new accounting standard requires that they recognise their lease on their balance sheet. Understand the key elements of the new standard and how this may impact on lease negotiations.
Presented by Greg Bell, Client Director, Audit, Bentleys NSW
Practice Management & Business Skills
4.45pm to 5.15pm: Privacy Risks for Property Practitioners
- Understanding your privacy obligations and responsibilities
- Identifying privacy risks in your matters: the often overlooked risks and red flags
- How to resolve and prevent privacy risks in your practice
- What you can and can’t do with client information and data? Examples and practical tips
Presented by Anna Johnston, Principal, Salinger Privacy
Venue
Cliftons Sydney
Level 3, 10 Spring Street
Sydney 2000
NSW
Australia
Directions
Nearby Public Transport:
Train Stations - Wynyard 400m OR Martin Place 500m
Bus Interchange - Clarence Street 450m
Ferry - Circular Quay 1.2km
Parking Information
Parking not included in your registration. Here are some options below.
Secure Park 20 Bond Street - click here for rates
Wilson Park 1 O'Connell Street - click here for rates
Wilson Park 31 Bond Street - click here for rates