Property Law Conference 2020
Issues covered include: Planning and Environment Update, Property Law Developments: Covenants, Contracts, Body Corporate and Community Management, GST and Land Tax, Practice & Procedure in the Land Court, Expertly Drafting Easements and Covenants, Professional Obligations and Ethical Duties, Financial Challenges Created by the Nature of Property Law Matters
Description
Whatever property problem your clients bring your way this coming year, this comprehensive program will prepare you. Body corporate law, planning and environment updates, community management, property taxes, compulsory land acquisition, covenants, easements, new legislation, new cases: Brisbane’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 units.
Attend and earn 7 CPD units including:
4 units in Legal Knowledge
1 unit in Practical Legal Ethics
1 unit in Practice Management & Business Skills
1 unit in Professional Skills
Session 1
Property Law Updates and Developments
Chair: Kathleen Ready, Senior Partner, Reading Hocking Law
9.00am to 9.05am: Opening Comments by the Chair
9.05am to 9.50am: Planning and Environment Update for Your Property Practice: Recent Developments
- Significant planning and environment court decisions impacting property lawyers
- Key merits appeals and enforcement matters
- Important takeaways for your property practice
Presented by Mitchel Batty, Barrister, Byth Chambers; Preeminent Planning & Environment Junior Counsel, Doyle’s Guide 2019
9.50am to 10.35am: Property Law Developments: Covenants, Contracts and More
- When misleading conduct is not enough: QM Properties Pty Ltd v Belscorp Pty Ltd [2019]
- Restrictive covenants in the era of solar panels: Bettson Properties Pty Ltd & Anor v Tyler [2019]
- Drawing the line between contractual and fiduciary relations: Eaton v Rare Nominees Pty Ltd [2019]
Presented by Michael Amerena, Barrister, Inns of Court
10.35am to 10.50am: Morning Tea
10.50am to 11.35am: Body Corporate and Community Management: Lessons for Property Lawyers
- Body Corporate and Community Management Regulations – 2019 amendments
- Management disputes: recent cases, terminating management rights and dealing with issues related to onsite managers
Presented by Robert Herd, Principal, Herd Law
11.35am to 12.20pm: GST and Land Tax: Issues for Property Lawyers
All property transactions will have land tax implications and often there will be GST issues associated with the disposal and acquisition of land. Clients often place trust in their property lawyers to ensure these tax risks are properly identified and managed.
- GST risk: What it is and how it could impact every transaction a lawyer is asked to document
- Taxable, input taxed and GST-free supplies and how to ensure clauses are drafted in an appropriate manner
- Drafting land tax clauses for leases and sale contracts to protect client interests
Presented by Lyndon Garbutt, Principal, West Garbutt; Leading Tax Lawyer, Doyle’s Guide 2019
12.20pm to 1.05pm: Practice & Procedure in the Land Court: Tools to Navigate a Specialist Court
- Overview of the Land Court to ensure effective litigation, with a focus on Practice Direction 3 of 2019
- Overview of the legislation by which rights in land are acquired and compensation paid
- Significant Land Court decisions impacting property lawyers.
Presented by Katherine Buckley and Holly Stephanos, Barristers, Byth Chambers; Recommended Planning & Environment Junior Counsel, Doyle’s Guide 2019
1.05pm to 1.15pm: Final Q&A and Closing Comments by the Chair
Session 2
CPD Mandatory Core Areas for Property Lawyers
Professional Skills
2.00pm to 3.00pm: Expertly Drafting Easements and Covenants
- Essential principles for drafting easements
- Issues in drafting easements and covenants in specific situations:
- Existing structures and development rights
- Repair and maintenance covenants and sharing expenses
Presented by Leone Costigan, Executive Counsel, Herbert Smith Freehills
Practical Legal Ethics
3.00pm to 4.00pm: Property Practice: Professional Obligations and Ethical Duties
- Scope of retainer
- Who is your client?
- Conflicts: declining to act
- Verification of identity requirements
- Payment transfer obligations: avoiding fraudulent intervention
- Recent cases update
Presented by Bronwyn Clarkson, Partner, Carter Newell Lawyers
4.00pm to 4.15pm: Afternoon Tea
Practice Management & Business Skills
4.15pm to 5.15pm: Financial Challenges Created by the Nature of Property Law Matters
The transactional nature and progression of property law matters create unique issues when it comes to the financial management of those matters and of a law practice. Gain an understanding of the causes, impacts and potential solutions for these property related financial issues.
- The impacts on cash flow and profitability
- Is the problem cash flow or profitability?
- Cash flow tips and techniques
- Identifying waste that impacts profitability
- The profit formula and achieving the right result
Presented by Robert Pitt, Associate, Mazars
Venue
Mercure Brisbane
Level 2, 85-87 North Quay
Brisbane 4000
QLD
Australia
Parking Information
Parking is not included in you registration. Here are some options below. Secure Parking at Mercure Hotel offers a discounted daily rate from $36 by validating tickets at Mercure Reception prior to departure. Click here to view rates .
Directions
Nearby Public Transport:Train Stations - Roma Street StationBus Interchange - George Square Bus Station