Saturday 10 Points in One Day
Issues covered include:Family Law Case Update, Inheritance, Estate Disputes, Privilege, Briefing Experts, Client Feedback, Practice Management & Business Skills, Advising an Elderly Client, Privacy and Data Protection, Insolvency Update, Employment Law Disputes, Commercial Dispute Resolution, Contracts, Ipso Facto Clauses and the PPSA
Description
10 presentations, 10 topics, 10 points. Featuring pre-eminent and leading silks, barristers and solicitors, gain insights and practical guidance you can utilise in your everyday practice while gaining all of your CPD points without missing a day in court or the office. Attend the full day or just the sessions relevant to your practice.
Attend the full day 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
Session 1
Family Law and Wills & Estates
Chair: Tim Puckey, Barrister, Dever’s List; Nationally Accredited Mediator; Preeminent Family Law Junior Counsel, Leading Parenting & Children’s Matters Barrister and Recommended Family Law Mediator, Doyle’s Guide 2019
7.30am to 8.30am: Family Law Case Update
A review of recent, significant cases and trends from the Family Court of Australia and Federal Circuit Court on major issues and relevant legislative amendments.
Presented by Bronia Tulloch, Barrister, Foley’s List
8.30am to 9.30am: The Treatment of Inheritances in Family Law Proceedings
- Inheritances in family law matters received
- During the relationship
- Late in the relationship
- Future expectations
Presented by Carmella Ben-Simon, Barrister, Foley’s List
9.30am to 10.30am: Estate Disputes Case Law Update
Ensure your practice is ready for the year by being across the major cases and the very latest developments in wills and estates.
Presented by Shane Newton, Barrister, Lennon's List Barristers; Leading Wills & Estates Litigation Barrister, Doyle’s Guide 2019
10.30am to 10.45am Morning Tea
Session 2
CPD Compulsory Units for All Lawyers
Chair: Vivien Lewenberg, Partner, Lawsmith Legal
Professional Skills
10.45am to 11.45am: Maintaining Privilege in the Context of Briefing Experts
- Overview of privilege when briefing experts
- Maintaining privilege when communicating with experts
- What to do
- What not to do
Presented by Justin Lipinski, Barrister, Dever’s List
Practice Management & Business Skills
11.45am to 12.45pm: Using Client Feedback to Build your Practice
How do you know what your clients really think? Getting good client feedback does not require a huge marketing team or budget, everyone can do it. Learn the tips, tricks and tools to get you started, to keep you moving, to overcome resistance
- What to do with what you learn, how to build your reputation and practice
- Understanding the gaps between what you think they know, what they want to know and what they actually know, about your clients
Presented by Vivienne Corcoran, Company Director, Marketing Logic
Ethics & Professional Responsibility
12.45pm to 1.45pm: Ethical Challenges in Practice: Advising an Elderly Client
- Clients with capacity issues: warning signs and red flags
- What is a solicitor’s role?
- Managing ethical considerations
- Managing professional risks
- How to have difficult conversations with your clients
- Elder financial abuse
Presented by Jessica Latimer, Special Counsel, Moores
1.45pm to 2.15pm Lunch
Session 3
Commercial Risks and Disputes
Chair: David Davis, Director, David Davis & Associates
2.15pm to 3.05pm: Privacy and Data Protection: A Guide for Lawyers
Get an update on the latest issues in the rapidly evolving privacy and data protection space from a leading expert
Presented by Michael Rivette, Barrister, Chancery Chambers; Leading Technology, Media & Telecommunications Junior Counsel, Doyle’s Guide 2019; Lawyer of the Year in Privacy and Data Security Law, Best Lawyers 2019-2020
3.05pm to 3.55pm: Insolvency Update for the Generalist Solicitor: Reforms and Trends
The Insolvency Law Reform Act and the rights of creditors in external administrations: a review of the first two years of operation of the ILRA.
- Have creditors actually been given control?
- How can creditors influence the conduct of External Administrations?
- How has the role of the creditor in fact changed as result of the ILRA?
Presented by David Grant, Partner, Logie-Smith Lanyon Lawyers; Recommended Insolvency & Restructuring Lawyer, Doyle’s Guide 2019
3.55pm to 4.45pm: Employment Law Disputes: Insights for all Lawyers
- When is misconduct serious enough to terminate employment without notice?
- To what extent must employers accommodate injuries?
- When is performance management unlawful adverse action?
- What makes a redundancy ‘genuine’?
- Will our non-compete clause be enforceable after termination of employment?
Presented by Chris Molnar, Partner, Kennedys; Accredited Specialist in Workplace Relations
4.45pm to 5.00pm Afternoon Tea
5.00pm to 5.45pm: Recent Developments in Commercial Dispute Resolution
- Franchising dispute resolution update
- Genuine steps: Civil Dispute Resolution Act pre-litigation obligations and case law update
- Online dispute resolution: current issues
Presented by Glen Pauline, Barrister; Accredited Mediator, NMAS
5.45pm to 6.30pm: Contracts, Ipso Facto Clauses and the PPSA
Take a practical dive into the interplay between Ipso Facto Carve-Outs and the Personal Property Securities Act.
Presented by Derek Cronin, Partner, Cronin Miller Litigation
Venue
RACV City Club
Level 2, 501 Bourke St
Melbourne 3000
VIC
Australia
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