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Sure it’s a whole day, but once you’re done, you’re well and truly done! Featuring an expert speaking panel and timely topics hand-picked to cover the latest legislative developments, proposed reforms, cases, updates and essential practice skills you need to know right now. All your CPD hours, all in one day.
Attend the full day and earn 10 CPD hours
Practical Updates in Employment Law, Family and Wills
Chair: Andy Bell, Principal, Bell & Co
7.30am to 8.30am: Employment Law: Critical Updates
Explore the most recent and important developments in employment law that you need to know.
Presented by Renee Butler, Senior Associate, Dentons Kensington Swan
8.30am to 9.30am: Update on Relationship Property Law Reform
A review of the Law Commission's proposals for reform of relationship property legislation
Presented by Jacinda Rennie, Partner and Helen Tyree, Associate, McWilliam Rennie
9.30am to 10.30am: Will Drafting for Optimum Outcomes and Avoiding Claims
Presented by Maria Young, Partner, Trusts and Estates, Cavell Leitch
10.30am to 10.45am: Morning Tea Break
Learning Objectives
Critical Concerns for Business Clients, Plus Practice Skills
Chair: John Langford, Partner, Langford Law
10.45am to 11.45am: Privacy in 2020: Getting Into Line with the New Privacy Act
Once the new Privacy Act is passed organisations will only have a few months to make sure their practices line up with its requirements. If you’re not already thinking about what you might need to change, you need to start doing so now.
You will focus on some of the main practical questions that firms, organisations and agencies will have, including:
Presented by Katrine Evans, Senior Associate, Hayman Lawyers
11.45am to 12.45pm: Warranties in the Context of a Business Sale or Purchase
Join Lauren Archer as she examines warranties through the lens of business acquisitions and sales. Consider the perspectives of both the vendor and purchaser and the purpose of warranties in that context, the role of due diligence and disclosure, and the mechanisms for allocation of risk associated with warranties (including warranty insurance).
Presented by Lauren Archer, Senior Associate, MinterEllisonRuddWatts
12.45pm to 1.15pm: Lunch
1.15pm to 2.15pm: AML/ CFT Update: Compliance in Everyday Practice
What's happening in the AML world right now that you need to apply to your business?
Presented by Stephen Drain, Partner, PwC
2.15pm to 3.15pm: Insights into Working as a Solicitor in a Small to Medium Sized Private Practice
Presented by Costas Matsis, Partner and Lisa Fraser, Partner, Gault Mitchell
3.15pm to 3.30pm: Afternoon Tea Break
Learning Objectives
Property Law and Litigation Round Up
Chair: Elspeth Horner, Partner, Mahony Horner Lawyers
3.30pm to 4.30pm: Rural Conveyancing: No Walk in the Meadow
Presented by Mark Dineen, Partner, Tavendale and Partners
4.30pm to 5.30pm: Property Law and Leasing Round Up
All the latest property law updates that you need to know in 2020.
Presented by Nick Dunn, Principal, Greenwood Roche Project Lawyers
5.30pm to 6.30pm: Commercial Litigation and Dispute Resolution Update
A commercial litigation and dispute resolution update looking at key developments in recent case law that practitioners in this area should be aware of.
Presented by Emma Moran, Special Counsel, DLA Piper
Learning Objectives
InterContinental Wellington
Level 1, 2 Grey Street
Wellington 6011
New Zealand
Directions
The Intercontinental is a 2 min walk from Lambton Quay which has a number of buses going to airport and suburbs. It's a 10 min walk to the nearest train station. Taxis are also available downstairs at the hotel entry.
Parking
Limited valet parking available at $20 per day. Additional parking available at Wilson Parking with $5 per half hour and $22 for early-bird.
Parking is not included in the registration fee and price is subject to change.