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The Civil Litigator's Toolkit

1 day

$335.00 incl. GST

3PD hours

Issues covered include: pleadings, interlocutory injunctions, contentious applications, costs, civil costs, indemnity costs, enforcement of cost awards

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Appearing in the Employment Relations Authority

Half day

$335.00 incl. GST

3PD hours

Issues covered include: Employment Relations Authority procedures, applications, evidence, appearances

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Mediation Best Practice Masterclass

Half day

$335.00 incl. GST

3PD hours

Issues covered include: mediation skills in commercial and family matters

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Trusts, Wills and Estates Symposium

1 day

$665.00 incl. GST

7PD hours

Issues covered include: trust law reform, removal and retirement of a trustee, non-compliant trusts, independent trustees in family trust disputes, estate planning and succession across jurisdictions and overseas, relationship property, claims Under the Family Protection Act 1955

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Construction Law: Critical Updates, Cases and Disputes

Half day

$335.00 incl. GST

3PD hours

Issues covered include: building and construction, defective buildings, earthquake strenghtening, asbestos, building regulations, building products, building levy, insolvency and bankruptcy, builders and suppliers, construction disputes

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A Statutory Interpretation Masterclass

Half day

$335.00 incl. GST

3PD hours

Issues covered include: purpose, context and structure of legislation, statutory interpretation rules, legislative intent, delegated legislation, technical terms, interpretation of statutes

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Criminal Law: Ethics & Managing Client Mental Illness and Intellectual Disability

Half day

$405.00 incl. GST

3PD hours

In this intensive and in-depth program you have an opportunity to develop skills to better handle individuals who have experienced a mental health issue, severe trauma or when you are confronted with a difficult ethical decision about what you ought to do. With the spectrum of clients extending, and an aging population these types of tough situations will arise more frequently which is why it is important consider how you and your practice will respond.

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Business Structuring: Alternatives, Tax Implications and Disputes

Half day

$405.00 incl. GST

3PD hours

You will explore the various structuring alternatives including companies, limited partnerships, trusts and tax implications as well as what does and doesn’t work. You will learn what options are available and develop the skills to think carefully about what is needed to future proof a structure, contemplate possible scenarios and what is needed for best practice.

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Employment Agreements Intensive

Half day

$335.00 incl. GST

3PD hours

Issues covered include: employment agreements, confidentiality and IP clauses, employment surveillance clauses, drafting non-compete clauses, non-solicitation clauses, restraint clauses, enforcement of employment agreements

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Contract Law: Drafting and Enforcement

Half day

$335.00 incl. GST

3PD hours

Issues covered include: implied contractual terms, unsigned contracts, indemnities, dispute resolution clauses, drafting issues

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Immigration Law Conference in Wellington

Full day

$715.00 incl. GST

7PD hours

In the constantly evolving world of immigration law, it is paramount that you stay on top of the latest changes that affect your clients. Join leading immigration experts and advisors to unravel the key policy and legislative updates and explore the crossover between immigration and employment. Attend the full day to receive practical insights in navigating the legal issues that arise if your client is faced with deportation.

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Education Law Conference 2020 in Wellington

Full day

$665.00 incl. GST

7PD hours

Issues covered include: Mental Health and Your Staff, Dealing with Competency Issues and Allegations of Bullying Staff, Breaches of the Employment Agreement, The Health and Safety at Work Act 4 years on, Insights from the New Zealand School Trustees Association, Managing Staff Misconduct on Social Media, Protection from Parents, Insights from the Teaching Council

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IP Infringement: How to Protect and Enforce IP Rights

Half day

$335.00 incl. GST

3PD hours

Issues covered include: IP infringement, cease and desist letters, IP disputes, IP strategy, commercial IP considerations, IP dispute resolution

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4 Major Property Updates

Half day

$335.00 incl. GST

3PD hours

Issues covered include: Overseas Investment Act, residential land sale, warranties in agreements, purchase of real estate, due diligence, tax in property, commercial property, industrial property, lease inducements, residential real estate investment, subdivision, resource management reforms

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Education Law Conference in Auckland

Full day

$585.00 incl. GST

6.5PD hours

Issues covered include: Student Discipline, Malicious Complaints: Adults Behaving Badly,Schools in Crisis: When a Commissioner is Appointed, Insights from the Teaching Council, Employment Law Updates , Family Law: Practical Update , Building a Practical Privacy Programme

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Family Law Inter-disciplinary Issues: Trusts, Tax and Domestic Violence

Half day

$335.00 incl. GST

3PD hours

Issues covered include: Family court, family controlled companies and trusts, tax issues, settlement, discretionary trusts, child maintenance trusts, employment considerations, domestic violence

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Lawyers on Boards: Advance Your Career by Being Board Ready

Half day

$335.00 incl. GST

3PD hours

Issues covered include: board roles, lawyers on boards, Crown Entities Act 2004, board members

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Contract Law Intensive

Half day

$405.00 incl. GST

4PD hours

Issues covered include: Misrepresentation and Contractual Mistake, Impact of Insolvency on Contracts, Unfair Contract Terms, Terminating a Contract, Technology Contracting: Best Practice and Remedies for Breach,

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Workplace Investigations in the Public Sector

Half day

$335.00 incl. GST

3PD hours

Issues covered include: Dealing with a complaint; Conducting the investigation from the Terms of Reference, interview planning, interview techniques, difficult parties and wintesses, anaysis of evidence and making findings

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Good Decision Making in Public Law Workshop

Half day

$335.00 incl. GST

3PD hours

Issues covered include: Legal Framework for Decisions, Recognising the Wider Context, The Process, Decision Making Tools, Use of Information, Potential Challenges to a Decision

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Maori: Intersection with Crown and Commercial Law

Half day

$335.00 incl. GST

3PD hours

Issues covered include: Crown and Māori Relations, Doing Business with Māori Organisations, Unlocking the Value of Your Intangible Assets,

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Drone Regulation: Risk & Liability

Half day

$335.00 incl. GST

3PD hours

Issues covered include: drone, UAVs, BVLOS, technology, privacy, AI, contractual arrangements, insurance issues, ministry of transport, flight

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Not-for-Profit Law Critical Updates

Half day

$335.00 incl. GST

3PD hours

Issues covered include: charities law, Charities Act, NFP, not-for-profit, Trusts Act, charity

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10 Hours in One Day: Private and Commercial Clients

10 hours

$810.00 incl. GST

10PD hours

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.

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10 Hours in One Day for Public Sector Lawyers

Full Day

$810.00 incl. GST

10PD hours

Designed specifically for public lawyers, hear from public sector experts about ten of the most topical issues you need to know right now. 10 Hours. One Day. All your CPD hours in one go.

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In-House Counsel Summit

Full day

$665.00 incl. GST

7PD hours

"Issues covered include: privacy Consumer Law Update; employment law update; employment agreements; IP, Leading Transformative Change, Operations Issue covered included:The New Privacy Era, New Zealand Consumer Law Update, Employment Law: Recent Changes and Cases, Negotiating Employment Agreements: Watertight or Full of Holes?,IP Considerations for In-House Counsel,In-House Counsel Leading Transformative Change, Strategies to Improve In-House Legal Operations.

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Aged Care Symposium

Full day

$665.00 incl. GST

7PD hours

Issues covered include: Interface between Retirement Villages and Aged Care: An Update, Capacity Issues Intensive, Supported and Substituted Decision-Making, End of Life Choices Bill , Insights from the Office of the Health and Disability Commissioner, Immigration Law Changes and What They Mean in the Aged Care Context, Privacy, Recording and Data Security , Employment and Health & Safety Law and its Relevance to the Aged Care Sector

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IP in Focus

1 hour

$125.00 incl. GST

1PD hours

Issues covered include: internet technology, NZ Copyright Act, streaming

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Professional Ethics in Focus

1 hour

$125.00 incl. GST

1PD hours

Issues covered include: legal responsibility, ethical responsibility, profressional responsibility, behaviour

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CANCELLED: Property Law: Advice Management and Disputes

Half day

$405.00 incl. GST

4PD hours

Issues covered include: Property Matter Management, Distinctions Between Financial and Legal Advice: Where a Lawyer can go Wrong, Property Disputes, Navigating Body Corporate Disputes

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Commercialising IP Intensive

Half day

$335.00 incl. GST

3PD hours

Issues covered include: Conducting IP Audits, IP Licensing and Commercial Arrangements: Legal Considerations and Business Decisions, Maximising the Value of Your Client’s Business through a Strong Intangible Asset Strategy

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10 Hours in One Day for Litigation and Disputes Lawyers

Full Day

$810.00 incl. GST

10PD hours

Issues covered include: Recent Family Law and Property Division Cases, Estates Litigation Updates, Clients Behaving Badly, Contract Disputes: Contract and Commercial Law Act 2017, Calculating Lost Profits: Commercial Damages, Insurance Law Reform and Case Law Update, Running a Paperless Litigation File from Start to Finish, Litigation Finance and Class Actions, Employment Investigations, Mediation in Employment Disputes,

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Estate Planning and Succession

Half day

$405.00 incl. GST

4PD hours

Issues covered include: Case Law Update, Capacity and Vulnerability in Succession Law, Drafting Wills and Structures for Blended Families, The Danger Zone for Succession Lawyers, Mediation in Deceased Estates,

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Probate: Complex, Informal and Solemn Form

Half day

$335.00 incl. GST

3PD hours

Issues covered include: Seeking a Grant of Probate in Solemn Form, Proving Informal Wills, Complex Probate Applications,

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Immigration Law: Visas Updates

Full day

$665.00 incl. GST

7PD hours

Issues covered include: Accreditation vs Essential Skills: Shifting Goalposts, Employment Issues in Immigration: ERA, MBIE and Conflicts of Interest, Investor and Business Residence Categories: Practical Tips and Key Updates, Ethical and Professional Conduct, Recent Positions Adopted by Immigration New Zealand, Acceptable Standard of Health, Domestic Violence and Immigration Applications

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The Civil Litigator’s Toolkit

Half day

$335.00 incl. GST

3PD hours

Issues covered include: pleadings, statement of claim, factual particulars, statements of defence, affidavits, drafting, witness statements, formalities, filing and service, dispute resolution, ADR, mediation

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Your Criminal Client: Your Responsibilities

Half day

$335.00 incl. GST

3PD hours

Issues covered include: Ethics for criminal lawyers, dementia, crime, post-sentencing, intellectual disability, trauma, adverse childhood exerpience

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CANCELLED: Directors and Officers Forum

Full day

$715.00 incl. GST

7PD hours

Issues covered include: A Practical Guide to Board Evaluations: Strategic Governance, Safety Governance for Directors and Officers, Breaches of the Commerce Act, Fair Trading Act and the Financial Markets Conduct Act, Insolvency and Personal Liability of Directors, Artificial Intelligence in the Boardroom, Data Privacy and Ethics, Cybersecurity: Responding to a Data Breach

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CANCELLED: Health Products and Devices: Therapeutic Goods, Patents and Privacy

Half day

$405.00 incl. GST

3PD hours

Big changes are happening in Health law and regulation. The proposed Therapeutic Products Bill is about to hit Parliament and together with the new privacy laws and recent developments in patent litigation, this area of law is about to erupt.

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Insurance Law: Facing the Changes

Half day

$335.00 incl. GST

3PD hours

Issues covered include: insurance contract law, insurance litigation, class actions, duty of disclosure, unfair contract terms, CEIT, building product liability, compulsory guarantees, insurance products

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Traffic and Driving Offences

Half day

$335.00 incl. GST

3PD hours

Issues covered include: Discharge Without Conviction Applications, Alcohol Interlock Licences, Rights of Police to Stop Drink Drivers,

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Trust Law: 4 Key Areas

Half day

$335.00 incl. GST

3PD hours

Issues covered include: Trusts Case Law Update, The Rogue Trustee, Tax Issues for Trusts, Trustee Investments: What Roles do Sustainability and Impact play?

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Commercial Leasing Intensive

Half day

$405.00 incl. GST

4PD hours

Issues covered include: Leasing and the Overseas Investment Act , Commercial Leasing in a Seismic Country: Commercial Issues, Anatomy of Different Commercial Lease Agreements, Tax Issues in Commercial Leasing

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Discrimination Claims in Employment

Half day

$245.00 incl. GST

2PD hours

Issues covered include: Pre-Employment Issues & Creating Fair and Inclusive Company Policy, Discrimination Claims

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CANCELLED: Comprehensive Legal Update for Your Commercial Clients

Half day

$405.00 incl. GST

3PD hours

Whether you are seeking answers to questions relating to your own company or firm, or for your business clients you will often need answers across a wide range of specialist areas from employment to contract law to tax and intellectual property. Address those knowledge gaps, hear from experts in these fields and enhance your practice. These are the twenty essential questions you need answered.

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Medicinal Cannabis: Legal Issues

Half day

$335.00 incl. GST

3PD hours

Issues covered include: cannabis, agribusiness, IP medicinal, Medicinal Cannabis Scheme, criminal issues of cannabis

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CANCELLED: Advanced Evidence and Advocacy for Civil and Commercial Litigators

Full day

$665.00 incl. GST

7PD hours

Issues covered include: Enhancing Your Cross-examination Practice and Procedure, Overcoming the Challenges of Re-Examination, Advanced Advocacy on Interlocutory and Urgent Applications, The Ethical Art of Oral and Written Advocacy, Advanced Strategies for Clear and Effective Expert Evidence, Running a Paperless Litigation File from Start to Finish, Communications Between Lawyers,

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CANCELLED: Complex Will Drafting Workshop

Half day

$335.00 incl. GST

3PD hours

Issues covered include: Assets in foreign jurisdictions, Life interests/discretionary trusts: the alternatives

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Family Law Agreement Drafting Masterclass: Dissolving a Marriage or Civil Union

Half day

$335.00 incl. GST

3PD hours

Issues covered include: Agreements under the PRA and the Law Commission’s Proposal for Family Income Sharing Arrangements, Drafting for Overseas Assets, Setting Aside Separation Agreements

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CANCELLED: Women in Law: Be Inspired

Half day

$405.00 incl. GST

4PD hours

Issues covered include: How to Choose a Career Path that Allows you to Flourish, How to Excel and Thrive in Law as a Female Practitioner, The Importance of Professional Ethics, Cultivating an Inclusive and Supportive Workplace, Strategies to Overcome Challenges and Roadblocks

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CANCELLED: Public Inquiries: Parallels, Powers and Procedures

Half day

$405.00 incl. GST

3PD hours

With the increasing establishment of public inquiries in New Zealand, it is imperative you know how to respond when subject to an inquiry. Hear from public law experts as they examine the key issues in matters of high public interest, including the approaches adopted in inquiries overseas, the role of government agencies and the treatment of evidence and advocacy.

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Terminating Employment: Problems

Half day

$405.00 incl. GST

3PD hours

The decision to dismiss an employee needs to be carefully considered because employees have rights and employers have obligations. Gain practical strategies on how to handle employee misconduct, the process of redundancy and how to effectively negotiate settlement agreements.

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CANCELLED: Environmental Law: Critical Reforms and Cases

Half day

$335.00 incl. GST

3PD hours

Issues covered include: Inquiries: A Comparative Review, The Role of Government Agencies in Public Inquiries, Evidence and Advocacy in Public Inquiries

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Conveyancing: Practice and Procedure

Half day

$405.00 incl. GST

4PD hours

Issues covered include: Off the Plan purchase agreements, co-ownership agreements, Landonline, automation, eDealing, conveyancers and AML/CFT update

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CANCELLED: Settlement Agreements in Commercial Disputes

Half day

$335.00 incl. GST

3PD hours

Issues covered include: Drafting Impeccable Settlement Agreements, Settlement Agreements and Tax, Undoing Settlement Agreements

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CANCELLED: Trademarks, Patents and Ethics Forum

Half day

$405.00 incl. GST

3PD hours

Hear from leading trade mark and patent practitioners about the hottest issues while gaining your CPD points from in-depth presentations covering the latest cases, legislation, trends and best practices.

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CANCELLED: Contract Law: 4 Risky Clauses

Half day

$405.00 incl. GST

3PD hours

Expertise in contract drafting is crucial in almost any commercial matter or transaction. This practical webinar will enable you to gain a mastery of some of the most important, and at times underestimated, contract clauses that can cause you grief. Whether using a clause as a shield or a sword, our contracts specialists will focus on the most important contract clauses and what causes the most problems.

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Employment and Religion in Focus

1 hour

$125.00 incl. GST

1PD hours

Issues covered include: employment agreements, faith based organisations, church, pastors, ministers

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Health and Safety at Work Act 2015 in Focus

1 hour

$125.00 incl. GST

1PD hours

Issues covered include: Health and Safety at Work Act, fines, undertakings, workplace investigations

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Construction in Focus

1 hour

$125.00 incl. GST

1PD hours

Issues covered include: building, construction, defective buildings, disputes, earthquake strengthening, asbestos

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