Complete CPD Guide

30+ days 300+ seminars 31 March Deadline

February - March 2020

EARLY BIRD DISCOUNT Register and pay by 24 Dec 2019 to save up to $100 CONTENTS

10 POINTS EMPLOYMENT LAW & SAFETY 10 Points in One Day Parramatta 6 Workplace Law Symposium 2020 13 10 Points On A Saturday 24 Your Expert Guide to Discrimination and Adverse Action Claims 29 10 Points in One Day: Your Last Chance 39 ENVIRONMENT BUILDING & CONSTRUCTION Environment and Planning Law 28 Law for Architects: Contracts, Claims and Risk 7 Construction Law Symposium 12 FAMILY Family Law: Hidden Assets, Tax and SMSF Issues 9 CORPORATE & COMMERCIAL Family Law Conference 27 Commercial Law Roundup 6 Family Law Drafting Intensive 38 Goldberger on Contracts 7 In-House Counsel Conference 11 GOVERNMENT Liquor and Gaming Law Roundtable 15 Government Law Conference 2020 18 Contract Law Conference 2020 19 Litigation Issues for All Government Lawyers 34 Advanced Commercial Litigation Conference 21 Duty, Powers and Decision Making 34 Business Sales: Legal Issues & Skills 22 IMMIGRATION Property and Commercial Law Roundup 24 Migration Law Symposium 30 Business Clients: 20 Answers to Their Most Asked Questions 28 SMSFs: The A-Z of Legal Issues 32 INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY Trusts and Deeds Advanced Review 33 Intellectual Property Conference 16 PPSA Updates and Strategies 35 Directors & Officers: Know the Duties 36 LITIGATION & DISPUTE RESOLUTION Shareholder Agreements Workshop 36 Advanced Evidence and Advocacy Masterclass 8 ‘How to’ Skills for Litigators 15 CPD CORE AREAS Advanced Commercial Litigation Conference 21 CPD Compulsory Units Over Lunch, Over 3 Weeks 3 NCAT Practice and Procedure 33 CPD Compulsory Units for All Lawyers on 5 March 4 Litigation Issues for All Government Lawyers 34 CPD Compulsory Units for All Lawyers on 10 March 4 Mediation Masterclass: Positive Results for Pleased Clients 37 CPD Compulsory Units for All Lawyers on 20 March 5 CPD Compulsory Units for All Lawyers on 24 March 5 MEDIA & ENTERTAINMENT CPD Compulsory Units for All Lawyers on 27 February 6 Liquor and Gaming Law Roundtable 2020 15 CPD Compulsory Units for Property Lawyers 10 Film and TV Conference: Key Content and Production Issues 26 CPD Compulsory Units for In-House Counsel 11 CPD Compulsory Units for Personal Injury Lawyers 14 PERSONAL INJURY CPD Compulsory Units for IP Lawyers 16 Current Concerns in Medical Negligence 9 CPD Compulsory Units for Wills and Estates Lawyers 17 Personal Injury Conference 2020 14 CPD Compulsory Units for Government Lawyers 18 Workers Compensation and Motor Vehicle Accidents 31 CPD Compulsory Units for Conveyancers 20 Total Permanent Disability (TPD) and Life Insurance Injury Claims 37 CPD Compulsory Units for Commercial Litigators 21 CPD Compulsory Units for Criminal Lawyers 23 PROPERTY CPD Compulsory Units for All Lawyers on 14 March 24 Property Law Updates 6 CPD Compulsory Units for Family Lawyers 27 Property Law Conference 10 CPD Compulsory Units for Immigration Lawyers & Migration Agents 30 Conveyancing Conference 20 CPD Compulsory Units: Costs and Billing for All Lawyers 35 WILLS & ESTATES Business Skills for Lawyers 38 Succession Law Symposium 17 CPD Compulsory Units for All Lawyers on 31 March 39 Testamentary Trusts Workshop 29 CRIME Criminal Law Symposium 23 Driving Offences: Major Update 32

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Legal professional privilege is one of the most important issues facing Thanks to the presenters who will collectively a lawyer. The rules are complex, and change regularly. A strong spend thousands of hours sharing their understanding of privilege, how it works, and how it can be inadvertently unparalleled knowledge and experience with our lost, are all critical skills of the in-house or external lawyer. · A refresh on the law of privilege as it exists today delegates this February and March. · The special issues facing the in-house lawyer · Hints and traps relating to how key documents are handled And a special thanks to the 14,000+ lawyers, · How you can lose privilege in a document inadvertently accountants and other professionals who · How privilege can be maintained when disseminating a privileged document within a corporate group will trust Legalwise Seminars with their career  Presented by Peter Butler AM RFD, Partner, Herbert Smith Freehills; Best development in 2020. Lawyers 2020, Alternative Dispute Resolution, Class Action Litigation, Litigation, Product Liability Litigation Your trust in us is only rivalled by our dedication to exceed your expectations. MONDAY, 24 FEBRUARY 2020 1.00PM - 2.00PM WEB202N01B $155 Now onto the programs!  Practice Management & Business Skills People Skills and Communicating to Effectively Manage Clients · How to perfect your people skills · The ins and outs of great communication · Tips and tricks from the field · Managing difficult clients  Presented by Nicole Armstrong Lourenco, Managing Director, Family Jacquelyn Simon Therapist, Counsellor, Family Dispute Resolution Practitioner, The Relationship Practice NSW Managing Director MONDAY, 2 MARCH 2020

1.00PM - 2.00PM WEB202N01C $155

 Professional Skills Making a Deal: Negotiation Skills · What makes a good outcome? · How best to get there? · The value of the ‘why’ question · Some real life examples  Presented by Alan Limbury, Negotiator; Specialist Accredited Mediator; NMAS Accredited Mediator and Arbitrator; Managing Director, Strategic Resolution; Leading Mediator, Doyle’s Guide 2019

3 ATTEND ALL THREE AND EARN 1 CPD unit in Ethics & Professional Responsibility 1 CPD unit in Practice Management & Business Skills 1 CPD unit in Professional Skills 033

CPD COMPULSORY UNITS FOR CPD COMPULSORY UNITS FOR ALL LAWYERS ON 5 MARCH ALL LAWYERS ON 10 MARCH

THURSDAY, 5 MARCH 2020 $490 TUESDAY, 10 MARCH 2020 $490 2.00PM TO 5.15PM 203N06 2.00PM TO 5.15PM 203N10

As the market becomes increasingly competitive, make sure you Whether you’re a seasoned litigator or rarely find yourself in court, have the skills to shine. Join our stellar lineup of specialists as they everyone needs to know the essentials of handling a dispute. walk you through the skills you need to influence your audience, deal From dealing with conflicts of interest, to mastering mediation to with difficult colleagues and unravel those tricky ethical grey areas – understanding strategic project management, this is the session all while gaining your core CPD units for the year. you need to prevent disputes from ever rising or to effectively deal with them when they do arise. Chair: Aileen Challinor, Principal, Pivotal Lawyers

 Ethics & Professional Responsibility Chair: Paul Blackburn-Hart SC, 7 Wentworth Selborne Chambers

What Would You Do? Ethical Dilemmas for Lawyers  Ethics & Professional Responsibility The path to success in the legal profession is fraught with peril. Ethical Conflicts of Interest: The Legal and Commercial Considerations dilemmas can quickly threaten to derail your goals. Work through a · Legal and commercial conflicts: What is a conflict? practical series of ethical predicaments and real life examples to gain · Can I ever act against a former client? the knowledge, skills and strategies to ensure your ethical, and career, · Lessons from key cases featuring conflicts survival. · Information barriers: Are they effective?  Presented by Timothy Zahara, Senior Associate – Commercial Law, KPMG Law  Presented by David Fairlie, General Counsel, Competitive Foods Australia

 Practice Management & Business Skills  Professional Skills Dealing with Difficult People and Behaviours at Work Dispute Resolution: Strategies to Keep Your Matter Out of Court · Managing up and sideways Whether you’re a litigation or transactional lawyer, this practical session · Conflict between colleagues will examine the best strategies you can implement to prevent disputes · Responding to bullying from arising in the first place along with providing guidance on how to  Presented by Christa Ludlow, Principal Consultant, Weir Consulting use ADR techniques for dispute resolution.  Presented by David Ash, Barrister, Frederick Jordan Chambers  Professional Skills

Presentation Skills: Talk Unlike a Lawyer  Practice Management & Business Skills · Presenting on the law without boring your audience to death Strategic Litigation Project Management · Writing to engage and explain, not soothe your own ego Drawing from the presenter’s experience in managing complex disputes · Thinking like a journalist and in litigation funding, examine: · Knowing your place (you’re not that special) · The importance of strategic project management prior to commencing  Presented by Michael Bradley, Managing Partner, Marque Lawyers litigation · Preparation of litigation budgets · Litigation project management designed to minimise cost and maximise outcomes  Presented by Susanna Khouri, Head of Investment Operations (Diligence & Monitoring), Augusta Ventures BUY MULTIPLE & SAVE BIG! 2 half day seminars So, what’s the catch? Register for any ...There are none! The only requirement is that the multiple registrations for $435 each (Save $110) must be completed in one transaction (discounts can only be calculated automatically during the registration process, and not retrospectively.) For all full day conferences, please register for the morning and afternoon Register for any 3 half day seminars session separately in order to receive the discounts. for $320 each (Save $510) Don’t miss out on these great savings! Before you register, why not speak to your colleagues and see if they are also interested in attending any of our upcoming programs (we have over 300 to Register for any 4 half day seminars choose from in February and March, and over 200 past recordings). This way, $295 each (Save $780) everyone can benefit from these huge discounts and ensure they are CPD for compliant by 31 March! Require more than 25 hours of CPD for your firm? Register for any 5 half day seminars If you require more than 25 hours for your firm, contact Louise,our Delegate $275 each (Save $1,075) Manager on 02 9387 8133, or email [email protected] and for find out how to save even more with our Corporate Subscription packages.

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3 ATTEND AND EARN 3 ATTEND AND EARN 1 CPD unit in Ethics & Professional Responsibility 1 CPD unit in Ethics & Professional Responsibility 1 CPD unit in Practice Management & Business Skills 1 CPD unit in Practice Management & Business Skills 1 CPD unit in Professional Skills 1 CPD unit in Professional Skills

CPD COMPULSORY UNITS FOR CPD COMPULSORY UNITS FOR ALL LAWYERS ON 20 MARCH ALL LAWYERS ON 24 MARCH

FRIDAY, 20 MARCH 2020 $490 TUESDAY, 24 MARCH 2020 $490 2.00PM TO 5.15PM 203N30 2.00PM TO 5.15PM 203N34

Want to master the tactics of interest based negotiation? Need to Don’t miss the opportunity to learn from industry experts about brush up on the do’s and don’ts of client legal privilege? What about some of the best practices that can make or break a career or a knowing what to do in the event of a data breach? Separate yourself practice. Remove the guesswork and soak up countless tips and from your competitors and focus on actionable strategies in this strategies in this informative, practical session that will take your practical and informative seminar, all while gaining your core CPD legal practice to the next level. points for the year. Chair: Ishita Sethi, Barrister, Second Floor Selborne Chambers

Chair: Elizabeth Devine, Principal, Devine Law at Work  Ethics & Professional Responsibility

 Ethics & Professional Responsibility #TheEthicalLawyer: The Ethics of Social Media Use The Ethics of Client Legal Privilege · Identifying the ethical issues arising from social media use by lawyers · Creating, maintaining, and protecting privileged communications · #LawyersBehavingBadly: cautionary tales from around the globe · Loss of privilege: fraud, disclosure and other exceptions · How do the Australian Solicitors Conduct Rules assist in resolving social · Lessons from recent cases and the Australian Solicitors Conduct Rules media ethics concerns?  Presented by Angus MacInnis, Director of Dispute Resolution, StevensVuaran  Presented by Angus MacInnis, Director of Dispute Resolution, StevensVuaran Lawyers Lawyers

 Professional Skills  Professional Skills Interest Based Negotiation for All Lawyers Communication Skills for Managing Difficult Clients · Knowing your alternatives · Taking charge of volatile situations · Looking behind positions to underlying interests · Understanding written, verbal and non-verbal communication · Inventing options for mutual gain · Managing stressful and high conflict clients · Evaluating options against objective standards · Understanding client needs and how to ask the right questions · Making clear, careful commitments · How to reduce areas of conflict · Maintaining effective two way communication · Dealing with high conflict subject matters · Building good working relationships  Presented by Marina Dulhunty, Barrister, William Deane Chambers  Presented by Gregory Burton SC, 5 Wentworth Chambers; Leading Mediator,  Practice Management & Business Skills Doyle’s Guide 2018 Legal Services in a Digital Era: How to Win and Maintain Online

 Practice Management & Business Skills Clients How to Survive a Data Breach: A Practical Guide · Legal perspective: whether starting out or well established, winning · Summary of current cybersecurity landscape and latest trends, and retaining an online client can be a challenge including key risks - Positioning your legal services to be more attractive to digital clients · How to prepare and plan in advance of any data breach - Networking amongst the online, start-ups and other communities · Responding to breaches: from first steps to aftermath disrupting the legal industry · Managing insurance issues and third party claims associated with data - Balancing commercial and corporate risk and providing practical breaches advice  Presented by David Rountree; Intellectual Property & TMT Rising Star, Doyle’s · Client perspective: hear firsthand from a new online business model Guide 2018; and Jonathan Light; Construction & Infrastructure Rising Star, success story Doyle’s Guide 2019; Managing Associates, Allens - What was surprising and issues that arose that hadn’t been raised previously - What was good value for money - What is and what isn’t valuable to online clients when engaging a law firm · Adapt or perish? Opportunities in disruption - Legal marketplaces - Digital marketing - Document and process automation  Presented by Dominic Woolrych, Chief Executive Officer, LawPath

7TH ANNUAL 10 POINTS IN ONE DAY IN PARRAMATTA

THURSDAY, 27 FEBRUARY 2020 $960 7.30AM TO 6.30PM 202P01

In its 7th year, the Parramatta 10 Points in One Day Program offers you insights from the industry’s front-line practitioners. You don’t have to travel to the CBD to gain updates in all the current topics and achieve your compulsory CPD units. Attend the full program or choose only the sessions most relevant to your practice.

SESSION 1: STREAM A: PROPERTY LAW UPDATES OR SESSION 1: STREAM B: WILLS AND ESTATES AND FAMILY LAW ROUNDUP

7.30AM - 10.30AM 202P01A $490 7.30AM - 10.30AM 202P01B $490

Chair: Peter Rosier, Principal, Rosier Partners Chair: Karen Conte-Mills, Barrister, Arthur Phillip Chambers

Retail and Commercial Leasing Review Estate Disputes Case Law Update: Key Decisions  Presented by Andrew Grima, Principal Lawyer, Coleman Greig Lawyers  Presented by Dr Hayley Bennett, Barrister, New Chambers; Recommended Wills & Estates Junior Counsel, Doyle’s Guide 2018 Conveyancing and Strata Law Update  Presented by Ian McKnight, Partner, Sarvaas Ciappara Lawyers  Professional Skills Taking, Recording and Retaining Instructions for Wills Property Law Rundown: the Rest of the Developments you Need  Presented by David Liebhold, Barrister, 13 Wentworth Chambers; to Know Recommended Wills & Estates Junior Counsel, Doyle’s Guide 2018  Presented by Ian Dunwoodie, Principal, Dunwoodie Legal  Professional Skills Discovery and Disclosure in Family Law  Presented by Maureen de Vere, Barrister, Lachlan Macquarie Chambers; Recommended Family Law Junior Counsel, Doyle’s Guide 2018 Family Law Case Review: Issues Impacting Your Practice  Presented by Rachel Dart, Barrister, Culwulla Chambers, Recommended Family Law Junior Counsel, Doyle’s Guide 2018

SESSION 2: CPD COMPULSORY UNITS FOR ALL LAWYERS

10.45PM - 1.45PM 202P01C $490

Chair: Elizabeth Picker, Barrister, Edmund Barton Chambers

 Professional Skills Business Succession Planning from a Lawyer’s Perspective  Presented by Phillip Brophy, Senior Commercial Lawyer, Matthews Folbigg Lawyers

 Ethics & Professional Responsibility Your Duties to Your Client, the Court and the Profession as an Advocate  Presented by John Shaw, Barrister, Lachlan Macquarie Chambers

 Practice Management and Business Skills 2020: Practice Management in the Digital Age  Presented by Katherine Hawes, Principal, Digital Age Lawyers

SESSION 3: STREAM A: COMMERCIAL LAW ROUNDUP OR SESSION 3: STREAM B: COMMERCIAL AND PERSONAL INJURY LITIGATION

2.15PM - 6.30PM 202P01D $490 2.15PM - 6.30PM 202P01E $490

Chair: Steven Brown, Chairman, Etienne Lawyers Chair: Gregory Martin, Partner, Martin Bullock Lawyers

 Professional Skills Personal Injury Update Transactional Contract Drafting Skills  Presented by Daniel Hanna, Barrister, Lachlan Macquarie Chambers  Presented by José de Ponte, Partner, DLA Piper Contract Law Disputes Update IP Lessons for Non-IP Lawyers: Sales, Purchase and Restructure  Presented by Alison Choy Flannigan, Partner, Hall & Wilcox  Presented by Sonal Moore, Principal, Moore and Moore IP  Professional Skills PPSA War Stories: 5 Short Case Studies Litigation Practice and Skills Update  Presented by Karen Fairbairn, Partner, HWL Ebsworth Lawyers  Presented by Nicholas Simpson, Barrister, 13th Floor St James Hall Chambers Employment Law Update Misleading and Deceptive Conduct in Commercial Disputes  Presented by Dimity Leahy, Special Counsel, Colin Biggers & Paisley  Presented by David Turner, Lawyer, Assured Legal Solutions

10 ATTEND THE FULL DAY AND EARN 6 CPD units in Substantive Law 1 CPD unit in Ethics & Professional Responsibility 1 CPD unit in Practice Management & Business Skills 2 CPD units in Professional Skills

GOLDBERGER LAW FOR ARCHITECTS: ON CONTRACTS CONTRACTS, CLAIMS AND RISK

THURSDAY, 27 FEBRUARY 2020 $490 THURSDAY, 27 FEBRUARY 2020 $490 9.00AM TO 1.15PM 202N02 2.00PM TO 5.15PM 202N03

It’s critical that you have the best contracts knowledge, skills and Take a deep dive into the legal framework in which architects strategies. There’s no better way to perfect your abilities than to operate. Back by popular demand, you will learn from the experts attend this practical masterclass. Renowned contracts specialist about some of the key legal challenges that architects grapple Jeffrey Goldberger will walk you through precisely what you need with on a daily basis. to know. From taking a deep dive into the hottest issues and cases impacting contract law to working through real world examples to Chair: Charles Fortin, Managing Director, Collard Maxwell Architects providing you with precedents, examples, and analysis, you’ll walk The Architect’s Role as Superintendent of a Contract away with insights and tools to implement in your practice. · Understanding the architect’s role as agent of the principal · Knowing when to exercise independent discretion Part 1: Contract Law in the Cases: A Review of Recent Decisions · Dealing with ‘claims for variation’ Part 1 features a consideration of key recent cases and issues in contract  Presented by Christopher Larcos, Special Counsel, Moray & Agnew Lawyers law that you should have on your radar. · Issues in contract formation Liability and Risk in Construction Projects Involving Cladding and · Negotiating with a non-performing contractor and preserving accrued Non-Conforming Materials contractual rights · Who is liable? · Assignment and novation · Explore the legal reforms addressing cladding · Rectification of contracts by construction · Delve into architect’s liability · Discover proportional claims in class actions Part 2: Estoppel and the Enforcement of Commercial Contracts  Presented by David Bannerman, Principal, Bannermans Lawyers; Best Examine the principles of common law and equitable estoppel and how Lawyers 2019, Strata/Construction Law these principles may lead to the inadvertent variation of contractual obligations. Show me the Money! Payment Disputes for Architects · Setting up your contract Part 3: Good Faith in Contract Performance: The Current State of · It’s not just about them: dealing with variations to your own services Australian Law · An introduction to the Building and Construction (Security of Payment) Explore the current state of Australian law on good faith in the Act 1999 (NSW) performance of contracts with a focus on constraints on the exercise of · Quick and dirty: an insider’s guide to adjudication contractual powers and discretions  Presented by Helena Golovanoff, Partner, Holding Relich

 Presented by Jeffrey Goldberger, Special Counsel, Norton Rose Fulbright Avoiding the Lawyers: How to Prevent and Manage Claims

· Managing expectations and maintaining communication Jeffrey Goldberger is contract law specialist with over 25 years’ experience in the Australian legal sector who is a recognised authority on Australian contract law. His · Paper work: getting it right ability to articulate the application of contract law in a practical and commercial · Preventing disciplinary action way is widely known and highly regarded nationally. Jeffrey formerly lectured in · Dealing with professional indemnity claims contract law, commercial law and private international law at the University of  Presented by Matthew Curll, Partner, Hall & Wilcox; immediate past solicitor Sydney Law School. He’s worked with clients in both the public and private sectors. member, NSW Architects Registration Board; Leading Public & Product Liability Jeffrey has presented papers on Australian and English contract law at numerous and Recommended Professional Indemnity Lawyer, Doyle’s Guide 2019 conference and seminars throughout Australia and the United Kingdom. Jeffrey has extensive experience and expertise in the negotiation and resolution of complex Liability of Architects, as Lead Consultants, for the Design Errors of contractual issues. their Sub Consultants · Commonly encountered issues affecting your risk and potential liability when taking on the role of lead consultant responsible for coordinating Testimonials from Jeffrey’s prior Contract Law and managing the work of other specialist consultants and sub- Masterclasses: consultants · What you need to do to identify, understand and manage the risk of design errors by specialist consultants and sub-consultants, and what Mr Goldberger is a very polished happens when you don’t performer/instructor who makes a very  Presented by Craig Hyde, Special Counsel, McCabe Curwood technical subject matter so much easier to understand. Excellent. Please keep this one as an annual presentation.

Absolutely flawless. An expert in his field. Very instructive and a pleasure to listen to.

Includes detailed written materials with precedents, examples and more!

4 ATTEND AND EARN 3 ATTEND AND EARN 2 CPD units in Substantive Law 3 CPD units in Substantive Law 2 CPD units in Professional Skills 07 10TH ANNUAL ADVANCED EVIDENCE AND ADVOCACY MASTERCLASS

FRIDAY, 28 FEBRUARY 2020 $870 9.00AM TO 5.15PM 202N04

This unique and practical intensive brings together an esteemed panel of litigators, the Hon. Judge Harman and Supreme Court Prothonotary Rebel Kenna to provide you with valuable insights into how you can elevate your skills to the next level. Focus on high level admissibility issues before perfecting your advocacy craftwork in this can’t miss masterclass led by some of Sydney’s foremost advocates.

SESSION 1: MASTERING THE ART OF ADVOCACY SESSION 2: EVIDENCE MASTERCLASS

9.00AM - 1.15PM 202N04A $490 2.00PM - 5.15PM 202N04B $490

Chair: Rebel Kenna, Director and Prothonotary, Supreme Court of NSW Chair and opening remarks: The Honourable Judge Joseph Harman, Federal Circuit Court of Australia Writing to Win: Persuasive and Effective Written Advocacy · Tips to improve the strength of your legal writing CHAIR AND OPENING REMARKS · Pitfalls to avoid in your legal writing · How to use written argument to persuade  The Honourable Judge Joseph Harman, Federal Circuit Court of Australia · Structure and design your written advocacy for effectiveness · Anticipate and address the Court’s questions Advanced Strategies for Clear and Persuasive Expert Evidence  Presented by Theresa Baw, Barrister, Frederick Jordan Chambers Looking through the lifecycle of expert evidence: Advocacy on Interlocutory and Urgent Applications · Briefing experts: tips to get it right from the start and what pitfalls to avoid · The different roles of an expert: fact finder, independent expert · Assessing urgency and determining when to approach the court (opinion evidence), financial data analyst. · Effect of delay · Clean and dirty experts, referees. · Proceeding ex parte or inter partes · Preparing the expert report: drafting the expert’s instructions, · Notifying the other side assumptions and questions · Preparing the necessary documents · The joint expert process and joint reports: how experts interact and to · Tailoring the evidence according to the facts and the time available what extent lawyers can retain control · Presenting the facts and the documents · Giving evidence in the box: an expert’s perspective on cross · Assisting the court examination and concurrent evidence · Duties of disclosure during the hearing  Presented by John Temple-Cole, Partner and Anh Nguyen, Executive Director,  Presented by Anthony Cheshire SC, 8 Wentworth Chambers KordaMentha Enhancing Your Cross-Examination Practice and Procedure Electronic Information in Legal Disputes and Investigations · Evaluating your preparation and cross-examination techniques: · Understanding sources of electronic information in order to best questions to ask the witnesses and how to discredit the witness present your case · Less is more: avoiding unnecessary cross-examination and re- · Forensic analysis of electronic information examination · Protecting and challenging chain of custody · Identifying and leveraging cross-examination inconsistencies · Building a case using electronic evidence · Controlling the witness to elicit the appropriate response · Authentication of electronic evidence · Revaluating your approach · Tools to present electronic information  Presented by James Glissan AM ESM QC, H B Higgins Chambers; author,  Presented by Dr Allison Stanfield, Principal, SG Legal Services Advocacy in Practice, LexisNexis Evidence Admissibility and Hearsay The Art of Advocacy in Mediation · Admissibility issues · Objectives: What are you trying to achieve in the mediation? - Identifying issues early on · Preparation: pre-negotiation strategies, influencing perceptions of - Developing strategies to deal with problematic evidence strength and use of documents - Getting your evidence in and challenges from opposing counsel · Presenting the argument: use of agendas and silence, uncovering assumptions and maximising interests · Hearsay evidence · Effective bargaining: inventing options, expanding issues, trading - Available, unavailable and ‘not reasonably practicable’ concessions, breaking impasses - Objections by the receiving party and waiver · Closing the deal: effective techniques for achieving closure - Advance rulings as to admissibility - Notice requirements and applications  Presented by Harold Werksman, Partner, Thomson Geer  Presented by Alexander Kuklik, Barrister, Third Floor Wentworth Chambers

7 ATTEND THE FULL DAY AND EARN 7 CPD units in Professional Skills 9TH CURRENT CONCERNS IN ANNUAL FAMILY LAW: HIDDEN ASSETS, MEDICAL NEGLIGENCE TAX AND SMSF ISSUES

FRIDAY, 28 FEBRUARY 2020 $490 FRIDAY, 28 FEBRUARY 2020 $490 9.00AM TO 1.15PM 202N05 2.00PM TO 5.15PM 202N06

While advances in the health field have brought significant Gain a newfound clarity and depth of knowledge on how to deal patient benefits, they have also introduced new challenges. with the innumerable and complex issues that can arise when Expand your knowledge of legal capacity issues, review the year’s identifying ownership and tracking hidden assets; dealing with most significant cases, refresh your understanding of facilitating SMSF splitting and recognising potential tax implications on medical claims, and dissect the specific areas of risk for health property settlements and other orders that can arise in family law professionals. matters. This must attend advanced intensive will provide you with a new level of insight on these complicated issues. Chair: Kevin Connor SC, Maurice Byers Chambers Chair: Susan Pearson, Partner, Pearson Emerson Meyer; Fellow of Medical Negligence Case Update: A Discussion of Recent Cases the International Academy of Family Lawyers; Accredited Family Law · Section 50 Civil Liability Act 2002 Specialist; Collaborative Lawyer; Preeminent Family & Divorce Lawyer, · Causation in medical cases Doyle’s Guide 2018 · Wrongful birth Identifying the Ownership Structure and Tracking Down Hidden · Intentional torts Assets Overseas  Presented by Richard O’Keefe, Barrister, Maurice Byers Chambers · Identifying ownership Medical Law and the Mentally Ill · When to join third parties/entities · Examine extensively the duty of care owed by health professionals to · Tracking down ‘hidden’ assets individuals suffering mental illness · Evidence required when a party is alleging ‘hidden assets’ · In what circumstances is that duty likely to be breached and causative · Remedies available in Australia and overseas of loss or damage?  Presented by Catherine Spain, Barrister, Waratah Chambers; Recommended  Presented by Clare Eves, Medical Law Practice Leader, Shine Lawyers Family Law and Parenting & Children’s Matters Junior Counsel, Doyle’s Guide 2019 and Elaine Clarke, Associate Solicitor, Newnhams; Accredited Specialist in Matters of Life and Death: Inquests, Nervous Shock and Family Law Compensation · Coronial inquests and investigations SMSF Splitting: The Keys to Understanding and Implementing a · Nervous shock claims Splitting Order · Compensation to Relatives Act claims · Family Law Act requirements  Presented by Rebecca Tidswell, Special Counsel, Carroll and O’Dea; Leading · SIS Reg requirements Medical Negligence Compensation Lawyer, Doyle’s Guide 2018 - Should you create a new interest? - When to rollover - Can the split be paid out? THE MEDICAL PERSPECTIVErofessional Skills · Taxation aspects  Professional Skills - CGT rollover relief The Importance of Getting an Accurate History in a Medical - Transfer balance account adjustments Negligence Claim  Presented by Stephen Bourke, Director, SuperSplitting; Accredited Strategic considerations in running a medical negligence claim and Superannuation Specialist, Self-Managed Superannuation Association; author, establishing causation Super Splitting for Family Lawyers, Certus Law · Normal versus disorder: Does the plaintiff qualify for a psychiatric disorder? · Adjustment reaction versus disorder Tax Implications for Property Settlements and Orders: Recognising · Normal versus pathological grief Alarm Bells and When to get the Specialist Involved · How experts decide and why they disagree · Review of tax and duty rollovers  Presented by Dr Lisa Brown, Psychiatrist - Whose name can the rollovers of assets be made in? - Consideration given for unrealised gains or losses of assets rolled  Professional Skills over Getting a Better Joint Expert Report in Medical Negligence Claims - Timing of when rollovers should be made · How to prepare · Division 7A and other tax issues in moving assets out of family · The questions are the thing companies and family trusts · Why use a facilitator? - What is Division 7A? · Consequences of being prepared v briefing late - The tax consequences of Division 7A non-compliance and  Presented by Kerry Hogan-Ross, Principal, Kerry Hogan-Ross Mediations and compliance Karen Stott, Principal, ADR & Mediation Services · Avoiding tax troubles when drafting property orders - Who should get what! - Capital gains and losses in poorly drafted orders or lack thereof · Practical examples and case study  Presented by Peter Bobbin, Principal, Argyle Lawyers

4 ATTEND AND EARN 3 ATTEND AND EARN 2 CPD units in Substantive Law 3 CPD units in Substantive Law 2 CPD units in Professional Skills 09 6TH ANNUAL PROPERTY LAW CONFERENCE

WEDNESDAY, 4 MARCH 2020 $870 9.00AM TO 5.15PM 203N02

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 gain your core area CPD points.

SESSION 1: COMPREHENSIVE UPDATE OF CRITICAL SESSION 2: CPD COMPULSORY UNITS FOR PROPERTY DEVELOPMENTS LAWYERS

9.00AM - 1.15PM 203N02A $490 2.00PM - 5.15PM 203N02B $490

Chair: Patricia Monemvasitis, Partner, Carroll & O’Dea Lawyers Chair: Brooke Glastonbury, Principal, Macpherson Kelley Lawyers; Accredited Specialist in Property Law Key Property Law Developments Over the Last 12 Months · Strata law update: new law, new cases  Professional Skills · Leasing update: important developments Modifying or Extinguishing a Covenant or Easement · Conveyancing update: key takeaways from the last year · Navigating section 89 of the Conveyancing Act 1919  Presented by Gregory Sirtes SC, 12 Wentworth Selborne Chambers · Modifying or extinguishing covenants, easements, restrictions or obligations Options to Purchase Land: Recent Cases & Best Practices · Practice and procedure: applications, notice and orders · Nature of options: remedies for default · Examples, cases and the practical takeaways · Formalities: put options and uncertainty  Presented by Sydney Jacobs, Barrister, 13 Wentworth Selborne Chambers · Nomination: deemed assignment and stamp duty · Exercising an option: How hard can it be?  Ethics & Professional Responsibility Ethical Dilemmas in Property Law  Presented by Christopher Conolly, Partner, HWL Ebsworth; Accredited Specialist in Property Law; author, Land Acquisitions 7th Edition, LexisNexis; Best Join an experienced barrister and delve into the ethical pitfalls and risks Lawyers 2019, Retirement Villages that can trip up you, your practice and your clients. Explore real world examples, examine the key facts in each, and develop strategies to Rescinding Under a Sunset Date Clause: Recent Cases Following the avoid getting caught in ethical traps. Introduction of s66ZL  Presented by Chris Stomo, Barrister, Windeyer Chambers · Insights from the practitioner who had carriage of the contracts involving the developer/vendor responsible for the introduction of the  Practice Management & Business Skills new sunset laws New Accounting Standard AASB 16 and the Impact on Lease Contract Negotiations · Guidance on the sunset law and recent amendments, including the criteria to be met when making an application to rescind after the In a significant change for property lessees, the new accounting sunset date standard requires that they recognise their lease on their balance sheet. · Analysis of recent cases in this area Understand the key elements of the new standard and how this may · Practical takeaways from the cases impact into lease negotiations.  Presented by Greg Bell, Client Director, Audit, Bentleys NSW  Presented by Deborah Kent, Special Counsel, Brown Wright Stein Lawyers; Accredited Specialist in Property Law  Practice Management & Business Skills Privacy Risks for Property Practitioners Defects, Cladding and the Impact on Property Practitioners · Understanding your privacy obligations and responsibilities · Cladding update and analysis of the legal framework · Identifying privacy risks in your matters: the often overlooked risks and · Due diligence: relevance in acquisitions and disposals red flags · Case studies and Q&A with a fire protection expert · How to resolve and prevent privacy risks in your practice  Presented by Leisha de Aboitiz, Partner, Massons; Recommended Property & · What you can and can’t do with client information and data? Examples Real Estate Lawyer, Doyle’s Guide 2019 and Craig Poulter, Senior Fire Consultant and practical tips – Cladding Team Leader, Omnii  Presented by Kobby Agyei, Privacy Specialist, Salinger Privacy

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 Excellent; interesting, relevant, Property Market Snapshot: The Insights You Need to Know very well prepared materials · 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

7 ATTEND THE FULL DAY AND EARN 4 CPD units in Substantive Law 1 CPD unit in Ethics & Professional Responsibility 1 CPD unit in Practice Management & Business Skills 1 CPD unit in Professional Skills 13TH ANNUAL IN-HOUSE COUNSEL CONFERENCE

WEDNESDAY, 4 MARCH 2020 $870 9.00AM TO 5.15PM 203N03

Sweeping in scope & formidable in depth, this conference will equip you with the insights you’ll be expected to have as your organisation’s legal counsel. Catch up on game changing workplace law changes, receive regulatory updates you cannot ignore and gain crucial contract and litigation tactics that will prove vital to your practice, all while gaining your core CPD area points.

SESSION 1: THE KEY LEGAL ISSUES FOR IN-HOUSE SESSION 2: CPD COMPULSORY UNITS FOR IN-HOUSE COUNSEL IN 2020 COUNSEL

9.00AM - 1.15PM 203N03A $490 2.00PM - 5.15PM 203N03B $490

Chair: Blanka Moss, General Counsel, Schindler Lifts Australia Chair: Jane Webster, General Counsel and Company Secretary, Moorebank Intermodal Company Emerging Employment Law Issues for In-House Counsel · The new whistleblowing policy in practice  Professional Skills · New corporate reporting obligations and supply chain transparency Legal Professional Privilege: Challenges and Strategies for In-House under the Modern Slavery Act Counsel · Defining a work day: a landmark decision in Mondelez v AMWU · The legal notion of privilege and the elements for communications to  Presented by David Cross, Partner, Norton Rose Fulbright; Best Lawyers 2019, attract privilege Labor and Employment Law · The difficulties and complexities in identifying these elements for in- house lawyers Work Health and Safety Review: Critical New Reforms · Challenges in respect of privilege for in-house lawyers · Industrial manslaughter reforms: in-house counsel beware - Close relationships with the executive and management - Innocence compliance responses to proposed and current industrial - Separating what is a commercial or a privileged communication manslaughter laws · Strategies to attract privilege to communications for in-house lawyers · Mental health risk management in the workplace: potential new - Careful structuring of employment arrangements procedures and responses to predicted new guidance material or - Reporting lines and establishing systems and protocols regulations in 2020 - Identifying the capacity in which any particular communication is  Presented by Katherine Morris, Partner, Norton Rose Fulbright; Best Lawyers made 2019, Occupational Health & Safety Law  Presented by Luke Buchanan, Solicitor Director, Buchanan Rees Dispute Competition and Consumer Law Update Lawyers; Best Lawyers 2020, Litigation & Class Action Litigation

· The implications of the ACCC’s updated immunity policy and  Ethics & Professional Responsibility whistleblowing tool Countering Unconscious Bias, Discrimination and Misconduct · What the repeal of the IP exemption really means for IP arrangements · Meeting your obligations as in-house counsel to deal with unconscious · ACCC hot spots: misleading representations, unfair contracts bias · Proposals for new prohibitions against unfair trading/unsafe goods - Identifying unconscious bias and its impact · Cartels: the rise of action against companies and executives - Improving processes and decision making to address unconscious  Presented by Michael Corrigan, Partner; Best Lawyers 2019, Competition Law, bias Litigation & Bet-the-Company Litigation; Leading Competition Lawyer, Doyle’s · Your duties as in-house counsel when facing alleged discrimination Guide 2019 and Stephanie Panayi, Special Counsel, Clayton Utz and misconduct - Navigating the dual role of acting as an investigator and as a legal The Rise in Penalties in Regulatory Proceedings: Lessons for In-House adviser Counsel - Legal professional privilege considerations · The rise in penalties as a tool for deterrence by regulators - Dealing with hot button discrimination issues and other misconduct · The new maximum penalty regime for ASIC and ACCC  Presented by Alice DeBoos, Practice Area Leader - Labor, Employment & · Recent cases on penalties Workplace Safety, K&L Gates; Best Lawyers 2020, Labour and Employment Law · Navigating AFCA (previously FOSS) complaints & Occupational Health & Safety Law; Preeminent Employment Lawyer (Employer · Dealing with greater litigation, prosecution and scrutiny post Hayne Representation), Doyle’s Guide 2019 Royal Commission - Increased enforcement efforts & litigation by ASIC & other regulators  Practice Management & Business Skills - How to effectively deal with regulators A Guide to Litigation for In-House Counsel: Getting there Efficiently  Presented by Robert McGregor, Partner, HWL Ebsworth; Best Lawyers 2019, · A guide to legal project management for litigation Litigation · Implementing responsive and cost-effective solutions · Using technology in litigation to reduce costs Contractual Risk: Practical Checklists, Tips & Example Clauses · Practical insights for effectively navigating investigations and disputes · Assessing, managing, allocating & mitigating contractual risks · Dealing with the drain on internal resources and management of costs · Drafting and negotiating warranties and indemnities  Presented by Susan Bennett, Principal, Sibenco Legal & Advisory · Drafting caps, limitations of liability, exclusion clauses and other risk provisions · Interaction with insurance · Checklists, tips and example clauses  Presented by by Jonathan Stafford, Partner, DLA Piper

THURSDAY, 5 MARCH 2020 $870 9.00AM TO 5.15PM 203N04

Your practice needs to keep up with rapid change in the construction industry. Come along to hear a carefully selected panel of speakers explore the latest developments, trends and changes in the building industry. Explore the latest cases and hear in depth presentations on major new developments in quantum meruit, security of payment and more.

SESSION 1: CONSTRUCTION: CASES, CONFLICT AND SESSION 2: REMEDIES, CLAIMS & QUANTUM MERUIT SECURITY OF PAYMENT

9.00AM - 1.15PM 203N04A $490 2.00PM - 5.15PM 203N04B $490

Chair: Michelle Painter SC, Ninth Floor Selborne Chambers Chair: Michael Rudge SC, Nigel Bowen Chambers Latest Cases and Trends and the Impact on Your Practice Injunctive Remedies, Extensions of Time and Proportionate Liability Start 2020 by being across the major cases and the very latest Issues in Litigation of Building Disputes developments in building and construction law. · Specific performance and injunction  Presented by Melissa Fisher, Barrister, 9 Wentworth Chambers · Time related claims and extension of time · Proportionate liability Negligence in the Construction Industry: The Major Legal Issues · Election, estoppel, waiver and limitation of time · Overview of the law of negligence on building and construction sites  Presented by David Robertson, Barrister, Nigel Bowen Chambers · Non-delegable duties of care of an employer · Duties of care of a sub contractor Statutory Warranty Claims and Home Warranty Insurance Claims · Practical case law examples of how the law of negligence is applied to · Liability of developers and builders for design errors builders · Defences to statutory warranty breaches under s18F of the Home  Presented by Matthew Gerathy, Partner, Makinson d’Apice Lawyers Building Act 1989 Recent Developments in Security of Payment · s18E of the Home Building Act 1989 and the definition of major defects · Building and Construction Industry Security of Payment Amendment · Time limitations for builders warranty insurance claims Act 2018 · Policy triggers for builders warranty insurance claims · Recent important developments through and observations in eastern  Presented by , Partner, Mills Oakley Australian Supreme and Court of Appeal decisions Daren Curry

 Presented by Robert Riddell, Partner, Piper Alderman Major Developments in Quantum Meruit A Troika of Major Issues: Damages, Appeals & Jurisdictional Error · Analysis of Mann v Patterson Constructions covering issues including: · Proving damages in building and construction matters post Pisano v - The contract and the restitutionary remedy Williams where the cause of action is pursuant to the ACL - The method of determining the amount due (cost vs value) - What is the test?  Presented by Frank Hicks SC, Greenway Chambers; Leading Construction and - What lay and expert evidence do I need? Infrastructure Senior Counsel, Doyle’s Guide 2019 · NCAT jurisdiction in building matters with 2 pathways to appeal: internal, to the NCAT Panel and external to the court - Analyse and compare the respective threshold tests for appellability and the pros and cons of each ‘pathway’, including as to aspects on which leave to appeal is required, and also costs · Security of Payment: analysis of recent cases to discern patterns in Supreme Court decisions post Kirk, Chase Oyster Bar and Shade Systems v Probuild - How is one to demonstrate ‘jurisdictional error’? - Is Brodyn dead? - Has the gateway to review narrowed or widened?  Presented by Sydney Jacobs, Barrister, 13 Wentworth Selborne Chambers Brilliant, relevant topics, and great speakers

7 ATTEND THE FULL DAY AND EARN 7 CPD units in Substantive Law 9TH ANNUAL WORKPLACE LAW SYMPOSIUM 2020

FRIDAY, 6 MARCH 2020 $870 9.00AM TO 5.15PM 203N07

With many rapidly developing changes and ever increasing challenges for employment lawyers and HR personnel, it’s critical to keep yourself on top of these changes. Gain essential knowledge from our panel of experts as they delve into the most topical workplace issues today, including general protections, insights on unfair dismissal claims, the #MeToo impact, managing long term ill employees and more!

SESSION 1: WORKPLACE DISPUTES AND REMEDIAL SESSION 2: MENTAL HEALTH, LONG TERM ILLNESS AND ACTIONS UNDERPAYMENTS

9.00AM - 1.15PM 203N07A $490 2.00PM - 5.15PM 203N07B $490

Chair: John West QC, 7 Wentworth Selborne Chambers; Leading Chair: Larissa Andelman, Barrister, 153 Phillip Barristers Employment Law Senior Counsel, Doyle’s Guide 2019  Professional Skills Unfair Dismissal: Conciliation at the Fair Work Commission Human Risk: Mental Health and Wellbeing 80% of unfair dismissal matters in the FWC are settling at conciliation. Gain an understanding of human risk in the workplace and mental · Lessons from the latest case law health in the legal environment. · How should I respond to an F2 application? · Psychological versus physical danger · How should I prepare for a conciliation before the FWC? · The role of the mind in creating stress · The conciliation process · Biological basis of stress and its impact on the immune system · When and how to settle a claim · Tips and tools for stress-proofing and optimising performance  Presented by Nick Chadwick, Principal Lawyer, Chadwick Workplace Law  Presented by Rachel King, Founding Director, Human Risk

General Protections under the Fair Work Act Effectively Managing Long Term Ill and Injured Employees · The duality of intra-employment and ‘dismissal’ dispute under section · Medical evidence 370 of the Fair Work Act · Carefully manage communication: working closely with risk, return to · F8A and the employer’s reasons; the certificate work and HR specialists – the ‘working party’ for each claim · Lessons from Hill v Compass Ten; a dismissal case without a certificate · Prognosis for return to full pre-injuries duties being a nullity · Managing performance in the age of bullying and adverse action · Elements amongst several types of claims in part 3-1 claims · Workplace right, industrial activity, protected attribute or other basis · Who is the decision maker and what is the evidence relied upon? · Adverse action as only form of ‘detriment’ available in many cases · Liability issues · Contents of sections 360 and 361 of the Fair Work Act · Implications of Lee v Superior Wood [2019] FWCFB 2946 on  Presented by Tim Donaghey, Barrister, Latham Chambers independent medical examination directions and privacy  Presented by Brad Swebeck, Partner, HWL Ebsworth How Businesses are Managing the Challenges of #MeToo · The #MeToo movement and social, cultural and legal impact Recovery of Widespread Underpayments · The AHRC National Inquiry into Sexual Harassment in Australian · Increasing use of class actions for recovery of underpayments Workplaces · Use of the separate question process under r.30 of the Federal Court · Reform proposals for sexual harassment litigation Rules · The anti-bullying jurisdiction for sexual harassment matters · Use of test case proceedings · Sexual harassment policies and importance of investigations · The power of the Fair Work Commission to resolve disputes arising · Employer Action Plans: a sexual harassment crisis scenario under Awards and Agreements  Presented by Michael Byrnes, Partner, Swaab · Consideration of penalties where there are patterns of underpayment  Presented by David Taylor, Principal, Segelov Taylor Lawyers Leave Applications under the Australian Human Rights Commission Act 1986 (Cth) · Factors the Commission considers when terminating a complaint · Background to the introduction and discussion of the requirement to seek leave of the court to make an application in the Federal Circuit Court or the Federal Court under s 46PO(3A)(a) of the AHRC Act · Factors that the court considers relevant to the grant of leave · Recent cases on the exercise of the court’s discretion to grant leave  Presented by Bronwyn Byrnes, Barrister, St James Hall Very positive, interesting Workplace Investigations: Preventing Investigators Becoming Victims With employees’ claims escalating rapidly, there is an increasing need to subject matter not often be across investigations. addressed in other seminars · How to quickly analyse complaints · Appropriate alternatives to a formal investigation · How to conduct investigations effectively · Advantages of getting it right  Presented by Tim Capelin, Partner, Piper Alderman

7 ATTEND THE FULL DAY AND EARN 6 CPD units in Substantive Law 1 CPD unit in Professional Skills 13 13TH ANNUAL PERSONAL INJURY CONFERENCE 2020

FRIDAY, 6 MARCH 2020 $870 9.00AM TO 5.15PM 203N08

You need to stay ahead in the ever changing world of personal injury law and we have the program to give you an edge. This conference delivers on the significant and topical issues that you need to stay informed and up to date. Analysis of key issues and the practical takeaways will keep you and your practice informed and successful. When your client demands the answers, you will have them immediately at your fingertips.

SESSION 1: PERSONAL INJURY ROUNDUP SESSION 2: CPD COMPULSORY UNITS FOR PERSONAL INJURY LAWYERS

9.00AM - 1.15PM 203N08A $490 2.00PM - 5.15PM 203N08B $490

Chair: Nick Hogan, Barrister, Elizabeth Street Chambers Chair: Mark Robinson SC, Barrister, Maurice Byers Chambers

Workers Compensation Legislation and Psychological Injury Update  Practice Management and Business Skills Catch up on the latest workers compensation cases that are critical The Online Court System in the District Court of NSW: An Expert to your practice, an analysis of where we’re at with the latest Guide for Personal Injury Lawyers workers compensation legislative updates, the current landscape for · Regulatory framework practitioner’s psychological injury, and how it will all shape your practice · Online Court procedure in the year ahead. · The experience so far  Presented by Eraine Grotte, Barrister, Jack Shand Chambers · Hints and tips  Presented by Mark Maconachie, Barrister, Ground Floor Wentworth Common Law Liability: Recent Cases & Developments Chambers · Recent Court of Appeal cases · Recent High Court cases  Professional Skills  Presented by Dr Tim Channon, Special Counsel, Wotton & Kearney Financial Advice and Funds Management for Personal Injury Lawyers · Legal obligation to recommend financial advice: To whom, how and  Professional Skills why? Medico-Legal Reports: A Barrister’s and a Doctor’s Perspective · The NSW Trustee & Guardian: When, why and how much? Practical tips for those lawyers representing parties in personal injury · Private trustee company or family member: all you need to know claims, from both a legal and medical perspective · Understanding the options and the market post the Royal Commission · What should I ask the medical expert?  Presented by Jane Campbell, Principal, Aeran Pty Ltd · What information should I give to the medical expert? · What you should expect from a medico-legal report  Ethics &Professional Responsibility · How to best utilise information from a medico-legal report Ethical Considerations for Personal Injury Lawyers  Presented by Maria Gerace, Barrister, Maurice Byers Chambers and · Areas of ongoing concern for personal injury lawyers Dr Richard Sekel, Occupational Medical Practitioner, Immex · Practical guidance on how to reduce the risk of complaint · The top ethical issues for personal injury lawyers  Professional Skills · Typical case scenarios Trauma-Informed Practice and Vicarious Trauma for Lawyers  Presented by Matthew Eirth, Barrister, Jack Shand Chambers · Understanding your client’s trauma · Ways to minimise additional trauma on your clients · Strategies to identify and manage your own risk of vicarious trauma  Presented by Dr Cathy Kezelman AM, President, Blue Knot Foundation

Quantifying the Personal Injury Claim · How to determine economic loss for the self-employed · How to determine career prospects and justify fringe benefits · Preparing your clients for their claims · What information is required?  Presented by Fiona Bateman, Dolman Bateman, Forensic Accountants IN-HOUSE TRAINING Train your entire staff at once with a tailor made in-house training program to meet your needs. Phone (02) 9387 8133

7 ATTEND THE FULL DAY AND EARN 2.5 CPD units in Substantive Law 1 CPD unit in Practice Management & Business Skills 1 CPD unit in Ethics & Professional Responsibility 2.5 CPD units in Professional Skills 16TH ‘HOW TO’ SKILLS FOR LIQUOR AND GAMING ANNUAL LITIGATORS LAW ROUNDTABLE 2020

THURSDAY, 5 MARCH 2020 $490 TUESDAY, 10 MARCH 2020 $490 9.00AM TO 1.15PM 203N05 9.00AM TO 1.15PM 203N09

Master the litigation process from beginning to end with this Sydney’s leading liquor and gaming seminar returns with practical step by step guide. From crafting pleadings to dealing everything you can’t afford to miss to stay up to date in the year to with joint expert reports to preparing for trial and ultimately come. Listen in as Liquor and Gaming NSW, the Australian Hotels securing the best settlement deal possible, this is your essential Association and leading practitioners in the field will once again guide on how to win your next litigation matter. provide the timely and practical insights that have made this a can’t miss event every year. Chair: Dr. Mark Brabazon SC, 7 Wentworth Selborne Chambers Chair: Sonia Stewart, Barrister, 5 Wentworth Chambers Drafting Effective and Concise Pleadings · Drafting successful pleadings: practical advice Latest Developments in Liquor Licensing · Late amendments/granting extensions · Developments from the previous 12 months · When to review strategy · Insights from a practitioner: recent trends in the industry · Petty objections: how to deal with them · Liquor licensing applications  Presented by Michael O’Meara SC, Sixth Floor Selborne Wentworth  Presented by Craig Murray, Director, CDM Lawyers Chambers; Leading Tax Junior Counsel, Doyle’s Guide 2018 Property Transactions Involving Licensed Premises: Practical Tips & Getting a Better Joint Expert Report Tricks · How to prepare · Licensing and property due diligence · The questions are the thing · Stamp duty, gaming tax and jackpots · Why use a facilitator? · Dealing with licence fees and loading · Consequences of being prepared v briefing late · Transactions that involve property leases  Presented by Kerry Hogan-Ross, Principal, Kerry Hogan-Ross Mediations and  Presented by Bruce Bulford, Solicitor/Director, Bulford Legal Karen Stott, Principal, ADR & Mediation Services Current Issues in Gambling Law Preparing for Trial: Common Traps · Gaming or gambling: What is gambling? · Planning witness testimony: lay and expert, timing and rules of · The regulation of gambling in Australia and overseas evidence · The convergence of gaming and gambling – esports and loot boxes · Pre-trial evidence exchanges vs at trial evidence · Key legal issues · Notices to admit facts and documents, interrogatories  Presented by Jamie Nettleton, Partner and Shanna Protic Dib, Solicitor, · Notices to produce and subpoenas for production Addisons · Logistic management: documents, briefs, witnesses, experts, subpoenas to witnesses Regulatory Update from Liquor & Gaming NSW · Offers of compromise Examine legislative and policy reforms in liquor, gaming machines and · Briefs within briefs: cross-examination, opinion and credit material wagering over the past 12 months and what it means for you and your · Is panic necessary? clients.  Presented by Bede Haines, Special Counsel – Litigation, Holding Redlich  Presented by Paul Sariban, Director – Policy & Legislation, Liquor & Gaming NSW Settlement Fundamentals: Getting the Best Deal for Your Client · Calderbank offers and offers of compromise: common mistakes, their PANEL DISCUSSION consequences and how to avoid them · Settlement rules: ensuring ‘without prejudice’ offers are indeed ‘without Lockout Laws, Prosecuted Licensees and Other Critical Issues prejudice’ Wrap up the seminar with an interactive discussion led by industry · Challenging settlement agreements experts and practitioners. From lockout laws to acting for licensees · When is a settlement not a settlement? who are prosecuted for offences, this practical conversation will · Case studies and practical, real world examples provide you with valuable insights to take into 2020.  Presented by Florence Mitchell, Partner, Flo Mitchell Legal  Facilitator: Sonia Stewart, Barrister, 5 Wentworth Chambers  Panellists: John Green, Director Liquor and Policing, Australian Hotels Association Tony Schwartz, Partner, Back Schwartz Vaughn

4 ATTEND AND EARN 4 ATTEND AND EARN 4 CPD units in Professional Skills 4 CPD units in Substantive Law 15 8TH ANNUAL INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CONFERENCE

TUESDAY, 10 MARCH 2020 $870 9.00AM TO 5.15PM 203N11

With so many recent developments in IP law you cannot afford to miss this jam packed conference. Explore updates covering the significant changes resulting from the repeal of s51(3) of the Competition and Consumer Act and other legislative changes affecting patent law and trade mark law. Delve into the most important recent IP cases and gain a copyright update. Attend the full day to earn your compulsory CPD units with unique sessions designed especially for IP lawyers.

SESSION 1: IP UPDATE SESSION 2: CPD COMPULSORY UNITS FOR IP LAWYERS

9.00AM - 1.15PM 203N11A $490 2.00PM - 5.15PM 203N11B $490

Chair: Paul Green, Chief Patent Counsel, Resmed; Leading In-House Chair: Cecillia Suatan, Senior Legal Counsel - IP & Commercialisation, Intellectual Property and TM Lawyer Doyle’s Guide 2019 Cochlear: Leading In-House Intellectual Property and TM Lawyer Doyle’s Guide 2019 Trade Mark and IP Licensing Update · Brands and trade marks: recent cases and developments  Ethics and Professional Responsibility · Hot topics: recap on maintaining valid trade marks, intragroup IP Subpoenas, Discovery and Privilege in IP Disputes licensing and common directors acting with ‘unity of purpose,’ IP and · Meaning and scope of possession, custody and control online platforms · Test relating to privilege and waiver of privilege · Drafting tips, impact of legislative changes and proposed reforms · Ramifications of not complying with discovery orders and subpoenas  Presented by Alison Jones, Senior Associate, Corrs Chambers Westgarth  Presented by Gabriella Rubagotti, Barrister; Recommended Intellectual Property Junior Counsel, Doyle’s Guide 2019 and Megan Evetts, Barrister Competition and Intellectual Property Law: The Future Together! (Reader), Nigel Bowen Chambers · The tension between IP and competition law · Assessing competition law risks in IP licensing arrangements  Professional Skills · Cartels and exclusive dealing provisions Using Technology to Better Manage IP Portfolios · The impact the repeal of s51(3) will have on commercialisation of IP · Solving problems in portfolio management  Presented by Donna Short, Partner, Addisons; Recommended Non- · Searching and watching Contentious Intellectual Property Lawyer, Doyle’s Guide 2019 · Prosecution · Infringement Further Changes to Australia’s Patent Landscape · Commercialisation · IP Laws Amendment Bill (Part 2): What impact will it have? · Legal technologies available - Life after innovation patents :some tips · Short case study on watching - The objects clause: Can we trust the Patent Office?  Presented by Frances Drummond, Partner, Norton Rose Fulbright - Section 40(3A) challenges: the new ground for attack - Inventive step test deferred but...  Practice Management & Business Skills · Brief review of recent cases such as Sequinom and Seiko Tips for Building and Enhancing Your Practice as a Trusted IP Adviser  Presented by Robert Wulff, Principal, Griffith Hack · All professionals serve clients: barristers, law firm principals, solicitors, in-house counsel Software Patents · Business development = client/customer service = goodwill = future · Discussion of the recent Full Court decision in Encompass Corporation work Pty Ltd v InfoTrack Pty Ltd [2019] FCAFC 161 · All of us benefit from trying different approaches practising our skills · Implications for two other significant cases currently before the Court and techniques to improve performance · The future of software patents in Australia more generally · Key themes and top tips from years of experience · Comparison with US and European jurisprudence  Presented by Odette Gourley, Partner, Corrs Chambers Westgarth; Recommended Contentious Intellectual Property Lawyer, Doyle’s Guide 2019  Presented by Angus Lang, Barrister, Tenth Floor, Selborne/Wentworth Chambers; Leading Intellectual Property Junior Counsel, Doyle’s Guide 2019

Copyright Law Update · Artificial intelligence & source code · The University of Sydney v ObjectiVision · Fair use: Where are we at? Very informative and educational · Remedies: refresher on injunctive relief  Presented by James Lawrence, Partner, Mills Oakley; Recommended Contentious Intellectual Property Lawyer, Doyle’s Guide 2019

Pitched at good level of detail & demonstrated in depth knowldge & experience

WEDNESDAY, 11 MARCH 2020 $870 9.00AM TO 5.15PM 203N12

What matters might arrive at your doorstep? Complex taxation issues in estate planning? A convoluted family provision claim? A distressed client creating a stressful situation? Be prepared to handle all of them. Plus, hear from the Senior Deputy Registrar of Probate and gain your CPD compulsory units all in one unbeatable conference. This is a must attend for all lawyers practising in wills and estates law.

SESSION 1: SUCCESSION LAW UPDATE SESSION 2: CPD COMPULSORY UNITS FOR WILLS AND ESTATES LAWYERS

9.00AM - 1.15PM 203N12A $490 2.00PM - 5.15PM 203N12B $490

Chair: Raoul Wilson SC, Eighth Floor Wentworth Chambers; Leading Chair: Valentina Stojanovska, Consultant, Sparke Helmore Lawyers Wills & Estates Senior Counsel, Doyle’s Guide 2019  Ethics & Professional Responsibility Fact is Stranger than Fiction: Thorny Questions from Robinson v KEYNOTE ADDRESS Anthony: The Estate of Colleen McCullough · The legal practitioner’s duty to the client vs the legal practitioner’s duty Hear from the Court to the court  Presented by Irina Hoskinson, Senior Deputy Registrar, Supreme Court of · Seeking help early New South Wales  Presented by Kim Morrissey, Barrister, William Deane Chambers; 45 years Australian Legal Practitioner 2019 NSW Court of Appeal Decisions in Succession Law

Examine significant recent decisions from the Court of Appeal and  Professional Skills learn key principles, practices and procedures that you can immediately Discovery, Subpoenas and Document Disclosure in Probate and include in your practice. Family Provision Proceedings  Presented by Dr Hayley Bennett, Barrister, New Chambers; Recommended · Document disclosure in contested probate proceedings: the court’s Wills & Estates Junior Counsel, Doyle’s Guide 2019 decision in Re Estates Brooker-Pain and Soulos [2019] Assessing the Quantum of a Family Provision Claim · The Importance of full and frank disclosure in family provision matters; reflections onGail Patricia Stone v Michael John Stone [2019] · Need or want? · What is the role of Equity Practice Note 11 in practice? · The reducing effect of estrangement  Presented by Hugh Morrison, Barrister, 13th Floor St James Hall; · How big is a fund for contingencies? Recommended Wills & Estates Litigation Junior Counsel, Doyle’s Guide 2019  Presented by Vicki Hartstein, Barrister, Chalfont Chambers

 Practice Management & Business Skills Estate Administration Advanced Strategies Dealing with Clients in Distress: Managing Your Estate Disputes · Grants: Do you need one and what do you include? Practice · Challenging issues in obtaining a grant · How to manage a client’s emotional situation while delivering effective · Role of the LPR and renunciation advice · Strategies for dealing with beneficiaries · Managing your response to stressful situations, that you are exposed · Construction of gifts to in practice  Presented by Monica Ross-Maranik, Consulting Principal, Keypoint Law;  Presented by Elizabeth Windsor, Barrister, Chalfont Chambers Recommended Wills, Estates and Succession Planning Lawyer and Wills & Estates Litigation Lawyer, Doyle’s Guide 2019

Estate Taxation: What You Need to Know · When are executor and trustees exposed to income tax? · Is there an exposure when the estate is a foreign estate? · Who is burdened with the tax cost? · Is stamp duty an issue?  Presented by Ken Schurgott, Solicitor-Director, Schurgott & Co Lawyers Great presenters; found all topics very relevant.

Learnt a lot in the estates area and in general.

WEDNESDAY, 11 MARCH 2020 $870 9.00AM TO 5.15PM 203N13

Tailored specifically for government lawyers, this year’s Government Law Conference brings together an impressive line-up of speakers to provide answers to some of the most pressing and topical issues faced by the public sector. Excel in your practice by ensuring you keep up with the latest developments and gain your CPD compulsory units from special sessions specifically created for government lawyers.

Data Use and Data Sharing in Government: New Regulations, SESSION 1: ROUNDUP OF GOVERNMENT LAW CURRENT Models and Challenges ISSUES · Policy development, delivery of services, business applications and 9.00AM - 1.15PM 203N13A $490 compliance: what’s acceptable and what isn’t · Algorithmic decision-making and government AI post Robodebt Chair: Michael Greene, Deputy Managing Partner, Australia; Head of · Processes & tools for good data governance & data linkage projects Government, Australia, Norton Rose Fulbright Australia · What’s covered and what’s not · Commonwealth, State and Territory data sharing laws INSIGHTS FROM THE NSW INFORMATION  Presented by Peter Leonard, Principal, Data Synergies; Professor of Practice, COMMISSIONER UNSW Business School Open Government and Open Data in 2020 Modern Slavery Legislation: Managing Your Obligations · The value of Open Government · Overview: government role(s) under the Legislation · The relationship of Open Government and good governance · ‘Slavery’ in Australia · Open Government enablers: · Guidance on the Legislation’s operation - The technical: technology to enable Open Data and the Data · Compliance: expectation and mechanisms - The legislative: Government Information (Public Access) Act · Who asks what, when and how deeply: compliance costs · Access to information in machine learning and decision making · Efficacy: impact on those affected by ‘slavery’ · Amending policies and procedures to ensure compliance in practice  Presented by Greg Ross, Partner, Eakin McCaffery Cox; Accredited Specialist in  Presented by Elizabeth Tydd, NSW Information Commissioner and Open Government and Administrative Law Data Advocate, CEO Information and Privacy Commission SESSION 2: CPD COMPULSORY UNITS FOR GOVERNMENT LAWYERS LEGISLATIVE REFORMS Professional Skills 2.00PM - 5.15PM 203N13B $490 Challenging Procurement Processes and Decisions: Public Works and Procurement Amendment (Enforcement) Act 2018 (NSW) Chair: Michael Sullivan, Partner, Norton Rose Fulbright Australia · Where is the Public Works and Procurement Amendment (Enforcement) Act 2018 (NSW) up to?  Ethics and Professional Responsibility · Who does the Act apply to, what can they do, and what could they The Not-so-Secret Lives of Public Servants: Ethical Implications get? The recent High Court case of Comcare v Banerji has highlighted the · What is the Trans-Pacific Partnership and where does it fit in tension between public servants’ duties as government employees and · Comparison with the Government Procurement (Judicial Review) their rights as private citizens. Government lawyers face a similar tension Act 2018 between their duties to their employer and their professional duty of · What you should be doing to prepare for these eminent reforms independence. · What about other complaint processes and remedies? · Examine the extent to which government employees’ duties impinge  Presented by Scott Alden, Partner and Victoria Gordon, Associate, upon their rights and duties in other capacities Holding Redlich Lawyers · Tips and traps and some practical advice about compliance  Presented by Dan Fuller, Barrister, 5 Wentworth Public Interest Disclosures and Whistleblower Protection Laws  Practice Management & Business Skills · Understanding the new Corporations Law Whistleblowing Regime Safeguarding Your Wellbeing in Challenging Times · Overview of public interest disclosures · Understanding stress and trauma · Overlap between the public and private sector whistleblowing regimes · Burnout and vicarious trauma: risks and protective factors · Practical advice for organisations stuck in the middle · Strategies to safeguard your wellbeing  Presented by by Elizabeth Ticehurst, Director, Workplace & Employment Law,  Presented by Dr Cathy Kezelman AM, President, Blue Knot Foundation KPMG; Accredited Specialist in Employment & Industrial Law  Professional Skills Producing State Papers · What is Standing Order 52 or an ‘Order for Papers’? What is the process? · Key legal issues (including Cabinet in Confidence documents) GROUP DISCOUNTS · Implications for agencies and practical tips in responding to an Order Register your team of 3+ for Papers people to receive a special rate  Presented by Dr Ashley Tsacalos, Partner, Clayton Utz

THURSDAY, 12 MARCH 2020 $870 9.00AM TO 5.15PM 203N14

Don’t miss this year’s forum on contract disputes and termination, and how to avoid such conflict by drafting a bullet proof contract in the first place. Plus, should things turn sideways despite best efforts, this conference will give you the knowledge to navigate any issues involving enforcing unsigned contracts, online contracting, disputes resolution clauses, termination, damages and more.

SESSION 1: CONTRACTS: DISPUTES AND TERMINATION SESSION 2: KEY CONTRACTUAL CONSIDERATIONS

9.00AM - 1.15PM 203N14A $490 2.00PM - 5.15PM 203N14B $490

Chair: Gregory Martin, Principal, Martin Bullock Lawyers; Lecturer, Chair: Josephine Brook, Special Counsel, Clayton Utz University of Western Sydney Shifting Liability and Risks: Indemnities, Liabilities, Exclusion Clauses Enforcing Unsigned Contracts: When is an Unsigned Contract and Consequential Loss Enforceable? · Contractual mechanisms to transfer risk · Masters v Cameron: 4 standard situations and recent cases · Limits on the application of indemnity provisions · Enforcing Letters of Intent, Heads of Agreement and Memoranda of · Clarity in the operation of exclusion clauses Understanding · Consequential loss and why you might exclude it · Conduct of parties is critical · Consistent messages from the courts for contract drafters · Authority of agents including lawyers to bind principals · Example clauses: what you want, and don’t want, in your contract · Relevance of past performance  Presented by David Jury, Partner, HWL Ebsworth · Special rules for deeds · Some common situation and how to deal with them IP and Confidentiality Clauses in Contracts  Presented by Christopher Freeman, Barrister, Culwulla Chambers · Relevant subject-matter · Rules of ownership Online Contracting and Cross-Border Disputes · Assignment of IP · E-contracting and electronic signatures · Express or implied licence of IP · Dealing with web-based standard contracts · Confidentiality vs privacy · Anticipating cross border disputes: the importance of considering the  Presented by Dianne Beer, Special Counsel, Thomson Geer law and jurisdiction of a contract · Conflict of laws and enforcement: international contracting Statutory Intervention in Contract Law: Unfair Terms and · Securitisation in an international context Unconscionable Conduct · Cultural awareness in negotiations · The philosophy underlying statutory intervention  Presented by Joern Schimmelfeder, Principal, JSTTEC Legal · When a term will be regarded as ‘unfair’ · What is the ACCC’s enforcement approach? Contract Disputes and Dispute Resolution Clauses: Managing the · The factors that influence a determination of unconscionable conduct Dispute and Choosing the Appropriate Forum under the ACL · How to choose the appropriate dispute resolution method · The available remedies - Arbitration (domestic and international)  Presented by Bridie Nolan, FCIArb, Barrister & Arbitrator, 12 Wentworth - Expert determination Selborne Chambers - Alternative dispute resolution - Litigation · Arbitration clauses: their effect and enforceability · Are there limitations on the subject matter of arbitral disputes? · ADR, expert determination, arbitration or litigation  Presented by Suzy Madar, Partner, King and Wood Mallesons

Terminating Contracts · What are the differences between express rights and a general right? · How do you give effective notice? · What if the termination is not justified? · Losing the right to terminate: the importance of election and delay · What are the consequences of termination? · Claiming damages after termination · Some practical tips for effective exercise of termination rights  Presented by Tim Atkin, Partner, Maddocks

Damages for Expectation Loss and/or Reliance Loss · Expectation loss or reliance loss? · Civil Liability Act factors · Calculating future economic loss: Where do you draw the line? · What categories of loss are recoverable, or are not recoverable? · Recent case studies regarding damages  Presented by Michelle Painter SC, Nine Selborne Chambers

7 ATTEND THE FULL DAY AND EARN 7 CPD units in Substantive Law 19 16TH ANNUAL CONVEYANCING CONFERENCE

THURSDAY, 12 MARCH 2020 $870 9.00AM TO 5.15PM 203N15

When a problem arises involving strata law, building issues, insolvency, cladding, tax, risk management, ethics or other property pitfalls, you need (1) information and (2) a strategy. This practical conference delivers both with a comprehensive breakdown of what you need to know right now and into the next year. Plus, gain your CPD core area points for the year.

SESSION 1: CONVEYANCING UPDATES SESSION 2: CPD COMPULSORY UNITS

9.00AM - 1.15PM 203N15A $490 2.00PM - 5.15PM 203N15B $490

Chair: Diane Skapinker, Partner, Ashurst; Accredited Specialist in Chair: Michael Osborne, Principal, Osbornes Lawyers; Accredited Property Law; Best Lawyers 2019, Real Property Law; Leading Leasing Specialist in Property Law Lawyer, Doyle’s Guide 2019  Professional Skills Strata Title Update in Conveyancing Tax Update: An Essential Checklist and Guide for Conveyancing · Strata renewal: relevance to conveyancers Professionals · Arising strata issues for conveyancers: short-term lettings; water, gas · Foreign Investment in Australia: what you need to know, including FIRB, and other supply services CGT, Stamp Duty and Land Tax  Presented by Alex Ilkin, Director, Alex Ilkin & Co; author, Strata Legislation · Tax changes and updates impacting property development and Handbook NSW: 2016-2017 and NSW Strata and Community Schemes property investment and holiday homes Management and the Law, Thomson Reuters · Key points on GST and property, including the GST withholding regime · Current issues with land tax and stamp duty: the focus of State Off the Plan Contracts: The New Mandatory Disclosure Regime Revenue authorities · The latest developments and practical tips for navigating the new  Presented by Anthony Watson, Director – Taxation Consulting, Nexia regime Australia · Understanding the effect on purchaser rights, vendor obligations and defaults  Practice Management & Business Skills  Presented by Brendan Maier, Partner, Colin Biggers & Paisley; Recommended Risk Management Strategies for Conveyancing Practices Property & Real Estate Lawyer, Doyle’s Guide 2018 · Risk management strategies to avoid property transaction disasters · Ensuring your expectations match your client’s expectations Managing Cladding Risk in Your Conveyances · Foreign client risks in conveyancing · Statutory reform and case studies you need to know · Verification of identity · Due diligence and sale contract negotiation · Pitfalls involving surveys, title and other issues · Building owner obligations & risk mitigation, pre-sale & post-completion · The benefits and burdens of technology: eConveyancing, digital  Presented by Leisha de Aboitiz, Partner, Massons; Recommended Property & communications and more Real Estate Lawyer, Doyle’s Guide 2019  Presented by Rani Gandha, Partner, Turnbull Hill Lawyers

Insolvency Issues in Conveyancing: Dealing with a Party in Distress  Ethics & Professional Responsibility · Competing interests of stakeholders and how they may be resolved Ethical Risks in Property Transactions: Practices That Will get You · Restrictions that apply on the exercise of rights Into Difficulty · Enforcement options · When practitioners cause problems: failing to meet the standard of · Insolvency processes and their impact care  Presented by Emanuel Poulos, Partner, Ashurst; Recommended Insolvency & · When a client causes problems Restructuring Lawyer, Doyle’s Guide 2019 · Troubling circumstances: when the red flag should go up · Third parties and their ability to cause pain The State of the Property Market and the Impact on Conveyancing · Real world examples and what property practitioners need to watch · The economy as it stands and the impact on the property market out for · Economic trends, indicators and what they mean for property  Presented by Peter Rosier, Principal Solicitor, Rosier Partners transactions going forward · Analysis of the market, possible trends to come, and the potential impact on conveyancing  Presented by Ben Martin-Henry, Associate Director, Head of Capital Markets, Office & BTR, CBRE

Critical Recent Conveyancing Cases in NSW You Need to Know Analyse the latest conveyancing cases, including the key facts in each, the important takeaways, and the potential impact. SOLD OUT  Presented by Christopher Conolly, Partner, HWL Ebsworth; Accredited Every Year! Specialist in Property Law; author, Land Acquisitions 7th Edition, LexisNexis  Paper prepared by Gary Newton, Partner, HWL Ebsworth Lawyers; Accredited Specialist in Property Law; author, Conveyancing Service NSW Looseleaf, Annotated Conveyancing and Real Property Legislation, and Land Acquisition 7th Edition, LexisNexis

FRIDAY, 13 MARCH 2020 $870 9.00AM TO 5.15PM 203N16

Don’t miss the opportunity to count yourself amongst the litigation elite by spending a day examining high level commercial litigation updates, strategies and techniques with some of Sydney’s best litigators. Work through the hottest issues and gain your core CPD points all while gaining the tools necessary to rise to the pinnacle of the litigation world.

SESSION 1: KEY COMMERCIAL LITIGATION ISSUES SESSION 2: CPD COMPULSORY UNITS FOR COMMERCIAL LITIGATORS

9.00AM - 1.15PM 203N16A $490 2.00PM - 5.15PM 203N16B $490

Chair: Vera Culkoff, Barrister, Second Floor Selbourne Chambers Chair: Danny Feller SC, Edmund Barton Chambers

Defamation Update: Recent Developments with Defamation  Ethics & Professional Responsibility Pleadings The Ethics of Dealing with Unusual Costs · Pleading imputations · Update on Uniform Law Ethical Obligations in relation to unusual costs · Developments in truth, qualified privilege and other defences · Ethical grey areas in seeking unusual costs · Case profiles:Rush, Chau Chak Wing, Wagner & more · Federal jurisdiction and NSW trends in recovering unusual costs  Presented by Hannah Marshall, Partner and Daisy von Schoenberg, Lawyer, · What are your professional responsibilities? Marque Lawyers · Recent relevant disciplinary costs decisions  Presented by Suzanne Ward, Special Counsel, Pattison Hardman Navigating the Unfair Contract Terms Regime

· Current hot spots for claims of unfair terms in consumer and small  Practice Management & Business Skills business contracts Managing Stress and Mental Health: A Survival Guide for · Proposed introduction of penalties for unfair terms Commercial Litigators · ACCC’s recommendations for a prohibition on ‘unfair commercial · Key statistics on stress in the legal profession practices’ · Best ways to manage day-to-day stress · Overseas developments and emerging issues in data and online · Maintaining a work/ life balance to ensure success platforms · Recognising substance abuse issues  Presented by David Howarth, Special Counsel, K&L Gates  Presented by Jeremy Morris SC, 13th Floor St James Hall; Recommended Insurance Senior Counsel, Doyle’s Guide 2018 Unconscionable Conduct in Commercial Disputes

· Statutory unconscionability and the general law  Professional Skills · Systemic unconscionability A Practical Guide to Maximising Expert Evidence · Review of the High Court decision in Kobelt · Practical guidance on effectively instructing an expert  Presented by Kevin Andronos SC, Eleven Wentworth Chambers · Key takeaways from section 79 of the Uniform Evidence Law · Communicating with experts: when legal professional privilege applies Insolvency & Corporations Law Litigation Update · Getting the most out of expert valuation evidence, the concept of · Changes to penalties for misconduct by corporations in the financial goodwill and the court’s approach sector · Applying lessons from recent cases · Recent cases on insolvent trading trusts and deeds of company  Presented by Richard Raffell, Barrister, Ground Floor Wentworth Chambers arrangement · Phoenix company legislation · Recent cases on directors duties  Presented by Julian O’Sullivan, Barrister, Thirteen Wentworth Chambers

Gain Your CPD Compulsory Units!

FRIDAY, 13 MARCH 2020 $870 9.00AM TO 5.15PM 203N17

If you’re involved in business sales and purchases, this event will provide a useful update on the key issues you regularly face. Intellectual property, tax, employment, due diligence and more will be addressed by our stellar line-up of expert speakers. Plus gain your ethics and professional skills compulsory units in the afternoon.

SESSION 1: SIGNIFICANT BUSINESS SALES LEGAL ISSUES SESSION 2: BUILDING YOUR BUSINESS SALES SKILLS

9.00AM - 1.15PM 203N17A $490 2.00PM - 5.15PM 203N17B $490

Chair: Darren Pereira, Partner, Holding Redlich Chair: Darren Pereira, Partner, Holding Redlich IP Issues When Buying or Selling a Company: Hot Topics, Tips and Valuations for Sale of Businesses Traps · When valuations are required · Be IP ready in the event of business sale · The difference between price and value · Scope of IP due diligence: asset/share sale distinction, considerations · Valuation approaches and methods when acting for seller/buyer in an IP due diligence · Discounts and premiums · IP Assets: cross-jurisdictional issues, circular definitions and importance · What are the value drivers? of clear drafting, assignment of unregistered trade marks and · What about synergies? copyright · Common traps · Intragroup IP licensing arrangements and important issue of  Presented by Fiona Hansen, Senior Managing Director, Valuation Advisory, maintaining valid trade marks FTI Consulting · Trade secrets, knowhow and confidential information · Impact of recent legislative reforms on IP licences/assignments  Ethics & Professional Responsibility · Names and trade marks, use of special conditions in business sale A Practical Guide to Ethical Obligations in Negotiating Business agreements, restraint of trade clauses Transactions  Presented by Alison Jones, Senior Associate, Corrs Chambers Westgarth · The fundamental legal duties of solicitors: honesty, courtesy, integrity and independence, and what these actually mean in commercial Changes to CGT Small Business Concessions: Is Your Client’s Business transactions Sale Still Tax Effective? · The duty to correct, for example where the other side is labouring Major legislative change to the small business capital gains tax under mistake concessions drastically changed the tax outcome for many clients on the · Conflicts of interest and what these mean in a transactional sale of their business. As an advisor you will be asked to give advice on environment whether to sell the business assets or the underlying ownership interests, · An analysis of recent key decisions and these changes directly impact the tax outcome on that advice. · Case studies and ethical dos and don’ts for lawyers negotiating Work through the changes through a case study exploring different business contracts approaches to a business sale and the different tax treatment after the  Presented by James Halliday, Consulting Principal, Keypoint Law changes.  Presented by Adrian Bailey, Partner, Cleary Hoare Solicitors; CTA  Professional Skills Negotiation Skills for Solicitors to Ensure the Deal Happens on the Restraints of Trade Considerations in Sale of Business Right Terms · General legal principles · Different approaches and philosophies to negotiation · Restraints applying to transferring employees · Points to focus on in negotiations · Restraints applying to sellers · What we have seen work and not work · Tips for drafting enforceable restraint clauses · Rules of thumb for more effective negotiation  Presented by Adrian Barwick, Solicitor Director, Williamson Barwick; Accredited  Presented by Rebecca Maslen-Stannage, Corporate M&A Partner, Herbert Specialist in Employment & Industrial Law; Recommended Employment Lawyer, Smith Freehills: Australian Dealmaker of the Year 2019, Australasian Law Awards Doyle’s Guide 2019

Due Diligence When Acquiring a Business in Financial Distress · Understanding who the seller is: instances where the bank is the seller · Ensuring you have the most information available about the business and its present state · How to deal with gaps in the information you have · Considering customers, employees and suppliers ACCREDITED · Prioritisation in due diligence when time is limited SPECIALISTS  Presented by Kristy Dixon, Partner, Marque Lawyers Are required to complete Franchises: Key Considerations when Buying and Selling 20 units of CPD each year · Specifics of a franchise agreement: key things to look out for · Considering licenses, leases and permits · Understanding the franchisee/franchisor relationship · Common franchising disputes in sale and purchase situations  Presented by Corinne Attard, Partner, Holman Webb Lawyers

7 ATTEND THE FULL DAY AND EARN 5 CPD units in Substantive Law 1 CPD unit in Ethics & Professional Responsibility 1 CPD unit in Professional Skills 7TH ANNUAL CRIMINAL LAW SYMPOSIUM ON A SATURDAY

SATURDAY, 14 MARCH 2020 $870 9.00AM TO 5.15PM 203N18

You will walk out of this symposium with a thorough understanding of the latest developments in criminal law. From preparing for and conducting a sexual assault trial to the rights of clients with cognitive or mental health impairments to judicial bias and bullying, the presentations will equip you with practical skills. You won’t want to miss hearing directly from a Magistrate on the most important things they look for. Plus, gain your core CPD units while exploring issues of paramount relevance to criminal practitioners.

SESSION 1: HOT TOPICS IN CRIMINAL LAW SESSION 2: CPD COMPULSORY UNITS FOR CRIMINAL LAWYERS

9.00AM - 1.15PM 203N18A $490 2.00PM - 5.15PM 203N18B $490

Chair: Michael McHugh SC, Wardell Chambers; Leading Mediator, Chair: Ian Lloyd QC, Trust Chambers; Recommended Criminal Law Doyle’s Guide 2019 Senior Counsel, Doyle’s Guide 2019

 Professional Skills INSIGHTS FROM THE BENCH Professional Skills Dealing with Judicial Bullying The Ten Most Important Things to Remember in the Local Court · Recognising judicial bullying Local Courts are busy places but do a lot of important work. It’s · Examining the prevalence of this behaviour important you know the things that the Magistrate considers · Impact on the mental health of legal practitioners important, whether it be for adjournments, pleas or hearings. This is · Strategies for responding in the courtroom an opportunity to hear a perspective from the Bench. · Remedies beyond the courtroom  Presented by Magistrate Brett Thomas, Local Court of NSW  Presented by Alissa Moen, Barrister, Sir Owen Dixon Chambers

 Preparation and Conduct of a Sexual Assault Trial Ethics & Professional Responsibility Individual Dilemmas and How to Deal with Them · Preparation: the indictment, the crown case statement, evidence, legal Too many lawyers are unacquainted with various ethics rules and what issues, anticipated directions, proofing the accused and defence case to do in particular circumstances. Decisions are made which should have theory been avoided. Responsibilities towards clients, fellow practitioners and · Conduct: to prosecutors/crowns and the courts are lost and overlooked by many - Do I open? lawyers. Explore these issues and better understand the ethics and - Cross-examination responsibilities that you must observe as a lawyer. - Should the accused give evidence?  Presented by Sam Macedone, Principal, Macedone Legal; Accredited - Closing address Specialist in Criminal Law; Leading Criminal Defence Lawyer, Doyle’s Guide 2019  Presented by Anthony Bellanto QC, Trust Chambers; Recommended Criminal Law Senior Counsel, Doyle’s Guide 2019; Advisory Editor of Sentencing Law,  Practice Management & Business Skills NSW, LexisNexis Proactive Litigation: Maximising Opportunities and Minimising Risk · What is proactive litigation? The Rights of Clients with Cognitive or Mental Health Impairments · The UK experience: front end load and keeping the opponent on the and Criminal Law back foot · Issues that arise with clients when dealing with police and the court · The project to defend system · The project manager · Interplay between drugs, mental health and the legal system · Managing and sharing the risk · Best practice · When to brief counsel  Presented by Karen Weeks, Principal, CMH Lawyers · The importance of disclosure Discretion to Exclude Improperly or Illegally Obtained Evidence · Managing disclosure · s138 of the Evidence Act · Pre-trial applications · Recent cases of interest · Using the time between a finding of guilt and sentencing · Tips and tricks that work  Presented by John Masters, Barrister, Blackburn Chambers; Recommended Criminal Law Barrister, Doyle’s Guide 2019  Presented by Rose Khalilizadeh, Barrister, Forbes Chambers; Recommended Criminal Law Junior Counsel, Doyle’s Guide 2019

Disqualification for Judicial Bias · The disqualification principle · Actual and apprehended bias · Making the application with tact & dexterity Gain 7 CPD Units including · Surviving the experience all of your compulsory  Presented by Robyn Richardson, Principal, Robyn Richardson Law; Accredited CPD units without having Specialist in Criminal Law; Leading Criminal Defence Lawyer, Doyle’s Guide 2019 to take time out of the UNITS courtroom or office!

SATURDAY, 14 MARCH 2020 $960 7.30AM TO 6.30PM 203N19

Looking for the only way to get all your CPD points in one go without having to take time out of the work week? In court or simply too busy to take a day off for CPD? This program is designed for you to give you the crucial updates you need at a time convenient for you (or your boss).

SESSION 1: FAMILY LAW, WILLS AND ESTATES & SESSION 3: PROPERTY AND COMMERCIAL LAW INSOLVENCY UPDATE ROUNDUP

7.30AM to 10.30AM 203N19A $490 2.15PM to 6.30PM 203N19C $490

Chair: Geoffry Underwood, Barrister, Sixth Floor Selbourne Wentworth Chair: Peter Hegarty, Principal, Hegarty Legal Chambers Perfecting Insurance and Indemnity Clauses in Commercial Contracts Latest Developments in Wills and Estate Disputes · Allocating risk in commercial contracts Catch up on some of the hottest trends shaping wills and estates · Contractual devices to avoid or minimise liability disputes, including the most significant cases and developments that you · Effective indemnity clauses need to know now. · Key insurance provisions  Presented by Margaret Pringle, Barrister, Chalfont Chambers · Interaction between insurance and indemnities  Recent Developments in Family Law Presented by Ray Giblett, Partner; Best Lawyers 2013-2019, Insurance Law, Alternative Dispute Resolution and Litigation and Timothy Chan, ANZIIF (Aff) CIP, · Binding Financial Agreements: post Thorne & Kennedy Associate, Norton Rose Fulbright Australia · Who is a parent? What do we get from the High Court’s decision in Massons & Parsons? Property Law Update: Latest Trends and Impacts on Your Practice · Other significant cases · Strata law update  Presented by Chris Dimock, Principal, Dimocks Family Lawyers · Leasing update Bankruptcy and Insolvency Roundup for All Practitioners · Conveyancing update · Defective building work: new developments and impacts Dive into some of the most significant issues arising in bankruptcy and  insolvency matters and understand how to apply their lessons to your Presented by Mark Bonanno, Senior Lawyer, Inner West Council matters. 5 IP Questions Your Commercial Clients Will Ask  Presented by Colin Brown, Partner, O’Neill Partners · What is IP and why do I need to care about it? · How do I protect my IP? SESSION 2: CPD COMPULSORY UNITS FOR ALL LAWYERS · But I paid for it… don’t I own it? · If I change it by at least 10%, is it still infringement? 10.45AM to 1.45PM 203N19B $490 · Can I register a worldwide trade mark?  Presented by James Ellsmore, Managing Associate, Dentons Chair: Alan McMurran, Principal, AM Legal Solutions Currents Issues in Employment Law  Practice Management & Business Skills · Casual employment: issues with entitlements and ‘double dipping’ Dealing with Difficult People and Behaviours at Work after Workpac v Skene · Managing up and sideways · ‘Free speech’ and employer’s codes of conduct after the Banerji and · Conflict between colleagues Folau cases, and pending ‘freedom of religious expression’ legislation · Responding to bullying · The ever-expanding net of liability for underpayments: vulnerable  Presented by Christa Ludlow, Principal Consultant, Weir Consulting workers, the Fair Work Ombudsman and the media  Presented by Shawn Skyring, Principal, Coleman Greig Lawyers  Ethics and Professional Responsibility The Ethics of Dealing with Unusual Costs · Update on Uniform Law Ethical Obligations in relation to unusual costs · Ethical grey areas in seeking unusual costs · Federal jurisdiction and NSW trends in recovering unusual costs · What are your professional responsibilities? · Recent relevant disciplinary costs decisions  Presented by Suzanne Ward, Special Counsel, Pattison Hardman

 Professional Skills Effective Dispute Resolution in Practice · Do you hate mediations? How to put your frustrations with the process to good use · Choosing the best dispute resolution process for your matter, and how to get the timing right · Tips on dealing with high conflict participants  Presented by Mary Rebehy, Barrister and Mediator, Lachlan Macquarie Chambers

TUESDAY, 17 MARCH 2020 $870 9.00AM TO 5.15PM 203N20

The legal issues impacting the leasing sector are evolving and you must keep up with the latest developments and strategies to succeed. Learn what you need to know about the latest cases, new disclosure laws, new risks arising from changing tenant profiles, and the many financial issues in leasing that you must understand inside and out.

SESSION 1: LEASING LAW AND PRACTICAL STRATEGIES SESSION 2: FINANCIAL ISSUES IN LEASING

9.00AM - 1.15PM 203N20A $490 2.00PM - 5.15PM 203N20B $490

Chair: Steven Cominos, Barrister, 6 St James Hall Chambers Chair: Steven Cominos, Barrister, 6 St James Hall Chambers Retail and Commercial Leasing Case Update An In-Depth Guide to Guarantees · Latest cases in retail & commercial leasing: the practical takeaways · Security for your lease: types of guarantees and a guide to the pros and · A guide to PEXA and leasing cons of each · What you need to know about the major issues in tenancy practice - Bank, personal and company guarantees right now - Combinations of guarantees  Presented by Andrew Grima, Principal Lawyer, Coleman Greig Lawyers · Commercial considerations - Net worth, liquidity and risk: what you need to consider New Legal, Commercial & Logistical Risks from Emerging Sector · Key points in guarantees Trends - The correct guarantor & favouree: getting it right · Entertainment tenants and offerings: managing the risks - Establishing a clear purpose of the guarantee · Pop-up shops and short term leases: flexibility vs risk and liability - Critical timing issues · Foreign tenants: risks checklist · Conditions and limits of liability · Commercial offices: the latest trends & developments you must have · Replacement and additional guarantees on your radar - Impact of assignment by the landlord or tenant · The domination of logistics in industrial leasing: emerging risks and key - Renewal considerations · When will the guarantee expire?  Presented by Dannelle Howley, Partner, Squire Patton Boggs  Presented by Tara Linn, Senior Associate, MinterEllison Disclosure Statements: Practical Strategies Valuation and Rent Reviews: Drafting Tips & Dealing with Disputes · When and how to issue and amend them · A guide to renewals, market rent reviews and valuations · Key tenants and early termination rights · How valuers are valuing vs how this sits overall with the Retail Leases - Disclosing end dates of key tenants Act - What if a key tenant breaches or terminates early? What needs to be · Practical examples and common errors faced by practitioners disclosed and when? · Real world tips and examples for drafting and disputing market rent · Work carried out on the premises and liability issues reviews - Limiting liability for work carried out after a lease commences · Case review: market rent reviews, where they can go wrong, and what  Presented by Robert Speirs, Partner, Speirs Ryan; Best Lawyers 2020, Real to do about it Property Law  Presented by Sebastian Busa, Partner, Baker McKenzie; Recommended The Termination Checklist: Streamlining Procedures Leasing Lawyer, Doyle’s Guide 2019 · Relevant considerations prior to entry into the lease Outgoings for Retail and Commercial Leases: a Detailed · What are the available options for a tenant wanting to terminate a Walkthrough lease? · Analysis of different rent structures: advantages & disadvantages of · The relevance of the Retail Leases Act to termination rights each · What steps can be taken by a landlord wanting to terminate a lease · Calculating outgoings contributions: budgets, formulas and tenant’s · If a lease is terminated by a landlord, what steps should a tenant proportion consider taking · Proper outgoings inclusions and exclusions  Presented by Anthony Herro, Principal Solicitor, Herro Solicitors; · Capital vs non capital expenses Recommended Leasing Lawyer, Doyle’s Guide 2019 · Current issues in outgoings · Standard NSW Law Society Lease and common amendments: what to watch out for  Presented by David Voet, Partner, Madison Marcus Law Firm

Insightful and relevant to concerns raised in my daily workload - very risk orientated and informative

7 ATTEND THE FULL DAY AND EARN 7 CPD units in Substantive Law 25 SOLD OUT FILM AND TV CONFERENCE: in September so KEY CONTENT AND PRODUCTION ISSUES don’t miss this one!

TUESDAY, 17 MARCH 2020 $870 9.00AM TO 5.15PM 203N21

This popular biannual event brings together renowned film and industry panel of industry experts to explore some of the most current and key film and television law issues. Split into to two practical sessions, the morning focuses on key legal industry issues and the afternoon examines international production issues with a practical workshop exploring scenarios from production and distribution perspectives.

SESSION 1: KEY LEGAL ISSUES IN FILM AND TV SESSION 2: INTERNATIONAL PRODUCTION ISSUES AND SCENARIO WORKSHOP

9.00AM - 1.15PM 203N21A $490 2.00PM - 5.15PM 203N21B $490

Chair: Theo Dorizac, Senior Legal Counsel, Special Broadcasting Chair: Georgina Waite, Head of Business Affairs, Australian Service (SBS) Broadcasting Corporation

Defamation: Managing Potential Defamatory Content Dealing with International Partners on Film and TV Productions · War stories and ‘what if’ scenarios · Treaty vs non-treaty: the pros and cons of a treaty co-production  Presented by Robert Todd, Partner, Ashurst; Leading Technology, Media & · Points, financing, budgets Telecommunications Lawyer and Recommended Contentious Intellectual Property · Legal requirements and obligations of treaty co-productions Lawyer, Doyle’s Guide 2019; Best Lawyers 2019, Defamation and Media Law, · Advance and final rulings Entertainment Law and Information Technology Law · Gallipoli clause · Underlying rights, spin-offs etc Clearances and Compliance in a Global Market · General contract clauses for co-productions · Complexity for obtaining clearance for certain jurisdictions · Managing rights, cashflow, currency and delivery · Compliance with local/international privacy/data protection laws · Financing with international distributor partner vs pre-selling rights · Practical approach to trade mark clearances/protection and territories · Other practical hints and tips for clearances and compliance · Recoupment and net profits  Presented by Gary Rogers, Solicitor - Director, Blueprint Law and Ted Cawrey,  Presented by Jenny Lalor, Principal, Lalor Law Pty Ltd Solicitor-Director, Blueprint Law

Current Workplace Issues in the Screen Industry Working with International Partners Workshop · Refresher on the Australian Industry Code of Practice: Discrimination, A workshop on working with international partners with scenarios Harassment, Sexual Harassment & Bullying (the ‘Code’) from Drama, Comedy, Kids and Film, providing perspectives of · Complaint handling under the Code: practical tips producers, broadcasters, Screen Australia and distributors. · Are contestants employees? implications of the decision of Prince v  Moderator: Georgina Waite, Head of Business Affairs, Australian Seven Networks (Operations) Limited [2019] NSWWCC 313 Broadcasting Corporation · Does the Code apply to contestants?  Panellists:  Presented by Amber Sharp, Partner, Bartier Perry Lawyers; Recommended Georgina Waite, Head of Business Affairs, Australian Broadcasting Employment Lawyer, Doyle’s Guide 2019; Best Lawyers 2019, Labour and Corporation Jenny Lalor, Principal, Lalor Law Pty Ltd Employment Law Amy Noble, Director of Business Affairs and Legal, Fremantle (TV producer) Colleen Champ, Co-Production Unit, Screen Australia Importing Overseas Cast and Crew: What You Need to Know About Rebecca Hardman, Head of Legal and Business Affairs (Australia), See-Saw Films the Temporary Activity (subclass 408) Visa Gillian Clyde, Legal and Business Affairs Executive, Beyond International · Core eligibility requirements · External consultation process · Compliance considerations PANEL DISCUSSION  Presented by Cherie Wright, Special Counsel, Fragomen; Accredited Immigration Law Specialist; Best Lawyers 2019, Immigration Key Industry Issues, Priorities and Perspectives A panel discussion on some key issues, priorities and perspectives Should I Insure and What to Insure impacting the Film and TV Industry. · Insurance for productions explained: Film Pack Insurance, Essential  Moderator: Grant McAvaney, Head of Disputes & Litigation Legal, Element (Key Person), Film Producers Indemnity (FPI/ Cast), Errors Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) & Omissions, Defamation, Public Liability, Travel, Personal Accident,  Panellists: Workers Compensation and Business Risk insurance Emren Kara, General Counsel, Stan · What is covered, what policy limits you should request Tasha Smithies, Senior Litigation Counsel, Network Ten Pty Ltd · Insurance for contractors, freelancers Lyn Kemmis, Senior Legal Counsel, Special Broadcasting Service (SBS) · Information required by insurers and brokers and disclosure obligations · What is typically excluded under insurance? · Making a claim · Industry war stories  Presented by Steve Rosser, Special Counsel, Blueprint Law and Danielle Manton, Senior Account Manager, Austbrokers SPT

7 ATTEND THE FULL DAY AND EARN 7 CPD units in Substantive Law

17TH ANNUAL FAMILY LAW CONFERENCE

WEDNESDAY, 18 MARCH 2020 $870 9.00AM TO 5.15PM 203N22

Gain insights and practical guidance to ensure you’re up to date on the latest cases and strategies from a stellar line-up of leading family law practitioners, all while gaining your CPD compulsory units.

SESSION 1: PROPERTY AND PARENTING UPDATES SESSION 2: CPD COMPULSORY UNITS FOR FAMILY LAWYERS

9.00AM - 1.15PM 203N22A $490 2.00PM - 5.15PM 203N22B $490

Chair: Melinda Winning, Partner, Barkus Doolan Family Lawyers; Chair: Helen Ede, Principal, Ede Family Law; Accredited Specialist in Accredited Specialist in Family Law; Leading Family & Divorce Lawyer Family Law and Parenting & Children’s Matters Lawyer, Doyle’s Guide 2019  Professional Skills Analysis of Recent Family Law and Property Division Cases Family Law Arbitration on the Move Gain a valuable up of the most recent, significant cases and trends from Delve into the best strategies and practices to achieve a positive the Family Court of Australia and Federal Circuit Court on property and outcome for your client in family law arbitration matters. financial settlements and relevant legislative amendments.  Presented by The Hon Peter Rose AM QC, former Justice of the Family Court;  Presented by Neil Jackson, Barrister, Culwulla Chambers Mediator and Arbitrator; Adjunct Professor University of Sydney Law School

What the Family Court Doesn’t Realise about Unrealised Tax  Practice Management & Business Skills Liabilities and What you Should Know Costs in the Family Court of Australia · Franking credits and retained profits: an asset or liability and what to · Recent Full Court decision of Sfakianakis in relation to costs in family do law proceedings · Div 7A loan agreements: Do they make future tax liabilities invisible in · Solicitor and client regime: What disclosure is adequate under the Family Law matters? Uniform Law? · Can you ‘value’ an unrealised capital gains tax liability and should it be · Solicitor limitation period to seek an assessment: recent changes and recognised by the Family Court? where you can come unstuck  Presented by Nick Gaudion, Director Forensic Accounting, Cutcher & Neale  Presented by Kerrie Rosati, Principal DGT Costs Lawyers; Court Appointed Costs Assessor Queensland Tax Implications for Property and Financial Settlements

· Third party loans and the ability of the Family Court to make orders to  Ethics & Professional Responsibility transfer tax debt (or other debts): Commissioner of Taxation v Tomaras Ethical Responsibilities When Your Clients Turn Up with Suspicious · Div 7A impacts of financial settlements Documents · CGT and Stamp Duty exemptions · Privileged, but otherwise accessible because of the location in the · Small business restructuring: alternatives to family law rollover home, or the joint computer, post separation  Presented by Chris Ardagna, Partner – Tax Consulting, Pitcher Partners · Obtained from the other spouse’s inbox/mobile phone post separation · Documents which would arguably form part of the other party’s Applications for Interim Financial Relief disclosure but which a party has accessed and provided to the lawyer · Jurisdiction and power of the court to make orders for interim financial · Collected via surveillance mechanisms: recent cases relief · What to do when your client provides to you a bundle of recorded - Spouse maintenance communications with the other party and his/her lawyer and ethical - Child support departure and legal obligations - Partial property settlement/ costs orders/ litigation funding  Presented by Jacqueline Dawson, Solicitor Director, Sexton Family Law; · Properly gathering evidence in support of your client’s application Accredited Specialist in Family Law; Recommended Parenting & Children’s including practical hints and tips when drafting financial statements Matters Lawyer, Doyle’s Guide 2019 and affidavits in support - Considering other litigation tools available to ensure the necessary evidence is before the court  Presented by Collette McFawn, Partner, Lander & Rogers; Accredited Specialist in Family Law; Leading Family & Divorce Lawyer and Recommended Family Lawyer (High-Value & Complex Property Matters), Doyle’s Guide 2019 and Skye Owen, Lawyer, Lander & Rogers Is the Sperm Donor a Parent? ACCREDITED In this session you will explore the legal parentage implications following the High Court decision of Massons and Parson. SPECIALISTS  Presented by Michelle McMahon, Barrister, 6 St James Hall Chambers Are required to complete 20 units of CPD each year

WEDNESDAY, 18 MARCH 2020 $490 WEDNESDAY, 18 MARCH 2020 $490 9.00AM TO 1.15PM 203N23 2.00PM TO 5.15PM 203N24

What do the latest changes in environment and planning law If you have a general commercial practice these are the twenty mean for you? Hear from our stellar line-up of experts, including essential questions you need answered. Your business clients the Minister for Planning and Public Spaces, as they unpack the will often seek answers across a wide range of specialist areas critical issues and challenges in environmental and planning law from employment to contract to tax and intellectual property law. and provide the timely and practical insights that have made this a Address those knowledge gaps, hear from experts in these fields can’t miss event every year. and enhance your legal practice.

Chair: Alice Spizzo, Partner, Landerer & Company Legal Services Pty Ltd Chair: Jason Sprague, Partner, Bartier Perry

Development Standards & Scandals: Court Practice and Procedure 5 Most Asked Questions on Employment Law · Preparing Clause 4.6 requests · When is misconduct serious enough to terminate employment? · Overcoming jurisdictional hurdles · To what extent must we accommodate non-work injuries? · Recent decisions and their significance: how has the test developed? · Can we control what our employees say on social media or other public  Presented by Andrew Pickles SC, Martin Place Chambers; Recommended places? Planning & Environment Senior Counsel, Doyle’s Guide 2019 · What makes a redundancy ‘genuine’? · Will our non-compete clause be enforceable after termination? Climate Litigation: Recent Cases and Looking Forward  Presented by Deirdre McEvoy, Senior Associate, McArdle Legal; Accredited · Review of recent litigation in the Land and Environment Court Specialist in Employment and Industrial Law addressing climate change issues · Analysis of Rocky Hill decision 5 Most Asked Questions on Contracts · Discussion of pending climate litigation on the horizon · Is this Heads of Agreement binding?  Presented by Robert White, Barrister, 12 Wentworth Selbourne Chambers · What mistakes can I make in giving indemnities under a contract? and Natasha Hammond, Barrister, Martin Place Chambers; Recommended · What terms can be implied into my contract? Planning & Environment Barrister, Doyle’s Guide 2018 · What is the difference between a deed and an agreement? · Best endeavours vs reasonable endeavours obligations in contracts: MINISTERIAL ADDRESS Are they different and what do they mean?  Presented by Malcolm Campbell, Principal, Coleman Greig  Presented by The Hon Rob Stokes MP, NSW Minister for Planning and Public Spaces 5 Most Asked Questions on Tax · Can I claim tax losses incurred in previous years for tax? Emerging Issues in Compulsory Land Acquisition · What are the issues around shareholder loans and unpaid present · Update on legislation and acquisition powers entitlements? · Compensation claims for compulsory acquisition of land · What tax risks do I take on when I become a director? · Land valuation and compulsory acquisition · Do I have a GST adjustment and why?  Presented by Andrew Beatty, Partner, Beatty Legal; Recommended · How will land tax affect my business? Environment & Climate Change Lawyer, Doyle’s Guide 2019 and Marlon Shou,  Presented by Suzie Boulous, Partner, Brown Wright Stein Lawyers Senior Associate, Beatty Legal 5 Most Asked Questions on IP Waste Management in 2020 · Why do I need to care about IP? · What’s happening in the world of waste? · How do I copyright a patent? · Policy updates and enforcement · But I paid for it… don’t I own it? · Overview of recent cases · If I change it by at least 10%, is it still infringement?  Presented by Breellen Warry, Partner, Holding Redlich · Can I register a worldwide trade mark?  Presented by Derek Baigent, Principal, Griffith Hack;Best Lawyers 2019, Intellectual Property Law

4 ATTEND AND EARN 3 ATTEND AND EARN 4 CPD units in Substantive Law 3 CPD units in Substantive Law YOUR EXPERT GUIDE TO DISCRIMINATION AND TESTAMENTARY TRUSTS ADVERSE ACTION CLAIMS WORKSHOP

THURSDAY, 19 MARCH 2020 $490 THURSDAY, 19 MARCH 2020 $490 9.00AM TO 1.15PM 203N25 2.00PM TO 5.15PM 203N26

Keep up with key developments in discrimination law and gain There’s no better way to master drafting testamentary trusts than insights on the latest adverse action cases, employer liability through this interactive workshop. Work through hypothetical issues, exemptions under federal and state discrimination laws, scenarios covering real world issues with examples and exercises the impact of the religious discrimination bill and much more. This to sharpen your drafting and understanding. Identify the is a must attend seminar for all lawyers practising in employment key issues and advice to give and then together create the law, in-house counsel and human resources professionals. documentation needed to put the plan into place. Have all your questions answered and perfect your practice in this critical area Chair: Judith Healy, Partner, JH Law of estate planning. A Year in Review! Case Developments in the Adverse Action Jurisdiction By the end of the workshop you will have jointly created a An essential examination of the most significant recent decisions on comprehensive suite of estate planning materials that properly deal adverse action and key learnings to consider when providing advice, and with the following issues: key developments to immediately include in your practice. · Lawyers liability to the will maker and their beneficiaries: How much  Presented by Alex Grayson, Principal Lawyer, Maurice Blackburn Lawyers; control should you give to the executor, beneficiary and third party? Leading Employment Lawyer (Employee & Trade Union Representation), Doyle’s · Tax implications of testamentary trusts Guide 2019 · Effective use of testamentary trust as a tool for protecting assets · How to deal with creditors and former spouses Legislative Update: Religious Discrimination Bill & the Impact on the · Family provision aspects Workplace · Complexity versus knowledge and approval Review the scope and operation of the Bill (which may be an Act by · Clear solutions to drafting problems March 2020). · Interaction with superannuation and how to handle issues that may  Presented by Amber Sharp, Workplace Relations Partner, Bartier Perry; arise Recommended Employment Lawyer (Employer Representation), Doyle’s Guide · Concerns around family trusts and other structures used by clients 2019 · Practical case studies  Presented by Robert Monahan, Monahan Estate Planning; Accredited Interpretation of Federal and State Discrimination Laws: Employer Specialist in Wills and Estates; Recommended Wills, Estates & Succession Lawyer, Liability and the Exemptions Doyle’s Guide 2019 · The purpose and effect of exemptions and defences in discrimination laws · General exemptions: carve outs from the operation of discrimination laws - Special measures: charities, religious and voluntary bodies - Public health - Superannuation and insurance What the delegates have said about this - Compliance with specific laws · Exemptions specific to particular areas or grounds Workshop - Inherent requirements of the job - Unjustifiable hardship · Temporary exemptions granted by the AHRC or State bodies Made a dry topic interesting - When to apply? When will an exemption be granted? The conditions  Presented by Elizabeth Devine, Principal, Solicitor and Workplace Relations and it was very useful and Consultant, Devine Law at Work thought provoking. Pleading your Way to Success: Adverse Action and Discrimination Claims Claims of these kinds have been plagued by strike-out motions. Let’s get back to basics and apply the legal principles to the pleading so as to: Excellent, well-paced, and · Avoid the necessity to re-plead · Understand the jurisdictional hurdles informative. · Own the narrative  Presented by Elizabeth Raper SC, 5 Wentworth Chambers; Senior Adjunct Lecturer, University of Sydney; co-author, Discrimination Law and Practice, The Federation Press; Preeminent Employment Law Junior Counsel, Doyle’s Guide Very detailed with practical 2019 advice.

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MIGRATION LAW SYMPOSIUM

THURSDAY, 19 MARCH 2020 $870 9.00AM TO 5.15PM 203N27

Mastering the gamut of migration legislation, case law and the government’s approach to decision making isn’t easy. The road to visa approval, refusal and review is littered with exhausted and frustrated applicants and their representatives. Attend this conference to uncover some of the migration law mysteries shrouded in legalities, complex procedures and delay. Plus attend and earn the mandatory CPD points for business and practice management, ethics and professional skill designed with migration practices in mind.

SESSION 1: CPD COMPULSORY UNITS FOR SESSION 2: KEEPING UP TO DATE WITH CURRENT IMMIGRATION LAWYERS AND MIGRATION AGENTS MIGRATION PRACTICE

9.00AM - 12.45PM 203N27A $490 1.30PM - 5.15PM 203N27B $490

Chair: Rola Hijwel, Principal, Hijwel Migration Lawyers; Accredited Chair: Anne O’Donoghue, Managing Director and Principal Lawyer, Specialist in Immigration Law Immigration Solutions Lawyers, Accredited Specialist in Immigration Law  Professional Skills The Practicalities of Running an AAT (MRD) Appeal FAMILY VISAS, SCHEDULE 4020, PARTNER VISAS · Pre-application: to appeal, or not to appeal, that is the question AND HEALTH ISSUES · Application: when, where, how much, with what · Preparation for the hearing: files and evidence Family Visas: Difficult Issues · The hearing: Lee Kwan Yew meets Sun Tzu · Temporary and permanent parent visas · Post hearing: it’s never too late · Visas for dependent children’s  Presented by Simon Jeans, Principal, Jeans Lawyers, Accredited Specialist in · Carer visas Immigration Law · Aged dependent relatives and remaining relative visas

 Business and Practice Management for Migration Practices Schedule 4020, Partner Visas and Health Issues Let’s Get with the Times: Building a Digital Footprint and Navigating · PIC 4040: identity, bogus documents and incorrect information to a the Online Space to Build Your Brand and Attract Your Ideal Clients material particular and the waiver provisions · Why digital marketing is necessary for your business’s long term · PIC 4007: health criteria and waiver and discussion about the new growth and sustainability policy · The marketing bundle for your business: the essentials to building an · How to deal with the challenges that arise from 4020 and 4007 online presence  Presented by: Peter Bollard, Senior Consultant and Gareth Lewis, · Strategy, website, content, social media, and clients: mapping it out Principal Solicitor, Lewis & Bollard · The future of marketing for lawyers and migration agents · DIY vs hiring a marketing expert: when to hire and when to DIY Skilled Migration, Independent and Sponsored Visas  Presented by Simran Singh, Principal, LegalStudio · TSS Subclass 482 visas

 Ethics · Employer sponsored visas Professional Misconduct and Ethical Issues in Migration Law · Subclasses 189 and 190 visas · Engaging a client: obligations under the Code of Conduct · Update on how the new skilled regional provision visa is working · What documents and information do you provide in your standard  Presented by Ladan Omidvar, Solicitor and Registered Migration Agent, contract? Playfair Visa and Migration Services · How to identify a high-risk client · Managing risk in multi-stakeholder engagements The Enhanced Integrity Act and its Naming and Shaming Provisions  Presented by Alex Kaufman, Head of Migration, FCB Smart Visa · Department of Home Affairs and the Australian Border Force; an overview · Subclass 457/482 Visa program sponsorship obligations · Enhanced Integrity Act and the Minister of Home Affairs power to publish information about approved sponsor /former sponsor · Data Matching Protocol between the Department of Home Affairs and the ATO · Regulatory compliance in the age of data sharing and analytics: what MIGRATION AGENTS CAN EARN 4 CPD are the implications for employers/sponsors and immigration advisors?  POINTS, INCLUDING 1 ETHICS POINT Presented by Maria Jockel, Legal Principal and National Leader, Migration Services, BDO Migration, Accredited Specialist Immigration Law, Best Lawyers MARA APPROVAL NUMBERS 2020 Immigration APPROVED 3 CPD POINTS CN91 1 MANDATORY CPD POINT SM390

FRIDAY, 20 MARCH 2020 $870 9.00AM TO 5.15PM 203N28

You wanted a timely and practical workers compensation and motor vehicle accidents conference analysing the latest issues and we’ve delivered. Hear about the hottest cases and guidelines and pick up practical tips on key developments, legislative amendments and other hot issues in workers compensation and motor vehicle accidents. Hear from two medical experts and gain insights straight from WIRO. Secure an edge for your clients and develop your practice.

SESSION 1: WORKERS COMPENSATION ROUNDUP SESSION 2: MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENTS UPDATE

9.00AM - 1.15PM 203N28A $490 2.00PM - 5.15PM 203N28B $490

Chair: Robbie Elder, Special Counsel, Rankin Ellison Lawyers Chair: Belinda Cassidy, Special Counsel, Stacks Goudkamp Appellate Tactics in the Workers Compensation Commission Latest Developments Under the Motor Accident Injuries Act 2017 · What is the appellate jurisdiction of the Workers Compensation · Recent developments with the Personal Injury Commission and how Commission? will it apply to motor accidents · Who determines the appeal? · Ongoing issues with the ‘minor’ injury test · What is the practice and procedure? · Other friction points with the ‘new’ scheme such as who is the ‘relevant · On the papers or a hearing? insurer’ and how are the common law provisions working · The essential ingredients for powerful and persuasive submissions  Presented by Tim Concannon, Partner, Carroll and O’Dea Lawyers  Presented by David Baran, Barrister, Jack Shand Chambers Decisions, Decisions, Decisions: the MAI Scheme · Stay up to date and up to speed with the decisions being made in the INSIGHTS FROM WIRO Professional Skills MAI scheme Workers Compensation and CTP Update on Dispute Resolution - Decisions from insurers Catch up on the latest workers compensation cases, legislative - Decisions from DRS developments, and trends, including analysis of key workers - Decisions from the Courts compensation decisions and recent changes.  Presented by Belinda Cassidy, Special Counsel, Stacks Goudkamp  Presented by Kim Garling, Workers Compensation Independent Review Officer andRoshana May, Director, Workers Compensation Independent Negligence and Contributory Negligence in Motor Accident Cases Review Office (WIRO) · Primary negligence · Joint illegal enterprise

 Professional Skills · Contributory negligence: From Pennington v Norris to Boral Bricks and Inconsistent Clinical Presentations Chivas and beyond · Assessing patients with inconsistent histories  Presented by Jnana Gumbert, Barrister, Jack Shand Chambers; Leading · Interpreting non-organic clinical symptoms and signs Insurance Junior Counsel, Doyle’s Guide 2018 · Assessing functional evaluations and surveillance evidence  Presented by Dr Alan Home, Director, Health People Legal

 Professional Skills How Doctors Assess Impairment of the Lumbar Spine · Medical terminology explained · How doctors carry out the examination · Assessment of impairment using AMA5 and the Workers Compensation Guidelines  Presented by Dr Roger Pillemer, Orthopaedic Surgeon

 Ethics & Professional Responsibility Case Update: Workers Compensation Commission UNABLE TO TRAVEL? · Presidential decisions Why not attend our seminars · Supreme Court and Court of Appeal decisions live online or on-demand,  Presented by Will Murphy, Partner, Bartier Perry on any device, 24/7

7 ATTEND THE FULL DAY AND EARN 5.5 CPD units in Substantive Law 1.5 CPD units in Professional Skills 31 DRIVING OFFENCES: SMSFS: MAJOR UPDATE THE A-Z OF LEGAL ISSUES

FRIDAY, 20 MARCH 2020 $490 TUESDAY, 24 MARCH 2020 $490 9.00AM TO 1.15PM 203N29 9.00AM TO 1.15PM 203N31

Get across all the latest developments in driving offences to When you deal with SMSFs there are many tips and tricks that help you and your practice stand out. Receive an essential case can improve your practice and ensure that your clients are in the update and delve into potential defences for driving offences. best legal position possible. Be guided through the process of Hear the pharmacological evidence on alcohol and driving and managing the death of an SMSF member, learn strategies about PCA matters. Don’t miss the esteemed and always entertaining contributions and explore SMSF property syndicates. Professor McGregor with an update on roadside drug testing and the evolving defences for drug-driving on medicinal cannabis. Chair: Dr Christopher Birch SC, 8th Floor Garfield Barwick Chambers; Recommended Wills & Estates Litigation Senior Counsel, Doyle’s Guide 2019 Chair: Juliana Friedlander, Barrister, Arthur Phillip Chambers

Traffic Offences Case Update All About Contributions The basics: super guarantee, concessional, non-concessional contributions · Overview of the fairly recent changes in the legislation, specifically low · range PCA offences · The downsizer contribution · Update on the legislation & practice surrounding applications to quash · Carry forward contributions habitual offender declarations which includes recent Supreme Court · Spouse contributions, contributions splitting case law · Small business retirement exemption  Presented by Kirk Dailly, Barrister, Sixth Floor Windeyer Chambers · Potential issues  Presented by Simon Robinson, Financial Adviser, RSM Financial Services Australia THE PHARMACOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVErofessional Skills SMSF Property Syndicates Alcohol and Driving and PCA Matters: The Pharmacological Evidence · Investing in a unit trust · Defending PCA matters: Evidentiary breath analysis · In-house asset rules · Alcohol pharmacology · Unrelated parties ‘exception’ · Breath alcohol concentration at time of driving · Un-geared trust exception  Presented by Dr Stuart Anderson, Galbraith Consulting · Non-arm’s length income rule and fixed trusts  Presented by James Meli, Practice Leader, LegalVision

Defending Driving Offences: Potential Defences Powers of Attorney and SMSFs · Defending PCA/ Drug driving charges including: SMSFs remain valuable investment structures but what happens when - Honest and reasonable mistake a member or trustee (including a director of a trustee) loses capacity or - The ‘Jimenez’ defence moves overseas. Explore the importance of enduring powers of attorney · Challenging the reading (EPOA) and succession for SMSFs including: · Defending unlicensed driving charges · Section 17A of the SIS Act and EPOAs · Defending negligence/dangerous driving charges · The ATO’s SMSF Ruling 2010/2 · Defending DUI charges · The decision in Narumon  Presented by Michal Mantaj, Managing Lawyer, Conditsis & Associates; · Misconception that the executor of the estate appointed under the will Accredited Specialist in Criminal Law (always) becomes the trustee of the SMSF · The decision of Dawson v Dawson Roadside Drug Testing: Cannabis Focus · Practical tips to safeguard the succession and control of SMSF from Hear from Professor McGregor, who is at the forefront of medicinal challenges cannabis legal issues and who regularly appears pro-bono and as an  Presented by Lisa To, Partner, Bartier Perry Lawyers expert-witness in a range of matters. Professor McGregor will share his experience from assisting to successfully challenging unsafe verdicts A Step by Step Guide to Managing the Death of an SMSF Member caused by poor handling by government forensic labs. · What, whom, when and how to notify  Presented by Professor Iain McGregor, Academic Director, Lambert Initiative · Payment of super death benefits for Cannabinoid Therapeutics, University of Sydney · Taxation of super death benefits · Corporate trustee vs individual trustees · Multi member vs sole member SMSF · Issues to watch out for  Presented by Brian Hor, Special Counsel, Superannuation & Estate Planning, Townsends Business & Corporate Lawyers Need more CPD units in criminal law? See the full day Saturday conference on page 23!

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NCAT PRACTICE TRUSTS AND DEEDS AND PROCEDURE ADVANCED REVIEW

TUESDAY, 24 MARCH 2020 $490 TUESDAY, 24 MARCH 2020 $490 9.00AM TO 1.15PM 203N33 2.00PM TO 5.15PM 203N32

What better way to master your practice and procedure in the Gain insight into the complex issues of trusts and deeds in this high NCAT than to hear firsthand from the experts themselves? Pick up level afternoon review. Hone your skills so that you are prepared essential tips and tricks as a Deputy President, a Senior Member for the issues your clients might face. Discover what can possibly and leading barristers share their experience and provide practical go wrong, so that you are prepared for any eventuality. Hear about guidance on the key issues faced when litigating in NCAT. the latest developments in case law and what they mean for your practice. Get practical tips on tax disputes and learn how to make Chair: Andrew Coleman SC, Senior Member, New South Wales Civil the most of trust structures and asset protection. You will walk out and Administrative Tribunal the door with practical and tangible skills to ensure your practice is ready for anything. INSIGHTS FROM NCAT Professional Skills Keynote Address Chair: Michael Bersten, Barrister, New Chambers  Presented by Deputy President Mark Harrowell, New South Wales Civil Recent Trusts Cases and Developments and Administrative Tribunal All the latest cases and developments and how to prepare your practice for their impact. NCAT’s Jurisdiction and Appearing in NCAT Matters  Presented by Talitha Fishburn, Barrister, Wardell Chambers · Overview of NCAT’S jurisdiction and structure · Ascertaining when NCAT proceedings should be commenced Trust Structures and Asset Protection · Appearing in NCAT matters: practical issues · Documenting the purpose of the trust · Procedural standards, requirements and considerations in NCAT · Financial abuse risk and trustee controller succession matters · The importance of Trustee independence  Presented by Mark Robinson SC, Maurice Byers Chambers; author, NCAT – · Offshore connected beneficiaries Practice and Procedure, Thomson Reuters  Presented by Michael Perkins, TEP, Special Counsel, Practitioner Member, Academic Community of the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP)  Professional Skills Dispute Resolution in NCAT Taxing Trusts: Where to From Here? Practical Tips and Traps · ADR in NCAT: mediation, conciliation, conclave and preliminary · A brief history of ‘entity taxation’ and 2011 tax reform promises sessions · Our complicated system · What to expect and how to prepare · Why ATO administration does not help · Forms, documents and time frames · The significance of the RMIT Report · What should be produced or discovered to the other side · Future reforms? · Getting the best deal for your client  Presented by Ken Schurgott, Solicitor Director, Schurgott & Co Lawyers  Presented by Timothy Bland, Barrister, Hunter Street Chambers Trust Disputes: A Case Study Approach  Professional Skills Effective Advocacy in NCAT · Tax dispute practice and procedure: Federal Court vs AAT considerations · Persuasive advocacy in NCAT: What does it take? · The 7 steps involving a taxation dispute between a taxpayer and the ATO · Knowing what to say and how to say it · Examines the events in a tax dispute in a case study involving a trustee · Cases conferences vs hearings · How best to assess the client’s tax risk and resolve the dispute  Presented by Richard Perrignon, Barrister, Four St James  Presented by Brett Young, Barrister, State Chambers Appealing NCAT Decisions: What, Where, When and How · Identifying the appropriate appeal court · When is it a question of fact or law? · What are appealable decisions? · Practical tips and preparing for the appeal hearing · Appeals on interlocutory decisions  Presented by Sarah Warren, Barrister, 9 Windeyer Chambers

These speakers are the best & most knowledgeable in trust & tax

4 ATTEND AND EARN 3 ATTEND AND EARN 2 CPD units in Substantive Law 3 CPD units in Substantive Law 2 CPD units in Professional Skills 33 LITIGATION ISSUES FOR ALL DUTY, POWERS GOVERNMENT LAWYERS AND DECISION MAKING

WEDNESDAY, 25 MARCH 2020 $490 WEDNESDAY, 25 MARCH 2020 $490 9.00AM TO 1.15PM 203N35 2.00PM TO 5.15PM 203N36

As a government lawyer you may not litigate all day, but that Your administrative decisions and actions are routinely subjected doesn’t mean you don’t have to deal with disputes, navigate to scrutiny and challenge. Understand the complexities and appeals of decisions or delve into litigation practices from time processes behind duties, delegated powers and decision making to time. So what exactly do government lawyers need to be by spending a morning with our experienced panel of barristers. aware of should litigation arise? The ethical parameters of the Make sure your actions and decision making are correct. Model Government litigant; preparing public sector witnesses; understanding the extent of government privilege and immunities Chair: Katrina Harry PSM, National Registrar and Chief Legal Counsel, obligations and more. Hear from an outstanding panel of speakers Veterans’ Review Board on the absolute red flags if you get caught up in litigation. Making Better Decisions · Merits review and making correct and/or preferable decisions Chair: David Bennett AC QC, 5 Wentworth · Delivering justice to tribunal users: current, future and potential – what

 Ethics & Professional Responsibility do we need to know? The Model of a Modern Government Litigant · Improving the quality, efficiency and effectiveness of primary decision- · What justifies a requirement for government to litigate differently? making by government · What does being a modern model litigant require? · The use of alternative dispute resolution in merits review · Why does it matter and what can go wrong? · Duty of parties to use best endeavours to assist the tribunal · At what points in litigation do these issues most often arise and require  Presented by Jane Anderson, Principal Member, Veterans’ Review Board greater vigilance? Authorisations and Delegations of Powers: Can you Really do what - First response and managing client expectations you Think you can do? - Knowing when and how to settle · The use of delegations, sub-delegations and authorisations  Presented by Bridie Nolan, Barrister, 12 Wentworth Selborne Chambers · When and why to use them

 Ethics & Professional Responsibility · Understanding the difference Bound by Ethics: The Model Litigant as Prosecutor · Ramifications for making decisions without authority: When are you · What it means to be fearless but fair; questions raised in a high profile personally liable? case · Disputes and litigation: the government’s role and responsibilities when · Ethics of presenting the case problems arise - Prosecution policies  Presented by Chantal Tipene, Partner, Sparke Helmore - The continuing role of Apostilides and the Common Law The Government’s Duty of Care · The prosecutor’s role in sentencing · Understanding tortious liability of government departments and public · Prosecutors as Ministers of Justice? authorities  Presented by Paul Menzies QC, 8 Wentworth Chambers · When is a statutory duty of care likely to found a private negligence action?

 Professional Skills · Requirements for a novel duty of care Public Sector Witnesses Required to Give Evidence: Guidance and · Recent case law Advice  Presented by Chris Erskine SC, Blackburn Chambers · Types of forum and powers: The Obligation of Procedural Fairness During Multistage Decision - A court Making Processes - A Royal Commission · The changing content of the obligation of procedural fairness - The Ombudsman or other integrity body · Procedural fairness during investigations - Parliament · Exercising powers of suspension · Obligations and protections · Update on recent case law · Preparation   Presented by Michael Sullivan, Partner, Norton Rose Fulbright Australia Presented by Dr Christos Mantziaris, Barrister, 6 St James Hall Chambers

 Professional Skills Privileges and Immunities Applying to Government · Issues with legal professional privilege or client legal privilege for government · Public interest immunity  Presented by Dr Juliet Lucy, Barrister, 6 St James Hall Chambers

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4 ATTEND AND EARN 4 ATTEND AND EARN 2 CPD units in Professional Skills 4 CPD units in Substantive Law 2 CPD units in Ethics & Professional Responsibility CPD COMPULSORY UNITS: PPSA UPDATES AND COSTS AND BILLING FOR ALL STRATEGIES LAWYERS

WEDNESDAY, 25 MARCH 2020 $490 WEDNESDAY, 25 MARCH 2020 $490 9.00AM TO 1.15PM 203N37 2.00PM TO 5.15PM 203N38

Don’t let complex PPSA issues trip you up. Are you aware of all Protect yourself and your practice by making sure that you have the latest updates? Attend to hear carefully selected topics from the right skills in your costs and billing toolkit. Gain 10 critical expert practitioners who will focus your attention on the big PPSA tips in costs recovery, examine lessons from recent case law and issues that you need to know to keep your clients and your practice explore why costs disclosure before settlement is critical, all while at the cutting edge. earning your compulsory CPD units.

Chair: Ian Davidson SC, Eighth Floor, Selborne Chambers Chair: Daniel Taylor, Managing Director, CCSG Legal

PPSA: Some Current and Obscure Issues  Practice Management & Business Skills · Partial removal of Security Interest Determinations on Costs from the Last 12 Months: Lessons for Your · Update of current position with PPSR leases Practice · Recent decisions Review the most significant costs cases from the past year and discuss · Consignments under the PPSA the practices, trends and findings arising out of the costs assessment process and how the decisions and determinations by costs assessors  Presented by Simon Della Marta, Partner, Pointon Partners, Sydney may impact on your practice. PPSA Proposal for Reform Recommended by the Whittaker Report  Presented by Paul Taylor, Principal and Charles Ackroyd, Principal, Pattison Overview of key proposed changes in the following specific areas: Hardman

· Collateral classes  Professional Skills · PPSA leases Recovering Costs: From Clients and from Other Parties · Accounts receivables · Top 10 tips in costs recovery  Presented by Nino Di Bartolomeo, Partner, Norton Rose Fulbright · Reducing the solicitor/client vs party/party gap PPSA: Seven Years Since the Act’s Commencement · Alternatives to costs assessment  Presented by Mike Dudman, Director, Costs Lawyer, Blackstone Legal Costing; · When is a PMSI, a PMSI? Accredited Specialist in Costs Law · Update on extension of time applications (section 588FM and section

293)  Ethics & Professional Responsibility · Vexatious registrations: security interests granted by the Federal Court Costs Disclosure Before Settlement: Ethics and Professional of Australia Negligence · Proper characterisation of transactions/dealings & the PPSA taking The Legal Profession Uniform Law requires that you disclose costs before free provisions settlement. · Is extension of time relief necessary for security interests granted post- · Failure to disclose has 4 unpleasant consequences for lawyers: administration? - The lawyer’s costs agreement is void  Presented by Christopher Athanassios, Principal, Miller & Prince Lawyers; - Client need not pay the lawyer’s legal costs until they have been author, PPS in Practice, Thomson Reuters Australia assessed, at the lawyer’s cost PPSA: A Practical Guide to Conducting (or Dealing With) a Security - The lawyer must not commence or maintain proceedings to recover Review When the Corporate Grantor is Insolvent the legal costs until they have been assessed, at the lawyer’s cost - It may constitute unsatisfactory professional conduct or professional · Tips on undertaking a security review when acting for an administrator, misconduct—and in the case of solicitors, by any principal of the law receiver or liquidator practice · Common actual or potential defects in the registration of security · An alternative to the Denuto Principle when making costs disclosure interests to watch out for · How to make costs disclosure easy while complying with professional · Other practical issues encountered including with retention of title obligations clauses and PPS leases  Presented by Philippe Doyle Gray, Barrister, 8 Wentworth Chambers · Errors that can (and cannot) be potentially remedied after the commencement of administration or liquidation  Presented by Heather Sandell, Special Counsel, Baker McKenzie

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DIRECTORS & OFFICERS: SHAREHOLDER AGREEMENTS KNOW THE DUTIES WORKSHOP

THURSDAY, 26 MARCH 2020 $490 THURSDAY, 26 MARCH 2020 $490 9.00AM TO 1.15PM 203N39 2.00PM TO 5.15PM 203N40

With directors increasingly being personally ‘on the hook’, you By popular demand, our shareholder agreements workshop is should consider attending this timely seminar. Protect your clients, back, offering a highly interactive and informative workshop your organisation or yourself by keeping up to date on the latest session on shareholder agreements including practical worked obligations related to work health and safety, indemnities and examples. In addition, consider critical tax issues and structuring. insurance, director’s duties and more. Don’t miss this highly regarded half-day seminar to pick up the skills you’ll need to master shareholder agreements from Chair: Michael Rozdal, Consulting Principal, Keypoint Law; Accredited beginning to end. Specialist in Commercial Litigation; Best Lawyers 2020, Insolvency and Reorganisation Law Chair: Peter Chapman, Solicitor Director, Ecovis Australia Law;  Ethics & Professional Responsibility Accredited Specialist in Business Law Ethics and their Role in Providing Legal Services · Community expectations as the new benchmark for legal compliance PRACTICAL WORKSHOP · The impact of the regulation of conduct on culture · How board behaviour will need to change Structuring Entities  Presented by Pauline Vamos, Director, The Banking and Finance Oath; · Structuring of companies and business entities Immediate past CEO, The Association of Superannuation Funds Australia · Governance and control of the entity · Financing of an entity’s business objectives Directors’ Duties in Practice · Determination of that entity · Defining a ‘director’ or ‘officer’: tricky grey areas Drafting Shareholder Agreements · Are duties owed to particular stakeholders? · Current issues coming before the courts · Drafting shareholder agreements to facilitate all of the above with the intent of minimising and managing future disputes  Presented by Robert Boadle, Barrister, Nigel Bowen Chambers · An informal workshop demonstrating the practical application of Work Health and Safety Obligations for Directors and Officers those principles · An outline of the primary duties imposed on officers under WHS laws  Presented by John Graves, Principal, Bradfield & Scott Lawyers; Accredited · Who is an ‘officer’ under WHS laws? Specialist in Business and Property Law and David Perkins, Consultant, · What is safety ‘due diligence’? Bradfield & Scott Lawyers · What impact will ‘industrial manslaughter’ amendments have on officer duties? Tax Structuring · Recent case law and developments Tax implications of structuring corporate and group entities including:  Presented by Trent Sebbens, Partner, Ashurst · CGT · Income tax Indemnities and Insurance for Officers in the new Regulatory  Presented by Tim Lyford, Director of Tax, Bentleys Environment · New focus on leadership, governance and culture · Insuring human behaviour · Deeds of indemnity: which indemnities are up for negotiation, and which are not? · The relationship between deeds of indemnity and D&O insurance · Available insurance protection and how competition is changing coverage · Examples where costs are not covered · What happens when you leave office? Are you still Insured and for how Engaging presenters and long?  Presented by Ray Giblett, Partner; Best Lawyers 2013-2019, Insurance Law, very practical examples. Alternative Dispute Resolution and Litigation and Timothy Chan, ANZIIF (Aff) CIP, Associate, Norton Rose Fulbright Australia

Well presented, excellent materials, concise and straight to the point.

4 ATTEND AND EARN 3 ATTEND AND EARN 3.5 CPD units in Substantive Law 3 CPD units in Substantive Law 0.5 CPD units in Ethics & Professional Responsibility TOTAL PERMANENT DISABILITY MEDIATION MASTERCLASS: (TPD) AND LIFE INSURANCE POSITIVE RESULTS FOR INJURY CLAIMS PLEASED CLIENTS

THURSDAY, 26 MARCH 2020 $490 THURSDAY, 26 MARCH 2020 $490 9.00AM TO 1.15PM 203N41 2.00PM TO 5.15PM 203N42

Develop cutting edge strategies to this burgeoning area of Featuring renowned barrister Paul Sills, this workshop will enable personal injury law. Gain essential information regarding policies, you to take a deep dive into the mediation stumbling blocks as you contracts, and insurance payments. You’ll also delve into the work through practical real world examples and develop insights medical perspective with two highly regarded specialists in the and tools to implement in your practice. Hear how to maximise the field. Attend this seminar and maximise your success in this area. benefits of mediation and explore different high level strategies, Don’t risk the potential consequences if you don’t. styles and techniques. This masterclass is specifically tailored for you to refine your approach to disputes to deliver positive results Chair: Scott Holmes, Barrister, Jack Shand Chambers for your clients. Navigating Section 54 Insurance Contracts Act and Disability Policies · Understanding the purpose of s.54 and its application by guided case WORKSHOP reviews · Applying the principles of s.54 to disability policies with working The Initial Stages: How to Approach a Mediation examples Mediation: The Roles of the Lawyer and Mediator · Identifying potentially far reaching consequences of s.54 Effective mediation requires preparation and constructive guidance  Presented by Colin Purdy, Barrister, Edmund Barton Chambers by each lawyer and the mediator. The role of those professionals is Non-Disclosure and Misrepresentation in Life Insurance fundamental to enhancement of the mediation for the benefit of the parties. You will explore the practical performance of those roles. · An overview of the law under the Insurance Contracts Act, pre and post 28 June 2014 Mediation Advocacy: You’re Not in Court, So Don’t Act Like You Are · An analysis of some of the existing controversies in the provisions of · Getting the mindset right: compromise vs all or nothing approach the legislation · Understanding and managing litigation risk · How non-disclosure and misrepresentation applies to life insurance · Managing client expectations contracts held under group superannuation policies  Presented by Valerie Heath, Barrister, Maurice Byers Chambers The Concluding Stages: Ethical Dilemmas and Settlement Agreements Tax, Super and Centrelink Implications After Insurance Payment · Understanding how payments will be taxed and which strategies can Ethical Issues in Mediation: Conflict, Greed and Moral Morasses minimise or defer tax The ethics of the informal and client-driven process of mediation are · How payments interact with the claimant’s super balance and the as real and important as the ethics of the formal and judge-driven strategies available to ensure optimal outcomes process of the courtroom. · Learn about the impact of a payment and how to protect entitlements · Analysis of how ethics applies generally in mediations · Tips for lawyers guiding their clients once a claim has been approved · The scope of the duties to keep the client appraised and to act in  Presented by Jane Campbell, Principal, Aeran Pty Ltd good faith Overcoming ethical challenges in mediation while achieving The Banking Royal Commission: What it Means for Superannuation successful outcomes Insurance Claims by injured Consumers · The important role of TPD and income protection insurance within Drafting Impeccable Settlement Agreements superannuation for workers with injury and illness, and the legal issues · The merits of judgments and orders by consent or an inter parties to be aware of with these claims agreement · Commissioner Hayne’s recommendations on superannuation and · Issues about estoppel and res judicata insurance, which, if implemented, should improve consumer’s legal · What does without admissions mean? rights for decades to come, particularly regarding claims handling and · What effect does the dismissal of proceedings have? remedies for non-disclosure · Challenges to settlement agreements  Presented by Craig Parrish, Senior Associate & NSW State Litigation Leader, · Deeds of settlement including the role of recitals and the effect of Superannuation & Insurance, Maurice Blackburn Lawyers releases · Costs THE MEDICAL PERSPECTIVErofessional Skills  Presented by Paul Sills, Barrister and Mediator

 Professional Skills An Overview of Neuropsychology and Psychiatry in TPD Paul Sills is a barrister with over 20 years’ experience working in global litigation · Assessment of cognitive impairment in the context of evaluation of markets. Paul is also an accomplished business leader, having been involved TPD in a diverse range of companies as CEO or director. Paul has been engaged in · Separating organic from non-organic presentations mediations both as a legal advisor and as a client since 1995 and as a mediator · Predicting recovery since 2010. These have included multi-parties and complex issues. As a barrister Paul maintains both an active commercial litigation practice and a comprehensive · Emergency service workers mediation practice.  Presented by Dr Jane Lonie, Clinical Neuropsychologist and Dr Leon Turnbull, Psychiatrist

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FAMILY LAW DRAFTING INTENSIVE BUSINESS SKILLS FOR LAWYERS

TUESDAY, 31 MARCH 2020 $490 TUESDAY, 31 MARCH 2020 $490 9.00AM TO 1.15PM 203N43 2.00PM TO 5.15PM 203N44

This previously sold out seminar will allow you to examine three It’s no secret that being a successful lawyer takes more than just of the most critically important areas of family law practice. With knowing the law. Whether you’re a solo practitioner or leading practical guidance, useful drafting examples and real world your own team, having the right set of skills can be difference scenarios, you will master your drafting techniques and strategies between getting ahead and getting forgotten. From digital for binding financial agreements, spousal maintenance and child marketing to time management, financial literacy to cyber support applications, as well as interim parenting applications and resilience, this seminar equips lawyers with the core skills they complex parenting consent orders. should have taught in law school.

Chair: Jacqueline Dawson, Principal Solicitor, Sexton Family Law; Chair: Caryn Sandler, Partner and Chief Knowledge and Innovation Accredited Specialist in Family Law; Recommended Parenting & Officer, Gilbert + Tobin Children’s Matters Lawyer, Doyle’s Guide 2019 How to Stand Out from Others: Digital Marketing for Lawyers Understanding the Elements of a Binding Financial Agreements and In order to outrank your competition and engage new clients, your legal Binding Child Support Agreements: Steps to Precision Drafting practice needs an effective marketing strategy that will separate you · A guide to avoiding drafting errors and strengthening your BFA from the rest. This presentation will cover the free and organic digital drafting: common tips and traps marketing activities every firm can adopt to increase and improve their · When is the Court likely to set aside an agreement? digital presence, build their professional profile and ensure potential · Recent case developments and scenarios and how they impact what clients can find them. Topics include: you should and shouldn’t include in your agreements · Digital marketing overview · Have the amendments to s90G made any real difference in practice · Search Engine Optimisation (SEO) basics and in interpretation? · SEO strategies  Presented by Jackie Vincent, Managing Director, Watts McCray Lawyers; · Email marketing Accredited Specialist in Family Law; Leading Family & Divorce Lawyer, Doyle’s · Social media insights and strategies Guide 2019  Presented by Ryan Shelley, Managing Director, PepperIT

Step by Step Guide to Drafting Spousal Maintenance and Child Troubleshooting Guide to Running Many Matters all at Once Support Applications · Walking the tightrope of balancing multiple deadlines, priorities and · Identifying common problems and how to deal with them when they client demands arise · Strategies for dealing with administrative and recordkeeping tasks · Tips and traps: what you need to avoid or include in your applications with little or no administrative support to find success · Staying motivated, energised, and in control · Review of recent decisions and analysis of the implications for your · Burnout: recognising the symptoms and addressing the causes drafting strategies · Making time for you and yours · Practical examples and lessons to implement into your practice  Presented by Christopher Stannage, Managing Director, Saltwater Insurance  Presented by Gabrielle Gathercole, Solicitor- Director, Abrams Turner Consultants Whelan; Accredited Specialist in Family Law; Leading Parenting & Children’s Lawyer and Recommended Family Lawyer, Doyle’s Guide 2019 Financial Management and Understanding Financial Reports · The story behind the financial reports Drafting Interim Parenting Applications and Complex Parenting · What you can learn about your business through your accounts Consent Orders · How access to real-time accurate financial reporting will assist your · Identifying and avoiding drafting errors business · Ensuring your orders and agreements are enforceable · What reports do you really need · Common scenarios and key takeaways · How you can work with your accountant to assist your business  Presented by Mark MacDiarmid, Principal, Mark MacDiarmid Family Law  Presented by Fiona Bateman, Director, Dolman Bateman Specialist; Accredited Specialist in Family Law; Recommended Parenting & Children’s Matters Lawyer, Doyle’s Guide 2019 Cyber Resilience for Your Practice In a recent survey of 174 law firms, 87% of participants reported that cyber security was a concern for their practice, and almost one in five experienced a cyber security breach over the previous two years. However, 87 percent invested less than 30 minutes of cyber security training per month for employees. Examine the following essential issues: · Examples of email fraud and cyber incidents impacting Australian SOLD OUT legal practices Last Year! · Lawyers’ professional responsibilities including duty of care, trustees’ duties and other legal and ethical obligations · Practical steps you can take to enhance your practice’s cyber resilience  Presented by Simone Herbert-Lowe, Solicitor Director, Law & Cyber

4 ATTEND AND EARN 3 ATTEND AND EARN 4 CPD units in Professional Skills 3 CPD units in Practice Management & Business Skills 10 POINTS IN ONE DAY: YOUR LAST CHANCE

TUESDAY, 31 MARCH 2020 $960 7.30AM TO 6.30PM 203N45

This is it! If you have left it to the last minute, do not despair. All your CPD points are taken care of right here. Featuring 10 timely topics you’ll gain all the CPD you need. Attend the full day or just the sessions relevant to you.

SESSION 1: PROPERTY. TAX, WILLS & ESTATES AND SESSION 3: COMMERCIAL LAW FAMILY LAW

7.30AM to 10.30AM 203N45A $490 2.15PM to 6.30PM 203N45C $490

Chair: Madeleine Bridgett, Barrister, 6 St James Hall Chambers Chair: Geoffrey Roberson, Principal, Stacks Champion Property Law: Developments Over the Last 12 Months Privacy in a Commercial Context · Strata, leasing & conveyancing law updates · Compliance and impact of failure · Cladding: new regulations and developments · Implications for contracts  Presented by Gregory Sirtes SC, 12 Wentworth Selborne Chambers · Due diligence in M&A transactions · Governance Tax Law Issues Affecting Property Transactions  Presented by Fred Chilton, Special Counsel, Toomey Pegg Lawyers · Phoenixing, illegal phoenixing and plain bad luck · Current property issues for GST and income tax Franchising: What Every Lawyer Needs to Know · The latest on land tax and duty · Update on cases and legislative developments, including an update on  Presented by Heydon Miller, Barrister, Orange Chambers the Fairness in Franchising report and the Parliamentary Inquiry · Tips and best practices related to franchise agreements and disclosure Family Law Case Rundown obligations · Key cases and updates · Protecting a franchisor in setting up a franchise and franchisees when · Merging contributions and discretionary failure purchasing  Presented by John Shaw, Barrister, Lachlan Macquarie Chambers · Important issues arising during the franchisee/franchisor relationship  Presented by Racha Abboud, Principal Lawyer, Macpherson Kelley Estate Disputes Update: Key Decisions You Need on Your Radar Focus on the most significant cases that could impact your clients and Key Developments in Consumer and Competition Law look at the emerging issues and crucial updates you need in this area. · Consumer guarantees, unfair contract terms and renewed focus on  Presented by Louise Goodchild, Barrister, Frederick Jordan Chambers green claims · ACCC enforcement and compliance priorities 2020 · Increased investigatory powers and penalties SESSION 2: CPD COMPULSORY UNITS FOR ALL LAWYERS · Focus on cartels/concerted practices and misuse of market power 10.45AM to 1.45AM 203N45B $490  Presented by Ayman Guirguis, Competition and Consumer Law Partner, K&L Gates; Competition and Consumer Law Committee Member, Law Council of Chair: Alexandra Sarmed, Partner, Kingston Fox Lawyers Australia

 Professional Skills A Lawyer’s Guide to Bankruptcy and Insolvency Practice and Making, Accepting and Rejecting Offers: Achieving the Most for Your Procedure Client · Topics routinely arising in bankruptcy and insolvency that all solicitors · The making and responding to offers, and negotiations throughout need to know · What is the lawyer’s role in giving advice about offers? · What happens if you obtain a final judgment or order against a party · Framing offers to best achieve a settlement and how to do the in financial distress? bargaining dance · Attaching a judgment or order to a bankruptcy notice to serve upon a  Presented by Steve Lancken, Director, Negocio Resolutions debtor · Statutory considerations and requirements  Ethics and Professional Responsibility · Going behind judgments in bankruptcy Written and Unwritten Rules of Professional Courtesy  Presented by Andrew Bailey, Barrister, Frederick Jordan Chambers · Solicitors ethical obligations: professional courtesy Employment Law Toolkit · Is aggression professional courtesy? · Negotiate and communicate to achieve the best results · Overview of important developments in employment law in NSW over the last 12 months · How to manage difficult people · Tips and best practices based on recent trends and cases  Presented by Louise Mathias, Barrister; Nationally Accredited Mediator, FDRP, Collaborative Coach, Family Law Arbitrator, Elizabeth Street Chambers · Statutory considerations and requirements  Presented by Christa Lenard, Partner, K&L Gates; Recommended, Leading  Practice Management & Business Skills Employment Lawyer (Employer Representation), Doyle’s Guide 2019 Promoting a Healthy Mindset for Your Practice · Strategies to increase and improve confidence and resilience · Dealing with difficult clients/opposing practitioners · Stress and mental health management · Effective communication strategies  Presented by by Lara Wentworth, Partner, Madison Marcus Law Firm

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