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Make the Wise Choice
Your Complete
CPD Guide
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Choose the best CPD content FEBRUARY - MARCH 2022
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CONTENTS
10 POINTS FINANCIAL SERVICES
10 Points in a Day 10 Financial Services in 2022 7
10 Points in a Day - Your Last Chance 41 IMMIGRATION
ADMINISTRATIVE & PUBLIC SECTOR LAW Immigration Law Conference 28
Administrative Decision Making: Review and Error 39 INSOLVENCY
Government Law Conference 2022 14 Insolvency in 2022: Key Issues in Corporate & Personal Insolvency 33
Government Litigation: Preparation and Management 8 PPSA Fundamentals & Strategies 35
Regulatory Decision Making: Back to Basics 23
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
Statutory Interpretation: Core Principles and Recent Decisions 24
Intellectual Property Symposium 2022 12
BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION Intellectual Property: Commercialising IP and Licensing 8
Building & Construction Review 2022 30
LITIGATION & DISPUTE RESOLUTION
CONTRACTS ‘How To’ Skills for Litigators 11
Contract Law Conference 9 A Mediation and Dispute Resolution Masterclass 42
Contract Law Masterclass: Cases, Terms & Damages 38 Class Actions: The Latest Concerns Unravelled 40
International Contracts, Business Deals & Disputes 13 Commercial Litigation Conference: New Risks & Claims 29
CORPORATE & COMMERCIAL Contemporary Forensics: Digital, DNA and Neuropsychology 38
Business Sales: Legal & Commercial Strategies 20 Discrimination and Adverse Action Claims 42
Financial Statements & Business Valuation Workshop 7 Litigation Skills: Disclosure,Evidence & Advocacy 21
Franchising Law: New Law and Current Concerns 39 Litigation: Dealing with Unreasonable Costs 40
PPSA Fundamentals & Strategies 35 MEDIA & ENTERTAINMENT
Preparing Shareholder Agreements Workshop 33 Film and Television Law Conference 22
Trusts Masterclass: Asset Protection and Taxation Of Trusts 32
MINING
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE & IN-HOUSE COUNSEL Mining and Resources Law Review 15
Director & Officer Risks & Liabilities Forum 12
NATIVE TITLE
In-House Counsel Conference: Legal & Commercial Imperatives 25
Native Title Intensive 2022 24
CPD CORE AREAS
PERSONAL INJURY & NDIS
CPD Compulsory Units Over Lunch, Over 3 Weeks 3
Abuse Law Symposium 34
CPD Compulsory Units for all Lawyers – 3 March 2022 11
NDIS Law Conference 6
CPD Compulsory Units for all Lawyers – 8 March 2022 13
Personal Injury Conference 19
CPD Compulsory Units for all Lawyers – 18 March 2022 30
Personal Injury: 3 More Strategies for Maximising Damages 43
CPD Compulsory Units for all Lawyers – 22 March 2022 32
Total and Permanent Disability Claims 37
CPD Mandatory Core Areas for Commercial Litigators 29
CPD Mandatory Core Areas for Criminal Lawyers 31 PROPERTY LAW
CPD Mandatory Core Areas for Family Lawyers 26 Conveyancing Conference 18
CPD Mandatory Core Areas for Government Lawyers 14 Property Law Forum 37
CPD Mandatory Core Areas for In-House Counsel 25 Retail and Commercial Leasing Roundup 27
CPD Mandatory Core Areas for IP Lawyers 12 SUPERANNUATION & TAXATION
CPD Mandatory Core Areas for Lawyers and Migration Agents 28 Family Law: SMSF's, Defined Benefits Super and Tax 6
Costs and Billing Forum 36 SMSFs Summit 36
CRIME Trusts Masterclass: Asset Protection and Taxation Of Trusts 32
Criminal Law Symposium 2022 31 WILLS & ESTATE PLANNING
ENVIRONMENT & PLANNING Will Drafting Workshop for All Lawyers 3
Water Symposium: Spotlight on Legal and Regulatory Reforms 5 Wills and Estates Summit 2022 17
FAMILY LAW WORKPLACE RELATIONS & OHS
Drafting Family Law Agreements 35 Discrimination and Adverse Action Claims 42
Family Law Conference 26 Employment Law Workshop: The Basics for All Lawyers 4
Family Law Financial Settlements: Key Issues 15 Work, Health & Safety: The Urgent Issues to Address 23
Family Law Parenting and Children’s Matters 43 Workplace Law Summit: The Key Issues 16
Family Law: SMSF's, Defined Benefits Super and Tax 6 MISCELLANEOUS
The FCFCOA Regime: Insights from the Court 4 Women in Law: Successful, Sensational & Strong 27
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UNITS OVER LUNCH, WORKSHOP FOR
OVER 3 WEEKS ALL LAWYERS
14 & 21 FEBRUARY, 1 MARCH 2022 $405 15 & 22 FEBRUARY 2022 $840
12:00PM TO 1:00PM WEB222N02 8.00AM TO 12.20PM WEB222N09
Earn your CPD compulsory units for the year with this convenient, Perfect for all lawyers looking to begin or build their wills and
efficient & practical lunchtime web series running once a week estates practice, this comprehensive & practical workshop
at lunchtime and online. Sharpen your communication skills, will give you the knowledge and skills needed to effectively
boost your personal productivity and stay updated on new and efficiently draft a will in a variety of circumstances and in
disciplinary cases. relation to a number of asset classes. Using concrete examples,
legislation & cases, experienced accredited specialists will guide
you through the strategies, procedures & requirements you need
PERFORMING IN HIGH PRESSURE SITUATIONS: to develop a toolkit for your practice.
COMMUNICATING SMARTER, NOT HARDER
MONDAY, 14 FEBRUARY 2022 $155 Over two half days, work through step by step guides for every
12.00PM - 1.00PMWEB222N02A stage of the will drafting process. For each stage you will gain high
level guidance on:
Chair: Katie Innes, Director, Bradley Allen Love Lawyers;
Accredited Specialist in Business Law In-depth strategies to elevate your drafting
Example clauses to take away & utilise in your drafting
Professional Skills Example clauses to avoid & what to do differently
· Embracing fear and uncertainty in high-stakes communication Case studies into how these concepts play out in practice
· The 3-way model around connection
Throughout this comprehensive workshop across two days
· Understanding & using body language to improve influence
you will examine:
· Shifting mindset around communication
· Taking effective instructions and conducting client meetings
· Pitching for business: using the best communication style
· Identifying and dealing with issues relating to testamentary
· Delivering key messages virtually or face-to-face
capacity and undue influence
Presented by Tony Sloman, Director, Passion and Purpose · Urgent wills
RETURNING
· Essential clauses and will structure
· Common pitfalls and how to avoid them
IN 2022 BY
LESSONS ARISING FROM THE LATEST DISCIPLINARY CASES
· Family provision considerations POPULAR
MONDAY, 21 FEBRUARY 2022 $155 · Dealing with digital assets DEMAND!
12.00PM - 1.00PMWEB222N02B · Estate and non-estate assets
· Wills in anticipation of marriage and divorce
Chair: Katie Innes, Director, Bradley Allen Love Lawyers;
· Wills for blended families and vulnerable beneficiaries
Accredited Specialist in Business Law
· Drafting issues around particular gifts and testamentary trusts
Practical Legal Ethics · Your legal professional responsibilities
· Recent interesting disciplinary decisions of the tribunals & courts Presented by Josephine Pignataro, Solicitor, Josephine Pignataro;
· Learn from the lessons arising and the key takeaways Accredited Specialist in Wills and Estates Law; Recommended Wills &
Presented by Jennifer Shaw, Partner, Bartier Perry; Panel Member, Estates Litigation Lawyer, Doyle’s Guide 2020; Adjunct Lecturer, College of
Law Society of NSW Professional Conduct Advisory Panel, Law. Marie Brownell, National Manager Estate Planning, Equity Trustees;
and Katherine Ruschen, Partner, Bartier Perry Accredited Specialist in Wills and Estates Law; Lecturer, University of
Western Sydney; Lecturer, College of Law
PERSONAL PRODUCTIVITY MASTERCLASS
TUESDAY, 1 MARCH 2022 $155
12.00PM - 1.00PMWEB223N02C
Testimonials from Josephine and
Chair: Katie Innes, Director, Bradley Allen Love Lawyers; Marie’s Prior Will Drafting Workshops:
Accredited Specialist in Business Law
Practice Management and Business Skills One of the best of its type of
· Understand Personal Prioritisation: learn how to prioritise all your seminars I have attended
activities
· Time boxing: learn how to effectively manage emails; create space
for the most important activities; limit time spent on distractions Insightful, practical
· Reminder flags: step-by-step method to setting up reminder flags drafting advice
that actually work
· Monthly Matter Milestones: learn about the importance
Very clear and
of a monthly matter milestone list and how to avoid common
mistakes to give you visibility of deadlines very detailed paper
· Daily Book: simple techniques to identify & prioritise work
in a few minutes every day
Presented by Therese Linton, Founder and Principal, Basalt Group
3 ATTEND AND EARN 8 ATTEND AND EARN
1 CPD unit in Professional Skills 4 CPD units in Legal Knowledge
1 CPD unit in Practical Legal Ethics 3 CPD units in Professional Skills
1 CPD unit in Practice Management & Business Skills 1C PD units in Practical Legal Ethics 3THE FCFCOA REGIME: EMPLOYMENT LAW
INSIGHTS FROM THE WORKSHOP: THE BASICS
COURT FOR ALL LAWYERS
THURSDAY, 17 FEBRUARY 2022 $405 THURSDAY, 24 FEBRUARY 2022 $490
1.00PM TO 4.15PM WEB222N11 8.00AM TO 12.15PM WEB222N05
Take the opportunity to hear directly from the FCFCOA on how What happens when a client asks you an employment law
the regime is operating. Hear from Senior Judicial Registrars question and it’s not your area of specialty? This all new
and the Court Children’s Service about the Court’s expectations, program will be your guide. Exclusively designed for lawyers not
where they see common mistakes and misinterpretations by specialising in the workplace space, take the time to attend this
practitioners. Explore how new case management pathways important webinar that addresses key employment law issues
have been received, how FDR Court Conferences have been such as post-employment restraints, redundancies, disciplinary
operating and implementation of the new Court Lists. matters, conducting effective investigations, and discrimination.
Chair: Maurice Edwards, Special Counsel, Rafton Family Lawyers; Chair: Adrian Barwick, Solicitor Director, WilliamsonBarwick;
Accredited Specialist in Family Law; Nationally Accredited Mediator Accredited Specialist in Employment & industrial Law
and Accredited Arbitrator
HIRING AND FIRING FUNDAMENTALS
New Case Management Pathway and Practice Directions:
Review 7 months on
Post-Employment Restraints
· Focusing on offers, compliance with the rules and pre-action
· What are they and why use them
procedure
· Drafting effective restraint terms in commercial and
· What is different?
employment contracts
· How is it been approached
· Proceedings for enforcement
· Interim Hearings: expectations, insights and common mistakes
· Restraints in jurisdictions outside NSW and internationally
Presented by Senior Judicial Registrar Andrea Evans, Executive Director -
Presented by Dominic Russell, Special Counsel, Coleman Greig
National Registrar Operations, Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia
The Meaning of Redundancy and How to Make a Role Redundant
FDR Court Conferences: How Are They Operating?
· What constitutes a genuine redundancy
· What are the differences?
· An employer’s obligation to consult
· How will the courts be approaching these new mediations – FDR
· Exceptions to the obligation to pay redundancy
· What documents do you need to file?
· Calculating redundancy and termination entitlements
· What are the expectations?
· Risks arising from a disingenuous or procedurally
· Internal dispute resolution in parenting and financial matters
flawed redundancy
- Offers for parenting matters: tips and taps
- Settling and striking a deal for financial matters Presented by Dean Tolkin, Consulting Principal, Keypoint Law
· Examine how the Registrar/Court Child Expert partnership operates
and brings value to the process UNDERSTANDING THE ESSENTIALS OF WORKPLACE DISPUTES
Presented by Senior Judicial Registrar Anne-Marie Rice, Executive
Director – Dispute Resolution, Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia
Managing Grievances and Conducting Effective Investigations
and Clare Swetenham, Director (Vic/Tas) - Court Children’s Service · Receiving a complaint
· Investigation principles
Role of the Court Child Expert · Investigations best practice
Presented by Janet Carmichael, Executive Director – · What happens if it goes wrong?
Court Children’s Service Presented by Alina Kaye, Partner, The Workplace Employment Lawyers
New Specialist Lists and Other New Court Initiatives Performance Matters and Disciplinary Actions
· National Contravention list: non-compliance with financial and · Managing work performance, targets and hours
parenting orders · Performance management: best practice
· COVID- 19 List · Navigating the obstacles during counselling
· Lighthouse Project
Presented by Nick Chadwick, Principal, Chadwick Workplace Law
Presented by Senior Judicial Registrar Brett McGrath, Federal Circuit and
Family Court of Australia Bullying, Discrimination and Harassment
· What workplaces will be exposed to liability for bullying?
· Process for handling a complaint
· When will an employer be liable for an employee’s conduct?
· What damages might be awarded or negotiated?
Presented by Alex Grayson, Principal Lawyer, Maurice Blackburn Lawyers
ANNUAL CPD
SUBSCRIPTION!
Only $960 for 10 CPD points
(or $672 with the Early Bird Offer) ALL NEW PROGRAM
Sign up today! For Non-Employment Lawyers
and Those New to Employment Law
3 ATTEND AND EARN 4 ATTEND AND EARN
3 CPD units in Professional Skills 4 CPD units in Legal Knowledge
4WATER SYMPOSIUM: SPOTLIGHT ON 13TH
ANNUAL
LEGAL AND REGULATORY REFORMS
FRIDAY, 18 FEBRUARY 2022 $770
8.00AM TO 4.15PM WEB222N01
The law, science, economics, indigenous knowledge and the environment, come together to create and implement reforms in the
management of water. Gain an update on current prosecutions of non-compliant participants and indigenous water knowledge. Learn
about stakeholder response to the reforms and gain insights into the health of the Murray Darling Basin, the future at a re-imagined
National Water Initiative and the politics of water.
Water Allocation, Compliance and Enforcement Connection Not Conflict: Moving Towards a Sustainable Future
Chair: Professor Rosemary Lyster, Director, Australian Centre for · Moving from a ‘war’ over water policy to a ‘win-win’ outcome
Environmental Law · The role of modified eco-systems to support the environment
· Irrigated agriculture as part of the solution for healthy rivers
· Innovative projects that demonstrate co-beneficial private land & water use
OPENING ADDRESS
Presented by Claire Miller, CEO, NSW Irrigators’ Council
Strengthening Compliance and Enforcement
Presented by The Hon. Troy Grant, Interim Inspector-General of Water Water, Science and the Law
Chair: Ballanda Sack, Special Counsel, Beatty Legal
Compliance, Enforcement and Prosecution for Unlawful Water
Take in NSW
INSIGHTS FROM THE PANEL
· Update on NRAR regulatory priorities
· Outline of recent compliance campaigns and monitoring Q & A with the Experts
· Outcomes in recent NRAR Court cases Facilitator: Ballanda Sack, Special Counsel, Beatty Legal
Presented by Kirsty Ruddock, Director Water Enforcement Taskforce, Panellists:
Natural Resources Access Regulator, Department of Planning, Industry Richard Beasley SC, 9 Wentworth Chambers,
and Environment Professor Richard Kingsford, Professor of Environmental
Science, Director of Centre for Ecosystem Science, School of
Transforming the Water Story Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of New
· Challenging settler-colonial water narratives South Wales, Emma Carmody, Managing Lawyer - Freshwater,
· Speaking as Country Environmental Defenders Office
· Embedding First Nations knowledge and management systems
Professional Skills
Presented by Grant Rigney, Chair, Murray Lower Darling Rivers Indigenous
Nations MLDRN The Health of the Rivers of the Murray Darling Basin
· Ecological health of floodplains
· Management accountability for delivering environmental water
PANEL ANALYSIS
· Measuring changes in rivers
Commonwealth and NSW Regulators: Putting the Pieces of the Presented by Professor Richard Kingsford
Regulation Puzzle in the Right Place
Facilitator: Professor Rosemary Lyster, Director, Australian Centre Re-imagining the National Water Initiative (NWI)
for Environmental Law · Over allocation and unsustainable water management across
Panellists: different Australian jurisdictions
The Hon. Troy Grant, Inspector-General of Water Compliance, · Analyse the impact of water markets on Indigenous water
Grant Barnes Chief Regulatory Officer, Natural Resources dispossession in the Murray-Darling Basin
Access Regulator · Evaluate the Productivity Commission recommendations made in
2021 regarding the next generation of the NWI
Industry Perspective · Achieving sustainable water management and water justice
Chair: Ilona Millar, Partner, Baker McKenzie Presented by Emma Carmody,
Law, Society and Water: The Role of Local Government in
CLOSING ADDRESS
National Reform
· Defining ‘Basin Governments’ What to Do With a Problem like NSW? Water Law Reform in the
· Legitimising diverse water uses for a sustainable future for rural and Lead up to 2023
regional Australia · What can Parliament do when the Government is a bad
· Policy frameworks to create aligned benefits across all jurisdictions faith actor?
· The future of water sharing in Australia · Where to with Floodplain Harvesting reforms?
Presented by Emma Bradbury CEO, Murray Darling Association · How will water shape a pre-election year
Presented by Justin Field MLC, Independent Member,
NSW Legislative Council
Endorsed by
7 ATTEND THE FULL DAY AND EARN
6 CPD units in Legal Knowledge
1 CPD unit in Professional Skills
5FAMILY LAW: SMSFS,
NDIS LAW 2ND DEFINED BENEFITS
ANNUAL
CONFERENCE SUPER AND TAX
WEDNESDAY, 23 FEBRUARY 2022 $770 FRIDAY, 25 FEBRUARY 2022 $405
8.00AM TO 4.15PM WEB222N03 1.00PM TO 4.15PM WEB222N08
Examine the strategies you should have in place to ensure you Gain a new found clarity and depth of knowledge on how
are not caught out and can assist your clients. Learn from the to deal with SMSF splitting. Examine how to value and
latest cases, understand assessing capacity and restrictive treat defined benefits superannuation funds and the tax
practices, discover steps for self-advocating at the AAT and consequences of 3rd party loans, trusts and company when
analyse appropriate business structures for NDIS providers. divorcing a spouse from a company or a trust. This must attend
advanced intensive will provide you with a new level of insight
on these significant and complex issues.
SESSION 1: ASSESSING CAPACITY, SERVICE
AGREEMENTS & CASES IN THE NDIS
Chair: Susan Pearson, Partner, Pearson Emerson; Accredited
8.00AM - 12.15PM WEB222N03A $490 Specialist in Family Law; Collaborative Lawyer; Preeminent, Family &
Divorce Lawyer and Family Lawyer (High-Value & Complex Property
Chair: Kim Boettcher, Barrister, Frederick Jordan Chambers Matters), Doyle’s Guide 2021
Assessing Capacity of a Participant SMSFs: What are the Latest Issues? An Update
Presented by Asheetha Jelliffe, Partner, Bridges Lawyers; Accredited · Valuation and SMSF splits
Specialist in Wills & Estates Law · Third parties in the SMSF and the new six member rule
· The SIS obligations under Part 7A
Restrictive Practices: Law and Case Update · Designing the splitting order and Bulow’s case
Presented by Rodney Lewis, Senior Solicitor, Elderlaw Legal Services · Splitting orders in a falling market
· Taxation issues:
Professional Skills - CGT rollover relief
Step-by-Step Guide to Running a Review at the Administrative - Low rate threshold and superannuation agreements
Appeals Tribunal - Transfer balance caps
Presented by Fiona Meagher, Deputy President and Division Head - Non-compliance penalties
for the National Disability Insurance Scheme Division, Administrative · Death and super in a settlement
Appeals Tribunal
Presented by Stephen Bourke, Director, SuperSplitting; Accredited
Specialist in Superannuation; Accredited Specialist, Self-Managed
Service Agreements: Entering into a Contract with DSPs
Superannuation Fund Association; author, Super Splitting for Family
and Unfair Contract Terms
Lawyers, Certus Law
Presented by Martin Koshy, Partner, Tang Law
Valuation and Treatment of Defined Benefit Superannuation Funds
SESSION 2: LEGAL ISSUES IMPACTING DISABILITY · Understanding Defined Benefit Super and how it is valued
SERVICE PROVIDERS · Public sector vs public offer superannuation funds
· How can they be treated in proceedings?
1.00PM - 4.15PM WEB222N03B $405 · Case example: dealing with Military Super
· Recent cases
Chair: Andrea De-Smidt, Senior Solicitor, Queensland Advocacy Presented by Peter Crump, BDO Adelaide, Financial Adviser and Actuary
Incorporated
Dealing with the Tax Consequences of 3rd Party Loans, Trusts and
Self-Advocacy through the NDIS Process: Initial Access, Internal Company in a Family Law Split: Refresher, Traps and Case Studies
Reviews and AAT Appeals
· Taking assets out of a family company or trust, managing the
Presented by Amanda Brickwood, Manager Advocacy, Disability Advocacy
income tax, CGT, GST and duty aspects to ensure the best outcome
NSW and Kylie Hyde, Senior Disability Law Solicitor, Mid North Coast
for clients
Legal Centre
· How Division 7A can lead to nasty tax consequences and how these
consequences can be avoided
Professional Skills
· Alternative asset splits where trusts and companies are involved
NDIS Support Coordinators: Service Agreements, Third Parties
· Dealing with 3rd party loans where an entity is to be transferred to
and NDIA
one spouse and the tax consequences of such dealings
Presented by Deborah Frith, CEO, My Voice
· Case studies: How you might manage the tax consequences in
NDIS Compliance Obligations and Regulatory Powers of the certain circumstances
NDIS Commission · Drafting orders: what tax consequences to consider
Presented by Kai Sinor, Senior Solicitor, Terri Janke and Company and Presented by Dung Lam, Principal, West Garbutt; Chartered Tax Adviser,
former Assistant Director of Compliance, NDIS Accredited Specialist in Taxation Law
Business Structures for NDIS Providers: Sole Trader or Proprietary
Limited Company? The Risks and Rewards
Presented by Clifford Hughes CTA, Principal, Clifford Hughes & Associates;
Accredited Specialist in Taxation Law, Business Law & Wills and Estates Law,
SMSF Specialist Adviser
7 ATTEND AND EARN 3 ATTEND AND EARN
5.5 CPD units in Legal Knowledge 3 CPD units in Legal Knowledge
1.5 CPD units in Professional Skills
6FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
& BUSINESS VALUATION FINANCIAL SERVICES
WORKSHOP IN 2022
1, 15, 29 MARCH 2022 $405 1, 8, 15, 22, 29 MARCH 2022 $590
12.00PM TO 1.00PM WEB223N30 12.00PM TO 1.00PM WEB223N60
The ability to understand financial statements & the mechanics Stay at the cutting edge of the financial services sector with a
of a business valuation is an essential skill for lawyers that you timely series covering the critical legal & commercial issues you
can’t ignore. By the time a large pile of financial documents is need to be across in 2022.
dropped on your desk or a client asks for advice on a business
valuation, it’s already too late to get up to speed. This in- Chair: Andrea Beatty, Partner, Piper Alderman
depth, practical workshop is your chance to develop these
indispensable skills now with a master practitioner who will WHAT 2022 LOOKS LIKE IN FINANCIAL SERVICES
share all the information, strategies and insights you need.
TUESDAY, 1 MARCH 2022 $155
12.00PM - 1.00PM WEB223N60A
In a competitive market lawyers with astute skills in understanding the
ins and outs of financial statements and the inner workings of business · Hayne recommendations, upcoming reforms, industry codes
valuations will be in higher demand as these skills cannot be overlooked. · Patterns emerging in disputes, enforcement and the economy
With this 3-part workshop you will hone these skills so you can: Presented by Ian Lockhart, Partner, MinterEllison and Steven Klimt,
UNDERSTAND the essentials of forensic accounting and tax Partner, Clayton Utz
CONSIDER the key considerations of different business structures
and entities BREACH REPORTING: LESSONS LEARNED FROM THE
ANALYSE financial statements, balance sheets, tax returns, profit FIRST 6 MONTHS
& loss statements & more
TUESDAY, 8 MARCH 2022 $155
NAVIGATE the business valuation process from beginning to end 12.00PM - 1.00PM WEB223N60B
Analyse how the regime is playing out in practice, the implications,
ACCOUNTING BASICS: AN INTRODUCTION TO TAX AND and how to minimise risk going forward.
ACCOUNTING Presented by Craig Hine, Special Counsel and Jason Shailer,
Special Counsel, Clayton Utz
TUESDAY, 1 MARCH 2022 $155
12.00PM - 1.00PM WEB223N30A
RG 271 INTERNAL DISPUTE RESOLUTION UPDATE FROM AFCA
· Cash versus accruals
· The balance sheet and profit and loss statements explained TUESDAY, 15 MARCH 2022 $155
& their relationship 12.00PM - 1.00PM WEB223N60C
· Double entry bookkeeping
· Goods and services tax; income tax · Background to regulatory change
· Internal Dispute Resolution (IDR) landscape at AFCA
Presented by Diana Ennis, Executive General Manager – Operations, AFCA
UNDERSTANDING FINANCIAL INFORMATION AND
VALUATION FUNDAMENTALS
TREASURY REVIEW OF THE AUSTRALIAN PAYMENTS
TUESDAY, 15 MARCH 2022 $155 SYSTEM
12.00PM - 1.00PM WEB223N30B
TUESDAY, 22 MARCH 2022 $155
· Entities: a focus on structure and purpose 12.00PM - 1.00PM WEB223N60D
· Constitutions, trust deeds and shareholder/partnership agreements
· Financial reports explained and common types of financial records · Key developments since the Final Report & the impact on the sector
· Identifying irregularities in financial reports · Domestic payments; international payment challenges & FUD
· The valuation process and valuation approaches · The gap post NPP and CDR; CDBC influence
· When are valuations required? What is value? What is being valued? Presented by Nikesh Lalchandani, Chartered Banker, Innovations
Accelerated, Michael Bacina, Partner and Joshua Annese,
VALUATION OF A BUSINESS: KEY PROCESSES & ISSUES Partner, Piper Alderman
TUESDAY, 29 MARCH 2022 $155
FINANCIAL HARDSHIP PRACTICES & EMERGING ISSUES
12.00PM - 1.00PM WEB223N30C
TUESDAY, 29 MARCH 2022 $155
· What is a business worth? 12.00PM - 1.00PM WEB223N60E
· The valuation process and approaches
· Total intangibles, personal and residual goodwill · The latest statistics on financial hardship assistance
· Capitalisation of future maintainable earnings · Update on the latest regulatory changes and developments
· Issues in valuation · Where things stand & guidance for navigating the area going forward
Presented by Lauren Cusack, Founder and Director, Cusack Forensics and Presented by Fiona Landis, Executive Director, Policy, Australian Banking
Business Valuation Association, Karl Turner, Chief Operating Officer and Executive Director,
Policy and Risk Management, Australian Financial Industry Association and
Karen Cox, CEO, Financial Rights Legal Centre
3 ATTEND THE FULL SERIES AND EARN 5 ATTEND THE FULL SERIES AND EARN
3 CPD units in Professional Skills 5 CPD units in Legal Knowledge
7INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY: GOVERNMENT LITIGATION:
COMMERCIALISING IP & PREPARATION &
LICENSING MANAGEMENT
WEDNESDAY, 2 MARCH 2022 $490 WEDNESDAY, 2 MARCH 2022 $405
9.00PM TO 1.15PM 223Q02 2.00PM TO 5.15PM 223Q01
Commercialising their IP is really what your clients care about. Attend and you will come away with a renewed understanding of
Attend this seminar to decode the issues of commercialising the ethical parameters of the Model Government litigant; how to
IP, including how the unfair contract terms legislative changes draft and perfect admissible, persuasive, and effective affidavits
impact on your clients. Deep dive into considerations when and witness statements; and how to meet your obligations in
conducting IP due diligence & negotiating an international producing documents by government departments. Spend an
patent license. Uncover the traps of business structuring on IP & afternoon with this exceptional panel and take away with you all
how to commercialise a Software as a Service (SaaS) platform. important practical insights, tips and traps for those working in
the public sector.
Chair: Ben Coogan, Partner, Thomson Geer; Deputy Chair, Chair: Moira Tucker, Director, Advice & Litigation, In-house Legal,
Technology and IP Law Committee, QLS; Best Lawyers 2022, Department of Resources
IP, Entertainment Law, IT, ADR, Defamation & Media Law
Professional Skills
Unfair Contract Terms in an IP Context Examined Affidavit Drafting and Taking Statements:
· How is the unfair contract terms regime relevant in an IP context? Guidance for Government Lawyers
· What consequences/penalties apply? · Admissible, persuasive, & effective witness statements & affidavits
· How to mitigate the risk of unfair contract terms · Ethical considerations
Presented by James Cameron, Special Counsel, Corrs Chambers · Perfecting your drafting style
Westgarth; Best Lawyers 2022, Life Sciences Practice, Biotechnology · Managing practical issues for government deponents
Law; Recommended IP Lawyer, Doyle’s Guide 2021 Presented by Katherine McGree, Barrister, Murray Gleeson Chambers
IP Commercialisation: Key Issues Professional Skills
· IP and business structuring; The pitfalls of joint ownership
To Produce or Not to Produce: What are Your Obligations?
· Special considerations for exclusive licences;
· Production of documents by government departments by court &
Using IP assets as security
statutory orders
Presented by Cameron Gascoyne, Partner, Clayton Utz; Best Lawyers · Reasons not to produce: privilege, cabinet in confidence, privacy
2022, Intellectual Property Law, Information Technology Law; Leading · Duty of confidentiality vs legal professional privilege
TMT Lawyer & Recommended IP Lawyer, Doyle’s Guide 2021 · Government departments & agency communications
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