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VICTORIA
Choose the #1 CPD Provider FEBRUARY - MARCH 2021
EARLY BIRD DISCOUNT Register and Pay by 18 Dec 2020 and Save 30% off EverythingCONTENTS
10 POINTS IMMIGRATION LAW
Saturday 10 Points in One Day 30 Immigration Law Symposium 27
10 Points in One Day: Your Last Chance! 39
INSOLVENCY & RESTRUCTURING
ADMINISTRATIVE & PUBLIC SECTOR LAW Insolvency and Debt Recovery in Response to COVID-19 32
Public Sector Governance in 2021 3 Measures
Women in Public Law 3
Government Law Conference 2021 7 INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
Litigation Issues for All Government Lawyers 12 Intellectual Property Symposium 29
Decision Making and Reason Writing 26 Intellectual Property: Commercialising IP and Licensing 32
BUILDING & CONSTRUCTION LITIGATION & DISPUTE RESOLUTION
Building and Construction Legal Roundup 20 Advanced Evidence and Advocacy Masterclass 5
‘How to’ Skills for Litigators 12
CORPORATE & COMMERCIAL Litigation Issues for All Government Lawyers 12
Business Sales: Legal Issues & Risks 18 Mortgages: Enforcement, Collections & Key Updates 26
In-House Counsel Conference: Lessons for 2021 23 A Practical and Comprehensive Guide to Arbitration 33
Contract Law Conference: Minimising Risks & Disputes 25 Mediation Masterclass: Positive Results for Pleased Clients 36
Mortgages: Enforcement, Collections & Key Updates 26 Class Actions: A Comprehensive Guide 36
Trusts and Deeds Advanced Review 31 Shareholder Disputes & Valuations 37
Insolvency and Debt Recovery in Response to COVID-19 Measures 32
PPSA Fundamentals & Strategies 33 MEDIA & ENTERTAINMENT
SMSFs Masterclass 34 Film and Television Law Conference 2021 19
Contract Law Masterclass: Minimising Risk & Liability 35
Franchising Law: Updates, Disputes and Compliance 35 MINING & RESOURCES
Class Actions: A Comprehensive Guide 36 Drafting Mining Agreements: Practical Intensive 22
Directors & Officers: Duties, Risks & Liabilities 37
Shareholder Disputes & Valuations 37 NATIVE TITLE
Native Title and Cultural Heritage Intensive 22
CPD COMPULSORY UNITS
CPD Compulsory Units Over Lunch, Over 3 Weeks 5 PERSONAL INJURY
CPD Compulsory Units for Property Lawyers 8 Medical Negligence: State of Play in 2021 17
CPD Compulsory Units for All Lawyers - 3 March 2021 10 Civil Claims for Institutional Abuse in 2021 18
CPD Compulsory Units for Family Lawyers 11 Personal Injury Law Conference 24
CPD Compulsory Units for Criminal Lawyers 13 Total and Permanent Disability, Superannuation and Life 34
CPD Compulsory Units for Litigators 15 Insurance Claims
CPD Compulsory Units for All Lawyers – 9 March 2021 17 Personal Injuries: 3 Strategies to Maximise Damages 38
CPD Compulsory Units for All Lawyers – 19 March 2021 19
CPD Compulsory Units for Your Conveyancing Practice 21 PLANNING & ENVIRONMENT
CPD Compulsory Units for In-House Counsel 23 Environment & Planning Law Forum 10
CPD Compulsory Units for Personal Injury Lawyers 24
Forensic Accounting for Lawyers: A Workshop 27 PROPERTY LAW
CPD Compulsory Units for Lawyers and Migration Agents 27 Property Law Conference 8
CPD Compulsory Units for IP Lawyers 29 Retail and Commercial Leasing Review 14
CPD Compulsory Units for All Lawyers - 20 March 2021 30 A Practical Guide to Critical Conveyancing Issues 21
CPD Compulsory Units for All Lawyers – 23 March 2021 31 Mortgages: Enforcement, Collections & Key Updates 26
CPD Compulsory Units for All Lawyers - 30 March 2021 39
WHS/OHS
CRIMINAL LAW Health and Safety Law: Current Concerns 19
Criminal Law Conference 13
Forensic Evidence in Traffic Law Matters 28 WILLS, ESTATES & ELDER LAW
Wills and Estates Symposium 2021 9
FAMILY LAW
Running Remote Family Law Hearings: Embracing the Future 6 WORKPLACE & IR
Family Law: SMSFs, Loans and Tax 6 The Critical Employment Law Issues in 2021 16
Family Law Parenting and Children’s Matters 6 Health and Safety Law: Current Concerns 19
Advanced Family Law Conference 11 Discrimination and Adverse Action Claims 2021 38
Family Law Drafting Intensive 20
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GOVERNANCE IN 2021 LAW
TUESDAY, 16 FEBRUARY 2021 $405 TUESDAY, 16 FEBRUARY 2021 $405
9.00AM TO 1.00PM Live from ACT WEB212C01 1.45PM TO 5.15PM Live from ACT WEB212C02
This is your opportunity to engage in important current issues Join accomplished & innovative women in the public sector who
in public sector governance with experts and your peers. Join a will explain how to navigate your career while achieving your
Judicial Registrar from the Federal Court of Australia, the CEO of professional goals. Work through how to approach perennial
the Law Council of Australia, and leading practitioners working workplace issues such as harassment, bullying & gender bias.
at the coalface of the critical issues impacting the public sector. Hear about creating an inclusive & supportive public sector
Examine the Law Council’s advisory role in the public sector, workplace. Engage in enlightening case studies to consider some
procurement & commercial contracting, decision making, and of the different & varied roles the public sector can offer you.
surviving Royal Commissions.
Chair: Kim Lackenby, Judicial Registrar, Federal Court of Australia and
Chair: Kim Lackenby, Judicial Registrar, Federal Court of Australia and Conference Registrar, Administrative Appeals Tribunal
Conference Registrar, Administrative Appeals Tribunal
Sexual Harassment, Bullying and Gender Bias
KEYNOTE ADDRESS FROM THE LAW COUNCIL OF
AUSTRALIA Sexual Harassment in the Legal Profession
· Do lawyers practice what they preach?
The Law Council of Australia in its Advisory Role to Governments, · What are the boundaries here?
Courts and Federal Agencies · Are there good complaints handling mechanisms in place?
Presented by Michael Tidball, Chief Executive Officer, Law Council of Presented by Pauline Wright, President, Law Council of Australia
Australia
Dealing with Bullying and Harassment in the Public Sector
Procurement and Commercial Contracting for Australian · Legal regime refresher and the APS Code of Conduct
Government Agencies · Legal and non-legal ramifications of claims
· Getting your approach to market correct · Prevention: addressing culture, as well as the law
· Evaluation criteria and methodology · Incident management: best practice investigation and reporting
· Challenging risks Presented by Rebecca Richardson, Associate – Employment Law &
Presented by Alexandra Wedutenko, Partner, Clayton Utz Investigations, Bradley Allen Love Lawyers
Three Major High Court and Federal Court Cases Relating to Implicit Gender Bias
Executive Government Decision Making · What implicit gender bias is
· Staying focused: Recent High Court and Federal Court decisions show · What it looks like in the work-place
how important it is for decision makers to stay focused on the core · How to counter it
issue they need to address when making decisions that affect the Presented by Lauren Williams, Legal Officer, Sea Law and Antarctica Section,
rights of others Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
· The legal consequences of not staying focused
· Should administrative decision makers be worried about misfeasance The Government Sector: What it can Offer You
claims following the decision in the Brett Cattle case?
Presented by James Suter, Senior Adviser, Proximity Cultivating an Inclusive and Supportive Workplace in the Public
Sector
Surviving Royal Commissions and Beyond Presented by Rorisang Moyo, Assistant Director – Legal, Investment and
· Preparing for an inquiry of the breadth, scale and powers of a Royal Services Law Section Trade and Investment Law Branch, Office of Trade
Commission Negotiations, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
· How Royal Commissions operate & interact with government agencies
- Responding effectively to an imminent inquiry & preparing for the Legal Service in the Australian Defence Force Case Study: Operation
impact of subsequent findings and recommendations Bushfire Assist and Operation COVID-19 Assist
· The impact of Commonwealth Royal Commissions on Commonwealth, Examine legal challenges faced by ADF Legal Officers in domestic
State & Territory government agencies support operations.
- What have been the lessons of those agencies? Presented by Colonel Penny Saultry CSC, Senior Lawyer Australian Defence
- How to anticipate the impact such an inquiry will have Force
- How can you best prepare and respond?
· Examples of agencies turning their experience into positive change &
improvement
Presented by Paula Gonzalez, Group Manager, Client Engagement, Proximity
Book both sessions at the
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3.5 ATTEND AND EARN 3 ATTEND AND EARN
3.5 CPD units in Substantive Law 3 CPD units in Practice Management & Business Skills
3NDIS LAW CONFERENCE
WEDNESDAY, 24 FEBRUARY 2021 $770
9.00AM TO 5.15PM Live from NSW WEB212N04
Examine the key legal issues within the NDIS sector. Hear from a Senior Member of the Administrative Appeals Tribunal and some of the best
lawyers in the disability sector. Review recent cases & gain practical insights on participants’ plans, supported & substitute decision making,
the Royal Commission, and more. This is a must-attend for all disability service providers, plus lawyers in personal injury, aged care, workers
compensation, not for profit and government.
SESSION 1: DECISION MAKING AND TRIBUNAL SESSION 2: LEGAL ISSUES IMPACTING DISABILITY
PROCEDURES SERVICE PROVIDERS
9.00AM - 1.15PM WEB212N04A $490 2.00PM - 5.15PM WEB212N04B $405
Chair: Kim Boettcher, Barrister, Frederick Jordan Chambers Chair: Andrea De-Smidt, Senior Solicitor, Queensland Advocacy
Incorporated
Professional Skills
Substitute Decision Making and the Interplay with the NDIS The Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and
· General overview of substitute decision making guardianship Exploitation of People with Disability
jurisdictions · Examining the work of the Royal Commission thus far
· The NDIS: Application and plan management – is there a role for a · The Interim Report
formally appointed decision maker? · Where to from here?
· The NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission and Restrictive Presented by Penelope Eden, Partner, MinterEllison; Recommended Health &
Practices: the source of consent Aged Care Lawyer, Doyle’s Guide 2020
Presented by Malcolm Schyvens, Deputy President, Division Head -
Guardianship Division, NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal Workplace Law Issues for Disability Service Providers
· NDIS-worker screening: compliance implications when hiring,
Professional Skills managing and ending the employment relationship
Empowering Participant Decision Making · Where to now for casual employees? What do DSPs need to know?
· Decision making ability: a relative concept · Tips and traps for conducting effective workplace investigations
· Connecting Supported Decision Making and the National Decision · Strategies to navigate the Disability Worker Exclusion Scheme and
Making Principles Disability Worker Regulation Scheme (Victoria and national operators)
· Linking administrative and legal representation into a care plan · Portable Long Service Leave for Disability Services Providers,
· Estate administration; the emerging multi-disciplinary practice field implications for Victorian / ACT providers and national providers
Presented by Michael Perkins, Founder, Autonomy First Lawyers Presented by Skye Rose, Practice Leader, Moores
Professional Skills Review of Disability and SDA Housing
Practice and Procedure: Internal Review Process at the Administrative · Recent changes in the SDA regulations
Appeals Tribunal · What are some of the best contract structures between housing
· The evolution of ‘business as usual’ during a pandemic providers and support providers, and what are the risks?
· The value of evidence in an application for review · What funding structures can be used to develop disability and SDA
housing projects?
· Ongoing case management
Presented by Tony Rutherford, Partner, Mills Oakley
Presented by Fiona Meagher, Senior Member, Administrative Appeals Tribunal
Recent Decisions from the Administrative Appeals Tribunal
· Review recent cases on the Tribunal’s approach to considering whether
a person meets the criteria for access to the NDIS
· Analyse recent cases on funding for reasonable and necessary
supports
Presented by Jackie Finlay, Senior Solicitor, Legal Aid for NDIS and Social
Security
Thorough overview of the
legislation and the NDIS
Clear explanation on how
to approach a case
7 ATTEND THE FULL DAY AND EARN
4 CPD units in Substantive Law
3 CPD units in Professional SkillsCPD COMPULSORY ADVANCED EVIDENCE
UNITS OVER LUNCH, AND ADVOCACY
OVER 3 WEEKS MASTERCLASS
15 FEBRUARY, 22 FEBRUARY, 1 MARCH $405 FRIDAY, 26 FEBRUARY 2021 $770
1.00PM TO 2.00PM Live from NSW WEB212N01 9.00AM TO 5.15PM Live from NSW WEB212N08
Earn your CPD compulsory units for the year with this convenient, Master strategies for ensuring your expert evidence is admissible
efficient & practical lunchtime web series running once a week and for working with conclave and concurrent expert evidence.
at lunchtime and online. Explore disciplinary issues, conflicts of Consider admissibility issues in contract and tort disputes.
interests, negotiating a deal, & cyber threats. Gain an advanced refresher on implied waiver and inadvertent
disclosure of privileged material. Plus, learn valuable advocacy
skills in interlocutory and urgent applications, tactics around
MONDAY, 15 FEBRUARY 2021
objections, and finding success at mediation, all from some of
1.00PM - 2.00PM WEB212N01A $155 Sydney’s foremost advocates.
Chair: Lisa Gooneratne, Special Counsel, HWL Ebsworth Lawyers
SESSION 1: EVIDENCE MASTERCLASS
E Ethics & Professional Responsibility
Latest Disciplinary Issues and Lawyers Acting in Conflict of Interest
· Latest ethical principles and disciplinary actions: recent cases and 9.00AM - 1.15PM WEB212N08A $490
lessons to be learnt
· Conflict of interest for trustees, executors and directors: When should Chair: Dr. Mark Brabazon SC, 7 Wentworth Selborne Chambers
you take up the role? Why should solicitors consider taking up the role?
Advanced Strategies for Admissible and Persuasive Expert Evidence
· Conflict of interest for solicitors concerning former clients
Presented by Gillian Mahony, Barrister, 8 Wentworth Chambers
· Common scenarios and possible options to apply
Presented by Chris Ryall, Barrister, Maritime Chambers
Admissibility Issues in Contract and Tort Disputes
Presented by Sydney Jacobs, Barrister, Thirteen Wentworth Selborne
MONDAY, 22 FEBRUARY 2021 Chambers
1.00PM - 2.00PM WEB212N01B $155 A Guide to Conclave and Concurrent Expert Evidence: Playing in the
Hot Tub
Chair: Lisa Gooneratne, Special Counsel, HWL Ebsworth Lawyers Presented by Adam Butt, Barrister, 8 Wentworth Chambers
Professional Skills
Ethics & Professional Responsibility
Making a Deal: Negotiation Skills
Legal Professional Privilege and Implied Waiver: Guidance for the
· Tips, tricks or a strategic approach: planning your next negotiation
Senior Practitioner
· Tell her she is dreaming! Communication that works to achieve best
outcomes Presented by Vahan Bedrossian SC, Edmund Barton Chambers
· Whose side are you on anyway? Can a collaborative approach work?
· Ballroom or disco: understanding and making the most of the SESSION 2: ADVOCACY SKILLS FOR INTERLOCUTORY
bargaining ‘dance’ APPLICATIONS, OBJECTIONS & MEDIATION
· More or less, what does success look like when negotiating a deal
Presented by Steve Lancken, Mediator and Managing Director, Negocio 2.00PM - 5.15PM WEB212N08B $405
Resolutions; Leading Mediator, Doyle’s Guide 2019
Chair: Michael Finnane QC, Second Floor Wentworth Chambers
MONDAY, 1 MARCH 2021 Advocacy on Interlocutory and Urgent Applications for Practitioners
1.00PM - 2.00PM WEB213N01C $155 Presented by Anthony Cheshire SC, 8 Wentworth Chambers
Chair: Lisa Gooneratne, Special Counsel, HWL Ebsworth Lawyers Objections: Whether, When and How – Tactics and Temptations
Presented by James Glissan AM ESM QC, H B Higgins Chambers
Practice Management & Business Skills
Cyber Resilience for Your Practice: Practical Strategies to Prevent Advocacy in Mediation: Objectives, Preparation, Presenting and
and Mitigate Cyber Attacks Closing the Deal
Cybercrime is predicted to lead to the biggest transfer of wealth in
Presented by Mary Walker, Barrister, 9 Wentworth Chambers; Leading
human history, and in Australia cyber security incidents have been
Mediator, Doyle’s Guide 2020
estimated to cost businesses up to $29 billion per year. Your legal
practice could be a target because you act on high value funds transfers,
or hold confidential and sensitive information. In this session you will
step through a five pronged approach to increasing your practice’s cyber
resilience by focusing on both prevention and mitigation strategies.
Presented by Simone Herbert-Lowe, Director, Law & Cyber
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1 CPD unit in Ethics & Professional Responsibility 1 CPD unit in Ethics & Professional Responsibility
1 CPD unit in Practice Management & Business Skills 6 CPD units in Professional Skills
1 CPD unit in Professional Skills 5RUNNING REMOTE
FAMILY LAW HEARINGS: FAMILY LAW: SMSFS,
EMBRACING THE FUTURE LOANS AND TAX
THURSDAY, 18 FEBRUARY 2021 $295 FRIDAY, 26 FEBRUARY 2021 $405
4.00PM TO 6.30PM Live from NSW WEB212N02 2.00PM TO 5.15PM Live from NSW WEB212N10
Going forward, the Family Law Court of Australia and the FCC Gain newfound clarity and depth of knowledge on how to deal
will continue to embrace remote hearings in some format. Now with the innumerable and complex issues that can arise when
is the time to review what we have learnt about running remote identifying ownership and tracking hidden assets in family law.
hearings. This experienced panel of family law barristers will Delve into critical issues with SMSF splitting. Examine the tax
share valuable and practical insights on hearing preparation, implications of Division 7A and 3rd party loans and other tax
procedural issues, and technological dilemmas associated with implications to consider when divorcing a spouse from a company
conducting remote hearings. Master these skills now to ensure the or a trust.
best outcome for your clients now and in the future.
Chair: Susan Pearson, Partner, Pearson Emerson; Accredited Specialist
in Family Law; Collaborative Lawyer; Leading Family & Divorce Lawyer,
Topics covered
Doyle’s Guide 2020
· Preparing a matter to be heard by electronic means
· Procedural rules and recent amendments SMSFs: What are the Issues?
· Electronic evidence, signatures and written submissions Presented by Stephen Bourke, Director, SuperSplitting; Accredited Specialist
· Tendering documents in Superannuation; Accredited Specialist, Self-Managed Superannuation Fund
· Speaking to the other side Association; author, Super Splitting for Family Lawyers, Certus Law
· What Counsel needs?
· Managing instructions Division 7A and 3rd Party Loans: Implications for Family Law
· Expectations from the bench Settlements
· Ensuring communication between all parties Presented by Chris Ardagna, Partner, Pitcher Partners
· Tips and some common traps
Facilitator: Adam Cooper, Principal, Cooper Family Law Divorcing a Spouse from a Company or a Trust: Apart from Division
Panellists: Jeffrey Bunning, Barrister, Level 15, Inns of Court 7A, What Are the Tax Issues?
Susan Downes, Barrister, 19 Inns Chambers Presented by Dung Lam, Special Counsel, Team Leader – Tax, Coleman Greig
Patricia Kirkman–Scroope, Barrister, Level 14, Win Paten Chambers
Philip Looney QC, 19 Inns Chambers
Greg Shoebridge, Barrister, 19 Inns Chambers
2.5 ATTEND AND EARN 2.5 CPD units in Professional Skills 3 ATTEND AND EARN 3 CPD units in Substantive Law
FAMILY LAW PARENTING AND CHILDREN’S MATTERS
TUESDAY, 30 MARCH 2021 $490
1.00PM TO 5.15PM Live from NSW WEB213N60
Gain practical insights into important issues for your family law practice and your parenting and children’s matters. You’ll examine urgent
parenting and financial applications, address how the courts are dealing with parental alienation and child protection, and how to address
financial abuse and coercion on parenting orders. Learn also how to deal with personality disorders and substance abuse in relation to
briefing experts, evidence and capacity.
Chair: Nigel Nicholls, Principal, Blanchfield Nicolls Dealing with Financial Abuse and Coercion: Impacts on Parenting
Orders
Professional Skills
· The relevance of different forms of family violence to parenting
Urgent Parenting and Financial Applications matters
· Court’s approach to urgent parenting and financial applications · Economic and financial family violence in parenting matters
· Urgent contravention applications · How do the Courts treat various forms of family violence
· COVID-19 List: how it’s working in practice · Coercive controlling behaviour relevant to parenting matters
· Navigating electronic hearings in urgent interim parenting cases · Family Law orders preventing perpetrators from cross examining the
· Changes to evidence and procedure and how to deal with them alleged victims
· Analysis of recent decisions and the practical takeaways for your matters · Seeking preliminary directions in domestic violence: s58 Jury Directions
Presented by Melinda Winning, Partner, Barkus Doolan Family Lawyers Act 2015
Presented by Rachell Davey, Partner, Lander & Rogers
Parental Alienation and Child Protection
· How to advise and guide your client to the best resources Professional Skills
· How the courts might rule on parental alienation Dealing with Personality Disorders and Substance Abuse: Experts,
· Divorce and separation through a child’s eyes: how to protect them Evidence and Capacity
· Useful tools for navigating co-parenting issues · Diagnosis
· Parenting plans, consent orders and parenting arrangements · Treatment: options for PDs and substance abusers
· Binding child support agreements · The report and expert in court
· Grandparent rights · Capacity to instruct
Presented by Carly Middleton, Partner, Barkus Doolan Family Lawyers Presented by Dr Christopher John Lennings OAM, Director, LSC Psychology
4 ATTEND AND EARN 2 CPD units in Substantive Law and 2 CPD units in Professional Skills7TH
ANNUAL
GOVERNMENT LAW CONFERENCE 2021
TUESDAY, 2 MARCH 2021 $770
9.00AM TO 5.15PM 213V01
Tailored for government lawyers, this year’s conference brings together an impressive line-up of speakers to discuss the most urgent and
pressing issues of the day as governments deal with extraordinary circumstances of governing in emergencies. Examine privacy and data
protection, Public Inquiries and Royal Commissions, and workforce claims. You will also gain a clear understanding of procurement and probity
in the aftermath of COVID-19 while exploring fraud, grant funding and procurement contracts.
Statutory Interpretation and Recent Decisions: What are the
SESSION 1: KEY LEGAL ISSUES FOR GOVERNMENT Takeaways?
Explore several key decisions and discuss the important takeaways for
9.00AM - 1.15PM 213V01A $490 government lawyers when applying statutory interpretation principles.
Presented by Jessica Cleaver, Managing Principal Solicitor, Victorian
Chair: Eamonn Moran PSM QC, The Inspector, Victorian Inspectorate Government Solicitors Office
Government Exercising Emergency Powers: Legal Exposures
· What have been some serious impacts of the Commonwealth, State SESSION 2: GOVERNMENT PROCUREMENT AND PROBITY
and Territory responses to the pandemic? IN 2021
· How have these responses impacted on the public, business and
2.00PM - 5.15PM 213V01B $405
everyday life of the citizen?
· Biosecurity Act 2015 (Cth): How is it relevant? What does it really provide?
Chair: Eamonn Moran PSM QC, The Inspector, Victorian Inspectorate
· What are some key ways in how Federal, State and Territory responses
to the pandemic compare? Changes to AS8001 Fraud and Corruption Control
· Are the States and Territories really ‘sovereign’? If so, to what extent? · Key changes made to the revised Australian Standard AS8001 Fraud
· Are the closures of State and Territories’ borders a legal issue reflecting and Corruption Control
State/Territory ‘sovereignty’? · How the standard can be applied to preventing and detecting fraud
· Remedies that might be available for loss or damage through the and corruption
authorities’ exercise of emergency powers during the pandemic? · The nature of fraud and corruption within procurement and contract
Presented by Dr Steven Stern CTA FIPTA ICC, Barrister-at-Law, Svenson management
Barristers and Adjunct Professor, Victoria University - Key corrupt and fraudulent schemes
- Collusive tendering
Royal Commissions and Preparing for Inquiries and Increased - Procurement transactions that are most susceptible to fraud or
Scrutiny corruption
· What is different about non-curial/inquisitorial hearings? - Systemic weaknesses frequently observed
· Preparation and evidence: collation and privilege claims - Recent IBAC case studies
· Stakeholder management Presented by Dean Newlan, Senior Consultant, McGrathNicol; Convenor of
· Scope and challenges to relevance the Standards Australia Working Group that developed and revised AS8001
· How the process of response can become part of the inquiry
· Acting for individuals Grant Funding: Following the Money Trail
Presented by Catherine Dunlop, Partner, Maddocks · What can go wrong?
· Problems with subcontractors
Managing your Government Workforce through a Pandemic · Due diligence
· The COVID-19 game-changer · Implementing the right processes to comply with auditing
· Remote work: here to stay · Trying to recoup grants
· AI and other technologies in the WFH context Presented by Campbell Jackson, Partner, Asia Pacific Claims & Disputes
· A case for WFH ‘rights’ Leader, Forensic & Integrity Services and Daniele Bird, Partner, Financial
· 7 key WFH factors that should be on your radar Accounting Advisory Services and Forensic & Integrity Services, Ernst & Young
· Relevant public sector case studies
Presented by Frances Anderson, Assistant Victorian Government Solicitor, Procurement Contracts and Key Contractual Issues in the Aftermath
Michael Carrick, Principal Solicitor, and Jane Delahey, Solicitor, Victorian COVID-19
Government Solicitor’s Office · Force majeure clauses
· Frustration
Privacy and Data Protection Breaches · Variations to contract and deeds of variation
· Proposed changes to the Commonwealth Privacy Act and future · Time and extensions of time
directions of privacy law · Termination for cause and convenience
· Rights of individuals to access their personal information and · Procurement Issues post COVID-19
increased individual rights
Presented by Joanna Pugsley, Partner, Clayton Utz
· Overseas experiences and lessons learned (including from the GDPR)
· Mandatory data breach notification issues
· Class actions and representative complaints
Presented by Phil Catania, Partner, Corrs Chambers Westgarth; Preeminent
Technology, Media & Telecommunications Lawyer and Recommended Leading
Non-Contentious Intellectual Property Lawyer, Doyle’s Guide 2020
7 ATTEND THE FULL DAY AND EARN
7 CPD units in Substantive Law
77TH
ANNUAL
PROPERTY LAW CONFERENCE
TUESDAY, 2 MARCH 2021 $770
9.00AM TO 5.15PM 213V02
Whatever property problem this coming year brings, this comprehensive program will prepare you. New legislation, new cases, environment &
planning, owners corporations, retail and commercial leasing, building defects, stamp duty, FIRB and more: Melbourne’s leading experts have
you covered. Gain all the updates you need in each of these key areas and more, plus lock down your core area CPD points.
Environment and Planning Update
SESSION 1: COMPREHENSIVE UPDATE OF CRITICAL · Amendments to the Environment Protection Act: preparing for 1 July
PROPERTY LAW DEVELOPMENTS · Recent developments in planning law-decisions
9.00AM TO 1.15PM 213V02A $490 · Developments in VCAT and Planning Panels/Advisory Committees
Presented by Amanda Johns, Specialist Consultant, MinterEllison; Accredited
Chair: Lisa Gaddie, Partner, Lander & Rogers; Leading Property & Real Specialist in Environmental, Planning & Local Government Law; Recommended
Estate Lawyer and Leading Leasing Lawyer, Doyle’s Guide 2020 Environment Lawyer and Town Planning & Development Lawyer, Doyle’s Guide
2020; Best Lawyers 2020, Land Use and Zoning Law, Planning and Environmental
Owner’s Corporations: Latest Cases, Developments and Trends Law and Real Property Law
· Tips and traps in plans of subdivision; multiple OCs
· Application of the Benefit Principle: VCAT’s current attitude and when SESSION 2: CPD COMPULSORY UNITS FOR PROPERTY
and how the principle is applied LAWYERS
· Rules
· Recent significant cases 2.00PM TO 5.15PM 213V02B $405
· Update on status of proposed legislative reforms
Presented by Tim Graham, Partner, HWL Ebsworth; Recommended Litigation Chair: Nicole Maxwell, Partner, HWL Ebsworth; Best Lawyers 2020, Real
Lawyer, Doyle’s Guide 2019; Best Lawyers 2017-21, Real Property Law; President, Property Law & Leasing Law; Recommended Leasing Lawyer, Doyle’s
Australian College of Community Association Lawyers; Council Member, Strata Guide 2020
Communities Australia; Property Law Committee, Law Institute of Victoria
Ethics & Professional Responsibility
Behaving Ethically as a Property Lawyer
Building Defects, Cladding and the Impact on Property Practitioners
· Taking instructions from a vendor or purchaser
· Recent cases, including the continuing impact of VCAT’s Lacrosse
· VOI; Who is the client?
Tower ruling
· Preparing a contract in the electronic age
· Regulatory update: the latest developments in the legal framework
· Finance clauses, building inspection clauses, pest inspection clauses
· Managing both the legal and commercial issues involved in building
defects and cladding · Obligations of disclosure in a vendor’s statement
· Due diligence: what vendors, purchasers and third-parties need to · How Australian Consumer Law interacts with the Sale of Land Act
examine · Handling paper titles
Presented by St John Frawley, Partner, Thomson Geer; Leading Construction
· Handling trust money in an electronic environment
& Infrastructure Litigation Lawyer, Doyle’s Guide 2020; Best Lawyers 2021, · Nomination Issues
Construction/Infrastructure Law and Alternative Dispute Resolution; contributing · Force majeure; rescission
author, Construction Law in Australia (Third Edition), Bailey and Bell Presented by David McKenzie, LMG Lawyers, Accredited Specialist in Property
Law
Current Issues in Leasing
· Leasing legal issues brought into focus by the COVID-19 pandemic Practice Management & Business Skills
including: Efficiently and Effectively Managing Property Law Teams
- How does the doctrine of frustration apply to leases? · Cashflow and workflow issues; managing costs
- When may enforcing a lease constitute unconscionable conduct? · Onboarding new members during and after COVID-19
- Issues in documenting variations of leases · Building referral relationships
- Will force majeure clauses become a feature of leases? · Risk management
· Market rent reviews: current issues Presented by Leila Chalk, Principal Solicitor, Forty Four Degrees Lawyers &
· Retail Leases Act 2003 (Vic): Consultants
- Recent case law on when the Act applies
Professional Skills
- The 2020 amendments to the Act
FIRB Update: Understanding the New Changes Post 2020
Presented by Richard Brooks, Partner, Ashurst; Leading Property & Real Estate
Lawyer and Recommended Leasing Lawyer, Doyle’s Guide 2020 · New national security test and mandatory notification requirements
· New mandatory notification requirements
Stamp Duty Update · Time-restricted ‘call-in’ power to review investments that raise national
General update on duty issues and administration of: security risks outside of proposed investments relating to sensitive
· The economic entitlement provisions contained in Chapters 2 and 3 of national security business
the Duties Act 2000 (Vic) · Last resort’ power: imposing/varying conditions and ordering divestment
· The fixture provisions in the context of Chapters 2 and 3 on national security grounds
· The partnership provisions · Stronger enforcement options: monitoring and investigation powers,
Presented by Sue Bosch, Principal Revenue Specialist, State Revenue Office
expanded infringement notices, and harsher penalties
· Measures to streamline approval and create investor certainty for passive
investors & investments into non-sensitive businesses
Presented by Natashia Ackroyd, Partner, Holding Redlich
7 ATTEND THE FULL DAY AND EARN
4 CPD units in Substantive Law 1 CPD unit in Practice Management & Business Skills
1 CPD unit in Ethics & Professional Responsibility 1 CPD unit in Professional Skills16TH
ANNUAL
WILLS AND ESTATES SYMPOSIUM 2021
WEDNESDAY, 3 MARCH 2021 $770
9.00AM TO 5.15PM 213V05
Make it easy on yourself by making this your one stop shop for everything you need for your wills and estates practice this CPD year. Examine
TFM applications and eligibility criteria, the latest on SMSF death benefit disputes, proving testamentary capacity, and cross border estate
litigation. In the afternoon, gain insights on elder law issues, inter vivos trustee discretion, drafting for conflicts of interest in wills, and EPOAs.
This industry leading annual conference is not to be missed.
SESSION 1: ESTATE DISPUTES SESSION 2: ESTATE PLANNING AND ADMINISTRATION
9.00AM - 1.15PM 213V05A $490 2.00PM - 5.15PM 213V05B $405
Chair: Simon Pitt, Barrister, Green’s List; Leading Wills & Estates Chair: Rachael Grabovic, Partner, Rigby Cooke Lawyers; Accredited
Litigation Junior Counsel, Doyle’s Guide 2020 Specialist in Wills & Estates; Recommended Wills & Estates Litigation
Lawyer and Recommended Wills, Estates & Succession Planning Lawyer,
Establishing Financial Need in TFM Applications
Doyle’s Guide 2020
· Identifying whether the plaintiff has significant financial need
· Defining proper maintenance and support Powers of Attorney and Elder Financial Abuse
· Recent cases on financial needs of plaintiffs · Solicitor’s obligations when taking estate planning instructions from
Presented by Nicholas Bird, Barrister, Howells’ List elderly clients
· Enduring Powers of Attorney: duties and breach
Eligibility of Member of Common Household in Family Provision · Receipt of ‘gifts’: the Powers of Attorney Act, unconscionable conduct,
Claims undue influence
· What criteria must a potential applicant who seeks to rely on this · Examples of ‘elder abuse’ in recent VCAT Guardianship List matters
category have? · Registration of Enduring Powers of Attorney & the Law Reform
· The concept of ‘co-habitation’ in the common household Commission’s recommendation for a national register
· Must there be ‘dependency’ and if so, to what degree? Presented by Jessica Latimer, Special Counsel, Moores
· Factors the court will consider in determining whether an applicant is a
member of the common household Estate Planning and Inter Vivos Trustee Discretion
· Some recent cases · Trustee discretion: Are there any checks and balances?
Presented by Elefteria (Teri) Konstantinou, Barrister and Mediator, Green’s · Instructions to secure and general strategies to consider
List; Recommended Wills & Estates Litigation Barrister, Doyle’s Guide 2020 · Bespoke will clauses: succession of trust control and adjustment
clauses
SMSF Death Benefit Disputes · Bespoke trust clauses and resettlement dangers
· Who can death benefits be paid to? · Family trusts vs SMSFs
· Exercise of discretion in the absence of a binding death benefit · Recent decisions
nomination: the good, the bad and the ugly Presented by Greg Russo, Solicitor, Featherby’s Lawyers; Accredited
· Discretion to be exercised in good faith following the Marsella decisions Specialist in Wills and Estates Law; Leading Wills & Estates Litigation Lawyer and
· Binding death benefit nominations, what to look out for Recommended Wills, Estates & Succession Planning Lawyer, Doyle’s Guide 2020
· Discretionary distributions and conflicts of interest
Presented by Nathan Yii, Principal Lawyer, Nathan Yii Lawyers; Preeminent Wills, Professional Skills
Estates & Succession Planning Lawyer and Recommended Wills & Estates Litigation Drafting for Conflicts of Interest in Wills and Enduring Powers of
Lawyer, Doyle’s Guide 2020 Attorney
· Fiduciary duties of executors, administrators and attorneys
Testamentary Capacity: Evidentiary Burdens · Executor conflicts: self-dealing & valuations
· Developing a consistent and high-quality process to assess capacity: · Superannuation death benefits and LPRs
How far should you go? · Conflict transactions under the Powers of Attorney Act
· Case studies showing how the court resolves conflicts of evidence · Drafting special conditions in EPOAs
· The importance of high-quality solicitor’s evidence to dispel doubt Presented by Daniel Black, Principal Lawyer and Jack Conway, Associate,
· How to best use processes to compel production of evidence Aitken Partners
· Some recent key cases
Presented by Christian Teese, Special Counsel, Rigby Cooke Lawyers
Cross Border Estate Litigation: How to Deal with Estates Over
Multiple Jurisdictions
· Lex situs and lex domicil: How does it affect the validity of proceedings?
· What is required when assets are located in different jurisdictions?
· Family provision applications with ex-Victorian connections
· Contested probates and difficulties arising from the validity of Wills
· Cross-vesting Acts and their application throughout Australia
Presented by James Daly, Special Counsel, McKean Park Lawyers; Accredited
Specialist in Wills & Estate Laws; Recommended Wills & Estates Litigation Lawyer and
Recommended Wills, Estates & Succession Planning Lawyer, Doyle’s Guide 2020
7 ATTEND THE FULL DAY AND EARN
6 CPD units in Substantive Law
1 CPD unit in Professional Skills
99TH
ENVIRONMENT & ANNUAL CPD COMPULSORY UNITS FOR
PLANNING LAW FORUM ALL LAWYERS - 3 MARCH 2021
WEDNESDAY, 3 MARCH 2021 $490 WEDNESDAY, 3 MARCH 2021 $405
9.00AM TO 1.15PM 213V03 2.00PM TO 5.15PM 213V04
Survey significant new legislation impacting the environment As the market becomes increasingly competitive, it’s critical that
& planning sector, including the EPBC Act reforms & the you ensure you have the skills to succeed. Join our stellar lineup of
Environment Protection Act 2017. Delve into how the reforms specialists as they walk you through the skills you need regarding
are playing out in practice & how organisations are preparing use and abuse of privilege, holding effective conversations
for compliance. Catch up on new VCAT procedures & significant with your staff and perfecting legal your writing skills – all while
new cases impacting the area. Finally, explore the latest in waste gaining your core CPD units for the year.
management & take a deep dive into precinct structure planning.
Chair: Lydia Kinda, Barrister, Victorian Bar
Chair: David Griffin, Senior Corporate Counsel – Environment, Safety
Ethics and Professional Responsibility
& Approvals, AGL Energy
Use and Abuse of Professional Privilege
· Identifying what is and is not protected by professional privilege
Environment and Planning Reforms
· The Uniform Evidence Law and its application
Legislative Update: Critical Recent Reforms · Gathering information vs adducing evidence
· EPBC Act reforms: the latest developments · Waivers, specifically looking at issue waiver
· Environment Protection Act 2017: update on the Regulations and · Recent case studies
Environment Reference Standards Presented by Therese Borger, Barrister, Holmes List
· Additional legislative developments and trends of note
Practice Management and Business Skills
Presented by Jane Hall, Partner, Ashurst
Holding Effective Performance Conversations
Complying with the Reforms and Operationalising the General · The importance of identifying performance gaps and the cause of the
Environmental Duty performance deficiencies
· Breaking down the duty’s requirements · The need to provide evidence based, relevant and timely feedback
· Getting organised and setting goals · How to create a collaborative plan to improve performance
· How organisations are preparing for compliance with new & upcoming · The relevance of performance monitoring and keeping the
legislative reforms improvement dialogue open
· The ‘new’ frontier in environmental management: ESG, sustainability & · Practices and strategies to reduce the risk of a stress or unfair dismissal
voluntary reporting claim related to the performance management process
Presented by Tim Power, Partner, White & Case; Preeminent Environment Presented by Gabriella Marton, Senior Workplace Lawyer, The Victorian
& Climate Change Lawyer and Recommended Town Planning & Development Chamber of Commerce
Lawyer, Doyle’s Guide 2020
Professional Skills
A Guide to Recent VCAT Reforms and the Latest Planning and Enhancing your Writing Skills: Plain English for Lawyers
Environment Cases · Your documents as the voice of your brand
· Recent reforms to VCAT’s Planning and Environment Division · The myth of the so-called professional legal writing voice
- Creation of the new Environment and Resources List · Tips, traps, techniques and guidelines focusing on words and sentences
- New forms, procedures and hearing arrangements (and a little bit on structure)
- Insights into how to approach the new systems · Common traps for legal writers
· Planning and environment case update Presented by Bob Milstein, Principal, Words and Beyond
- Significant recent cases, the relevant facts & issues, & the practical
takeaways
Presented by Sarah Porritt, Barrister, Young’s List; Recommended Planning &
Environment Junior Counsel, Doyle’s Guide 2020
Practical Issues in Environment and Planning
Legal Issues in Waste Management
· Compliance frameworks overview Gain Your CPD
· Pitfalls to avoid Compulsory Units in
· Learnings from recent decisions
an afternoon.
Presented by Sarah Varney, Barrister, Foley’s List
Precinct Structure Planning
Examine key issues and recent reforms in Victorian precinct structure
planning.
Presented by Natalie Blok, Barrister, Howells’ List
4 ATTEND AND EARN 3 ATTEND 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 Skills17TH
ANNUAL
ADVANCED FAMILY LAW CONFERENCE
THURSDAY, 4 MARCH 2021 $770
9.00AM TO 5.15PM 213V06
Gain insights & practical guidance from a stellar line-up of leading family law practitioners. Understand what should go in the pool and the
weight of contributions, the impact of tax liabilities, insolvency on financial settlements, and recent cases. Plus, earn all your core CPD units by
mastering how to set aside existing orders and introduce new evidence, considering ethical obligations of disclosure, and examining how to
recognise and deal with clients, opponents & colleagues displaying signs of mental illness.
SESSION 1: SETTLING ASSETS, THIRD PARTIES AND SESSION 2: CPD COMPULSORY UNITS FOR FAMILY
INSOLVENCY LAWYERS
9.00AM - 1.15PM 213V06A $490 2.00PM - 5.15PM 213V06B $405
Chair: Timothy Puckey SC, Dever’s List; Preeminent Family Law Chair: John Spender, Partner, Kennedy Partners Lawyers; Accredited
Barrister and Leading Parenting & Children’s Matters Barrister, Doyle’s Specialist in Family Law; Recommended Family & Divorce Lawyer,
Guide 2020 Doyle’s Guide 2020
What’s In and Out of the Asset Pool and Weighing Up the Professional Skills
Contributions ‘How to’ Set Aside Existing Property/Parenting Orders and Introduce
· What should go in the asset pool? Addbacks and loans vs gifts New Evidence
· Assessing the weight given to contributions · Pre and post judgment: how to make an application to introduce new
- Timing evidence
- Assets which have remained separate · Applying to submit new valuations pre-COVID-19
- Gifts and inheritances during the relationship and after separation · How to set aside and/or vary spousal maintenance orders and binding
- Personal injury payments child support agreements
Presented by Bronia Tulloch, Barrister, Foley’s List Presented by Rachell Davey, Partner, Lander & Rogers; Accredited Specialist
in Family Law; Recommended Parenting & Children’s Lawyer, Doyle’s Guide 2020
Navigating Tax Liabilities: Division 7A, Trusts and Other Tax
Complications Ethics & Professional Responsibility
· Division 7A and practical examples Non-disclosure in Financial Cases
· Discretionary trusts and potential tax liabilities · Principles and processes with respect to disclosure
· GST and CGT implications · Educating the client and dealing with the errant client
· Falling off the high wire: common (and not so obvious) tax traps for · Solicitors duties and dealing with a ‘Dark Knight’
family law practitioners · Third party disclosure, subpoenas and costs consequences
Presented by Damian O’Connor, Managing Principal, Tax + Law · Confidentiality and disclosure when engaging ‘shadow experts’ and
other professional advisors
Insolvency and its Impact on the Matrimonial Asset Pool and Presented by Jim Mellas, Barrister Foley’s List; Leading Family Law and
Property Settlement Issues Recommended Parenting & Children’s Matters Junior Counsel, Doyle’s Guide 2020
· Alteration of property interests where one party is bankrupt: balancing
the interests of the non-bankrupt spouse and creditors Practice Management & Business Skills
· What orders can be made in respect of property vested in the trustee? Dealing with the Mental Health of Clients, Opponents and Work
· The impact of bankruptcy/insolvency on family law related debts (for Colleagues
example, how are loan accounts of the spouses in their corporate · Strategies for promotion of better mental health
entities dealt with in family law proceedings when the company has · Mental health of clients and opponents: what to look for and how to
gone into liquidation?) triage a mental health situation
· The impact of insolvency on family corporate entities on family law · What resources are available specifically for lawyers
proceedings Presented by Caroline Counsel, Managing Partner, Caroline Counsel Family
· The doctrine of exoneration and how it may assist the non-bankrupt Lawyers; Accredited Specialist in Family Law; Member, Ethics Committee of the
spouse in family law proceedings Law Institute of Victoria
Presented by Lily Nguyen, Partner, Lander & Rogers; Recommended Insolvency
and Restructuring Lawyer, Doyle’s Guide 2020
Analysis of Recent Family Law Parenting and Property Division Cases
Gain a valuable update of the most recent, significant cases and trends
from the Family Court of Australia and Federal Circuit Court on property
and financial settlements.
Presented by Jeffrey Stanley, Barrister, Holmes List ACCREDITED
SPECIALISTS
Are required to complete
12 units of CPD each year
7 ATTEND THE FULL DAY AND EARN
4 CPD units in Substantive Law 1 CPD unit in Practice Management & Business Skills
1 CPD unit in Ethics & Professional Responsibility 1 CPD unit in Professional Skills
11LITIGATION ISSUES
FOR ALL GOVERNMENT ‘HOW TO’ SKILLS FOR
LAWYERS LITIGATORS
WEDNESDAY, 3 MARCH 2021 $490 THURSDAY, 4 MARCH 2021 $490
10.00AM TO 2.15PM Live from QLD WEB213Q01 9.00AM TO 1.15PM Live from NSW WEB213N08
As a government lawyer you may not litigate all day but that Join an exceptional panel of speakers, including the Supreme
doesn’t mean you aren’t dealing with matters in dispute, Court Prothonotary, and walk away with practical insights on key
appeals of decisions or being required to prepare public sector skills for litigators. You will gain guidance on analysing the facts
witnesses. So what exactly do government lawyers need to be and leveraging evidence to build a winning case strategy. Master
aware of should the need arise? The ethical parameters of the how to strategically draft your pleadings and using the best
Model Government litigant; preparing public sector witnesses expert evidence to outsmart the opponent’s case on the day. Take
and privilege with regard to expert reports and dealing with FOI away key settlement skills to ensure you negotiate the best deal
requests. Hear from an outstanding panel of speakers on the for your client on the courtroom steps.
absolute red flags in litigation.
Chair: Rebel Kenna, Director & Prothonotary, Supreme Court of NSW
Chair: Aaron Guilfoyle, Work Health and Safety Prosecutor, Office of
the Work Health and Safety Prosecutor OPENING ADDRESS
Ethics & Professional Responsibility Remote Attendances in Light of COVID-19
Model Litigant: Disclosure Requirements in Civil and Criminal Presented by Rebel Kenna, Director & Prothonotary, Supreme Court of NSW
Litigation
· Civil litigation: government’s obligation to disclose Analysing the Facts and Maximising the Value of Evidence for
· Criminal prosecution: What is the prosecution’s obligation? When is it Effective Litigation
met? And what does it preclude? · Finding an effective strategy for successful litigation
Presented by Aaron Guilfoyle, Work Health and Safety Prosecutor, Office of
· Identifying limits with a case
the Work Health and Safety Prosecutor and Patrina Clohessy, Deputy Crown
· Appropriate interlocutory action
Solicitor and Chief Counsel Constitutional and Advocacy Branch for Crown
· Efficiently and effectively evaluating evidence and its potential use
Solicitor, Crown Law
· What is admissible and relevant?
Ethics & Professional Responsibility
· Privilege
Presented by Anthony Cheshire SC, 8 Wentworth Chambers
Privilege with Regard to Expert Reports and Dealing with FOI
Requests
Drafting Effective and Precise Pleadings
· Privilege of third party reports and communication involved in
Using practical scenarios and illustrations, you will examine:
proceedings
· What is the value of pleadings in modern litigation?
· Expert reports: recent cases
· What strategies can be used to best articulate a claim or defence?
· Avoiding the inadvertent waiver of rights
· When are pleadings necessary and when are they best avoided?
· Dealing with FOI and RTI (Right to Information) requests
· Should pleadings be revisited during the course of litigation?
Presented by Ian Bloemendal, Partner, Clayton Utz; Leading Commercial
Presented by Bill Ilkovski, Barrister and Joel Cook, Barrister, 8 Wentworth
Litigation & Dispute Resolution Lawyer, Doyle’s Guide 2020
Chambers
Professional Skills Using Expert Evidence to Best Effect
Responding to a Royal Commission, Boards of Inquiry and Inquest · The role and responsibilities of an expert witness
· Preparing a department or agency’s response · What is covered by privilege: instructions, draft report, information,
· Advice and preparation of government witnesses and past expert opinions
· Procuring, briefing and managing experts for inquests and enquiries · Admissibility of reports
Presented by Kathryn McMillan QC, Quay 11 Chambers · How to present effective expert evidence
· The process of giving expert evidence
Ethics & Professional Responsibility · Potential pitfalls and how to avoid them
Bound by Ethics: The Model Litigant as Prosecutor Presented by Michelle Campbell, Barrister, Frederick Jordan Chambers
· Duties of prosecuting Counsel
· General duty Settlement Fundamentals: Getting the Best Deal for Your Client
- Respect for rulings of the trial judge · Calderbank offers and offers of compromise: common mistakes
- Cross examination of the accused · Settlement rules: ensuring ‘without prejudice’ offers are indeed ‘without
- Duty to call all material witnesses prejudice’
· The prosecutor’s role in sentencing · Challenging settlement agreements
Presented by Alan MacSporran QC, Chairperson, Queensland Crime and · When is a settlement not a settlement?
Corruption Commission · Case studies and practical, real world examples
Presented by Florence Mitchell, Partner, FM Legal
4 ATTEND AND EARN 4 ATTEND AND EARN
3 CPD units in Ethics & Professional Responsibility 4 CPD units in Professional Skills
1 CPD unit in Professional Skills13TH
ANNUAL
CRIMINAL LAW CONFERENCE
FRIDAY, 5 MARCH 2021 $770
9.00AM TO 5.15PM 213V20
Catch up on all the most relevant topics in criminal law. Analyse judge alone trials, representing clients online, changes in sentencing decisions
and the credibility of complainants. Plus, gain your core CPD units in issues of paramount relevance to criminal practitioners, including making
an effective bail application, the duty of disclosure, and trauma informed courts. You’ll leave equipped with the information and skills your
clients and the courts will expect of you.
SESSION 1: HOT BUTTON ISSUES IN THE CRIMINAL LAW SESSION 2: CPD COMPULSORY UNITS FOR CRIMINAL
LANDSCAPE LAWYERS
9.00AM - 1.15PM 213V20A $490 2.00PM - 5.15PM 213V20B $405
Chair: Philip Dunn QC, Crockett Chambers Chair: Peter Chadwick QC, Foley’s List
Judge Alone Trials: A Legislative Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic Professional Skills
· How do judge-only trials work in practice? Making an Effective Bail Application
· What can practitioners expect from them? · When, and whether, to make an application for bail
· Impacts on rights of the accused · What supports are required for your client? From the minimum to the
· Plans to retain judge-only trials post-COVID: How and in what ‘Rolls Royce’ treatment
capacity? · How to deal with the informant
Presented by Julia Munster, Senior Public Defender, VLA Chambers, Victoria · Structuring submissions
Legal Aid; Accredited Specialist in Criminal Law Presented by Sam Norton, Partner, Stary Norton Halphen; Preeminent
Criminal Defence Lawyer and Traffic & DUI Lawyer,, Doyle’s Guide 2020
Professional Skills
Representing Clients Online Ethics & Professional Responsibility
· Communication: court/client/witnesses Duty of Disclosure by Prosecution and Police
· In summary Magistrates’ Court hearings: importance of case · Divisions in disclosure between prosecution and police
conferencing and conformation of resolution including summaries · The current law of disclosure
· Bail applications in all jurisdictions · How the law of disclosure has become even more important in the
· Written submissions: form and content wake of the Jason Roberts Case/Inquiry in the Supreme Court and the
· Documents to be relied upon Royal Commission into the Management of Police Informants
· In contested committals in the Magistrates’ Court: sharing of Presented by Ruth Parker, Principal Lawyer and Director, Galbally Parker
documents – witness and client preparation
Practice Management & Business Skills
· County Court plea hearings: importance of summaries being settled,
priors admitted filing of documents, witness and client preparation Trauma Informed Courts
· Directions / Mention hearings in County and Supreme Court · Trauma informed practice as an integral part of procedural fairness
Presented by Melinda Walker, Accredited Specialist in Criminal Law; Co-Chair · Explore various case studies and research projects including:
of the Criminal Law Section, Law Institute of Victoria - Raising the Bar: A Case for Trauma Informed Lawyers by Roslyn
Carnes
Changes in Sentencing Decisions - International Journal of Evidence & Proof on October 4, 2016
· Analyse the impact of the pandemic on sentencing with regard to: - 2017 American Bar Association (ABA) publication The Impact of
- The utilitarian value of guilty pleas Trauma on the Attorney Client Relationship
- The impact of delay · How to recognise vicarious trauma and its impact on court users and
- The changes to conditions of incarceration the risk of secondary stress on yourself and your staff
Presented by Justin Hannebery QC, Crockett Chambers Presented by Felicity Gerry QC, Crockett Chambers
Credibility and Reliability of Complainants after Pell: Recent
Appellate Cases
· Examining Pell and subsequent ‘unsafe and unsatisfactory’ appeal
decisions in state courts
· Analysing implications for appeals and trial practice in sexual offence
cases
Presented by Dr Michael Fitzgerald, In-House Counsel, Doogue George
Defence Lawyers; Accredited Specialist in Criminal Law
Need more CPD
units in Criminal Law?
See the half day webinar on
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1 CPD unit in Ethics & Professional Responsibility 2 CPD units in Professional Skills
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