Legal CPD - CPD Points - CLE Point - Law Conference - Annual Conference 2019

Registration at Room C4.4 – 4th Floor ICC

Coffee & Tea

The Law and Litigation

Nigel was appointed Senior Counsel in 1996. He is experienced in technical accounting and IT as it applies to the law in practice management and has been involved in

9:00 am – 9:35 am

Tax Update: New Developments and Classic Practical Issues

(35 minutes- Substantive law) Andrew is a Barrister from Level 22 Chambers specializing in taxation laws. He advises extensively on taxation laws, including Australia-wide stamp duties, land tax, payroll

9:35 am - 10:15 am

Liability limited by a scheme approved under the Professional Standards Legislation

(40 minutes Substantive – Professional responsibility) Ian has returned to the Bench at Culwalla Chambers from being a Judge: He was a Barrister from 1975 to 1991, Commissioner of

10:15 am - 10:30 am

Morning Tea Break

Coffee and Tea

10:30 am - 11:15 am

Strata Laws: Key areas of Dispute in Strata Schemes

(45 minutes - Substantive law) Allison is a Strata “generalist” involved with Strata and Community Title law since 2008. She is Director of Kerin Benson Lawyers who specialize in

11:15 am - 11:50 am

Electronic Conveyancing: Competition in the Electronic Lodgement Network

(35 minutes - Practice Management) David is the CEO of Australia’s newest ELNO (Electronic Lodgement Network Organisation) , Sympli. David joined InfoTrack in 2017 as General Manager of Business

11:50 am - 12:30 pm

Insurance: Major Tips and Traps in Claims

(40 minutes - Substantive law / Business Skills) Peter has been involved in advisory, litigious and alternative dispute resolution matters for over 38 years covering interpretation, non-disclosure, and double

12:30 pm - 1:15 pm

Lunch

(The AGM for Brothers and Sisters in Law Inc. will be held at 1 pm) | Sandwiches, Wraps and Hot Buffet

1:15 pm - 2:05 pm

Estate Planning 2019: A focus on “You” – the Estate Planner

50 minutes - Substantive & Professional Skills) A focus on “You” – the Estate Planner. Stephen will share his tool kit for collecting & identifying key information and decisions. Jenny

2:05 pm - 2:55 pm

Wills & Estates: The interrelationship between family provision and equitable estoppel claims?

(50 minutes - Substantive law) John is a Barrister practicing primarily in the fields of Estate and Property litigation. He regularly represents clients at mediations concerning disputes and has

2:55 pm - 3:30 pm

Superannuation: ‘Wealth Management: Building passive income to make work optional’

(35 minutes - Professional Skills) Andrew is Client Director, Wealth Management at Pitcher Partners and well qualified in Financial Planning. Andrew has a broad range of experience encompassing investment management,

3:30 pm – 3:45 pm

Afternoon Tea Break

Coffee and Tea

3:45 pm - 4:30 pm

Ethics: Ethics and Professional Responsibility

(45 minutes- Ethics and Professional Responsibility) Chris is the Principal at McArdle Legal and one of approximately forty lawyers in NSW accredited by the Law Society of New South Wales

4:30 pm – 5:10 pm

Insolvency: Deed of Company Arrangement and Part X Arrangements

(40 minutes- Substantive Law) Michelle practises in administration law, medical negligence and costs law, the latter being primarily in appeals from decisions of costs assessors and review panels. Prior being

5:10 pm - 5:45 pm

IT: Advancing the Rule of Law

(35 minutes – Practice management) Denise is responsible for strategic and commercial leadership of small enterprise business which is made up of small law firms. She has been working at