Annual Law Conference 2021

27.03.2021

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Date

27th March 2021

Venue

ICC Darling Harbour

CLE/CPD

8 CPD Points covering: (Ethics & Professional responsibility, Practice Management & Business Skills, Professional Skills and Substantive Law.)

Speakers

12 Quality Speakers

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Annual Law Conference 2021 27^thMarch 2021 | ICC Darling Harbour

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Annual Law Conference 2021

8.00 – 8.30 am

Registration at Room C4.4 – 4th Floor ICC – Coffee & Tea

8.30 am - 8.30 am

Introduction & Welcome 2021

8.30 am - 8.55 am (25 Minutes – Professional Skills)

Opening of the Conference: ‘Challenges in the Profession’

Richard was recently President of the Law Society of NSW and is an accredited specialist in property law. He has been in legal practice since 1982 and established his Mosman

8.55 am – 9.30 am (35 minutes- Professional Responsibility)

Employment Law ‘Unfair dismissal during COVID’

Chris is the Principal at McArdle Legal and one of approximately forty lawyers in NSW accredited by the Law Society of New South Wales as a specialist in Employment

9.30 am - 10.00 am (30 minutes- Professional responsibility)

IT “Key IT support updates relevant to Sole Practitioners”

Greg heads up LexisNexis’ businesses in Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific with a focus on helping customers advance the practice of law through innovative information, technology and analytics.

10.00 - 10.20 am (Coffee & Tea)

Morning Tea Break

10.20 am - 10.55 am (35 Minutes – Substantive law)

Strata Laws: ‘Update for Conveyancers on Strata and Community Titles’

Allison is a Director of Kerin Benson Lawyers who specialize in Strata and Building defects law. Allison has been involved with Strata and Community title law since 2008. She

10.55 am - 11.30 am (35 minutes professional and Business Skills)

Liquidations : Impact of Legislation on Debtors

Aaron Lucan joined Worrells in 2006 and became a Partner in 2013. He is a registered liquidator, Chartered Accountant and Bachelor Business. With more than 16 years’ experience in

11.30am - 12.00 (30 minutes professional and Business Skills)

Liquidations: Impact of Legislation on Creditors

Brendan joined Worrells in 2013 and brings with him over nine years of specialist insolvency experience in both the corporate and bankruptcy area. He graduated from the University of

12.00 – 12.30pm (30 Minutes – Professional skills)

Practice Management: ‘Update on Powers of Attorney’

Stephen plans to cover Power of Attorney Issues around preparing, registering & revoking as well acting for an Attorney and when acting for an Executor/Administrator. Stephen Doyle describes himself

To be 1 Hour Ethics: “Compliance - Uniform Law and Sole Practitioners”

Before Conference Streamed online with Zoom meetings

Fran Moffitt is a Solicitor in the Professional Standards Department at The Law Society of NSW. Fran’s professional experience includes insolvency, criminal law, administrative law, taxation law and statutory investigations.

12.30 - 1.15 Sandwiches, Wraps and Hot Buffet

Lunch

1.00 pm - 1.15 pm (The AGM for Brothers and Sisters in Law Inc. will be held at 1pm)

1.15 pm - 1.55 pm (40 Minutes – Substantive law)

Wills & Estates: ‘Family Provision Claims’ An Update

John is a Barrister practicing primarily in the fields of Estate and Property litigation. He regularly represents clients at mediations concerning disputes and has written and presented many papers

1.55 pm - 2.30 pm (35 Minutes - Practice Management & Business Skills)

Practice Management “Lack of Business Planning in Practice”

Malcolm joined Lawcover in August 2012 and conducts risk management strategies through the ‘Lawcover Risk Management Education Program’. These are at law firms, practice management courses of the Law

2.30 pm – 3.00 pm (30 minutes –Business Skills and Substantive law)

‘Using AFCA to settle disputes with Lenders’

Steven is Chairman of Etienne Lawyers and is an accredited business law specialist. He has an extensive knowledge in commercial law, corporation law, ASX business listing rules, corporate structuring,

3.00 pm – 3.30 pm (30 Minutes – Professional Skills)

Commercial Law – Equitable remedies in commercial proceedings

Bradley has a wide-ranging practice and experience in commercial law, corporation law, insolvency, real property and equity. He holds Bachelor of Law and Bachelor of Arts degrees from Sydney

3.30pm

Concludes

Transport: Trains and Buses to the CBD – leave a 5 to 8 minute walk to the ICC at Darling Harbour from Town Hall. Ferries from Circular Quay stop at King Street Wharf with an 8 minute walk to the ICC.

Parking: Wilsons have Car Parks in Sussex Street and the Harbour Side Car Park in Murray Street with reasonable ‘all day’ rates. The ICC Carpark under the building has an ‘all day’ rate of $49.

Changes: Made where rescheduling is required.

Cancellations: Will be refunded if required.

CUSTOMER TESTIMONIALS

”The calibre of speakers was exceptional with a good mix of topics”

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”The usual high standard of conference, to be recommended to my fellow peers”

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”Well planned on the weekend so I don’t miss being in the office during the week ”

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”How about more female speakers/better venue? – We have listened! See program this year”

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CONFERENCE SPEAKERS

27th March | 8 CPD Points

Allison Benson

Chairman of Etienne Lawyers

Annual Law Conference 2021

31st March – 8 CPD Points

New Members Fee

$655

Conference Fees $655 (incl. GST)

($600 + $55 Joining Fee)

ICC Darling Harbour
CPD Points earned: 8
(Ethics & Professional responsibility, Practice Management & Business Skills, Professional Skills and Substantive Law.)

Members Fee

$600

Conference Fees

$600 (incl. GST)

ICC Darling Harbour
CPD Points earned: 8
(Ethics & Professional responsibility, Practice Management & Business Skills, Professional Skills and Substantive Law.)