The New South Wales State Legal Conference -
The next conference will be over four days in March 2011:
Monday 28th, Tuesday 29th, Wednesday 30th and Thursday 31st.
The New South Wales State Legal
Conference is co-sponsored by
LEAP Office and
Smokeball:
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The New South Wales State Legal Conference
ABN 27 085 880 164
SMC Conference Centre,
The Corner of Goulburn and Castlereagh Streets, Sydney
August 2010 Conference
General Information |
Conference at a Glance |
Registration |
Mandatory CLE
Wednesday 18th |
Thursday 19th |
Friday 20th |
Packages
Friday 20th August
27) 9.00am-12.30pm Transactions Affecting Commercial Leases | MCLE: 3
28) 9.00am-12.30pm The Workers Compensation Commission - Future Directions |
MCLE: 3
29) 9.00am-5.00pm Estate Planning | MCLE: 6
30) 9.00am-12.30pm Solving Problems in Building Construction | MCLE: 3
31) 9.00am-12.30pm Costs | MCLE: 3
32) 9.00am-5.00pm Online Legal Research (Numbers for this session are limited) |
MCLE: 6
33).1.30pm-3.00pm Retail Leases Update | MCLE: 1.5
34) 1.30pm-3.00pm ADR in Courts & Tribunals | MCLE: 1.5
35) 3.30pm-5.00pm Sale of Buildings & Units off the Plan | MCLE: 1.5
36) 3.30pm-5.00pm Running a Small Firm with LEAP Office 10 | MCLE: 1.5
Transactions Affecting Commercial Leases
This is a comprehensive session on some transactions affecting commercial
leases, including the two most important ones, options and assignments.
The topics considered include the following:
Options for renewal, considering the main substantive and drafting aspects,
including under the Retail Leases Act, with precedents.
Rights of pre-emption; Assignment, including restrictions, consent, conveyancing
aspects, precedents; Mortgage over lease and freehold; Surrender.
Presenter:
Mr. Andrew Lang OAM
Legal Author
9.00am - 12.30pm
Friday 20th August
Claimable CLE Units 3
Cost: $224.55 GST $22.45 Total incl GST $247
The Workers Compensation Commission: Future Directions
There have been a number of significant developments in the Commission in the
last two years which Judge Keating will address. The most significant of these
was the transition from a larger number of part time Arbitrators to a smaller
number of full time Arbitrators; this will occur from 1st July 2010. Other
initiatives include the drafting of a comprehensive practise manual for
Arbitrators, the rationalising of the regional sittings and a corporate
re-structure. There are some practice issues the judge will discuss, mainly
around preparing applications.
Bruce McManamey will address advocacy in the Workers Compensation Commission
while Mary Hawkins will focus on dispute prevention and management through the
use of resources such as plain language guidelines, the Claims Assistance
Service, Complaints Management, Model Litigant Policy and audits of self and
specialised insurers and Scheme agents.
Steve Lancken will address Negotiating and Mediating WCC claims, Workplace
Injury Damages and Statutory Claims. Lawyers have a range of obligations when
engaged in negotiations or ADR processes. Those obligations include duties of
"Good Faith" in regard to some mandatory mediation programs, general ethical
obligations, duties to the Court and to other members of the profession.
Presenters:
Mr. Maithre Panagoda (Chair)
Partner
Carroll and O'Dea
Phone: 9291 7100
Email: mpanagoda@codea.com.au
His Honour Judge Greg Keating
President
Workers Compensation Commission of New South Wales
Mr. Bruce McManamey
Barrister-at-Law
Sir James Martin Chambers
Phone: 9223 8088
Email: mcmanamey@sirjamesmartin.com
Ms. Mary Hawkins
Director Provider and Injury Management Services
Workers Compensation Division
WorkCover
Phone: 4321 5220
Email: mary.hawkins@workcover.nsw.gov.au
Mr. Steve Lancken,
Mediator and Arbitrator
The Trillium Group
Phone: 0418 272 449
Email: steve@thetrilliumgroup.com.au
9.00am-12.30pm
Friday 20th August
Claimable CLE Units 3
Cost: $224.55 GST $22.45 Total incl GST $247.00
Estate Planning
This session will address the issues that arise in helping clients structure
their affairs.
Firstly, during their lifetime to:
- Limit legal claims -asset protection;
- Minimise tax;
- Make provisions for incapacity.
Secondly, at death to:
- Have effective structures and strategies in place to pass wealth securely and
tax effectively to intended beneficiaries sensitive to their needs, wants and
circumstances.
This whole day session will cover, inter alia:
- The role of lawyers in modern Estate Planning;
- The Modern Art of Estate Planning;
- Update on new bankruptcy laws;
- Achieving asset protection with the use of Family and Testamentary Trusts;
- Seven steps to tax effective estate planning;
- Business succession issues;
- Passing control of Family Trusts;
- Passing control of superannuation interests on death - who gets the super and
how?
- Overview of the tax consequences of death;
- The four main "Death Taxes" explained and demonstrated;
- The use of Trusts in modern wills to deliver tax saving and protection
strategies;
- Detailed strategies that will help reduce and/or eliminate the modern "Death
Taxes";
- A review of relevant Tax Office Interpretive Decisions and Rulings on Estate
Taxation;
- The crucial role of Will drafting in achieving tax minimisation on death:
- Testamentary Trusts comprehensively explained and demonstrated showing
advantages and disadvantages;
- Special Estate Planning strategies for "blended families" and
disabled/incapacitated beneficiaries;
- Questions and Case Studies.
Attendance at his session satisfies for as solicitor's annual compliance with
Rule 42 of the Solicitors' Rules.
Luncheon is included with this session
Presenter:
Mr. Michael Fitzpatrick
Partner
Clarendene Estate Planning Lawyers
A business unit of PricewaterhouseCoopers Australia
Phone:1300 799 615
Email: mike.fitzpatrick@au.pwc.com
Friday 30th August
9.00am-5.00pm
Claimable CLE Units 6
Cost: $440 GST $44 Total incl GST $484
Solving Problems and Disputes When They Arise in Building Construction
This Session will be presented by Christopher Whitelaw, a barrister and an
accredited mediator, Howard Ryan, a building consultant, expert witness and
Managing Director of Pre-Purchase Inspections Registry NSW and George Zakos, a
building consultant, mediator and expert witness.
Using a number of case studies the panel will outline to you a new approach to
achieving early resolution of building disputes that can save both owners and
builders thousands of dollars and amicably and constructively resolve a dispute
within 6 to 8 weeks that might otherwise drag on for 6 to 12 months (or more) in
the Consumer Trader and Tenancy Tribunal or in the courts.
This session is a 'must' for lawyers, builders, building consultants or dispute
resolvers who have an interest in building disputes and are disillusioned with
how disputes are currently managed using the legal process.
Presenters:
Mr. Christopher Whitelaw (Chair)
Barrister-at-Law
Chalfont Chambers
Phone: 9223 1728
Email: chris.whitelaw@chalfont.com.au
Mr. Howard Ryan
Managing Director
Pre-Purchase Inspections Registry NSW
Phone: 0412 233 977
Email: howard@hnkryan.com
George Zakos
Arbitrator
Director
G. L. Zakos and Associates Pty Ltd
Construction Consultants
Phone: 9427 1777
Email: glza@bigpond.net.au
9.00am - 12.30pm
Friday 20th August
Claimable CLE Units 3
Cost: $224.55 GST $22.45 Total incl GST $247.00
Costs
In this session Valentino Musico will address Suitor's Fund applications. Anna
Cox will speak on recent trends on costs assessment - practice and principles.
Costs appeals, lessons learned, tips and traps will be discussed by barristers
Michelle Castle and Janet McDonald. Barrister, John Sharpe will do a review of
recent decisions.
Presenters:
Mr. Steve Bowers (Chair)
Bowers and Bowers
Phone: 0417 906 298
Email: sjbowers@optusnet.com.au
Mr. Valentino Musico
Crown Solicitor's Office
Phone: 9224 5000
Ms. Michelle Castle
Barrister-at-Law
4th floor, Selborne Chambers
Phone: 9236 4975
Email: mcastle@4selborne.com.au
Ms. Janet McDonald
Barrister-at-Law
Ground Floor Wentworth Chambers
Phone: 9230 3202
Email: jmcdonald@wentworthchambers.com.au
Ms. Anna Cox
Costs Consultant
DG Thompson
Phone: 9977 9200
Email: anna.cox@dgt.com.au
Mr. John Sharpe
Barrister-at-Law
Elizabeth Street Chambers
Phone: 9335 5375
Email: sharpe@estc.net.au
9.00am-12.30pm
Friday 20th August
Claimable CLE Units 3
Cost: $224.55 GST $22.45 Total incl GST $247.00
Online Legal Research
With Web 2.0 technologies becoming so established online legal research skills
should no longer be contained to the old favourite resources. Fabian Horton's
course stands out from the rest because he teaches you how to continually update
your knowledge of online legal resources, rather than "just showing you a few
sites".
You will receive the knowledge, skills and techniques required to be a truly
effective online legal researcher. In this full day course each participant will
be equipped with a computer, hence numbers are limited.
While the information supplied will take researchers to an advanced level,
beginners are well catered for.
Section 1: Online Research Techniques (Updated for Web 2.0) - The face of the
Internet is going through fundamental changes. You will be taught the latest
searching techniques as well as exploring the wide range of legal data available
on the web. Fabian will also explain advanced Boolean techniques and what the
"Semantic Web" has install for lawyers.
Section 2: Researching Case Law (World Wide) - You will learn advanced
methodologies and techniques required for case law research including: what
cases are available online, how to find commentary on cases and the effective
searching and noting up of cases.
Section 3: Researching Legislation (World Wide) - This section will continue
with the methodologies and techniques required for researching legislation. It
includes: key sites for legislation, effective searching techniques for currency
information, repeals, interpretative materials and the growing number of
point-in-time databases.
Section 4: Researching Secondary Materials (Updated for Web 2.0) - With Web 2.0
sites becoming so prevalent you will learn how to take full advantage of what
the technologies have to offer. Fabian will show you highly effective techniques
for researching secondary materials using a variety of online search engines,
wikis, catalogues and blogs. He will also show you how to find law resources,
legal news and other current awareness information.
Fabian Horton is a practicing solicitor and director of ConnectLaw, a company
that supplies legal research to the legal profession. Fabian has extensive
experience in legal technologies and online legal applications and was
previously the Training Officer for the Australasian Legal Information Institute
(AustLII). He has lectured at UNSW, UTS and La Trobe Universities in legal
research and continues to present seminars on the subject.
This session is conducted at Forrest Training, Level 7, 87 York Street, Sydney
Numbers for this session are limited.
Presenter:
Mr. Fabian Horton
Solicitor, ConnectLaw
Website: www.connectlaw.com.au
Phone: 03 5021 6237
Email: fabian@connectlaw.com.au
9.00am-5.00pm
Monday 29th March
Claimable CLE Units 6
Cost: $500 GST $50 Total incl GST $550
Retail Leases Update
This session includes many practical topics for solicitors. The decisions
summarised in the session are considered most relevant for practitioners over
the past year or so. They are reported or will be reported in Lang's Commercial
Leasing in Australia (CCH). They include:
- Duration of tenancy after expiry of lease term;
- Lessees' responsibility to comply with repair covenant;
- Guarantors' liability under lease;
- Lessee's entitlement to damages for loss of view.
Presenter:
Mr. Andrew Lang OAM
Legal Author
1.30pm-3.00pm
Friday 20th August
Claimable CLE Units 1.5
Cost: $120 GST $12 Total incl GST $132
ADR in Courts and Tribunals
This session is presented by a panel of experienced mediators and ADR
practitioners including:
- This session will consider Review of the Integration of ADR in Courts and
Tribunals
- Mediating matters in different jurisdictions such as in the Equity Division of
the Supreme Court of NSW, in personal injuries matters including CTP, WCC,
Complex Industrial Common Law, Medical Negligence and also in contract and
Retail Tenancy Disputes, insolvency and commercial matters generally.
- Myths and Bad Practices including current trends and problems.
- Review of cases such as Sharjade Pty Ltd v RAAF (Landings) Ex-Servicemen
Charitable Fund Pty Ltd; FMG Pilbara Pty Ltd v Cox; Newcastle City Council v
Wieland and others
- Civil Justice Reforms in Australia
- Recent Amendments to the Uniform Civil Procedure Rules
- Key Emerging Issues
Presenters:
Ms. Mary Walker
Barrister-at-Law
9 Selborne Chambers
Phone: 9233 5188
Email:
inbox@marywalker.com.au
Ms. Geraldine Daley
Partner
Colin Daley Quinn
Phone: 8566 2406
Email:
g.daley@cdq.com.au
Ms Candace Barron
Deputy Registrar
Fair Trading/Retail Trading Unit
Phone: 9777 8812
Email:
Candace.barron@services.nsw.gov.au
1.30pm-3.00pm
Friday 20th August
Claimable CLE Units 1.5
Cost: $120 GST $12 Total incl GST $132
Sale of Buildings and Units Off the Plan
In the present economic climate with a resurgence of the domestic building
industry, this session assumes a new significance for solicitors and
conveyancers.
The session covers:
- Numerous problems with such transactions, after contract and after completion;
- Judicial decisions illustrating these difficulties;
- What protection purchasers have under the general law and legislation;
- Matters for which purchasers require protection, under contract and otherwise.
This is a difficult topic, giving rise to many problems. Hese are considered,
from the perspective of solicitors acting fro the vendor or for the purchaser,
with suggested solutions and precautions.
Presenter:
Mr.
Andrew Lang OAM
Legal Author
3.30pm-5.00pm
Friday 20th August
Claimable CLE Units 1.5
Cost: $120 GST $12 Total incl GST $132
Running a Small Law Firm Using LEAP Office 10
If you are thinking about starting a new firm or if you already run a small law
firm, you will find this session instructive and insightful.
Great technology is the most reliable and the cheapest way for a small firm to
grow profits without increasing headcount. In an open QandA format LEAP will
demonstrate powerful systems to help you get your new firm up and going and to
ensure that every staff member in your firm is as productive as possible.
The demonstration will include:
- Running cases using the Electronic Matter;
- Organising all incoming and outgoing email and other documents;
- Recording Time, Value and Fixed Fee charging;
- Billing and Accounting for Office and Trust;
- Running matters using Step-Bs-Step Legal Practice Guides;
- Using automated Precedents and Forms;
- Using relevant reports to manage your people and the practice;
- Building and refining a Google optimised website;
- Integration with Microsoft Office, Adobe and MYOB.
This session is ideal for small firm owners with 1-25 people and will help you
to make an informed decision as to how to do great work and also share in
Australia's economic growth.
Mr. Ramsey Cabbani
National Sales Manager
LEAP Legal Software
Phone: 0417796 680
Email:
ramsey.cabbani@leap.com.au
3.30pm-5pm
Friday 20th August
Claimable CLE Units 1.5
Free LEAP Session
The New South Wales State Legal Conference
ABN 27 085 880 164
SMC Conference Centre,
The Corner of Goulburn and Castlereagh Streets, Sydney
August 2010 Conference
General Information |
Conference at a Glance |
Registration |
Mandatory CLE
Wednesday 18th |
Thursday 19th |
Friday 20th |
Packages
PackagesA Full Day Package give you session discounts and a complimentary Luncheon
Wednesday 18th August 2010
A 9.00am-5.00pm Property Law Package I Sessions 1 and 5 | MCLE: 6
B 9.00am-5.00pm Personal Injury Package 1 Sessions 2 and 6 | MCLE: 6
C 9.00am-5.00pm Commercial Law Package Sessions 3, 7 and 11 | MCLE: 6
D 9.00am-5.00pm Industrial Law Package Sessions 4 and 9 | MCLE: 6
Thursday 19th August 2010
E 9.00am-5.00pm Elder Law-Wills Law Package Sessions 13 and 19 | MCLE: 6
F 9.00am-5.00pm Personal Injury Law Package II Sessions 15 and 21 | MCLE: 6
G 9.00am-5.00pm Personal Injury Law Package III Sessions 15 and 22 | MCLE: 6
H 9.00am-12.30pm Mandatory CLE Package I Sessions 14, 17 and 18 | MCLE: 3
I 1.30pm-5.00pm Mandatory CLE Package II Sessions 20, 24 and 26 | MCLE: 3
Friday 20th August 2010
J 9.00am-5.00pm Property Law Package II Sessions 27, 33 and 35 | MCLE: 6
K 9.00am-5.00pm Property Law Package III Sessions 30, 33 and 35 | MCLE: 6
Enquiries
All enquiries should be directed to:
Michael Bach,
Conference Manager,
The New South Wales State Legal Conference
DX 294 Sydney or GPO Box 3505, Sydney, NSW, 2001
Telephone: 02 9550 6063
Fax: 02 9565 5714
Email: mbach@nswstatelegal.com.au
Website: www.nswstatelegal.com.au
The Conference management is committed to staging a successful Conference;
however, to achieve this, the Conference management reserves the right to make
changes to the program.
The New South Wales State Legal
Conference is co-sponsored by
LEAP Office and
Smokeball:
 
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