CPD Programs

COVID-19 has impacted a range of businesses, either by a downturn in business, job losses, contracts unfulfilled and insolvency. This has also impacted related parties and creditors.

This one hour CPD seminar is designed to help you identify and guide you through the significant practice and procedure changes in the County Court and Magistrates' Court in the last 12 months particularly in light of the impact of COVID-19.

Cases including Glencore International AG & Ors v Commissioner of Taxation of the Commonwealth of Australia & Ors show that the ability to rely on LPP can depend on the steps taken and timing of those steps. It also highlights the adverse outcomes in a claim that can arise once information is in the public domain. What rights and remedies does a party have once the material is in the public domain?

Issues dealing with caveats and their removal under the Transfer of Land Act 1958 (Vic) can land on any practitioner’s desk, regardless of their usual area of expertise.  The principles relevant to establishing a ‘caveatable interest’ and removing a caveat can be complicated.  Particularly so, when these principles interact with other areas of law in commercial disputes and Family Law .

The ramifications of a poorly worded Calderbank letter and Offers of Compromise can be devastating to your client. Getting them wrong can have a significant impact on negotiations, potentially derail proceedings and possibly affect a later Application for Costs should the matter proceed to court.

This seminar will guide you through the process of establishing a Family Trust, and will cover:

Social media contains a significant amount of evidence relevant to litigation and pre-settlement negotiations. Practitioners need to understand how to find it, how to use it, the essential advice to clients and how to minimise the impact when information may be used against your client.

Recent sporting scandals both national and international, has highlighted the absence of a national body with the authority, or more importantly independence, to investigate sporting disputes.

What are regulatory disputes, what makes them different from disputes between private parties, and why are those differences important to understand?