Session Catalogue
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Leave to Appeal Under Section 148 of the VCAT Act
$77.00
Leave to Appeal Under Section 148 of the VCAT Act
What is a question of law, and does it need to be in the leave application?
In this CPD, Emrys explores two specific and current topics affecting applications for leave to appeal from an order of the VCAT under section 148 of the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 1998 (Vic).
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FREE ACCESS – Indigenous Incarceration Rates in Australia: Pathways to Reform
FREE ACCESS – Indigenous Incarceration Rates in Australia: Pathways to Reform
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples make up 2% of the Australian population, yet they make up 27% of the prison population. 34% of the female prison population are indigenous. The problem of over-representation is getting worse. The Australian Law Reform Commission (ALRC) final report into this ‘national tragedy’ was tabled in Parliament on 28 March 2018, by the Attorney General, The Hon. George Brandis QC. The report makes 34 recommendations. This timely seminar will discuss the issue and ALRC’s suggested reforms.
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Guarantees Overview And Current Issues Of Enforcement
$77.00Guarantees Overview And Current Issues Of Enforcement
This seminar will look at the formal requirements for drafting guarantees, pleadings, and outline the scope of guarantor liability and discharge, guarantor rights and defences, and legislation affecting guarantors.
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Recent Corporate Insolvency Reforms: Safe Harbour And Ipso Facto Clauses
$77.00Recent Corporate Insolvency Reforms: Safe Harbour And Ipso Facto Clauses
The seminar will update practitioners on the recent Corporate Insolvency Reforms:
(i) the Safe Harbour exclusion to directors’ insolvent trading liability, and
(ii) the moratorium on Ipso Facto clauses in voluntary administration -
First Hand Hearsay
$77.00First Hand Hearsay
In this seminar Jason Harkess outlines and explains what qualifies as “first-hand” hearsay for the purposes of Division 2 of Part 3.2 of the Evidence Act 2008 (Vic).
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The Full Court Decision In Sandini: Tax Implications for Family Law Disputes & Rollover Provisions
$77.00The Full Court Decision In Sandini: Tax Implications for Family Law Disputes & Rollover Provisions
The Full Federal Court recently handed down a 2-1 decision in Ellison v Sandini Pty Ltd [2018] FCAFC 44 overturning the Federal Court below. An application for special leave to the High Court has been filed. The case may have substantial consequences for family law practitioners and more general implications for capital gains tax rollover relief. The presentation will explain the Full Federal Court decision, its technical basis and ramifications and identify practical steps practitioners can take to best protect their clients’ interests.
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Q&A Session with Fiona Cameron & Michael Bearman – Tax Implications in Judgments & Settlements
$77.00Q&A Session with Fiona Cameron & Michael Bearman – Tax Implications in Judgments & Settlements
In this Q&A session Fiona Cameron, Michael Bearman and Sarah Fregon discuss the tax implications of judgments and settlements, including income tax on judgment sums and interest, Capital Gains Tax events, and GST. This session is designed to provide non-tax lawyers with an essential understanding of the tax consequences that may flow from a judgment or settlement, based on important factors including the type of claim, the structure of any settlement agreement, and possible exemptions from income tax or CGT.
With over 33 years’ experience between them, Fiona and Michael are highly experienced specialists in taxation, commercial and administrative law.
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Ethical Considerations Affecting Government Litigants
$77.00
Ethical Considerations Affecting Government Litigants
In a number of recent decisions courts have made adverse comments about the behaviour of government litigants. Parliament is also considering legislation designed to make the model litigant rules legally enforceable.
In this seminar the speakers review the model litigant guidelines and the recent decisions in FCT v Donoghue [2015] FCAFC 183; (2015) 237 FCR 316; Gould v DCT [2017] FCAFC 1, North West Melbourne Recycling Pty Ltd v Commr of SR (Vic) (No 2) [2017] VSC 726, Shord v FCT [2017] FCAFC 167, and Shord v FCT (No 2) [2018] FCAFC 27.
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Self Care when Working in Challenging Environments
$77.00Self Care when Working in Challenging Environments
William Wainwright is a forensic psychologist with 18 years’ experience working with many government and non-government organizations. William has worked in-depth in the sexual offending field with adults, juveniles and clients with intellectual disabilities. He has acted as an expert in court on numerous occasions and consulted and trained with a variety of audiences, including the police, judges, lawyers, DHHS workers, child protection workers corrections workers and prison officers.
In this session William discusses:
- Early Identification of stressors in the workplace
- How work effects other areas of our lives.
- Strategies to manage these stressors
- Short, medium and long-term management of well being
1 CPD POINT
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What is Hearsay?
$77.00
What is Hearsay?
In this seminar chaired by Dr Suzanne McNicol QC, our speaker Jason Harkess presents an explanation as to what qualifies as hearsay evidence under the Evidence Act 2008 and considers some more difficult hypothetical examples of hearsay evidence.
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Workers Compensation – An Introduction/Refresher
$77.00Workers Compensation – An Introduction/Refresher
His Honour Magistrate Brian Wright speaks to his paper regarding the most important principles, legislation and case law in the area of workers compensation.
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Migration Law Update: Procedural Fairness and Adverse Information under the Migration Act 1958 (Cth)
$77.00Migration Law Update: Procedural Fairness and Adverse Information under the Migration Act 1958 (Cth)
In this seminar, Guy Gilbert, Georgina Costello and Julia Lucas speak on the issue of procedural fairness, and the provision of adverse information under the Migration Act 1958 (Cth).
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Accessorial Liability in National & International Courts after ‘Jogee’
$77.00Accessorial Liability in National & International Courts after ‘Jogee’
Holding a person criminally responsible for acts they didn’t do themselves pushes the boundaries of just punishment. The landmark case of R v Jogee saw the UK Supreme Court overturn 30 years of precedent on extended criminal liability.
Join Felicity Gerry QC, who led the defence team in Jogee, as she discusses the consequences of this judgment in Australia, Hong Kong, the European Court of Human Rights and the International Criminal Tribunal for Yugoslavia.
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Dealing with Self-Represented Litigants in Commercial Cases
$77.00Dealing with Self-Represented Litigants in Commercial Cases
This seminar provides insight into dealing with self -represented litigants in commercial cases with a perspective from the bench and the bar and also look at the role of the Victorian Bar Pro Bono Scheme.
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Artificial Intelligence: Legal Issues and Litigation – Overview
$77.00Artificial Intelligence: Legal Issues and Litigation – Overview
In this CPD, the panel will provide an update on global Artificial Intelligence trends, implications for the law, and impacts on legal practice and litigation
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Remedies for Antecedent Transactions In Insolvency
$77.00Remedies for Antecedent Transactions In Insolvency
His Honour Judge Anthony Kelly of the Federal Circuit Court of Australia chairs a discussion with speakers Michael Galvin QC and Daniel Snyder hosted by the Victorian Bar and the Insolvency Section of the Commercial Bar Association.
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Interim Family Law Proceedings: Federal Circuit Court – Practice Direction No. 2 of 2017
$77.00Interim Family Law Proceedings: Federal Circuit Court – Practice Direction No. 2 of 2017
In this CPD seminar introduced by Dr Matt Collins QC and chaired by Patrick O’Shannessy, the Honourable Chief Judge William Alstergren, Judge Grant Riethmuller, Judge Stewart and Judge Harland discuss the new Practice Direction and other Developments in the Federal Circuit Court.
Practice direction No. 2 of 2017 of the Federal Circuit Court of Australia, published on 7 December 2017, came into effect as of 1 January 2018.
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NEW Q&A Session with Michael Rivette – Mandatory Data Breach Notification Laws
$77.00NEW Q&A Session with Michael Rivette – Mandatory Data Breach Notification Laws
In this Q&A Session Michael Rivette and Sarah Fregon discuss the amendments to the Privacy Act 1988 and Mandatory Data Breach Laws including Giller v Procopets (2008) 24 VR, governance and risk taking, mandatory data breach law changes effective 22nd February 2018, assessing risk, remedial action, categorisation of data breaches, practical management and social and legal responsibilities.
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Recent Issues in International Arbitration
$77.00Recent Issues in International Arbitration
Albert Monichino QC: “Stay of Court Proceedings: Tales of the Chicken and the Egg”
Discussion of proper approach to be taken by a national court entertaining an application to stay a proceeding brought by a party that denies being bound by an arbitration agreement.Martin Scott QC: “Arbitration: Be Alert but not Alarmed”
Is expert evidence required to prove that foreign law is the same as domestic law in an application to enforce an arbitral award? Removal of arbitrators and partial setting aside of arbitral awards. -
Codelfa and Ambiguity: Adducing Extrinsic Evidence in Aid of Contractual Interpretation
$77.00Codelfa and Ambiguity: Adducing Extrinsic Evidence in Aid of Contractual Interpretation
Adam Rollnik and Daniel Briggs discuss the requirements for admission of evidence of surrounding circumstances in contractual interpretation, and the development of the requirements from Codelfa and Mount Bruce through recent cases.
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Family Therapy – What is it? When can it be helpful? Who can it be helpful for?
$77.00Family Therapy – What is it? When can it be helpful? Who can it be helpful for?
The Victorian Bar in conjunction with the Health and Wellbeing Committee present speakers; Bernadette Healy, Re-Vision Group Counselling (The Victorian Bar Counselling service) and Rosa Silvestro, Psychologist and Family Consultant. The session focuses on family therapy as it would apply to potential clients and services available for barristers themselves and their families.
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An ATO Registry of Trusts and Trust Assets
$77.00An ATO Registry of Trusts and Trust Assets
Dr John Glover, commercial barrister specialising in trusts and tax law and Professor of Law in the Graduate School of Business and Law at RMIT University, speaks on whether Australia needs an ATO registry of trusts and trust assets, and possible characteristics of such a registry.
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Industrial Law Regulatory Compliance: Recent Developments
$77.00Industrial Law Regulatory Compliance: Recent Developments
Senior representatives of the three major regulators in industrial law will speak about recent developments in their areas. Mark Irving chairs a discussion by three major regulators in the industrial law field. Cathy Cato, Acting Commissioner of the Australian Building and Construction Commission, The Hon Neil Jessup, former Federal Court Judge, and Janine Webster, Chief Counsel of the Fair Work Ombudsman, discuss recent development in their respective areas.
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Current Sentencing Practices post-Dalgliesh
$77.00Current Sentencing Practices post-Dalgliesh
The recent decision of DPP v Dalgliesh [2017] HCA 41 will have some effect on how plea hearings are conducted, in respect to current sentencing practices. This presentation will address what submissions a prosecutor may make regarding current sentencing practices in light of Dalgliesh and how defence counsel might respond.
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The Harman Obligation: Policy, Procedure and Punishment
$77.00The Harman Obligation: Policy, Procedure and Punishment
Paul Hayes and Elizabeth Bennett shed light on the important Harman obligation and counsel’s duty to the Court. Paul Hayes presents a paper on the consequences of not abiding by the obligation and implicit risks. Elizabeth Bennett speaks on the ways in which the obligation can operate, and its intersection with other guiding principles.
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Proportionate Liability: Principles & Practice
$77.00Proportionate Liability: Principles & Practice
The Hon. Justice Macaulay and Graeme Clarke QC share valuable insight into the development of the area of co-ordinate and proportionate liability. Clarke speaks to his paper, a thorough and helpful exposition of the legislative framework under which co-ordinate and proportionate liability is now to be considered, and covers recent jurisprudence on the topic.
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Thomas v Commissioner of Taxation – What are the implications for trustees?
$77.00Thomas v Commissioner of Taxation – What are the implications for trustees?
This CPD session discusses the impacts of the decision in Thomas v Commissioner of Taxation, and the implications and practicalities of distributing franking credits and net income of a trust to beneficiaries in different manners.
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Maximising recovery for victims of fraud
$77.00Maximising recovery for victims of fraud
Andrew Tragardh hosts this CPD session which addresses the recovery of monies misappropriated through fraud, and provides preliminary guidance for practitioners in civil fraud trials, with the objective of seeking maximum recovery for clients.
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Unconscious Bias Training
$77.00Unconscious Bias Training
Kate Eastman S.C. discusses the effects and deliberations surrounding unconscious bias, focusing on lawyers and their interactions with bias in their legal work.
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Re Amerind
$77.00Re Amerind
In this CPD, counsel for four of the five parties to the action in Re Amerind discuss the persistent question in insolvency law of “to whom does the liquidator of a trading trust distribute property realised in that liquidation?”, and Justice Robson’s comprehensive discussion on the topic and the Suco Gold/Enhill treatment.
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Managing Concurrent Family Law Proceedings in two Courts
$77.00Managing Concurrent Family Law Proceedings in two Courts
In this seminar, The Honourable Justice Paul Cronin, Her Honour Magistrate Carolene Gwynn and Robin Smith discuss Family law proceedings that are running concurrent to relevant proceedings in other courts.
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The Courts & Common Law – What Does 2017 Hold?
$77.00The Courts & Common Law – What Does 2017 Hold?
This CPD discusses notable case law and trends in the common law for the last year and predictions and developments for the next six months.
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Q&A Session with Simon Steward QC – Trends in Tax Disputes
$77.00Q&A Session with Simon Steward QC – Trends in Tax Disputes
In this Q&A Session, Simon Steward QC discusses past and future trends in tax disputes, including changes since the appointment of the first outside Commissioner of Taxation, taxation of multinationals and ways in which to address this problem, apportionment cases, treaty and capital cases.
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Q&A Session with Michelle Quigley QC: Planning Law – planning applications before VCAT
$77.00Q&A Session with Michelle Quigley QC: Planning Law – planning applications before VCAT
In this Q&A Session with Michelle Quigley QC, Chair of the Environment and Planning section of CommBar, key discussion points include common planning disputes arising from application for planning permits from local councils, and conditions imposed on those permits, especially in unresolved matters that progress to the Planning division of VCAT.
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Q&A Session with Glen Pauline – The Franchising Code of Conduct in Focus: The New Code of Conduct
$77.00Q&A Session with Glen Pauline – The Franchising Code of Conduct in Focus: The New Code of Conduct
In this Q&A Session, Glen Pauline, Barrister & accredited Mediator discusses the new Franchising Code of Conduct, its purpose and application. Glen also outlines mediation under the Code, the Court’s approach to interpreting provisions under the Code, the effect of Code breaches by the franchisor and relevant cases.