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Amendments to the Bail Act 1977
$77.00
Amendments to the Bail Act 1977
21 March 2024
This is an insightful and highly practical seminar designed to assist practitioners get to grips with the upcoming amendments to the Bail Act 1977, which commence on 25 March 2024. The seminar will focus on the reforms contained in the Bail Amendment Act 2023 and their practical implications; addressing the impact the changes could have on your clients’ applications. Don’t miss this opportunity to keep on top of these key reforms which will affect all practitioners who work in this area.
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Sentence Indications
$77.00Sentence Indications
21 March 2024
This session discusses sentence indications – how to prepare, present and run an application. What you need to explain to your client before applying for an indication and anticipating the risks of a prosecution appeal against sentence imposed after a sentence indication.
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Building on shifting sands: The effects of VCAT’s eroding jurisdiction
$77.00Building on shifting sands: The effects of VCAT’s eroding jurisdiction
2 November 2023
Over the past several years, a number of decisions have significantly altered our understanding of VCAT’s jurisdiction and power. The effects of these decisions have been most keenly felt in building and construction matters, particularly those in which insurers are involved.
The panel includes Justice Ted Woodward, VCAT President and two experienced building and construction practitioners, Nicholas Pane KC and Natalie Burgess. They will discuss the practical effects of VCAT’s restricted jurisdiction for the Tribunal and practitioners, their implications, and the effect of recent legislative reform.
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How can I prepare a great Affidavit?
$77.00How can I prepare a great Affidavit?
30 March 2023
A deep dive into the key elements of affidavit drafting and tips on how to create a document that promotes and enhances your client’s case.
The CPD also includes an overview of the relevant rules and evidentiary principles you need to know.
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NDIS matters at the AAT – how to run an application and unique issues in this jurisdiction
$77.00NDIS matters at the AAT – how to run an application and unique issues in this jurisdiction
22 February 2022
This CPD will assist those interested in taking on pro bono clients, or those new to the jurisdiction. The presenters will give an overview of the scheme and the Act, and the legal issues commonly involved in a dispute about access or about supports. They will also provide guidance on how you should present your case and issues you may encounter with evidence and expert witnesses.
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Heads of Agreement: Binding or not?
$77.00Heads of Agreement: Binding or not?
2 August 2021
Heads of Agreement, and other similar preliminary agreements, are entered into by parties who contemplate that a further, more formal, agreement will be signed. Yet lawyers are frequently in a dilemma as to whether Heads of Agreement are binding or not. Why is there a dilemma? Can any doubt be removed?
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Getting the Most Out of Alternative Dispute Resolution in Industrial Law Matters
$77.00Getting the Most Out of Alternative Dispute Resolution in Industrial Law Matters
24 June 2021
Conciliation is a staple element of any proceeding in the Fair Work Commission. Mediation is a standard step in any court proceeding. It is important for industrial lawyers (and sophisticated clients) not to miss an important opportunity to fully explore the prospects of resolving, or at least narrowing the issues in dispute, in matters.
This session will focus on some of the specific issues that arise in industrial law proceedings. How does mediation differ from conciliation? Why have both? What types of matters might benefit from pre-trial mediation? Is arbitration a realistic alternative? Should the approach differ when in mediations with regulators? Consideration will also be given to practical matters such as preparation for mediation, how best to manage the psychological byplay that often arises, and how to break through roadblocks during mediations.
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Preparing for Family Law Property Mediations
$77.00
Preparing for Family Law Property Mediations
Mediation offers the best chance many family law litigants have to resolve their case on their own terms. Solicitors, Counsel and Mediators all have an important role to play in facilitating this process.
This is an opportunity to hear from two experienced barristers about how they approach mediations, from the perspective of counsel and mediator.
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See What You Made Me Do- Power, Control and Domestic Abuse and the Family Law system- a conversation with Jess Hill
$77.00See What You Made Me Do- Power, Control and Domestic Abuse and the Family Law system- a conversation with Jess Hill
The Family Law Bar Association invites you to a conversation with Jess Hill, award winning investigative journalist and author of the 2020 Stella Prize winning ground-breaking, international best seller, “See What You Made Me Do”. Described by Helen Garner as “a shattering book: clear-headed, meticulous, driving always at the truth”, See What You Made Me Do is difficult and essential reading for all who practice family law.
Jess discusses her research, her findings and, most importantly, her views on how the family law system can be improved to better protect victims of domestic abuse. Come listen, learn and question – this book may change the way you practice.
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Frustration and Force Majeure in a Time of Covid
$77.00Frustration and Force Majeure in a Time of Covid
The Covid-19 crisis and lockdowns were unforeseen events, impacting on the performance of contracts. Can parties escape their contractual obligations by relying on the doctrine of frustration in a time of Covid? How do these events affect force majeure clauses? These questions and more will be answered in this CPD.
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eBrief and Court Books – in Isolation and Beyond
$77.00eBrief and Court Books – in Isolation and Beyond
We are all having to adapt to new ways of working remotely, and electronic court books and briefs are here to stay.
This seminar is a beginners’ guide to setting up and accessing eBrief, uploading documents, tags and annotation and creating Court Books.
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Preserving the intention of the Koori Court – How the County Koori Court has adapted to virtual hearings
$77.00Preserving the intention of the Koori Court – How the County Koori Court has adapted to virtual hearings
In this CPD, Her Honour Judge Lawson outline the history and the context that led to the establishment of the Koori Court. Her Honour also explain how the modified virtual process is operating.
Nerita Waight, the CEO of Victorian Aboriginal Legal Service, present on the Aboriginal Community Justice Reports Project.
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Early Neutral Evaluation in the County Court
$77.00Early Neutral Evaluation in the County Court
Early Neutral Evaluation (ENE) is a new alternative dispute resolution mechanism used in the Building Cases List in the County Court.
In this seminar, His Honour, Judge Woodward, Judge in charge of the Building Cases List, explains what ENE is, how it works, and the benefits it offers amongst the suite of ADR options available to resolve disputes.
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Sex Offenders- Diagnosis, Risk Assessments and Treatment
$77.00Sex Offenders- Diagnosis, Risk Assessments and Treatment
Pamela Matthews has practiced independently as a Forensic Psychologist in the State and Federal Court system for the past 24 years.
In this CPD, she will focus on the diagnosis and treatment of sexual offenders. What is involved in assessing future risk? How predictive are the risk assessment tools? These questions and more will be answered.
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PEXA – drafting property orders that work
$77.00PEXA – drafting property orders that work
In this seminar, presenter Megan Tennyson of the PEXA Partner Program will explain what PEXA is, and how it has changed property transactions. What impact does this have on drafting family law property orders? Do s.106A orders work in the PEXA world? These questions and more will be answered.
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Virtual hearings Part 3: Using Webex in the Supreme Court
$77.00Virtual hearings Part 3: Using Webex in the Supreme Court
In the third instalment of their CPD series on virtual appearance work, Kathleen Foley and Emrys Nekvapil focus on virtual hearings in the Supreme Court of Victoria.
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National Reconciliation Week – Recent legal developments impacting Aboriginal clients
$77.00National Reconciliation Week – Recent legal developments impacting Aboriginal clients
A CPD event during National Reconciliation Week on legal developments impacting Aboriginal clients and bail, community justice reports and COVID-19. Hear from solicitors and barristers working directly with Aboriginal legal services and Aboriginal clients in Victoria on the latest case law and the intersection between legal and cultural matters.
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The Nuts and Bolts of Running a Migration Judicial Review Case in Court
$77.00The Nuts and Bolts of Running a Migration Judicial Review Case in Court
This seminar will help lawyers who are prepared to help clients with migration law problems, but who may be new to migration law or administrative law in general, to understand the basics of running migration litigation.