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The Law Society of New South Wales, 170 Phillip Street, Sydney NSW 2000 | |
In civil litigation, evidence in chief is almost always given by affidavit. Solicitors play a vital role in effectively and ethically recording the evidence of a witness in affidavit form. All witnesses deserve to have a truthful, relevant, compelling, complete, accessible, and admissible account of their evidence placed before the court. Join barrister Paul McDonald for this in-person workshop where you will learn how to draft affidavits that truly do justice to a witness’s evidence. During the workshop you will explore best-practice tips for drafting affidavits, including referencing documents and incorporating the current guidelines for expressing conversations in affidavits. Practical exercises will include drafting parts of affidavits to comply with current best practice, and re-drafting affidavit evidence to avoid common errors. |
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Paul McDonald, Barrister, Pyrmont Chambers | |
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Drafting affidavits – In-person workshop
4 CPD units
Thursday, 23 May 2024 | |
4 CPD Units In-person workshop |
Drafting and implementing environmental management systems – Recorded webinar
1 CPD units
1 CPD Unit Recorded webinar |
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This session was recorded on 28 February 2023 as part of the Essentials for environmental and planning lawyers: Mandatory rule 6.1 – live webinar. In this session, learn specific skills in drafting by gaining understanding around:
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Recorded on 28 February 2023 | |
Elizabeth Wild, Partner, Environment & Planning Team Leader, Norton Rose Fulbright | |
Drafting GST provisions for property transactions – on-demand recording
1 CPD units
1 CPD Unit On-demand recording |
Online | |
Where do all those special conditions come from? Why are they needed and what do they mean? The interaction of GST with property transactions continues to be a source of tension. Questions abound regarding the operation of the margin scheme, what activities constitute the carrying on of an enterprise and the vexed issues arising from the need to distinguish between commercial residential premises and residential premises. This practical session will look at drafting issues in the light of the GST provisions as well as recent decisions in this evolving area of the law. This session was recorded during the Specialist Accreditation Conference 2023. |
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Recorded on 17 August 2023 | |
Andrew Sommer, Partner, Clayton Utz | |
Due diligence for business sales and purchases - recorded webinar
1 CPD units
1 CPD Unit Recorded webinar |
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This recorded webinar was originally captured during the Specialist Accreditation conference 2021 - Business Law stream. This session considers the following issues:
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Recorded on 05 August 2021 | |
Selwyn Black*, Partner, Carroll & O' Dea |
Duty on surrenders and terminations of lease: The change in beneficial ownership provisions – on-demand recording
1 CPD units
1 CPD Unit On-demand recording |
Online | |
In this session, Catherine Hallgath will be looking at the recent amendments made to the Duties Act 1997 (NSW), more specifically the charging of duty on a change in beneficial ownership of dutiable property in respect of leases and lease transactions. The session will consider what kinds of leasing transactions fall within the duties net, particularly what types of arrangements could trigger the requirement to pay duty in respect of surrenders and terminations of leases. This session was recorded during the Specialist Accreditation Conference 2023. |
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Recorded on 17 August 2023 | |
Catherine Hallgath, Partner, Mills Oakley | |
Easements, other rights and the use and development of land – recorded webinar
1 CPD units
1 CPD Unit Recorded webinar |
Online | |
This session was recorded on 18 March 2023 as part of the Young Lawyers Property Law: One day intensive – live webinar. Easements and other rights of access are commercially valuable rights which allow the use and development of land for commercial purposes. This paper discusses contentious issues that arise in this area of property law. |
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Recorded on 18 March 2023 | |
Peter Walsh, Barrister, University Chambers | |
Effective client conversations – recorded webinar
1 CPD units
1 CPD Unit Recorded webinar |
Online | |
This session was recorded on 20 March 2023 as part of the Essentials for lawyers: Mandatory rule 6.1 – recorded webinar. In this session you will learn:
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Recorded on 20 March 2023 | |
Sara O'Connor, Facilitator & Executive Coach, Duncan Young Consulting | |
Electronic execution of documents - recorded webinar
1 CPD units
1 CPD Unit Recorded webinar |
Online | |
This session was recorded on 23 February 2022 as part of the Property law - one day intensive - live webinar. Electronic execution of documents This session will cover:
Practitioners should inform themselves of Rule 6.1 of the Legal Profession Uniform Continuing Professional Development (Solicitors) Rules 2015 which sets out the requirements for the four (4) mandatory CPD areas for NSW legal practitioners – (a) ethics and professional responsibility; (b) practice management and business skills; (c) professional skills; and (d) substantive law. It is the responsibility of each legal practitioner to self-assess as to whether a particular educational activity extends their knowledge and skills in areas that are relevant to their practice needs or professional development. |
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Recorded on 23 February 2022 | |
Diane Skapinker, Consultant, Ashurst |
Embracing hybrid work: Law firm considerations – recorded webinar
1 CPD units
1 CPD Unit Recorded webinar |
Online | |
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Recorded on 1 February 2023 | |
Joe Murphy, Partner, Piper Alderman | |
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Embracing hybrid work: Mandatory rule 6.1 – recorded webinar
3 CPD units
3 CPD Units Recorded webinar |
Online | |
This session was recorded on 1 February 2023 as part of the Embracing hybrid work: Mandatory rule 6.1 – live webinar Hear from legal experts in this live online course as they discuss some of the current issues faced by legal practitioners, while earning three CPD units. Topics include:
Practitioners should inform themselves of Rule 6.1 of the Legal Profession Uniform Continuing Professional Development (Solicitors) Rules 2015 which sets out the requirements for the four (4) mandatory CPD areas for NSW legal practitioners – (a) ethics and professional responsibility; (b) practice management and business skills; (c) professional skills; and (d) substantive law. It is the responsibility of each legal practitioner to self-assess as to whether a particular educational activity extends their knowledge and skills in areas that are relevant to their practice needs or professional development. If so, then the practitioner may claim one (1) "unit” for each hour of attendance, refreshment breaks not included. If you self-assess that this particular educational activity extends your knowledge and skills, this program may allow you to claim three (3) of the mandatory areas: (a) ethics and professional responsibility; (b) practice management and business skills; and (c) professional skills. |
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Recorded on 1 February 2023 | |
Catherine Palin-Brinkworth, Strategist and Mentor, Progress Performance International Paul Monaghan, Senior Ethics Solicitor, Professional Support Unit, Law Society of NSW Joe Murphy, Partner, Piper Alderman | |
Employees vs. Contractors: Reviewing the current tax and legal landscape – on-demand recording
1 CPD units
1 CPD Unit On-demand recording |
Whether an individual is an employee or contractor is a key commercial matter, as it can give rise to tax and legal implications for a business. Failure by a business to correctly characterise a worker can result in underpayment of worker entitlements (such as PAYG and superannuation), not meeting payroll tax obligations and create risk of an employment claim. This session will provide: (i) an overview of the current tax and legal landscape following the recent High Court and Federal Court decisions in Jamsek v ZG Operations [2022] HCA 2 and the Fair Work Commission’s decision in Deliveroo Australia Pty Ltd v Diego Franco [2022] FWCFB 156; (ii) review activity of the ATO and Revenue NSW in light of these decisions; (iii) income tax, superannuation and payroll tax obligations for businesses that engage contractors; (iv) nuances in the employee and contractor tests for income tax, superannuation and payroll tax; and (v) importance of a written contract and whether this provides a complete solution. This session was recorded during the Specialist Accreditation Conference 2023. |
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Recorded on 17 August 2023 |
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King Tan, Consulting Principal, Keypoint
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Employment Law update – recorded webinar
1 CPD units
1 CPD Unit Recorded webinar |
Online | |
This recorded webinar was originally captured during the Employment Law update - live webinar. This session will provide you with important legal developments in the world of employment. The presentation will alert you to the relevant labour law issues to be aware of in 2023. This session will cover:
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Recorded on 9 February 2023 | |
Michael Barnes, Partner, Carroll and O'Dea Lawyers |
Employment set-offs: Clauses and claims – on-demand recording
1 CPD units
1 CPD Unit On-demand recording |
Online | |
This videocast was originally captured during the Specialist Accreditation Conference 2022 - Business Law stream. In this session, Adrian Barwick considers some of the complex legal issues surrounding employment set-off clauses. The presentation also covers the obligations under industrial instruments. Furthermore, Adrian Barwick delves into examples of employment disputes involving set-off arguments, provides drafting tips, and discusses modern award wage mechanisms. Please note that not all questions asked by the live audience are clearly audible. |
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Recorded on 4 August 2022 | |
Adrian Barwick, Solicitor Director, WilliamsonBarwick |
Enforcement of planning and environment law obligations – on-demand recording
1 CPD units
1 CPD Unit On-demand recording |
Online | |
This videocast was originally captured during the Specialist Accreditation Conference 2022 - Property Law stream. This session covers planning and environmental law obligations. Over the course of the presentation, Mark Seymour examines both civil enforcement options and criminal penalties and also considers the relevant causes of action under the common law. Please note that not all questions asked by the live audience are clearly audible. |
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Recorded on 4 August 2022 | |
Mark Seymour, Barrister, Martin Place Chambers |
Enhancing team performance: Business skills for lawyers – recorded webinar
1 CPD units
1 CPD Unit Recorded webinar |
Online | |
This session was recorded on 28 March 2023 as part of the Essentials for lawyers: Mandatory rule 6.1– live webinar. During this session participants will learn:
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Recorded on 28 March 2023 | |
Caspian Smith, Mediator, Open Sky | |
Essentials for environmental and planning lawyers: Mandatory rule 6.1 – recorded webinar
4 CPD units
4 CPD Unit Recorded webinar |
Online | |
This session was recorded on 28 February 2023 as part of the Essentials for environmental and planning lawyers: Mandatory rule 6.1 – live webinar. This course is designed for planning and environmental lawyers will comprise four sessions as follows: Marketing essentials for planning and environmental lawyers – Kristin Hancock, Director, Font & Swatch, Christopher Melotti, Message Marketer, Melotti Media and Mike Sandys, Managing Director, Oddball Marketing In this session, an expert marketing team will examine the concept and practice of marketing including:
Legal ethics – Linden Barnes, Senior Ethics Solicitor, Professional Support Unit, The Law Society of NSW In this session, you will explore ethical issues that can arise in your daily practice. Linden Barnes will identify important cases that will assist you in determining your professional responsibilities. Linden offers a detailed summary of the facts of each case, analyses the judgment, and discusses the wider implications of these decisions. This will be an interactive session as Linden encourages active participation, so bring along your questions!” Introduction to the Climate Change Act 2022 (Cth) – Mark Seymour, Barrister, Martin Place Chambers In this session gain an understanding on recent legislation through:
Drafting and implementing environmental management systems – Elizabeth Wild, Partner, Norton Rose Fulbright In this session, learn specific skills in drafting by gaining understanding around:
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Recorded on 28 February 2023 | |
Kristin Hancock, Director, Font & Swatch Christopher Melotti, Message marketer, Melotti Media Mike Sandys, Managing Director, Oddball Marketing Linden Barnes, Senior Ethics Solicitor, Professional Support Unit, The Law Society of NSW Mark Seymour, Barrister, Martin Place Chambers Elizabeth Wild, Partner, Environment & Planning Team Leader, Norton Rose Fulbright | |
Essentials for lawyers: Mandatory rule 6.1 – on demand recording
3 CPD units
3 CPD Unit On-demand recording |
This session was recorded on 12 December 2023 as part of the Course Essentials for lawyers - mandatory rule 6.1 - live webinar. Hear from legal experts in this live online course as they discuss some of the current issues faced by legal practitioners, while earning three CPD units. Plain language training for professionals – Sharon de Bomford, Principal, Write Results Why should you bother writing in plain language? Well, because the courts demand it, clients want it and management appreciates it. There’s also evidence that shows plain language can get you better results. And if you do that, you will lift your personal profile, your team’s value and your organisation’s reputation. Write Results – plain language training for professionals looks at the four key skills you need to write well: thinking, planning, writing and checking. In this interactive, hour-long training session, we use entertaining and practical examples to show you how to spot the issues and fix them. Legal ethics – Linden Barnes, Senior Ethics Solicitor, Professional Support Unit, The Law Society of NSW In this session, you will explore ethical issues that can arise in your daily practice. Linden Barnes will identify important cases that will assist you in determining your professional responsibilities. Linden offers a detailed summary of the facts of each case, analyses the judgment, and discusses the wider implications of these decisions. This will be an interactive session as Linden encourages active participation, so bring along your questions!Practice management and compliance under the Uniform Law – Katherine Lau, Professional Support Solicitor, Professional Support Unit, The Law Society of NSW In this session, Katherine will look at the high-risk compliance areas of legal practice and review the compliance management objectives under the Legal Profession Uniform Law. She will also discuss compliance management strategies to address risks in legal practice. Practitioners should inform themselves of Rule 6.1 of the Legal Profession Uniform Continuing Professional Development (Solicitors) Rules 2015 which sets out the requirements for the four (4) mandatory CPD areas for NSW legal practitioners – (a) ethics and professional responsibility; (b) practice management and business skills; (c) professional skills; and (d) substantive law. It is the responsibility of each legal practitioner to self-assess as to whether a particular educational activity extends their knowledge and skills in areas that are relevant to their practice needs or professional development. If so, then the practitioner may claim one (1) "unit” for each hour of attendance, refreshment breaks not included. If you self-assess that this particular educational activity extends your knowledge and skills, this program may allow you to claim three (3) of the mandatory areas: (a) ethics and professional responsibility; (b) practice management and business skills; and (c) professional skills. |
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Recorded on 12 December 2023 | |
Sharon de Bomford, Principal, Write Results Linden Barnes, Senior Ethics Solicitor, Professional Support Unit, The Law Society of NSW Katherine Lau, Professional Support Solicitor, Professional Support Unit, The Law Society of NSW | |
Estate planning for blended families – on-demand recording
1 CPD units
1 CPD Unit On-demand recording |
This session was recorded on 12 March 2024 as part of the Elder law, wills and probate: One day intensive – live webinar. Estate planning for blended families – Paul Evans, Partner, Makinson d’Apice Lawyers Blended families, where one or both spouses have children from a prior relationship are today increasingly common. Inevitably, with a blended family situation, there will be a multitude of competing needs and obligations. Skillful estate planning can address those needs and obligations and as far as possible keep conflict within the family to a minimum. The presentation will examine types of blended families, provide an understanding of how to tackle your clients' objectives, and the potential for family provision claims. It will also cover possible strategies to include:
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Recorded on 12 March 2024 | |
Paul Evans, Partner, Makinson d'Apice Lawyers | |
Ethics for rural lawyers – on-demand recording
1 CPD units
1 CPD Unit On-demand recording |
Online | |
In this session, Linden Barnes and Matt Anderson look at a number of ethical issues including:
This recorded webinar was originally captured during the 2021 Rural Issues Conference. |
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Recorded on 29 October 2021 | |
Linden Barnes, Sr Ethics Solicitor, The Law Society of NSW Matt Anderson, Lawyer, Lander & Rogers |
Ethics: Discussion of cases - recorded webinar
1 CPD units
1 CPD Unit Recorded webinar |
Online | |
The Law Society's Senior Ethics Solicitor Linden Barnes discusses some of her favourite ethics cases. Cases covered include:
Practitioners should inform themselves of Rule 6.1 of the Legal Profession Uniform Continuing Professional Development (Solicitors) Rules 2015 which sets out the requirements for the four (4) mandatory CPD areas for NSW legal practitioners – (a) ethics and professional responsibility; (b) practice management and business skills; (c) professional skills; and (d) substantive law. It is the responsibility of each legal practitioner to self-assess as to whether a particular educational activity extends their knowledge and skills in areas that are relevant to their practice needs or professional development. If so, then the practitioner may claim one (1) "unit” for each hour of attendance, refreshment breaks not included. If you self-assess that this particular educational activity extends your knowledge and skills, this program may allow you to claim one (1) of the mandatory areas: ethics and professional responsibility. |
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Recorded on October 2021 | |
Linden Barnes, Senior Ethics Solicitor, The Law Society of New South Wales |
Ethics: when solicitors are executors or beneficiaries – recorded webinar
1 CPD units
1 CPD Unit Recorded webinar |
Online | |
This session was recorded on 9 March 2023 as part of the Elder law, wills and probate: One day intensive – live webinar. This session looks at the risks involved for solicitors who are executors and/or beneficiaries of estates including:
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Recorded on 9 March 2023 | |
Jennifer McMillan, Manager, Practice Support Services, Lawcover | |
Exploring Family Law topics that affect Trans, Intersex and Non-Binary individuals – on-demand recording
1 CPD units
1 CPD Unit On-demand recording |
Online | |
This session will examine some of
the scenarios and complexities that arise for transgender, non-binary and
intersex people in family law matters. This includes the uncertainty around
parental status of those seeking to be parents where one of the parties is
transgender, non-binary or intersex (and what they can be called), as well as
challenges in parenting cases where one parent undergoes a gender transition
and the other party expresses resistance or non-acceptance. The court's
approach to medical treatment for transgender teenagers and surgical
interventions for intersex children after birth will also be examined,
alongside proposed changes in the ACT aimed at addressing such scenarios. Presenter
Stephen Page will further consider the issues arising for family lawyers as to
how to conduct such matters and address all parties, ensuring professional
conduct and preventing any form of discrimination or professional conduct
complaints. This session was recorded during the Specialist Accreditation Conference 2023. DISTRESSING CONTENT Viewers are
advised that this course may contain details that some may find distressing.
Please review the course description and use your discretion before
proceeding. |
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Recorded on 12 July 2023 | |
Stephen Page, Director, Page Provan | |
External Examiners Course - Express your interest
Online |
Course Overview The commencement of the Legal Profession Uniform Law on 1 July 2015 introduced the requirement for persons to be appointed as an external examiner, that person must be a member of a class of persons as designated in Rule 65 of the Legal profession Uniform General Rules 2015 and have successfully completed a course of education approved by the Legal Services Council from time to time after consultation with the relevant designated local regulatory authority. An external examiner is required to be appointed by a law practice to complete the External Examiners Report. The report is required to be lodged by a law practice that has received, held or disbursed trust money (excluding Transit Money), once in every financial year. Rule 65(2) of the Legal Profession Uniform General Rules 2015 provides that the following classes of persons may be appointed as external examiner under Part 4.2 of the Legal Profession Uniform Law. To be eligible to apply for accreditation you must be:
with a current certificate of Public Practice, or
Eligibility based on review of your registration entitles you to sit the course approved by the Legal Services Council and conducted by the Law Society of New South Wales. To register your interest for the next available course, please click here. If you have any queries or having trouble registering your interest, please contact the professional development team on +61 2 9926 0250 or email education@lawsociety.com.au |
Family law fundamentals - live online workshop
7 CPD units
Thursday 23 & 30 May 2024 |
7 CPD Units Live online workshop |
9:00 AM 1:00 PM |
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This course is designed for solicitors and mediators wishing to gain a practical understanding and overview of family law and the FCFCOA. This is an interactive course that explores the fundamental principles of family law, dispute resolution, and case management pathways in the FCFCOA. Topics covered include:
Please note this course is interactive and will require active participation with the facilitator and other participants. Attendees will be required to turn on their web cameras and microphones. |
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Fiona Kirkman, Accredited Specialist in Family Law and Principal of Kirkman Family Law (also Co-Founder and CEO of Family Property & LawSwitch) |