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This session was recorded on 19 March 2022 as part of the Young Lawyers - Property Law - one day intensive - live webinar. Hear from Sharon de Bomford on Plain language drafting as she provides helpful tips for lawyers looking to expand their knowledge and build their skills and 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. |
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Recorded on 19 March 2022 | |
Sharon de Bomford, Principal, Write Results |
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Plain language drafting – On-demand recording
1 CPD units
1 CPD Unit On-demand recording |
Property and climate change: Legal and cultural discourses of entitlement, loss and habitat – On-demand recording
1 CPD units
1 CPD Unit On-demand recording |
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This videocast was originally captured during the Specialist Accreditation Conference 2022 - Property Law stream. This session covers complex legal aspects surrounding the intersection of property law and climate change. Dr Nicole Graham provides an academic perspective on issues of entitlement, loss and habitat. This presentation also considers the research literature surrounding these topics. Please note that not all questions asked by the live audience are clearly audible. |
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Recorded on 4 August 2022 | |
Dr Nicole Graham, Associate Professor, The University of Sydney |
Property considerations in commercial transactions – On-demand recording
1 CPD units
1 CPD Unit On-demand recording |
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This recorded webinar was originally captured during the Specialist Accreditation conference 2022 – Business Law and Property Law streams.
In this session, Alicia Albury and Ben Harper-Phillips discuss the property issues (freehold and leasehold) that commonly arise in business sale and share sale transactions. They also cover the process of undertaking property due diligence to address these issues. |
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Recorded on 5 August 2022 | |
Alicia Albury, Partner, Maddocks Ben Harper-Phillips, Special Counsel, Maddocks |
Property law: One day intensive – recorded webinar
6 CPD units
6 CPD Unit Recorded webinar |
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This session was recorded on 14 March 2023 as part of the Property law: One day intensive – live webinar. Join industry experts for this full day online program as they discuss a range of issues faced by property lawyers. Topics include: The regulatory responsibilities solicitors have relating to legal costs – Nick Satouris, Professional Support Solicitor, Professional Support Unit, The Law Society of NSW This session will take you through costs considerations involving:
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!”
Hot topics in residential construction law – Vikram Misra, Barrister, Clarence Chambers This session will cover:
Negotiating a Lease Proposal – Leisha de Aboitiz, Partner, Massons and Joseph Consalvi, Senior Associate, Massons This session will review case law and cover:
Exploring issues arising from the NSW legal reform to understand the way in which cladding liabilities and issues are evolving in NSW – David Bannerman, Principal, Bannermans Lawyers This session will explore the following critical issues:
- Home Building Act 1989
Make no error: rescission of a contract for the sale of land, on the basis of Flight v Booth [1834] EngR 1087, endures! – Sydney Jacobs, Barrister & Mediator, 13 Wentworth Chambers This session will consider:
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Recorded on 14 March 2023 | |
Nick Satouris, Professional Support Solicitor, Professional Support Unit, The Law Society of NSW Linden Barnes, Senior Ethics Solicitor, Professional Support Unit, The Law Society of NSW Vikram Misra, Barrister, Clarence Chambers Leisha de Aboitiz, Partner, Massons Joseph Consalvi, Senior Associate, Massons David Bannerman, Principal, Bannermans Lawyers Sydney Jacobs, Barrister & Mediator, 13 Wentworth | |
Put and call options – on-demand recording
1 CPD units
1 CPD Unit On-demand recording |
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This session was recorded on 23 February 2022 as part of the Property law - one day intensive - live webinar. Put and call options - risks to parties and practitioners 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 | |
Mark Swan, Special Counsel, Mills Oakley |
Recent activity in the Land and Environment Court of New South Wales – on-demand recording
1 CPD units
1 CPD Unit On-demand recording |
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In this session the presenters will explore four hot topics in the Land and Environment Court of New South Wales. Learn about applications to modify a development consent and the power to amend a modification application, as well as development standards and recent legal principles. The session will also cover building information certificates (BIC), when they are required, and whether you can amend a BIC application. Finally, the presenters will deep dive into environmentally sustainable development and when the impact of climate change must be considered. This session was recorded during the Specialist Accreditation Conference 2023. |
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Recorded on 18 August 2023 | |
Jeremy Farrell, Barrister, Martin Place Chambers Natasha Hammond, Barrister, Martin Place Chambers Craig James Leggat SC, Barrister, Martin Place Chambers | |
Planning; property development |
Recent major changes to NSW stamp duty – on-demand recording
1 CPD units
1 CPD Unit On-demand recording |
Online | |
This recorded webinar was originally captured during the Specialist Accreditation conference 2022 – Business Law and Property Law streams.
Andrew Rider covers the technical and practical aspects of recent major changes to NSW stamp duty affecting common property transactions, including a detailed understanding of the changes in beneficial ownership of dutiable property in terms of what types of transactions are caught and what exceptions apply. Other topics covered include acknowledgement of a trust, foreign surcharges and the expanded relief for Australian based developers, family farm transfers, and the new general anti-avoidance and promotor provisions. |
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Recorded on 5 August 2022 | |
Andrew Rider, Barrister, Level 22 Chambers |
Rescission of a contract for the sale of land – recorded webinar
1 CPD units
1 CPD Unit Recorded webinar |
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This session was recorded on 14 March 2023 as part of the Property Law: One day intensive – live webinar. This session will consider:
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Recorded on 14 March 2023 | |
Sydney Jacobs, Barrister & Mediator, 13 Wentworth | |
Retail leases: cases and developments – on-demand recording
1 CPD units
1 CPD Unit On-demand recording |
This session was recorded on 19 March 2024 as part of the Property law: One day intensive - live webinar. Retail leases: cases and developments, Gary Newton, Partner, HWL Ebsworth This session will cover recent critical conveyancing and property law cases and update on cases overturned on appeal, which include:
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Recorded on 19 March 2024 | |
Gary Newton, Partner, HWL Ebsworth | |
Retail leasing – cases and legislation update - On-demand recording
1 CPD units
1 CPD Unit On-demand recording |
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This session was recorded on 19 March 2022 as part of the Young Lawyers - Property Law - one day intensive - live webinar. Hear from Gary Newton on cases and legislation update for retail leasing as he provides helpful tips for lawyers looking to expand their knowledge and build their skills and 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. |
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Recorded on 19 March 2022 | |
Gary Newton, Partner, HWL Ebsworth |
Revenue NSW – Property Tax Reform, Recent Changes and the Professional Resource Centre – recorded webinar
1 CPD units
1 CPD Unit Recorded webinar |
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This session was recorded on 18 March 2023 as part of the Young Lawyers Property Law: One day intensive – live webinar. The session will provide an overview of the First Home Buyer Choice and Sheared Equity Home Helper schemes, cover recent changes to Duties Act and the application of the surcharges for duties and land tax as well as highlighting the resources available for professionals on the Revenue NSW website. |
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Recorded on 18 March 2023 | |
Vishal Sharma, Advisor, Engagement, Revenue NSW Rod Bradbury, Senior Technical Advisor, Revenue NSW | |
Rural property law update – on-demand recording
1 CPD units
1 CPD Unit On-demand recording |
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2021 was a busy year in rural property law. In this session, Tony Cahill goes through the major developments, including:
This recorded webinar was originally captured during the 2021 Rural Issues Conference. |
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Recorded 29 October 2021 | |
Tony Cahill, Legal author and presenter |
Specialist Accreditation Conference 2023 - Family Law – on-demand recording
10 CPD units
10 CPD Units On-demand recording |
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These sessions were recorded on 17 and 18 August 2023 as part of the Specialist Accreditation Conference - Family Law stream. Hear from specialists and experts across the profession on a wide range of topics relevant to your practice. Topics include:
Click here to view the full live conference program |
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Recorded on 17 and 18 August 2023 |
Specialist Accreditation Conference 2023 - Property Law – on-demand recording
10 CPD units
10 CPD Units On-demand recording |
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These sessions were recorded on 17 and 18 August 2023 as part of the Specialist Accreditation Conference - Property Law stream. Hear from specialists and experts across the profession on a wide range of topics relevant to your practice. Topics include:
Click here to view the full live conference program |
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Recorded on 17 and 18 August 2023 |
Stamp duty and land tax in real property transactions – on-demand recording (42756)
1 CPD units
1 CPD Unit On-demand recording |
This session was recorded on 19 March 2024 as part of the Property law: One day intensive - live webinar. Stamp duty and land tax in real property transactions – Andrew Rider, Barrister, Level 22 Chambers This session will cover the impact of recent legislative and other changes to stamp duty and land tax in real property transactions, including:
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Recorded on 19 March 2024 | |
Andrew Rider, Barrister, Level 22 Chambers | |
Strata renewal – videocast
1 CPD units
1 CPD Unit Videocast |
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This videocast was originally captured during the Specialist Accreditation Conference 2022 - Property Law stream. In this session, Elly Ashley delves into complex issues surrounding strata renewal. Through cases and case studies, the presentation covers the strata renewal process under Part 10 of Strata Scheme Development Act 2015 (NSW) compared to the traditional strata renewal process, and examines challenges and issues that may arise under both processes. Please note that not all questions asked by the live audience are clearly audible. |
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Recorded on 4 August 2022 | |
Elly Ashley, Partner, Holding Redlich |
Strata renewal schemes – recorded webinar
1 CPD units
1 CPD Unit Recorded webinar |
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This session was recorded on 18 March 2023 as part of the Young Lawyers Property Law: One day intensive – live webinar. As a strata buildings get older, major structural components begin to fail and maintenance becomes more expensive. At some point, further maintenance may become unviable and “strata renewal” options need to be explored. From a legal perspective, strata renewal can be undertaken under Part 10 of the Strata Scheme Development Act (“New Strata Renewal”) or through more traditional avenues that have been available under the Strata Scheme Development Act since its inception (“Traditional Strata Renewal”). This presentation examines the methods under the both New Strata Renewal and Traditional Strata Renewal, provides a comparison between the two methods including a review of a few case studies. |
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Recorded on 18 March 2023 | |
Elly Ashley, Partner, Holding Redlich | |
Supervised legal practice under the Legal Profession Uniform Law (NSW) – recorded webinar
1 CPD units
1 CPD Unit Recorded webinar |
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This session was recorded on 18 March 2023 as part of the Young Lawyers Property Law: One day intensive – live webinar. In this session Katherine will cover:
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Recorded on 18 March 2023 | |
Katherine Lau, Professional Support Solicitor, The Law Society of NSW | |
The Just Terms Act: A practical guide – videocast
1 CPD units
1 CPD Unit Videocast |
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This videocast was originally captured during the Specialist Accreditation Conference 2022 - Property Law stream. This presentation by Janet McKelvey will provide you with tips on pre-compulsory acquisition negotiations. This presentation also covers the mechanics of doing a deal before or after compulsory acquisition and the basics of determining compensation. By the end of this session, you will also have a greater understanding of both the Valuer-General process if land is compulsorily acquired and the court process if dissatisfied with the Valuer-General’s determination. Please note that not all questions asked by the live audience are clearly audible. |
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Recorded on 4 August 2022 | |
Janet McKelvey, Barrister, Martin Place Chambers |
The Kennon Principle: Family Violence and its nexus to property settlements in family law – on-demand recording
1 CPD units
1 CPD Unit On-demand recording |
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A Kennon argument is essentially an argument that family violence perpetrated by one party has made the contributions of the other party (usually the wife) more 'arduous' and that family violence has had a 'significant adverse impact' on that party’s contributions. It specifically relates to contributions made under section 79(4) or section 90SM(4) of the Family Law Act 1975 (Cth). This presentation will examine the evidentiary burden in running this argument, recent decisions and appeals, and Australian Law Reform recommendations. 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 17 August 2023 | |
Neil Jackson, Barrister, Frederick Jordan Chambers | |
The mandatory disclosure regime for off the plan contracts – videocast
1 CPD units
1 CPD Unit Videocast |
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This videocast was originally captured during the Specialist Accreditation Conference 2022 - Property Law stream. This presentation examines the mandatory disclosure regime for off the plan contracts. Vanya Lozzi covers the changes introduced in December 2019, including the 10 day cooling-off period, the retention of deposit by the agent, lawyers or conveyancer’s trust account, and the new disclosure statement. The presentation also consideres key cases since their introduction, and the effect on purchaser rights, vendor obligations and defaults. Please note that not all questions asked by the live audience are clearly audible. |
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Recorded on 4 August 2022 | |
Vanya Lozzi, Partner, Holding Redlich |
The Real Property List: Recent case review – on-demand recording
1 CPD units
1 CPD Unit On-demand recording |
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This session will consider recent cases that have appeared in the Real Property List in the Equity Division of the Supreme Court of New South Wales. Cases discussed cover topics such as rectification, e-conveyancing and caveats, effective charging clauses, statutes of limitations and mortgages, s 66G of the Conveyancing Act 1919 (NSW), trust law, and costs. This session was recorded during the Specialist Accreditation Conference 2023. |
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Recorded on 17 August 2023 | |
The Honourable Justice Elisabeth Peden, Supreme Court of New South Wales | |
Traps and tips for rural conveyancing - recorded webinar
1 CPD units
1 CPD Unit Recorded webinar |
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This session was recorded on 19 March 2022 as part of the Young Lawyers - Property Law - one day intensive - live webinar. Hear from Georgiena Ryan on traps and tips for rural conveyancing as she provides helpful tips for lawyers looking to expand their knowledge and build their skills and 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. |
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Recorded on 19 March 2022 | |
Georgiena Ryan, Principal, Regional Business Lawyers |
Young Lawyers - Property Law - one day intensive 2022 - recorded webinar
6 CPD units
6 CPD Units Recorded webinar |
Recorded webinar | |
This session was recorded on 19 March 2022 as part of the Young Lawyers - Property Law - one day intensive - live webinar. Hear from a range of experts on topics relevant to lawyers looking to expand their knowledge and build their skills and practice, including:
View full program - click here 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 four (4) of the mandatory areas: (a) ethics and professional responsibility; (b) practice management and business skills; (c) professional skills; and (d) substantive law. |
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Recorded on 19 March 2022 | |
Georgiena Ryan, Principal, Regional Business Lawyers Alistair Marshall, Director, Professional Services Business Development Gary Newton, Partner, HWL Ebsworth Linden Barnes, Senior Ethics Solicitor, The Law Society of NSW Sharon de Bomford, Principal, Write Results Mark Evans, Director, Whiteacre Legal |