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In this session, Emma Cameron delves into the importance of establishing causation in negligence cases. Ms Cameron offers a detailed overview of a recent Victorian Supreme Court case in which there were claims in tort and contract against a valuation firm; Payton Securities Pty Ltd v Bertacco Ferrier Pty Ltd [2022] VSC 394. She explains the Court’s decision that, as it was not the plaintiff who retained the valuer, the claim in contract failed. Ms Cameron also comprehensively examines the Court’s finding that the standard of reasonable care is not a standard of perfection and that a Court must be able to conclude that no reasonable valuer could have made the same mistake or reached that same conclusion. Ms Cameron also analyses the Court’s finding that although the valuation firm fell short of the standard of care, there was no causative effect on the loss. Additionally, she then considers the key takeaways from this case for NSW practitioners. |
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Recorded on 7 December 2022 | |
Emma Cameron, Special Counsel, Woodina Law | |
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Causation is critical – videocast
1 CPD Unit Videocast |
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Constitutional law update – videocast
1 CPD Unit videocast |
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This session was recorded on 24 March 2023. This session will provide an update on recent cases in Constitutional Law, mainly in the High Court and the NSW Court of Appeal, dealing with questions such as:
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Juliet Lucy, Barrister, Maurice Byers Chambers |
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Constitutional law |
1 CPD units
Construction of contracts – on-demand recording
1 CPD Unit On-demand recording |
Online | |
This videocast was originally captured during the Specialist Accreditation Conference 2022 - Business Law stream. In this session, The Honourable Justice Elisabeth Peden discusses tips and tools that can be used to construe difficult clauses and also explores the issue of whether different rules apply with different types of contracts. This session also covers the best approach when a contract is drafted in a foreign language. Please note that not all questions asked by the live audience are clearly audible. |
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Recorded on 4 August 2022 | |
The Honourable Justice Elisabeth Peden, Supreme Court of NSW |
1 CPD units
Criminal and mental health law – on-demand recording
1 CPD Unit On-demand recording |
Online | |
This videocast was originally captured during the Specialist Accreditation Conference 2022 - Criminal Law stream. This session explores the intersection of criminal law and mental health law. Corrie Goodhand provides a recap of the changes introduced by the Mental Health & Cognitive Impairment Forensic Provisions Act 2020 (NSW) and offers a consideration of the pathways through the custodial and forensic system for forensic patients. This session also delves into applications for extension of forensic status in the Supreme Court. Please note that not all questions asked by the live audience are clearly audible. WARNING: DISTRESSING CONTENT Viewers are advised that various Conference sessions contain graphic details that some may find distressing, including but not limited to references to sexual offences, child pornography and violence. Please review the program and use your discretion before proceeding. If you are in distress, the Solicitor Outreach Service (1800 592 296) and Lifeline (13 11 14) offer 24/7 counselling support. If you are concerned for your safety or that of someone else, please contact the Police or call 000 for emergency assistance. |
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Recorded on 4 August 2022 | |
Corrie Goodhand, Barrister, Black Chambers |
1 CPD units
Defamation by search engine: Recent developments including Duffy v Google [2023] – videocast
1 CPD Unit Recorded webinar |
Online | |
This session was recorded on 16 February 2023. In this session, Kieran Smark SC will discuss the topic of defamation law in the context of search engine results. He will summarise the facts and decisions of four recent cases; Google Inc v Duffy [2017] SASCFC 130, Trkulja v Google LLC [2018] HCA 25, Google LLC v Defteros [2022] HCA 27 and Duffy v Google [2023] SASC 13. Kieran will consider the implications of these judgments and will also examine the current proposals for legislative reform. |
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Recorded on 16 February 2023 | |
Kieran Smark, Barrister, 153 Phillip Barristers | |
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1 CPD units
Disability and employment - videocast
1 CPD Unit Videocast |
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Online | |
This videocast was originally captured during the Specialist Accreditation conference 2021 - Employment & Industrial Law stream. Around 2.1 million people with disability in Australia are of working age. This session looks at the following topics around disability and employment:
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Recorded on 15 July 2021 | |
Kate Eastman AM SC, Barrister, New Chambers |
1 CPD units
Employment set-offs: Clauses and claims – on-demand recording
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 |
1 CPD units
Enforcement of planning and environment law obligations – on-demand recording
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 |
1 CPD units
Historic sexual abuse law – videocast
1 CPD Unit Videocast |
Online | |
This videocast was originally captured during the Specialist Accreditation Conference 2022 – Personal Injury stream. This session provides an overview of sexual abuse litigation in Australia. Ali Pettit covers the recent decisions in Australia for historical abuse cases and the main challenges for practitioners in this area of law. Furthermore, she delves into the relevant issues surrounding morals, law, emotion and money that can arise in these cases. WARNING: DISTRESSING CONTENT Viewers are advised that various Conference sessions contain graphic details that some may find distressing, including but not limited to references to sexual offences, child pornography and violence. Please review the program and use your discretion before proceeding. If you are in distress, the Solicitor Outreach Service (1800 592 296) and Lifeline (13 11 14) offer 24/7 counselling support. If you are concerned for your safety or that of someone else, please contact the Police or call 000 for emergency assistance. |
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Recorded on 4 August 2022 | |
Alessandra Pettit, Associate, Stacks Goudkamp |
1 CPD units
Key developments in Australian equity capital markets – On-demand recording
1 CPD Unit On-demand recording |
Online | |
This videocast was originally captured during the Specialist Accreditation Conference 2022 - Business Law stream. This session covers the state of the Australian equity capital market with observations of market trends and recent capital raising activity. Adam D’Andreti delves into the recent developments relating to ASIC and ASX that are relevant to capital raising transactions and ASX listed entities. Moreover, this presentation also includes the key issues to consider for initial public offerings and secondary capital raising transactions. Please note that not all questions asked by the live audience are clearly audible. |
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Recorded on 4 August 2022 | |
Adam D'Andreti, Partner, Gilbert + Tobin |
1 CPD units
Leasing law – On-demand recording
1 CPD Unit On-demand recording |
Online | |
This videocast was originally captured during the Specialist Accreditation Conference 2022 - Property Law stream. This session covers the topic of market rent reviews in leases which are not governed by the Retail Leases Act (NSW). Catherine Hallgath discusses current trends in commercial office market rent review as well as compares effective market rent review with a face market rent review. Additionally, Ms Hallgath provides her top 5 take away points for construing rent review provisions in the commercial setting. |
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Recorded on 4 August 2022 | |
Catherine Hallgath, Partner, Mills Oakley |
1 CPD units
Litigation involving the Commonwealth Proceeds of Crime Act 2002: Key issues and recent developments – On-demand recording
1 CPD Unit On-demand recording |
Online | |
This videocast was originally captured during the Specialist Accreditation Conference 2022 - Criminal Law stream. WARNING: DISTRESSING CONTENT Viewers are advised that various Conference sessions contain graphic details that some may find distressing, including but not limited to references to sexual offences, child pornography and violence. Please review the program and use your discretion before proceeding. If you are in distress, the Solicitor Outreach Service (1800 592 296) and Lifeline (13 11 14) offer 24/7 counselling support. If you are concerned for your safety or that of someone else, please contact the Police or call 000 for emergency assistance. |
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Recorded on 4 August 2022 | |
Arthur Moses SC, Barrister, New Chambers |
1 CPD units
Meet some of the Senior Judicial Registrars: Practical tips for proceedings in the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia - videocast
1.5 CPD Units Videocast |
Online | |
This session was recorded on 16 November 2021 as part of the meet some of the Senior Judicial Registrars: Practical tips for proceedings in the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia. 1 September 2021, marked a significant occasion in the history of Australia’s federal court system with the commencement of the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia. In this interactive session, our panel of Senior Judicial Registrars will give practical tips for conducting proceedings in the FCFCOA. Topics covered will include procedural court lists, case management pathways, the new forms, and whether a case is appropriate for Division 1 or 2. |
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Recorded on 16 November 2021 | |
Chair Cassandra Banks, Jr Vice President, The Law Society of NSW; Principal Solicitor, CB Legal Panellists Senior Judicial Registrar Brett McGrath (Sydney) Senior Judicial Registrar Sharney Jenkinson (Sydney) Senior Judicial Registrar Dr Anna Parker (Melbourne) Senior Judicial Registrar Lisa O’Neill (Queensland) | |
This course is complimentary |
1.5 CPD units
Panel: A 360 view of medical assessment in the CTP scheme – On-demand recording
1 CPD Unit On-demand recording |
Online | |
This videocast was originally captured during the Specialist Accreditation Conference 2022 – Personal Injury stream. This panel discussion, featuring expert representative across legal and medical fields, covers the day-to-day operations of lawyers, medico-legal doctors and PIC Medical Assessors in the COVID impacted era. Hear from the panellists on what processes are done well during the medico-legal and medical assessment process, and what can be improved on. The panel also offers tips on how to improve common legal, medico-legal and medical assessment issues in CTP claims associated with the medico-legal and medical assessment process. Please note that not all questions asked by the live audience are clearly audible. WARNING: DISTRESSING CONTENT Viewers are advised that various Conference sessions contain graphic details that some may find distressing, including but not limited to references to sexual offences, child pornography and violence. Please review the program and use your discretion before proceeding. If you are in distress, the Solicitor Outreach Service (1800 592 296) and Lifeline (13 11 14) offer 24/7 counselling support. If you are concerned for your safety or that of someone else, please contact the Police or call 000 for emergency assistance. |
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Recorded on 4 August 2022 | |
Moderator: Leigh Davidson, Principal Solicitor & Managing Director, Advantage Legal Panellist: Adam Abboud, Special Counsel, McInness Wilson Lawyers Panellist: Dr James Bodel, Orthopaedic Surgeon, MedAssess Australia Panellist: Associate Professor Michael Robertson, Medico-legal consultant, Medilaw |
1 CPD units
Panel: Criminalising coercive control – On-demand recording
1 CPD Unit On-demand recording |
Online | |
This videocast was originally captured during the Specialist Accreditation Conference 2022 - Criminal Law stream. This panel session discusses the proposed criminalisation of coercive control in NSW, in particular; the recently released draft Crimes Legislation Amendment (Coercive Control) Bill 2022. Panellists from across the legal profession and domestic violence support sector also provide an overview of the reasons why there has been a need to criminalise this form of control, whether the draft bill meets this need, and the challenges involved in drafting appropriate legislation. The panel also covers the consultation and drafting process and examines the next steps for practitioners. Please note that not all questions asked by the live audience are clearly audible. WARNING: DISTRESSING CONTENT Viewers are advised that various Conference sessions contain graphic details that some may find distressing, including but not limited to references to sexual offences, child pornography and violence. Please review the program and use your discretion before proceeding. If you are in distress, the Solicitor Outreach Service (1800 592 296) and Lifeline (13 11 14) offer 24/7 counselling support. If you are concerned for your safety or that of someone else, please contact the Police or call 000 for emergency assistance. |
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Recorded on 4 August 2022 | |
Moderator: Avinash Singh, Principal Lawyer, Astor Legal Panellist: Melinda Graczol, Solicitor, Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions Panellist: The Honourable Judge Penny Musgrave, District Court of New South Wales Panellist: Elise Phillips, Interim CEO, Domestic Violence NSW |
1 CPD units
Panel: Lawyers, children and the legal system – a guide to best practice – videocast
1.5 CPD Units Videocast |
Online | |
This session was recorded on 14 March 2023 as part of the Panel: Lawyers, children and the legal system – a guide to best practice - face-to-face seminar. How does the law impact children and how do children exercise their rights through the legal system? Join 2023 President of the Law Society, Cassandra Banks, who will moderate a diverse and expert panel on how the legal system affects children and how lawyers and the legal profession may best work with children. Children are subject to civil and criminal laws that have been developed to address their welfare needs, community protection and contractual relationships. Children can be held responsible for a crime from the age of ten yet they may not be asked to contribute to care plans or to provide informed consent when entering contracts. Their conduct, their parental orders and their disputes must be negotiated by lawyers through dispute resolution or in court. This session will look at how lawyers may work to better protect children and the positive actions they may take when working with children. The specific needs of indigenous children within our legal system will be discussed, including consequences of the crossover between care and criminalisation. More widely, the need for lawyers and legal systems to intervene earlier to prevent distress, injury and trauma and where NSW sits within an international approach to issues between children and the law. |
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Cassandra Banks, 2023 President, The Law Society of New South Wales Dr Gary K Banks, Principal clinical psychologist and Managing Director, Sydney Counselling Centre Her Honour Judge Nell Skinner, President, Children's Court of New South Wales Dr Paul Gray, Associate Professor, Jumbunna Institute for Indigenous Education and Research, University of Technology Sydney | |
Children's Law |
1.5 CPD units
Panel: Managing your mental health in the legal profession and best practice for employers – videocast
1.5 CPD Units Videocast |
Online | |
This session was recorded on 22 February 2023 as part of the Panel: Managing your mental health in the legal profession and best practice for employers - face-to-face seminar. Wellness, including mental wellbeing, is a critical issue for the legal profession. Lawyers work long hours, and the work is often highly stressful. This Panel brings experts together to discuss learnings on best practice for workplace wellbeing, strategies for coping and tools to assist us all.
The Solicitor Outreach Service (SOS) is an independent and confidential counselling service for NSW solicitors. Call 1800 592 296 to access this service. If you're not a NSW solicitor and you need support, Lifeline provides all Australians access to 24-hour crisis support and suicide prevention services. Call 13 11 14 to access this service. For information about other nationally available mental health support services, click here |
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Cassandra Banks, 2023 President, The Law Society of New South Wales Renee Mill, Clinical Psychologist, Anxiety Solutions CBT Brett Feltham, Senior Consultant, King & Wood Mallesons Dr Greg de Moore, Psychiatrist and Minds Count board member, NSW Health |
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mental health, stress, burnout, burnt out, mental illness, workplace health and safety, workplace health &safety, workplace, health, safety law, anxiety, depression |
1.5 CPD units
Preparing a business for sale: A tax lawyer’s perspective – On-demand recording
1 CPD Unit On-demand recording |
Online | |
This videocast was originally captured during the Specialist Accreditation Conference 2022 - Business Law stream. This session covers key tax matters and tax concessions to be aware of when preparing a business for sale. You also will gain an overview on drafting and reviewing sale agreements from a tax perspective, including documenting the sale consideration, tax warranties and tax indemnities. King Tan delivers guidance on how to advise on a restructure before sale and prepare for due diligence, and also provides tips on how to advise on earnouts and non-cash consideration. Please note that not all questions asked by the live audience are clearly audible. |
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Recorded on 4 August 2022 | |
King Tan, Special Counsel, Coleman Greig Lawyers |
1 CPD units
Private equity transactions – On-demand recording
1 CPD Unit On-demand recording |
Online | |
This videocast was originally captured during the Specialist Accreditation Conference 2022 - Business Law stream. In this session, Lee Horan covers pre-deal exclusivity in public transactions and also explores regulatory conditions in schemes of arrangement. Moreover, this presentation investigates the increasing complexity in structures used by private equity sponsors in public transactions, and provides guidance on warranty and indemnity (W&I) insurance in private equity transactions. Please note that not all questions asked by the live audience are clearly audible. |
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Recorded on 4 August 2022 | |
Lee Horan, Partner, King & Wood Mallesons |
1 CPD units
Property and climate change: Legal and cultural discourses of entitlement, loss and habitat – On-demand recording
1 CPD Unit On-demand recording |
Online | |
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 |
1 CPD units
Recent developments: Construing dangerous recreational activities and the materialisation of an obvious risk – on-demand recording
1 CPD Unit On-demand recording |
Online | |
This videocast was originally captured during the Specialist Accreditation Conference 2022 – Personal Injury stream. Patrick Thompson discusses the various types of dangerous recreational activities. Moreover, this presentation delves into sections 5B, 5F, 5K and 5L of the Civil Liability Act. This session also covers the very recent case of Tapp v Bushmen’s Campdraft & Rodeo Association Limited [2022]. Please note that not all questions asked by the live audience are clearly audible. WARNING: DISTRESSING CONTENT Viewers are advised that various Conference sessions contain graphic details that some may find distressing, including but not limited to references to sexual offences, child pornography and violence. Please review the program and use your discretion before proceeding. If you are in distress, the Solicitor Outreach Service (1800 592 296) and Lifeline (13 11 14) offer 24/7 counselling support. If you are concerned for your safety or that of someone else, please contact the Police or call 000 for emergency assistance. |
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Recorded on 4 August 2022 | |
Patrick Thompson, Principal, Thompson Cooper Lawyers |
1 CPD units
Register of Foreign Ownership of Australian Assets – videocast
0.75 CPD Unit Videocast |
Online | |
This session was recorded on 10 May 2023. This recorded webinar by Elizabeth Haydon (Australian Taxation Office) covers key information around the new Register of Foreign Ownership of Australian Assets, including its commencement and scope as well as the requirements to give register notices. The session further discusses the new online service for foreign investors and how it can be used by foreign persons to manage their applications, registrations, and obligations in one place. Practitioners will leave the session with the latest information to accurately advise foreign investor clients of the requirements and tools available relating to investment purchases. |
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Recorded on 10 May 2023 | |
Elizabeth Haydon, Director, Stakeholders and Reporting, Foreign Investment Programs, Australian Taxation Office | |
0.75 CPD units
Secret trials: Open justice, national security and the NSI Act – On-demand recording
1 CPD Unit On-demand recording |
Online | |
This videocast was originally captured during the Specialist Accreditation Conference 2022 - Criminal Law stream. This session explores the highly controversial issue of secret trials. Kieran Pender delves into the history of closed and partially-closed judicial proceedings, the enactment of the National Security Information (Criminal and Civil Proceedings) Act 2004, and examines case studies concerning Witness J, Witness K, Bernard Collaery and David McBride. Furthermore, this session covers open justice concerns and the issue of whether the NSI Act is unconstitutional. Kieran Pender also considers matters concerning reform in terms of the INSLM inquiry and prospects for a wider review and legislative change. WARNING: DISTRESSING CONTENT Viewers are advised that various Conference sessions contain graphic details that some may find distressing, including but not limited to references to sexual offences, child pornography and violence. Please review the program and use your discretion before proceeding. If you are in distress, the Solicitor Outreach Service (1800 592 296) and Lifeline (13 11 14) offer 24/7 counselling support. If you are concerned for your safety or that of someone else, please contact the Police or call 000 for emergency assistance. |
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Recorded on 4 August 2022 | |
Kieran Pender, Senior Lawyer, Human Rights Law Centre |
1 CPD units
Setting aside financial agreements – videocast
1 CPD Unit Videocast |
Online | |
This videocast was originally captured during the Specialist Accreditation Conference 2022 - Family Law stream. In their presentation, Greg McNally SC and David Stewart discuss the key legislative requirements for a binding financial agreement and the recent case of Bachman & Donohoe [2021] in Division 1 of the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia. This session will provide you with an understanding of the fundamental requirement of independent legal advice, the nature and quality of the legal advice required and the reliance on certificates of independent advice. It also covers issues relating to evidence of legal advisers in contested financial agreement matters. Please note that not all questions asked by the live audience are clearly audible. WARNING: DISTRESSING CONTENT Viewers are advised that various Conference sessions contain graphic details that some may find distressing, including but not limited to references to sexual offences, child pornography and violence. Please review the program and use your discretion before proceeding. If you are in distress, the Solicitor Outreach Service (1800 592 296) and Lifeline (13 11 14) offer 24/7 counselling support. If you are concerned for your safety or that of someone else, please contact the Police or call 000 for emergency assistance. |
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Recorded on 4 August 2022 | |
Greg McNally, Barrister, Nine Wentworth Chambers David Stewart, Barrister, Nine Wentworth Chambers |
1 CPD units