12th Annual Melbourne Wills and Estates Conference Online
- About the Conference
- The Faculty
- Feedback
- CPD Certificate
- Registration Special Offer
- Enquiries/Assistance
Date/Time
Thursday 13 & Friday 14 February 2025
Crown Melbourne or Online
About the Conference
Succession lawyers navigate a complex landscape where client needs meet intricate family dynamics, asset structures, and the risk of disputes. Join us at TEN The Education Network’s 12th Annual Melbourne Wills and Estates Conference to explore these challenges and dive into pressing issues shaping succession law. Topics covered include navigating the rights and entitlements of step-children to super and the estate, mutual wills and the lessons from Re Miglic, as well as the consequences of broken promises for estate administration. The conference also includes a deep dive into the decision of Jurak v Latham and its impact on family provision claims, as well as counting the cost of the after-tax treatment of inheritances.
The conference also includes a presentation on each of the compulsory subjects so most practitioners can earn their 10 CPD units subject to professional body rules.
Day 1 - Thursday 13 February 2025
Morning Theme: Disgruntled Beneficiaries and the Estate
- I'm a Step-Child, can I Claim? The Rights, Entitlements and Status of Step-Children to the Estate and Super
- Family Provision Claims and the Lessons from Jurak
- Made to be Broken? The Consequences of Broken Promises for Estate Administration
Afternoon Theme: The Succession Law Toolkit
- Gone but not Forgotten: Mutual Wills and the Lessons from Re Miglic
- To The Bitter End: Ensuring a Past De Facto Cannot Claim on the Estate
- Between a Rock and a Hard Place: Incapacity and the Surviving Spouse
Day 2 - Friday 14 February 2025
Morning Theme: The Impact of Trusts, Tax and Super
- Trust Deed Tune-Up: Do You Have the Power to Vary (and When Should You Use it?)
- Counting the Cost of the After-tax Treatment of Inheritances
- Death Benefits - They Can be Challenging and They Are Being Challenged
Afternoon Theme: 3 Compulsory CPD Topics
- Professional Skills - Nothing Ever Goes to Plan: The Reality of Judicial Advice Applications
- Practice Management & Business Skills - Navigating the Storm: Handling Difficult Clients (and Non-clients) in Your Practice
- Ethics - Learning from the Mistakes of Others: A Lesson in Ethics for Busy Practitioners
The Faculty
Christian Teese, Special Counsel, Rigby Cooke Lawyers, Melbourne, Vic.
John Armfield, Barrister, Second Floor Wentworth Chambers, Sydney, NSW
Bryan Mitchell, Principal, Mitchells Solicitors, Brisbane, Qld
Andrew Verspaandonk, Barrister, Victorian Bar, Melbourne, Vic.
Kimberley Martin, Director, WMM Law, Hobart, Tas.
Tanya Chapman, Lawyer, Baker Love Lawyers, Wallsend, NSW
Ed Skilton, Principal Lawyer, Sladen Legal, Melbourne, Vic.
Angela Cornford-Scott, Director, Cornford-Scott Lawyers, Brisbane, Qld
Stephen Lynch, Director, Somerville Legal, Sydney, NSW
Paige Edwards, Senior Associate, McCullough Robertson Lawyers, Brisbane, Qld
Ines Kallweit, Principal, AccS(Wills&Estates), KHQ Lawyers, Melbourne, Vic
Carolyn Sparke KC, Barrister, Svenson Barristers, Melbourne, Vic
Feedback
- This conference, as always, provided good, relevant papers combined with very competent and engaging presenters.
- The topics were on point and excellent the three mandatory CLE's were included. Enjoyed the conference and all papers are excellent.
- Engaging speakers and practical suggestions to improve and enhance my practice.
- Great and relevant content for this practice area. Would like to see a more diverse age of attendees considering how good it is. Love coming to Melbourne for staff/peer bonding. Always well run and very organised.
CPD Certificate
Lawyers: 10 CPD units/points (7 x substantive law, 1 x ethics, 1 x professional skills and 1 x practice management & business skills).
All delegates attending the conference will receive a CPD Certificate confirming attendance.
Registration Special Offer
If you register and pay by 13 December 2024 you will pay only $1980 – a saving of $308 off the full price conference registration fee of $2288.
Multiple registration discount?
If you would like to send 3 or more people from your company to this conference the following discounts apply:
- 3 registrations – 5% discount off each registration
- 4 registrations – 10% discount off each registration
- 5 or more registrations – 15% discount off each registration
To access this discount simply contact Jenna (details below) to organise the registrations for you.
One-day only? We do accept bookings for attending one day only. To organise a one-day booking, please contact Jenna.
Enquiries/Assistance
If you need assistance or have an enquiry, please do not hesitate to contact our Event Manager, Jenna Pickrell, on (03) 8601 7729 or email: [email protected]