Drafting parenting orders that work is obviously crucial to the prevention and management of parental conflict and litigation. In this program, barrister Bronia Tulloch, from the Victorian Bar, outlines the statutory requirements affecting parenting orders, what parenting orders can and cannot do, and provides some practical guidelines for drafting workable parenting orders.
[36.52 minutes] [0.61 CPD units]
In this update of significant developments in Victorian personal injury law many of the developments relate to the COVID-19 pandemic, however Rebecca Maplesden and Megan Caines from Polaris Lawyers in Melbourne, also look at recent significant cases, and administrative changes made by both Worksafe, and the Transport Accident Commission (TAC), to the management of claims.
[24.52 minutes] [0.41 CPD hours]
Recent developments and reforms affecting conveyancing law and practice in Victoria, include: a case dealing with vendor’s statements, compulsory electronic lodgement of documents; the privatisation of Land Title and Registry functions; the sunsetting of the Estate Agents (Contracts) Regulations; and continuing problems with the GST withholding regime. In this program, Julie Barkla, from Wisewould Mahoney Lawyers in Melbourne, provides an update on these developments and reforms, and looks at their practical implications.
The legislative regime for environment protection in Victoria has been the subject of major reforms. In this program, Rob Jamieson, from Ashurst in Melbourne, reviews these reforms to the Environment Protection Act, and Regulations, their impact on businesses and individuals managing and controlling land, and the impact on the role and responsibilities of legal practitioners advising them.
The trust streaming rules are important for tax planning, yet they are complex. Developments in the trust streaming area have important implications for trust administration and practice. This presentation discusses key developments and provides practical guidance on some of the challenges.
Featuring: Andy Milidoni, Johnson Winter Slattery, Sydney
[27.40 minutes] [0.45 CPD hours]
The powers of trustees in discretionary trusts deeds to make distributions of income and capital are generally unfettered, but as recent cases show this does not mean that a Court will not intervene in extreme cases. In this program, Carolyn Sparkle QC, from the Victorian Bar, reviews the recent cases where the court has been willing to intervene to overturn trustees’ discretionary decisions, and even remove trustees, best practice in exercising trustee discretions, and the extent of any right of beneficiaries to access trust documents.
39 minutes / 0.6 CPD units
Reimbursement agreements and section 100A of the 1936 Tax Act have been increasingly in the ATO’s targets in recent times. With a new ruling expected to be issued soon, this session explores the purpose of section 100A, how it’s applied in practice, and the ATO’s view on when it may apply.
Featuring: Michael Butler, Finlaysons, Adelaide
[25.06 minutes] [0.42 CPD hours]
The establishment of the new Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia last year brought with it a renewed focus on dispute resolution in family law matters. While dispute resolution has long been encouraged, it is now an essential part of case management requirements. Parties and practitioners must now certify they have complied with the requirements at various stages throughout the proceedings.
In modern supply chains, many different stakeholders will buy, finance, transport or sell the same goods several times, often crossing jurisdictions, before the end user acquires them. This means that major problems can be created when a weak link in the chain becomes insolvent. In this program, Peter Mills, from Thynne Macartney, in Brisbane, provides a guide to the rights and remedies of stakeholders in supply chains, the management of the risks, and the drafting of supply chain contracts.
Featuring: Peter Mills, Thynne Macartney, Brisbane
The pandemic brought with it a host of new challenges to the way succession lawyers did business. To meet those challenges, a raft of temporary measures were introduced to ensure wills and other legal documents could be signed and witnessed notwithstanding lockdowns and self-isolation rules. As we head into the post-pandemic period it appears many of these measures may be here to stay.