Session 1: What, When and How: Knowledge and Approval in Estate Litigation
Recent cases have highlighted the challenges of overturning the presumption of knowledge and approval, even where capacity may not be an issue. This session will examine the important lessons from these cases for succession lawyers, including:
Session 1: What, When and How: Knowledge and Approval in Estate Litigation
Recent cases have highlighted the challenges of overturning the presumption of knowledge and approval, even where capacity may not be an issue. This session will examine the important lessons from these cases for succession lawyers, including:
Session 1: Legal and Financial Considerations in Intergenerational Farming Business Structures
The decision to re-structure a family farming business requires a full consideration of risks and consequences of change. This session will examine the most common models for intergenerational farming businesses and particular matters that need to be taken into account, including:
Session 1: Legal and Financial Considerations in Intergenerational Farming Business Structures
The decision to re-structure a family farming business requires a full consideration of risks and consequences of change. This session will examine the most common models for intergenerational farming businesses and particular matters that need to be taken into account, including:
Enduring powers of attorney are an indispensable link in the estate planning chain of documents, yet in practice failures in drafting and abuse of the power can cause untold damage and unforeseen consequences. This session explores why a power of attorney is not a “set and forget” document and what controls need to be put in place to achieve the intended result, including:
Document construction often plays second fiddle to content when it comes to the drafting of legal documents. As a result, content and meaning can be lost or rendered ambiguous through failure to adequately plan and establish clear and appropriate structures for “housing” a legal arrangement. This session will provide a guide to setting up a best-practice will precedent in terms of format and structure as well as content, including:
Any business dealing with sensitive data can be the target of a cybersecurity attack. However, conveyancers are particularly vulnerable given the nature of their dealings. As cybersecurity threats continue to grow and evolve, it has never been more important to revisit your policies and procedures to ensure they are up to scratch. This session examines the key essentials, including:
Conveyancing is a profession which is constantly evolving. New rules and regulations governing property transfers are introduced regularly, cyber threats continue to grow, and the demands by clients are on the rise. This practical session examines where the threats lie and what conveyancers can do now to help manage the risks. It covers:
In rolling out the new rules, the government and the courts have made it very clear that costs in family law matters are a significant issue which will be closely monitored and have consequences for practitioners. This session will examine why costs have become a central issue in family law and what the rule changes mean for practitioners, including:
In difficult economic times it is not unusual for the deceased to have accumulated more liabilities than assets during his or her lifetime. This situation brings up particular challenges in the administration of a will and stress for any family or creditors remaining. This session provides a deep dive into management of such estates, including: