It’s been just over seven months since the introduction of the GST withholding rules on new residential property on 1 July 2018. Now that the dust has settled on the initial implementation, what complexities and challenges are we seeing? This session covers tips and traps based on experience of how the provisions have operated in practice, including:
In complex situations (e.g. multiple vendors, multiple purchasers or nominee purchasers):
who is meant to notify?
who is meant to withhold?
Junior lawyers have enough to navigate – from learning a firm’s culture to juggling various client demands. However, a key part of a junior lawyer’s role is setting the right ethical foundations for your career. This session teaches you the skills that go beyond what you may have learnt in law school, with a focus on the practical ethics challenges that arise in day to day practice. It covers:
You can put your staff in the boardroom and watch it there. You can watch it on your computer or on your portable electronic device. All for the same low price.
The conference will be based on our highly successful video webinar technology: there’ll be a chairperson, a panel of experts, presentations and discussion.
Session 1: GST Withholding on New Residential Property – War Stories and Lessons in Practice
Conveyancing practice involves relationships on many levels, including with clients, staff, practitioners on the other side and service providers. When it’s not all smooth sailing, difficult conversations can add a challenging layer to those relationships. This session will provide conveyancers with a tool kit on how to effectively manage those interactions and achieve a positive outcome, including:
Cyber fraud seems to be a weekly occurrence. This is not just a PEXA issue, but a cyber security issue affecting every property lawyer. This session will look at the various ways your practice may be vulnerable to cyber risks, and the steps you can take to prevent it. It includes:
An overview of the cyber security risks facing property lawyers
Assessing your own cyber security risk and vulnerabilities
Cyber security measures to help manage the risks
Dealing with difficult third parties who have an interest in your client’s affairs can be a common yet challenging task for succession lawyers. This practical session provides the strategies for identifying your obligations to clients and non-clients, effective ways to manage harassment, and guidance for addressing concerns from disappointed beneficiaries in order to safeguard your practice. It covers:
NSW property lawyers are facing a tidal wave of legal and regulatory change — from sweeping reforms to strata law and heightened agent accountability, to major overhauls of off-the-plan contracts and the taxation of foreign transactions. Keeping up isn’t just a matter of good practice — it’s essential for avoiding compliance risks and delivering sound client advice. This five-part webinar series tackles the most pressing developments reshaping NSW property law in 2025.
Client confidentiality is expressly included as a requirement in both the Tax Practitioners Board’s Code of Professional Conduct and the Accountant's Code of Ethics (APES 110). However, in today's world of fast-paced technology, could it be that inadvertent breaches are unknowingly occurring? Could there also be situations that arise where ethically keeping client confidentiality may arguably not be in a client's best interests? This session explores the topic, including:
Mental health challenges impact not only individuals but also the wider NDIS workforce, especially when claims arise that mental health issues are work-related injuries. With the growing prevalence of mental health concerns and compensation claims, NDIS providers need to adopt a proactive, risk-based approach to mitigating psychosocial hazards. This session will explore how NDIS providers, including smaller organizations working in an under-resourced sector, can effectively manage these risks. Key issues covered include:
Professional negligence claims are frightfully common in the area of wills and estates. This session looks at where claims are often made and what you can do to ensure your practice is out of the firing line. It covers:
Delays in preparing wills – what is reasonable and when could you find yourself exposed?
When should you execute an informal will?
Failing to understand the family dynamics of the will maker
Inadequate instruction taking and recommendations