Outdoor education has wonderful benefits for students but also carries risks of safety, particularly when it comes to offsite activities such as bushwalking, swimming and water activities, and overseas trips. Recent coronial inquests have shone a light on school failures in these situations. This session will provide a guide to best practice preparation for managing outdoor activities and overseas trips involving students, including:
This webinar comprises 3 one-hour sessions covering each of the compulsory CPD subjects for lawyers for the CPD year ending 31 March 2024.
Session 1: Practice Management & Business Skills
Cost Management - Cost Management in Legal Practice: From Surviving to Thriving
Mistakes are inevitable in practice. When they occur, they immediately create a plethora of ethics issues, including what to tell the client and whether efforts to fix the mistake may transgress ethical boundaries. This session looks at the key issues from an ethics perspective, including:
Corporate and individual residency is more relevant than ever, with increased global mobility and an increase in the number of multinational enterprises. The technical principles are also being revisited in light of case law and ATO guidance. This session explores the question of residence and the issues that arise in practice, including:
NSW property law has undergone its most significant reset in years. A new Contract for Sale is now mandatory, off-the-plan reforms are reshaping developer obligations, and AML/CTF compliance obligations hit property lawyers from 1 July 2026. For NSW property practitioners, understanding the new rules isn't optional — it's urgent.
The viability and value of charities and NFPs lies very much in their public standing and good reputation, and in the face of increasing competition for both government and private support, organisations need to effectively manage the promotion and protection of their standing in the community. Moving to an on-line presence has added significant risk to brand management, and this session will explore the steps your organisation should be taking to manage the common risks of social media presence, including:
Modern legal practice is faster, more digital and increasingly shaped by AI-assisted work. But many of the profession’s traditional ethical rules were not designed for instant drafting tools, blurred workplace boundaries and constant client accessibility. This session examines how everyday practice pressures are creating new ethical risks for lawyers and what you must do to manage them safely. It covers:
The pressure on teachers during the pandemic has been immense. From managing lockdowns and remote learning, dealing with staff shortages, stressed-out students (and their families), it is no wonder schools are experiencing high levels of burnout and stress in their workforce. If left unmanaged, or managed without due consideration, these issues can easily result in significant operational, legal and reputational damage for a school. This session will discuss:
One of the most significant challenges for schools is managing the behaviour of students and ensuring it is undertaken in a consistent manner. The key for this is to have an effective and comprehensive behaviour management policy. This session will examine the key foundations and principles for behaviour policies and provide a guide to successful development and implementation, including:
One of the most significant challenges for schools is managing the behaviour of students and ensuring it is undertaken in a consistent manner. The key for this is to have an effective and comprehensive behaviour management policy. This session will examine the key foundations and principles for behaviour policies and provide a guide to successful development and implementation, including: