School administrators increasingly face complex and demanding parent interactions that can escalate from routine concerns into serious legal and operational challenges. In this comprehensive session, we will examine practical legal strategies and policy frameworks for identifying, managing, and resolving challenging parent situations, including:
School administrators increasingly face complex and demanding parent interactions that can escalate from routine concerns into serious legal and operational challenges. In this comprehensive session, we will examine practical legal strategies and policy frameworks for identifying, managing, and resolving challenging parent situations, including:
Strong governance is the foundation of every trusted charity and NFP. The ACNC’s six governance standards go beyond compliance; they define how an organisation is led, how decisions are made, and how accountability is maintained to donors, beneficiaries and the public. This session unpacks what these standards mean in practice and how to embed them into everyday governance to safeguard both mission and reputation. It covers:
Strong governance is the foundation of every trusted charity and NFP. The ACNC’s six governance standards go beyond compliance; they define how an organisation is led, how decisions are made, and how accountability is maintained to donors, beneficiaries and the public. This session unpacks what these standards mean in practice and how to embed them into everyday governance to safeguard both mission and reputation. It covers:
The family law landscape has shifted dramatically, and practitioners are now working in a far more demanding and high-risk environment. The 2025 property law amendments have changed the way financial matters are approached and argued. At the same time, courts are placing greater focus on family violence, disclosure failures, hidden assets and professional conduct. Parenting disputes are also evolving, with new statutory pathways and changing judicial approaches reshaping the advice lawyers give every day.
The family law landscape has shifted dramatically, and practitioners are now working in a far more demanding and high-risk environment. The 2025 property law amendments have changed the way financial matters are approached and argued. At the same time, courts are placing greater focus on family violence, disclosure failures, hidden assets and professional conduct. Parenting disputes are also evolving, with new statutory pathways and changing judicial approaches reshaping the advice lawyers give every day.
Live Webinar: Capital Gains Tax Reimagined – The Incentives for Investors Just Changed Substantially
Make no mistake: the CGT changes announced in the budget are the most profound since the inception of the tax.
Make no mistake: the CGT changes announced in the budget are the most profound since the inception of the tax.
The 2026–2027 professional development season in Australia’s legal industry heralds a year of change and possibility. By staying on top of major changes, such as recent employment law reforms and AI's digital diligence capabilities, you'll be well-equipped to lead with confidence.
The Federal Budget reforms will further constrain the ability of families to get trust distributions to tax advantaged beneficiaries. This is the first legislative attempt to whack trusts in 25 years since the Ralph Review recommended trusts be taxed as companies. Just how dramatic will this tax be? Is it the end for trusts or just another stage in the endless efforts of Treasury and the ATO to curtail their use?