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Live Webinar: Who Really Owns the Land? Trusts, Titles and Property Transactions (NSW)

Ownership isn’t always as straightforward as the title register suggests. When property is held through trusts, inconsistencies between legal and beneficial ownership can trigger disputes, complicate transactions, and expose parties to unexpected tax and duty liabilities. This ses
PRESENTED BY Dean Woodbridge Partner - Long Saad Woodbridge Lawyers , Sydney

Date/Time

Wednesday 23 September 2026
NSW: 1.30pm to 2.30pm

About the Webinar

Ownership isn’t always as straightforward as the title register suggests. When property is held through trusts, inconsistencies between legal and beneficial ownership can trigger disputes, complicate transactions, and expose parties to unexpected tax and duty liabilities. This session explores how to identify and resolve these issues in practice, with a focus on risk management in property transactions. Topics include:

  • Legal vs beneficial ownership: identifying the true owner in complex arrangements
  • Bare, discretionary and unit trusts in property holdings — advantages, limitations, and traps
  • Documentation requirements, Land Registry considerations, and dealing with missing or defective records
  • Trust declarations: evidentiary value, enforceability, and common pitfalls
  • Tax and duty implications of trust structures across jurisdictions
  • Disputes involving competing claims of ownership — practical lessons from recent case law
  • Practical strategies for advising clients on structuring, documenting, and transferring property in trust scenarios

Presented By

Dean Woodbridge
Partner, Long Saad Woodbridge Lawyers Sydney, NSW

Dean Woodbridge is proud to be able to boast the unique credential of being a “one-firm-man”, having first joined the firm as a law clerk in 2006. After taking a more hands-on role as a paralegal in property, conveyancing and commercial matters, Dean quickly built up a solid client base after becoming admitted as Solicitor in 2008, and now heads up the diverse and highly experienced Property Law Team within Long Saad Woodbridge Lawyers.

Dean can now rely on more than a decade of legal experience in acting for a wide-range of clients in all facets of property and commercial transactions. Be it mum and dad investors or first home buyers, right through to large scale property developments or national listed property fund trustees, Dean has assisted thousands of clients in realising their transactional legal needs.

Dean takes a proactive and pragmatic approach with all of his clients, and firmly believes that there is always a solution to any problem that presents itself. His philosophy is that legal advice should be timely, accessible and part of the solution and that it is the right lawyer that can make all the difference in helping clients make the right choices.

Dean has extensive and comprehensive experience in and exposure to most aspects of property and commercial law with an emphasis on property development including:

  • Acquisition and disposal of commercial, industrial, retail and residential properties.
  • Acquisition and aggregation of development sites.
  • Advising property owners and developers in relation to all property aspects of their transaction.
  • Advising and acting on “off the plan” sales of units in large commercial, industrial and residential developments.
  • Advising and acting on option agreements and tender documents associated with property transactions.
  • Advising and acting for major landlords on leasing of retail shopping centres, commercial buildings and industrial buildings.
  • Stamp duty and GST advice on property transactions.
  • Due diligence reporting.
  • Advising and acting on finance associated with property transactions.
  • General advice on most aspects of property ownership and transactions.
  • Business structuring, including shareholder agreements and joint venture arrangements

 

Who Should Attend?

This webinar is suitable for lawyers practising in property law in NSW. This webinar is for practitioners with some knowledge in this area and looking to improve their knowledge.

CPD Certificate

Registered live webinar delegates will receive a CPD certificate for attendance at this webinar. Lawyers can claim up to 1 CPD unit/point – substantive law. This webinar has been designed to run for 1 hour, however, webinar lengths can vary depending on the level of questions and discussion.

While TEN takes all reasonable care to include accurate and up-to-date information regarding CPD category classifications and compliance obligations, information regarding CPD point allocation are provided as a guide only. Allocation of CPD points is subject to the CPD requirements of your jurisdiction, personal circumstances and professional requirements. You are solely responsible for determining whether a particular product is appropriate for your CPD requirements.

Enquiries/Assistance

If you need assistance or have an enquiry, please do not hesitate to contact our Webinar Coordinator, Jason Hooker on (03) 8601 7709 or email: [email protected]

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