Live Webinar: Property Law CPD Compulsories
Date/Time
Monday 10th February 2025
Vic, NSW, ACT, Tas: 2pm to 5pm
Qld: 1pm to 4pm
SA: 1.30pm to 4.30pm
NT: 12.30pm to 3.30pm
WA: 11am to 2pm
About the Webinar
This webinar comprises 3 one-hour sessions covering each of the compulsory CPD subjects for property lawyers for the CPD year ending 31 March 2025.
Session 1: Professional Skills
But Wait … There's More! Drafting Special Conditions to Contracts for Sale of Land
Inevitably all contracts for sale of land will include several special conditions of contract. Special conditions must be drafted as precisely as possible to avoid future disputes, particularly when dealing with off-the-plan contracts for sale of land. This session will walk participants through the effective drafting of special conditions, including:
- The role of special conditions to contract
- Common areas addressed by special conditions
- Do you really need a special condition?
- Avoiding conflict between the standard contract for sale and special conditions
- Drafting amendments to special conditions: don’t reinvent the wheel
Session 2: Practice Management & Business Skills
Preparing for AML/CTF: A Property Lawyer's Guide to the Regime
Set to be the biggest practice management reform to impact the legal profession in decades, the tranche 2 AML / CTF reforms are nearly upon us. With the new AML/CTF regime will come significant additional requirements for many professionals – particularly those working in identified high risk areas like property. To help property lawyers better understand what the AML/CTF regime may look like and what changes need to be made to prepare for compliance, this session explores:
- The current status of the proposed AML/CTF regime and the new requirements to be imposed on property law professionals
- The practical issues firms are anticipated to experience to comply with the new regime, including measures to verify source of funds from clients, interaction of new duties with existing duties to clients, confidentiality issues
- How comparative jurisdictions have managed AML/CTF implementation issues and practical compliance lessons to be drawn
Session 3: Ethics
Navigating the Ethical Maze: Key Challenges for Property Lawyers
In the ever-changing world of property law, ethical dilemmas can arise at any moment. This session will delve into the most pressing ethical challenges faced by property lawyers, from conflicts of interest to balancing client instructions with legal obligations. It explores how lawyers can navigate these tricky situations while upholding their professional and legal responsibilities, ensuring compliance with ethical standards. This session covers:
- How to identify and manage conflicts, especially in complex property transactions and conveyancing matters
- Balancing the duty to maintain client confidentiality with obligations to disclose material facts, particularly in real estate transactions
- What does acting in the client’s best interest really mean in practice? How far can a lawyer go when following client instructions without breaching ethical duties?
- Managing tactics in property law negotiations and dealing with difficult opposing parties without crossing ethical lines
- The line between zealous advocacy and unethical behaviour in property disputes and contracts
- What to do if you suspect your client is engaging in unethical or illegal activity in relation to property matters
- Key professional conduct rules that every property lawyer must follow to avoid disciplinary action.
Presented By
Dannelle Howley
Partner, Squire Patton Boggs Sydney, NSWAmy Bell
Chair, AML Taskforce UK Salford, Lancashire, UKGarth Brown
Principal , Brown & Brown ConveyancersWho Should Attend?
This webinar is suitable for lawyers practising in property law - Australia wide and it has been designed to deliver the 3 compulsory subject CPD units for the CPD year ending 31st March 2025.
CPD Certificate
Registered live webinar delegates will receive a CPD certificate for attendance at this webinar. Lawyers can claim 3 CPD units – 1 unit each for Professional skills, Practice Management & Business Skills, and Ethics.
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.
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