Recorded Webinar: Property Law - 3 CPD Compulsory Topics

This webinar comprises 3 one-hour sessions covering each of the compulsory CPD subjects for Property lawyers for the CPD year ending 31 March 2022.

Session 1: Professional Skills

Electronic Platforms Causing Trouble and Strife in Property Transactions

The pandemic shone the spotlight on the many conveniences that come with electronic platforms. However, it also brought to the fore the various practical and procedural difficulties that electronic platforms create for property lawyers. This session looks at the main problem areas and what to do about them, including:

• Problem areas in using electronic platforms in property matters:

• settlements
• discharges
• refinances
• caveats

• Dealing with multiple mortgages
• Issues in verification of identity
• Interoperability issues
• Dealing with clients via email: who are you dealing with?
• Cyber security and fraud issues

Session 2: Legal Ethics

Ethics in Property Law

This session is a practical update on the key ethics obligations of property practitioners and the common, and not-so-common, ethical challenges that can arise in practice. It covers:

• Understanding legal profession rules on ethics in property transactions
• What conflict of interest dilemmas can arise on property matters
• Representing multiple interests in property transactions
• Relying on real estate professionals – tips and traps to watch
• Disclosure and ethics in professional practice
• Ethics of communication to clients on property matters
• When issues around delay become an ethical problem
• Tales from the crypt: ethics hearings on practitioners

Session 3: Practice Management Business Skills

Online Marketing for Property Lawyers: Making Your Digital Presence Count

We’re all online these days. But is your online presence working for or against you? This session unravels the mysteries of online marketing and provides guidance on how to make your digital profile work for you. It covers:

• Establishing the specialisation you wish to project
• The online presence as a client focused construct
• Online marketing as an extension of your holistic marketing plan
• Building content that connects to potential clients
• Measuring and analysing performance
• Top mistakes of websites you should avoid
• LinkedIn Facts you should know