CRICOS Provider No: 00098G REGIS TER REGIS TER Registration Form /Tax Invoice ONLIN E ONLIN E ABN: 57 195 873 179 Family Law Essential Topics Title Mr/Mrs/Miss/Ms: Wednesday 3 December 2014 First Name: Opening remarks: The Do’s and Dont’s of Practising in Family Law Judge Robyn SEXTON, Federal Circuit Court of Australia 8.30am – 1.00pm UNSW CBD Campus, Level 6, 1 O’Connell Street, Sydney Last Name: Course cost includes tuition, materials and refreshments $440 I cannot attend please provide the papers Firm/Organisation: cost $165 Never Stand Still Faculty of Law Payment Options (We do not accept American Express) Occupation: I enclose a cheque payable to “CLE, UNSW”, Address: Postcode: or Payment by credit card Mastercard Visa Card number: Expiry date: Telephone: Continuing Legal Education Continuing Professional Development Family Law Essential Topics Cardholder’s Name: Fax: Signature: Email: Please return this registration form with your payment to: CLE, Faculty of Law, UNSW, Sydney NSW 2052 Tel: (02) 9385 2267 or (02) 9385 2195 Fax: (02) 9385 1155 or (02) 9385 1778 Email: [email protected] | Website: www.cle.unsw.edu.au Programme Variation: The Director of CLE retains the right to vary the programme to deal with unforeseen circumstances. 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You can now REGISTER ONLINE go to www.cle.unsw.edu.au Office Use Only: Rec’d Inv No. Auth No. Wednesday 3 December 2014 8.30am – 1.00pm Venue: UNSW CBD Campus, Level 6, 1 O’Connell Street, Sydney www.cle.unsw.edu.au Family Law Essential Topics Wednesday 3 December 2014 | 8.30am – 1.00pm | UNSW CBD Campus, Level 6, 1 O’Connell Street, Sydney Solicitors in General Practice 8.30am Chair: Family law practitioners 8.35am Audience Family Law accredited specialists Commercial Lawyers Trustee Company lawyers & advisors Financial planners & Accountants Objective This seminar provides practitioners with an update on the important current issues in the field of Family Law. Experienced speakers offer practical guidance on key topics such as parenting applications and special skill contributions in property cases. CLE/CPD Points Four (4) 9.15am Topic 1: Speaker: About CLE The CLE/CPD programme is an important link between the Law School at UNSW and the professional community. The programme consists of a series of quality short courses assisting lawyers, accountants, financial planners, executives and other professionals whose work demands up-to-date knowledge of, and skills in, the relevant areas. 10.10am Topic 2: Speaker: Welcome and Introduction Jacqueline DAWSON, Accredited Specialist Family Law and Principal Solicitor, Robyn Sexton & Associates Opening remarks: The Do’s and Dont’s of Practising in Family Law Judge Robyn SEXTON, Federal Circuit Court of Australia • General tips when coming into Court • Preparing a parenting case, with special consideration of Children aged between 0 and 4 years • Preparing a financial case Financial dilemmas and ‘Special Skill Contributions’ Neil JACKSON, Barrister, Frederick Jordan Chambers • property cases dealing with “special” skill contributions • Kane & Kane (2013) FLC • Smith & Fields [2012] FamCA • Kane & Kane [2011] FamCA 480 • scope for an assessment of “special” contributions. This paper examines the topic of special contributions related to ‘big money’ cases What constitutes disclosure? Nicola ADAMS, Accredited Specialist Family Law and Partner, Hamish Cumming Family Lawyers • What constitutes ‘full and frank’? 10.55am 11.15am Topic 3: Speaker: 12.00pm Topic 4: Speaker: • Fishing expeditions • Can you say no? Morning Tea Family law for all families; issues for same-sex parties Michael TIYCE, Principal, Tiyce & Lawyers • Defining a relationship for family law purposes • What is the relevance for parenting matters? • What is the relevance for property matters? • Fertility procedures including surrogacy Best Practice in Parenting Applications Mark MacDIARMID, Accredited Specialist Family Law, Principal, Mark McDiarmid Family Law • Introduction: the dynamics of family conflict • General approach: work backward from children’s best interests rather than forwards from the chaos of conflict • Understanding significant concepts: – child and adolescent development; – parental responsibility; – live with/spend time with; – family violence; – unacceptable risk • Drafting orders • Do no harm: managing the tone from correspondence to the bar table 12.45–1.00pm Close For more information visit our website: www.cle.unsw.edu.au