About the seminar:  Law - Life - Logic - Magic (A film on family law mediation)

Speeches by Judge Dale Kemp, The Hon Peter Rose AM QC, and Clare Rowe interviewing filmmaker Zoe Durand about the film.

"The film is packed with information. It's designed to be used by clients and practitioners as a grounding exercise before attending a mediation."  Judge Dale Kemp.

"The central theme of the film ismediation in family law disputes . It features symbolism and practical outcomes."  The Honourable Peter Rose AM QC.

"The film displays information in a different way, as opposed to a textbook or hearing a talk, this is a different medium. Sometimes we need to stand back and look at things from a different angle and that's when the solutions come to us.” -  Clare Rowe on the film.

The film has won:

Lawyer International, Legal 100 -2024 Award for Multimedia Contributions to Legal Education.

Media Innovator Awards - Legal Education Multimedia Excellence Awards 2024.

About the Filmmaker:  Zoë Durand, Principal  - Mediation Answers, Nationally Accredited Mediator,  Lawyer, FDRP,  Parenting Coordinator,  Author of Inside Family Law, APAC Legal Awards 2019 and 2020 - Best Family Law Mediator of the Year, Australia, PAC Legal Awards 2019 - Best Family Law Publication of the Year for Inside Family Law

Speakers:  Matthew Lo, Special Counsel and Tom Waugh, Senior Associate - Kerin Benson Lawyers

About the webinar:  Our speakers will discuss:

• How we got here (this is the background of how we got the DBPA and to Pafburn, and will include discussion on the HIH Collapse, CLA, Multiplex, and Opal and Mascot Towers).
• Discussion on the Majority
• Insights from the Minority
• Implications of non-delegable duty:
• • breach, causation, and quantum will still need to be proven;
  • its not actually easy to prove breach (Loulach will be considered and the practical steps of discovery);
  • are directors exposed (e.g. Kazzi), how did they breach?
  • what about the 5O defence, or some kind of safe harbour, e.g, certifiers’ job was for the public interest and not owners
  • what of employees, vicarious liability?

Speaker:  Karen Lo Partner, Ajuria Lawyers

About the webinar: With the introduction of a new Skills in Demand visa and overall reforms targeting skilled migration to address workforce shortages, increased mobility for migrants between sponsors, visa processing timeframes, and greater clarity and transparency on skilled visa requirements, this session will delve into

1) keeping on top of the changes and how to give accurate, comprehensive guidance to ensure clients meet evolving criteria and are aware of all the options at their disposal to meet talent needs

2) advice to prevent compliance issues that could affect visa approvals or employer sanctions

3) ways to help clients achieve strategic workforce planning amid these regulatory changes. 

Speaker:  Ian Raspin is the Managing Director of BNR Partners and is recognised both nationally and internationally on Australian estate taxation matters. He is a current sitting member of CPA Australia Taxation Centre of Excellence, sits on the Planning Advisory Committee for the College of Law, and immediate past Chair of the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners Australia Limited.

About the webinar: This session will focus on the personal contingent tax liabilities of executors (and the step-by-step process of executors dispensing their numerous tax responsibilities including the lodgment of the deceased’s final return and subsequent estate returns.

The presentation will also address several fundamental tax issues from an estate perspective such as the implications of capital gains tax rollover relief, the distribution of superannuation death benefits and the application of the present entitlement rules of beneficiaries from a trust.

This session leverages the speaker's unique specialist insights into estate taxation from estate taxation work across Australia with listed ASX trustee companies, solicitors, barristers and in accepting orders from the Supreme Court.

Attendees will learn :

•  What are the foundational estate tax issues advisers need to be across for deceased estates
• What is your role as an adviser when acting as a personal executor for an estate
• Explore the income tax legislative environment of deceased estates and responsibilities of Legal Personal Representative (LPR)
• What are estate tax implications of CGT rollover relief, Superannuation death benefits, trust beneficiaries, estate income and who is responsible for tax

Speaker: Elizabeth Gore-Jones specialises in franchising law. She lectures at Bond University PLA in franchising, she sits on the Queensland Law Society Franchising Committee, she is a past member of the Women in Franchising committee and a past member of the Franchise Council of Australia.

About the webinar: The new Franchising Code of Conduct 2025 came into effect on 1 April 2025, bringing significant updates for franchisors. To help you prepare,  our guest speaker will provide an overview of the steps franchisors need to take.

Speaker:  Vishnu Naidu’s professional career began at  Ernst & Young EY and KPMG, later diversifying into telecommunications. For over 25 years, Vishnu has thrived in Australia, becoming a respected leader known for his unwavering commitment to excellence and social change. As a Chartered Accountant and Tax expert, Vishnu has facilitated over a billion dollars in revenue for business owners across 10 countries. Specializing in financial accounting, management consulting, and business advisory,

About the webinar:  The ultimate tax structures for legal practitioners: Protect your wealth and pay less tax

• Dive into entity structuring (trusts, companies, partnerships) tailored for law firms and legal professionals.
• Strategies for safeguarding personal assets while minimising taxable income.
• Common tax pitfalls for legal practitioners and how to avoid them.

Speaker:  The Hon Peter Rose OM QC, Former Family &  Federal Circuit Court Judge

Speaker:  Kathleen Vouris, Hall Chadwick - Chartered Accountants

Kathleen has extensive experience in all areas of Corporate Insolvency, including trading and non trading Voluntary Administrations, Deeds of Company Arrangement, Creditors Voluntary Liquidations, Receivership’s, Investigative Accountants Reports and Agents for the Mortgagee in Possession. These appointments involve both debtor-based and creditor-based insolvency services and have spanned various industries, including retail, manufacturing, building, IT, farming and hospitality.

Speaker: Peter Heazlewood,  Director -  Lift Legal Marketing

About the webinar:  Typically the average lawyer is not invested in marketing but every lawyer wants to know how to get more work or better work.

The takeaways from the talk for the attendees will be to:

• Provide an overview of proven key marketing strategies you can use now to help generate leads and grow your firm.

• Receive practical no-nonsense advice that you can use to improve your firm’s marketing and get more new clients from today

Speaker: Jonathon Paff - Director and Solicitor - North Coast Criminal Law

Speaker:  Jovan Singh, Partner -  Special Situations, Restructuring & Transactions - Hall Chadwick - Chartered Accountants

Speaker: Mark Isaac, Barrister - 10th Floor St James Hall Chambers