Family law residential - Queensland Law Society

19 & 20 July 2013

RACV Royal Pines Resort, Gold Coast

Presented by Queensland Law Society and the Family Law Practitioners' Association, the Family Law Residential is the premier professional development program for family lawyers in Australia. The program features the traditional streams dedicated to children’s issues and property matters along with a practical skills stream that includes workshops on advocacy and drafting. Presenters are experts representing all facets of family law, including judicial representatives from the Family Court and Federal Circuit Court, senior solicitors and barristers, accountants, psychiatrists and other experts.

Member
$980	Earlybird both days
$1225	Standard both days
$620	Earlybird day only
$775	Standard day only

Non-member
$1275	Earlybird both days
$1590	Standard both days
$805	Earlybird day only
$1005	Standard day only

Earlybird closes 21 June

Registration closes 16 July

10 CPD points

Why attend?

Receive coordinated insight from financial, medical, legal and judicial presenters.
Understand the significance of new research concerning custody arrangements.
Explore a variety of considerations that determine property settlements.
Apply practical skills to realistic scenarios that require skills specific to family law.
Discuss how to approach to matters with the most up-to-date knowledge.

Who should attend

Accredited Specialists in family law
Senior practitioners and experts in family law
Mid-career family law practitioners
Barristers briefed in family law matters
Industry involved in financial assessment and property valuation

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Judicial attitudes and personal belief systems – how do they affect the skills judicial officers bring to their role? When do personal belief systems cross into the realm of bias?

Presenter:: The Honourable Bernard Warnick, Retired Justice of the Family Court of Australia

Challenging experts in parenting matters

Presenter:: Ian Mawson QC

Add backs revisited

Presenter:: The Honourable Justice Colin Forrest, Family Court of Australia

Spousal maintenance – the ins and outs of running a spousal maintenance application

Presenters:: Judge Margaret Cassidy, Federal Circuit Court of Australia; Tedd Jordan, Barrister-at-Law

The things children say

Presenter:: Professor Martine Powell, Deakin University

Stanford & Stanford – ramifications in and out of court

Presenter:: Martin Bartfeld QC; Peter Szabo, Partner M+K Lawyers

Minding your Ps and Qs in negotiations

Presenter:: Catherine Gale, Director, Resolve Conflict Lawyers and Mediators

Client privilege in negotiation

Presenter:: Jennifer McArdle, Barrister-at-Law

Ethical challenges specific to family law

Presenter:: Judge Lapthorn, Federal Circuit Court of Australia; Martin Bartfeld QC; Stafford Shepherd, Senior Ethics Solicitor, Queensland Law Society; Trent Waller, Solicitor and President of the Family Law Practitioners Association

Conference drinks and dinner

Join accompanying partners, colleagues and friends for a relaxed three course dinner and drinks.

Emerging trends in family law

Presenters:: The Honourable Justice Michelle May; The Honourable Justice Ann Ainslie-Wallace, Family Court of Australia, Appeal Division

Personality disorders revisited

Presenter:: Dr Scott Harden, Psychiatrist

How do you put the genie back in the bottle?

Presenter:: Dr Mark Sayers, Barrister-at-Law

The A to Z of running appeals

Presenter:: Neil McGregor, Barrister-at-Law

Is Russell and Close dead?

Presenter:: TBC

Assessment of contributions – Smith & Fields … close but no cigar

Presenter:: Tim North SC, Barrister-at-Law

Sewing up and setting aside a financial agreement

Presenter:: Graeme Page SC, Barrister-at-Law

So you want to move to Goovigen? An update on relocation

Presenter:: Judge Anne Demack, Federal Circuit Court of Australia

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