The 50th Anniversary Vincents’ Symposium – Day 1

Friday 30–Saturday 31 March 2012, 8:50am–5:00pm,7:30am–5:00pm
Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre, Corner Merivale and Glenelg Streets, South Bank
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Family Law Stream (Resource code: 120330ID)
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Overview

Practical Legal Ethics Practice Management & Business Skills Professional Skills 10 CPD points

With keynote speakers including leading international human rights counsel and author Geoffrey Robertson QC, environmental campaigner Erin Brockovich and renowned Australian demographer Bernard Salt, the 50th anniversary Symposium promises to educate, inspire, challenge and entertain. Along with our esteemed keynotes, the program is brought to you by a cast of outstanding local Accredited Specialists, members of the Judiciary and the Bar, and guest speakers from interstate and overseas jurisdictions.

Course code: 120330

8:50am
9am
9:20am
Property Law Stream Business Law Stream Commercial Litigation Stream Personal Injuries Law Stream Early Career Lawyers Stream Practice Management Stream
10:25am
 Implications of the Personal Property and Securities Act for real estate transactions Business succession planning The new tort of privacy - injunctive relief in privacy matters
10:45am
Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) in the commercial context 		Class actions in Australia - changing landscapes To specialise or not? Career direction and development in the early years Succession planning and practice value
11:20am
11:40am
 Time is of the essence
12:30pm
Funding markets and moving interest rates 		PPSA - registering mortgages and securities for SME
12:25pm
Sink or cyber-swim: A guide to online business 		Commercial litigation advocacy workshop Total and permanent disability insurance
12:20pm
The role of an administrator and QCAT after a sanction of damages for an adult with impaired capacity 		Wills and Estate: Workshop and case study Marketing your firm in the moment: Emarketing and social media
1:10pm
1:25pm
1:45pm
2:10pm
 Changes to standard contracts and related issues Competition and consumer law: Major issues and implications
3pm
Franchising case update and impacts of reforms in other states 		Personal Property and Securities Act 2009 update for commercial litigation lawyers
2:40pm
Proportionality - possibilities and problems
3:10pm
Security of payment, mining and the infrastructure boom 		Exemplary damages and vicarious liability
2:40pm
Case law review 		Preparing an application to the Federal Magistrate Court or Family Court
3:10pm
Practical skills for briefing counsel 		Connecting the dots between people and profitability: Strategic talent management in law firms
3:40pm
4:00pm
 Land Court jurisdiction - recent legislation and case law update
4:30pm
Recent case law update 		Insolvency issues for SME in Queensland; liquidators, lawyers and clients preparing for financial crisis Case law development Ethics of costs Mediation advocacy: Winning the settlement by adapting your current skills How to prepare early career lawyers for ethical challenges
5pm