Family Law Essentials Series

Understanding the importance of financial documents is just as crucial as honing the ability to ask pertinent questions. Be guided through the essentials of understanding financial documents to assist you through your career.

Description

Attend the full series and earn 4 CPD units in Professional Skills
This program is applicable to practitioners from all States & Territories

If you register for the full series as a live online product after the date of an individual session, you will be sent the recording for the sessions that have passed. Alternatively, you can register for individual sessions by following the links below.

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Really great content. Would recommend.
Great tips provided and very informative topics discussed.
Presenters were engaging and easy to understand and it was very tailored to junior lawyers.

View from the Bench: Tips for Young Players on Running an Application

Wednesday, 5 June 2024

In the first part of this four-part series, hear from the FCFCOA as they generously share their insights and discuss tips and traps for young players on how to run a successful Application.

Description

Attend and earn 1 CPD unit in Professional Skills
This program is applicable to practitioners from all States & Territories

Professional Skills
4.00pm to 5.15pm Insights from the FCFCOA on Running an Application: Avoiding Common Mistakes

 

  • What not to do when bringing an application 
  • Key tips and traps for young players
  • Understanding the Court’s expectations

Presented by Senior Judicial Registrar Frances Neilson and Senior Judicial Registrar Alison Osmand, Federal Circuit Court and Family Court of Australia

Chair

Sarah Yigit, Senior Associate, Pearson Emerson; Family Law Rising Star, Doyle’s Guide 2024

Presenters

Sarah Yigit, Special Counsel, Pearson Emerson
Sarah Yigit is a Special Counsel at Pearson Emerson Family Lawyers, an Executive Councillor of the Young Lawyers branch of the Law Society of NSW and is the Chair of the NSW Young Lawyers Family Law Sub-Committee in the Law Society of NSW. Sarah was admitted to the Supreme Court of Victoria and the High Court of Australia in March 2021 and commenced practising as a family law solicitor in New South Wales in June 2021. Prior to joining Pearson Emerson in June 2021, Sarah worked as the Associate to the Deputy Chief Justice of the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (Division 1), as it is now known was, for two years, and prior to that as an Associate to two Judges of Division 2. Sarah has also worked and volunteered for over three years' in providing access to justice for victims of gender based violence. Sarah currently volunteers as a Family Law Solicitor for Marrickville Legal Centre. Sarah has a passion for promoting diversity, substantive equality and wellbeing in the profession and actively seeks to promote opportunity, community and support for Young Lawyers.

Senior Judicial Registrar Alison Osmand, Federal Circuit Court and Family Court of Australia
Alison commenced her legal career at the Legal Aid Office in the ACT in 1991 and then moved into private practice in 1998. As a practitioner, she conducted many of her own Interim Hearings and represented a wide range of litigants including not only parents but also grandparents, extended family members and the Public Trustee and Guardian as Case Guardian. Alison joined the Court in October 2022, initially as a Sessional Judicial Registrar in the Court’s Dispute Resolution space. She became a Senior Judicial Registrar in November 2023, attached to the Sydney Registry.

Senior Judicial Registrar Frances Neilson, Federal Circuit Court and Family Court of Australia
Prior to coming to the Court in January 2022, SJR Frances Neilson spent the bulk of her 25 year career working at NSW Legal Aid, specialising in ICL representation as well as managing the Parramatta Office and later the Sydney Family Litigation practice. Now based at the Parramatta Registry, she has conducted her fair share of interim hearings, often working within the Evatt space as well as Contravention Final Hearings and Undefended Final Hearings. Frances is also one of the 5 National Contravention List SJRs.

 

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Understanding the Financial Documents and Reports: Knowing the Right Questions to Ask

Wednesday, 3 July 2024

Understanding the importance of financial documents is just as crucial as honing the ability to ask pertinent questions. Be guided through the essentials of understanding financial documents to assist you through your career. 

Description

Attend and earn 1 CPD unit in Professional Skills
This program is applicable to practitioners from all States & Territories

Professional Skills
4.00pm to 5.15pm Understanding the Financial Documents and Reports: Knowing the Right Questions to Ask

 

  • What are company financial statements?
    • Are there variations between them?
    • How do they differ from the information in company tax returns?
    • What are trust financial statements and how are they used?
  • Overview of the differing valuation methodologies for businesses
  • When to insist upon a single expert valuation report and when to use common sense and negotiate an agreed value for a business: How do tax considerations impact upon this choice?
  • What are ‘abnormal’ items in financial accounts and what questions do family lawyers need to ask to identify them?
  • How do valuation discounts work in the business valuation process? typical and atypical examples of discounts

Presented by Jacqui Woods, Director, Forensic, KordaMentha and Matthew Shepherd, Special Counsel, Ramsden Lawyers; Accredited Specialist in Family Law; Accredited Specialists Family Law Arbitrator; Recommended Family Law Mediator Doyle’s Guide 2023 

Chair

Sarah Yigit, Senior Associate, Pearson Emerson; Family Law Rising Star, Doyle’s Guide 2024

Presenters

Sarah Yigit, Special Counsel, Pearson Emerson
Sarah Yigit is a Special Counsel at Pearson Emerson Family Lawyers, an Executive Councillor of the Young Lawyers branch of the Law Society of NSW and is the Chair of the NSW Young Lawyers Family Law Sub-Committee in the Law Society of NSW. Sarah was admitted to the Supreme Court of Victoria and the High Court of Australia in March 2021 and commenced practising as a family law solicitor in New South Wales in June 2021. Prior to joining Pearson Emerson in June 2021, Sarah worked as the Associate to the Deputy Chief Justice of the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (Division 1), as it is now known was, for two years, and prior to that as an Associate to two Judges of Division 2. Sarah has also worked and volunteered for over three years' in providing access to justice for victims of gender based violence. Sarah currently volunteers as a Family Law Solicitor for Marrickville Legal Centre. Sarah has a passion for promoting diversity, substantive equality and wellbeing in the profession and actively seeks to promote opportunity, community and support for Young Lawyers.

Jacqui Woods, Director, Forensic, KordaMentha
Jacqueline has over 20 years of experience in forensic accounting, providing services over a wide range of matters as expert witness and as forensic consultant. Jacqueline’s forensic accounting experience includes quantification of losses in commercial disputes, breaches of contract and personal injury, and valuation of shares in, or businesses operated by, private companies, sole traders and partnerships for the purpose of commercial and family law proceedings. As independent expert, Jacqueline has given expert oral evidence in the Family Court of Australia, the Supreme Court of NSW and the Dust Diseases Tribunal of NSW. Jacqueline has carried out detailed investigations of companies’ affairs for the purpose of proposed acquisitions, quantification of fraud and assisting in negotiations to purchase private company shares or businesses. She has also provided litigation support services including assisting lawyers with the interpretation of financial aspects of legal agreements and preparing critiques of opposing expert reports.

Matthew Shepherd, Special Counsel, Ramsden Lawyers
Matthew Shepherd is a mediator, arbitrator, family dispute resolution practitioner, and accredited family law specialist. Matthew has a Masters of Dispute Resolution (Honours) from the University of Technology Sydney, where he taught Dispute Resolution Advocacy from 2014 to 2020. Matthew has studied advanced negotiation theory at the Harvard Project on Negotiation. He has sat on the NSW Society Dispute Resolution Committee. He works with clients and their lawyers to consider not only the best legal and financial outcomes, but also to consider the best dispute resolution process to achieve those outcomes. The choice of dispute resolution process has a big impact on the quality of agreements reached and how well they are implemented.

 

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Knowing How to Manage Difficult Clients and When to Ask for Help

Wednesday, 7 August 2024

Gain valuable strategies for effectively managing the difficulties of family law clients and understand the importance of seeking guidance when necessary. 

Description

Attend and earn 1 CPD unit in Professional Skills
This program is applicable to practitioners from all States & Territories

Chair

Sarah Yigit, Special Counsel, Pearson Emerson; Family Law Rising Star, Doyle’s Guide 2024

Professional Skills
4.00pm to 5.15pm Knowing How to Manage Difficult Clients and When to Ask for Help

 

  • Defining ‘difficult’
  • Understanding the client and their needs
  • How to set boundaries and manage expectations
  • When (and how) to terminate the retainer
  • Who can help?

Presented by Alicia Elliott, Practice Director, Broun Abrahams Burreket; Accredited Specialist in Family Law

Presenters

Alicia Elliott, Practice Director, Broun Abrahams Burreket
Alicia Elliott is a family law specialist accredited by the Law Society of New South Wales. She practises exclusively in family law and provides clear guidance and advice on all aspects of family law, including divorce, property matters, parenting issues, child support, spouse maintenance and de facto relationships. Alicia has successfully represented clients in all areas of family law. She has acted in complex financial cases, including high net worth matters, valuation disputes and those relating to family companies and trusts. Alicia was previously employed at the Serious Fraud Office in London and brings a forensic and investigative approach to all of her matters.

Sarah Yigit, Special Counsel, Pearson Emerson
Sarah Yigit is a Special Counsel at Pearson Emerson Family Lawyers, an Executive Councillor of the Young Lawyers branch of the Law Society of NSW and is the Chair of the NSW Young Lawyers Family Law Sub-Committee in the Law Society of NSW. Sarah was admitted to the Supreme Court of Victoria and the High Court of Australia in March 2021 and commenced practising as a family law solicitor in New South Wales in June 2021. Prior to joining Pearson Emerson in June 2021, Sarah worked as the Associate to the Deputy Chief Justice of the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (Division 1), as it is now known was, for two years, and prior to that as an Associate to two Judges of Division 2. Sarah has also worked and volunteered for over three years' in providing access to justice for victims of gender based violence. Sarah currently volunteers as a Family Law Solicitor for Marrickville Legal Centre. Sarah has a passion for promoting diversity, substantive equality and wellbeing in the profession and actively seeks to promote opportunity, community and support for Young Lawyers.

 

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Dealing with Disclosure: Knowing What Documents to Seek and Knowing the Ramifications if you Fail to Disclose

Wednesday, 4 September 2024

In part four of this series for young lawyers, you'll delve into the significance and detail of disclosure in family law proceedings. You'll gain clarity on the necessary documents to seek and understand the repercussions of failing to disclose them. 

Description

Attend and earn 1 CPD unit in Professional Skills
This program is applicable to practitioners from all States & Territories

Chair

Sarah Yigit, Special Counsel, Pearson Emerson; Family Law Rising Star, Doyle’s Guide 2024

Professional Skills
4.00pm to 5.15pm Dealing with Disclosure: Knowing What Documents to Seek and Knowing the Ramifications if You Fail to Disclose

 

  • Defining the duty of disclosure in Family Law: When does the duty apply?
  • What documents need to be disclosed: financial vs parenting matters
  • What are the consequences of failing to comply with the duty of disclosure?

Presented by Monique Robb, Partner, Lander & Rogers

Presenters

Monique Robb, Partner & Practice Group Leader, Lander & Rogers
Monique is an accredited specialist in family law. Monique has acted for clients in all areas of family law, including parenting (custody) and property matters, child support, spouse maintenance and financial agreements (including pre-nuptial agreements). Monique is known for providing clients with pragmatic, commercial advice and robust representation in both negotiating and litigating a resolution to their family and relationship law concerns. Monique has worked solely in the area of family law since 2007, including as the associate to a judge in the Federal Circuit Court. As a result, she provides clear, strategic advice and representation in matters which require litigation, and, more importantly, to assist clients to avoid litigation wherever possible. In addition to her work as a solicitor, Monique has taught Family Law at the University of Notre Dame, Australia, since 2014. Monique’s family law experience includes handling disputes where one or both parties live overseas. She also has significant experience in drafting financial agreements, including drafting mirror agreements to foreign pre-nuptial agreements. Monique also acts for third parties, including corporate entities, in family law matters. Monique became an accredited specialist in family law in 2015, and additionally has completed a Master of Laws at the University of Sydney, with a focus on family law and areas of law affecting children. Her strong academic and practical expertise are applied to ensure her clients receive efficient, effective advice, particularly in areas where novel issues arise. Monique has been named as a Rising Star in family law in Doyle's Guide. She is also a member of the Family Law Section of the Law Council of Australia.

Sarah Yigit, Special Counsel, Pearson Emerson
Sarah Yigit is a Special Counsel at Pearson Emerson Family Lawyers, an Executive Councillor of the Young Lawyers branch of the Law Society of NSW and is the Chair of the NSW Young Lawyers Family Law Sub-Committee in the Law Society of NSW. Sarah was admitted to the Supreme Court of Victoria and the High Court of Australia in March 2021 and commenced practising as a family law solicitor in New South Wales in June 2021. Prior to joining Pearson Emerson in June 2021, Sarah worked as the Associate to the Deputy Chief Justice of the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (Division 1), as it is now known was, for two years, and prior to that as an Associate to two Judges of Division 2. Sarah has also worked and volunteered for over three years' in providing access to justice for victims of gender based violence. Sarah currently volunteers as a Family Law Solicitor for Marrickville Legal Centre. Sarah has a passion for promoting diversity, substantive equality and wellbeing in the profession and actively seeks to promote opportunity, community and support for Young Lawyers.

 

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Wednesday, 05 June 2024,
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