Without understanding the fundamentals of easements, you’ll encounter legal hurdles at every turn. Don’t run the risk of inadvertently violating someone else’s’ property rights or being unable to protect your clients’. Attend and ensure you’re able to identify the various different types of easements, the inquiries needed, their implications and understand the courts discretion in granting or denying one to strengthen your application.

Presenters

Sydney Jacobs, Barrister, Thirteen Wentworth
Sydney Jacobs is a barrister at 13 Wentworth Chambers. He is also a NMAS accredited mediator, a BarADR accredited arbitrator and an expert determiner. He read for his LL.M at Cambridge and has a commercial equity practice encompassing property, partnership, corporate law, building & construction and strata disputes. Sydney has gained expertise in easements involving both Torrens and Old System land, leasing matters, contracts for the sale of land including off-the-plan, notices to perform and to complete, rescission/ termination /specific performance / relief against forfeiture / claiming the return of deposits, options/rights of first refusal, and strata disputes. Underscoring a life dedicated to the law (when he is not snowboarding), Sydney is the sole author of two major loose-leaf services, namely: Commercial Damages and Injunctions: Law and Practice, and until recently, part authored the leading loose-leaf service Commercial & International Arbitration (all published by Thomson Reuters). Some of his many cases and publications are to be found on both his 13 Wentworth Chambers website and also his personal website which complements that and provides a glimpse of his personal narrative, including nearby art and distant mountains. He has been, for many years, a popular presenter of CPD seminars.

Easement Essentials

Without a solid grasp of easement fundamentals, you're bound to encounter legal roadblocks. Don't risk violating property rights or leaving clients vulnerable. Join us to decipher the nuances of easements, from identifying types to understanding court discretion. Don't overlook crucial avenues or tactics which could lead to delays and disruption or let land law complexities derail your case. Get ready to navigate land law's labyrinth and ensure legal success with this 3-part, 101 guide to easements.