Ethics & Professional Responsibility
Unravelling Ethical Issues for Property Lawyers
- Everyday issues facing property lawyers: Identification, authority, and undertakings
- Acting for both sides: Conflict policy and management
- Some cases and scenarios: Family arrangements, joint ventures, costs agreements and caveats
Presented by Patricia Lane, Barrister, Level 22 Chambers; Senior Lecturer in Property Law, The University of Sydney; Co-author of Sale of Land in NSW: Commentary and Materials 5th edition, Thomson Reuters 2010
Description
Attend and earn 1 CPD hour in Ethics & Professional Responsibility
This program is applicable to practitioners from all States & Territories
* This interactive online recording includes questions and quizzes requiring critical thinking about the topics, so you have no annual limits to the number of points/hours you can claim with this format of learning. Please verify with your CPD rules
Chair
Patricia Monemvasitis, Partner, Carrol & O’Dea Lawyers
Presenters
Patricia Monemvasitis, Partner, Carroll & O’Dea Lawyers
Over 30 years, Patricia Monemvasitis has practised as a commercial and property lawyer. With combined degrees in accounting, finance and law, she has helped build Carroll & O'Dea Lawyers' property, business and not-for-profit law practice since she joined the firm in 2004. Patricia advises a diverse range of clients, including not-for-profit organisations (including schools), small to medium sized entities, property developers, landlords Patricia helps her clients with their overall governance advice and restructuring, and business asset restructures, as well as business asset acquisitions and sales. She has been involved in all stages of transactions, including contract drafting and negotiation and due diligence reporting. She has extensive experience in managing intellectual property issues arising during acquisitions and sales of businesses, amalgamations, restructures, collaborations and joint ventures. Patricia also specialises in the commercialisation and protection of intellectual property: namely trademarks, copyright, designs, confidential information and trade secrets. Patricia's property experience includes advising on property development and transfers and leasing, both retail and commercial (including or educational use).
Patricia Lane, Barrister, Level 22 Chambers
With more than 20 years’ experience as a barrister and having been practising the law for almost 40 years’, Patricia has special expertise in all areas of land law, including native title and environmental law. Since commencing practice at the Bar, Patricia has appeared in many property and equity cases in the Supreme Court of NSW and in native title matters in the Federal Court. Before being called to the Bar, Patricia worked as a researcher and lecturer at Sydney University, as an Associate and as Senior Deputy Registrar in the Federal Court of Australia, and was the first Registrar of the National Native Title Tribunal. Patricia is a senior lecturer at The University of Sydney, and teaches Contracts, Real Property, and Legal Interpretation. She is a co-author of Sale of Land in NSW: Commentary and Materials 5th edition, Thomson Reuters 2010.
