Description
Attend and earn 1 CPD hour in Ethics & Professional Responsibility
This program is based on NSW legislation
Chair
Robert Schneider, Consultant, HWL Ebsworth Lawyers
Ethics & Professional Responsibility
Gain a Rundown on Recent Professional Discipline Decisions Significant to Property Law
Stay up to date with the latest professional discipline decisions that impact property law. Benefit from a detailed review of key rulings, ethical challenges and lessons from recent cases involving property lawyers. Learn how to navigate complex ethical dilemmas, uphold professional standards and avoid common pitfalls in your practice.
Presented by Katie Binstock, Partner, Thomson Geer; Leading Wills & Estates Litigation Lawyer, Doyle’s Guide 2024
Presenters
Robert Schneider, Consultant, HWL Ebsworth Lawyers
Robert has extensive experience acting and advising in commercial disputes and has specialised in retail and commercial lease disputes and other property related litigation. Robert has assisted a broad range of clients in the property industry, including owners of shopping centres, owners of other retail properties, owners of commercial properties, large retail and commercial tenants and property developers and investors. Robert regularly chairs and has previously presented at external seminars on commercial and retail leases and other property related seminars. Robert has been listed in Best LawyersTM Australia for Alternative Dispute Resolution in the 2020 and 2021 editions as well as the 2022 and 2023 editions.
Katie Binstock, Partner, Thomson Geer
Katie has a unique practice comprising succession law, elder law, and regulatory and administrative law. In the succession law space, Katie is a specialist in estate planning, administration and litigation. She works with her clients and their other trusted advisors to identify her clients’ objectives and to put in place clear and comprehensive estate plans including Wills, testamentary trusts, special disability trusts, Power of Attorney documents and death benefit nominations. Katie also provides practical advice to assist executors, administrators and beneficiaries with the administration of estates. Katie acts for beneficiaries and estates in relation to all types of estate disputes including claims for provision from estates, claims in relation to the validity of wills and equitable claims. She brings a commercial, solutions-driven approach to dispute resolution. Katie also advises clients in relation to elder law disputes more generally, including on applications for guardianship and financial management orders and suspected elder abuse. In the regulatory and administrative law space, Katie frequently provides advice and representation in relation to the management, investigation and prosecution of complaints. She also advocates for clients on applications for review of administrative decisions and appeals of decisions including in Tribunals and Courts.
