Wednesday, 26 November 2025
Description
Attend and earn 1 CPD unit in Substantive Law
This program is based on NSW legislation
Easements in Focus
Easements remain a complex and evolving area of property law. Join Sydney Jacobs of 13 Wentworth Chambers as he breaks down essential principles, recent case law, and practical insights to help you effectively navigate rights of way, access disputes, and easement enforcement issues under NSW legislation.
Presented by Sydney Jacobs, Barrister, 13 Wentworth Chambers
Chair
Kim Boettcher, Barrister, Frederick Jordan Chambers
Presenters
Kim Boettcher, Barrister, Frederick Jordan ChambersKim is a Barrister at Frederick Jordan Chambers in Sydney. Kim practises in Equity, Common Law, Protective and Guardianship Law, and in the Probate and Succession List. Prior to coming to the Bar, she practised as a Solicitor in commercial and civil litigation law in England and Wales, New South Wales and Queensland. Kim was appointed to the NSW Minister of Fair Trading's Retirement Villages Advisory Council in 2013 and also to the Minister's Expert Committee on Retirement Villages Standard Contract Terms and Disclosure Documents in 2011. Kim was a Member of the inaugural Legal Services Council in 2014 and reappointed from 2017-2020. She is regularly briefed in property law disputes.
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Sydney Jacobs, Barrister, 13 Wentworth Chambers
Sydney Jacobs is a barrister at 13 Wentworth Chambers and an accredited mediator, with additional credentials as a BarADR-accredited arbitrator and expert determiner. An LL.M graduate from Cambridge, Sydney maintains a dynamic commercial equity practice, with a strong focus on litigation and advisory work across property, partnership, corporate law, building and construction, and strata disputes. He brings particular expertise to easement and covenant disputes, including matters involving both Torrens and Old System land. He is regularly briefed in leasing disputes, off-the-plan contracts, rescission, termination, specific performance, relief against forfeiture, and the recovery of deposits. His practice also covers restraint of trade, and disputes involving options, rights of first refusal, and notices to perform or complete. Sydney was, for 20 years, the sole author of Commercial Damages and Injunctions: Law and Practice, and a contributor to Commercial & International Arbitration (all published by Thomson Reuters). His practice is informed by this foundation of academic rigour, and a commitment to practical, outcome-focused advocacy. Outside of work, Sydney enjoys time with family, competing in tennis, snowboarding, multi-day hikes, photography, and exploring the arts.
