Build confidence across the full conveyancing lifecycle. This practical halfday intensive equips conveyancers, junior solicitors and conveyancing support staff with the skills to manage conveyancing transactions from due diligence through to settlement with greater confidence and reduced risk. Learn how to negotiate and interpret special conditions, manage client expectations, avoid common drafting pitfalls and respond effectively to lastminute settlement issues. You will gain clear guidance on options, insolvency considerations, estates and trustee dealings and emerging dispute trends - giving you the tools to protect your client, minimise exposure and handle transactions with professionalism and clarity in real world practice.

Presenters

Leanne Walker, Partner, Colin Biggers & Paisley
Leanne Walker is a highly regarded commercial litigator, who handles disputes across a variety of industries. She is currently leading our Property Disputes and Advisory team. Leanne has a particular emphasis on property and leasing based disputes, land contract disputes, strata issues and access to land issues. Leanne has experience in alternative dispute resolution, including expert determination and mediation. Leanne has a particular expertise in developing strategies and systems to reduce, manage or resolve disputes. If litigation is necessary, Leanne is experienced in dealing with complex disputes and leads a team of lawyers specialising in dispute resolution. Leanne represents small businesses, landowners, owners corporations, developers and corporate clients in complex business and property disputes.

Rani Gandha, Partner, Turnbull Lawyers
Rani Gandha is the Partner in charge of the Business, Commercial and Property team at Turnbull Hill Lawyers. She acts in a wide range of property work, including acting for buyers and sellers of residential and commercial property and for lenders and borrowers in respect of residential mortgage matters. She has extensive expertise in dealing with all types of real property, including Old System, Torrens Title, Qualified Title and Strata Title. Rani also acts for clients in respect of resumptions of property by Transport for NSW, creating easements by way of Transfer and acts for land developers in respect of subdivisions. She advises clients on commercial and retail property leasing matters including negotiation and preparation of leasing documents and assists clients in a wide range of business issues. Dedicated to ensuring her clients’ interests are adequately protected, Rani users her experience to understand their goals and objectives and gives them realistic and practical advice. Rani also has a keen interest in and practises in Estate Planning (including tax effective Wills and associated documents).

Christopher Conolly, Partner/Accredited Specialist Property Law, HWLE
Christopher Conolly is a partner in at HWL Ebsworth and has extensive experience in all aspects of commercial property law including agreements for lease, project development agreements, subdivisions and options. As an accredited specialist in property law Christopher regularly advises on complex property transactions such as in leasehold transactions, contaminated land, compulsory acquisitions, public positive covenants and planning agreements. His clients include government departments and authorities, aged care providers, urban and regional developers and corporations. Christopher is the author of the 'Options' section of Practical Legal Guidance by LexisNexis and, with Gary Newton, "Land Acquisitions" 7th Edition 2017.

Judy Bliss, Director, Bliss Conveyancing
Judy Bliss has been in the industry since 1984. She started Bliss Conveyancing when she saw the need for a conveyancing service that spoke plain English, not legal jargon. Her mission is to help people buy property with peace of mind for the future. Her professional experience is extensive, beginning in 1984 as Personal Assistant to the Chief Magistrate of NSW, then clerking at the Nowra Local Court and the Milton Local Court. She has been a Coroner, Registrar and Marriage Celebrant. Over 10 years ago, she earned her conveyancing license and entered legal private practice so that she could use her extensive legal experience to help people buy property. Judy is a current NSW State Representative in the Pexa Advisory Board.

Julia Yassa, Principal Solicitor, Yassa Legal
Julia is a property lawyer with over 8 years’ post admission experience. She has developed expertise in the areas of commercial and retail leasing, licence agreements, property development and subdivisions, building and construction contracts, easement drafting and property acquisitions/disposals. Julia’s clients benefit from her ability to negotiate complex property transactions while maintaining a commercial approach in line with her clients’ risk appetites. Always easy to work with, Julia cuts through complexity and focuses on positive outcomes. Clients Julia acts for include state owned corporations such as Sydney Water Corporation, Endeavour Energy, local government authorities, private clients and property developers.