Risk Management Intensive 2019

This session explores some of the real-life predicaments facing often young or inexperienced practitioners and provides insights on what to do if you are asked to do things that are unethical or counter to safe practice. The session also helps those in charge appreciate the difficult position some employees may find themselves in, and suggests what they can do to help create a more supportive, safe and productive work environment.

1 CPD point | Ethics and Professional Responsibility

This session will explore some of these litigation-based claims and look at what you need to do to get the basics right. What does it mean to give well thought through and balanced advice on the merits? Do you understand the cause of action and evidence required? Have you joined the right parties? Have costs been estimated accurately? These and more issues will be addressed in this session.

1 CPD point | Professional Skills

This session explores the most common and new forms of email compromise we've seen over the past year, what hackers do when they gain access to your email system, and the commonly-used email systems that are susceptible to these kinds of attacks. The session also covers what steps you must take after an email compromise to minimise the loss, as well as a simple step-by-step guide for security measures to protect your firm against these kinds of attacks.

1 CPD point | Practice Management

If you practice law, you are at risk of a professional negligence claim. This session helps practitioners working in all areas of law to address one of the biggest causes of claims – engagement management. It provides practical ways to implement a sound engagement habit for a safer, claims-free practice.
1 CPD point | Practice Management

This session will highlights some of the common – and serious – errors made by practitioners in relation to solicitors certificates as well as provide useful tips on how to minimise risk exposure.

1 CPD point | Practice Management

Tax issues arise in many files - especially conveyancing. This session explores the most common taxes which practitioners come across in conveyancing matters including GST, CGT, land tax and duty. Details will be provided of where practitioners go wrong together with tips on how to avoid claims about taxes.

1 CPD point | Substantive Law