Property settlements in family law are a constant source of claims The mistakes include simple errors in consent orders, failing to advise clients about how to protect their assets, delaying lodging orders, not addressing superannuation properly and more.
Checklists
De facto limitations
Financial Agreements, Property settlements
05 Jun 23
Time limits most commonly missed in relation to de facto limitations, a claim example and lessons learned.
Checklists
Appeals limitations
Conveyancing, Tax, GST, Leases, Building and Construction, Personal Properties Securities, Sale and Purchase of Business, GST, Building and Construction, Property settlements, Estate Administration, Mortgages, Personal Properties Securities, Personal Injury, Commercial
05 Jun 23
Time limits most commonly missed in relation to appeals, a claim example and lessons learned.
Checklists
Family law limitations
Financial Agreements, Property settlements, Child support
05 Jun 23
Time limits most commonly missed in relation to family law.
Checklists
Checklist for terms of settlement
Property settlements, Will Making, Estate Administration, Personal Injury, Commercial
23 Aug 21
This Checklist is designed to help solicitors and barristers ensure they have correctly addressed all of the relevant issues in terms of settlement. Using this checklist will help avoid the most common mistakes LPLC sees in terms of settlement that lead to claims. Barristers may find it useful to use this checklist alongside LPLC's Good Counsel – Practice Risk Guide for Barristers.
Checklists
Barristers Checklist for Safe Practice
Property settlements, Will Making, Estate Administration, Personal Injury, Commercial
23 Aug 21
This checklist provides a list of risk management steps and issues to consider for various stages of any brief. Using this checklist will help barristers avoid claims and provide good service to their clients. This checklist can be used alongside LPLC's Good Counsel –Practice Risk Guide for Barristers.
Practice Risk Guides
Focusing on Family Law
Financial Agreements, Property settlements, Child support, Professional Responsibility
28 Aug 20
Family law clients are often preoccupied and in emotional distress, they require particular care. It is an area where simple risk management steps can make a difference. This LPLC Practice Risk Guide examines the most common family law claims we have seen over recent policy years and provides a practical checklist to help you minimise the risk of receiving a claim.
Checklists
Family law checklist
Financial Agreements, Property settlements, Child support
28 Aug 20
A checklist to help legal practitioners manage risk in family law matters.
Webinars
Family Law Litigation — Do the basics well
Financial Agreements, Property settlements, Child support
28 Apr 23
Family law litigation is fraught with risk as there are often strained emotions, difficult fact scenarios and a complex litigation process. In this session, guest speaker Craig Henderson, Partner, Lander & Rogers, discusses how to get the basics right in family law litigation matters. Craig brings his expertise in family and relationship law to help you avoid claims in key areas including complying with cost obligations and making sure court orders work on a practical level.
Videos
Fake bank account details
Conveyancing, Property settlements, Estate Administration, Cyber security
28 Aug 18
More and more lawyers and their clients are becoming victim to fake emails. The key risk areas are conveyancing, wills and estates, sales of business and family law – areas where lawyers are holding and transferring large sums of money for their clients.
Videos
Family law financial agreements
Financial Agreements, Property settlements
25 Sep 17
Providing advice on family law financial agreements requires a good understanding of the Family Law Act and the case law interpreting it.
Videos
The trouble with family law
Financial Agreements, Property settlements, Child support
27 Jun 16
LPLC's Chief Risk Manager, Heather Hibberd, looks at the increasing number of family law claims in regional areas, what is going wrong and what can be done about it.