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Thought Leadership – Hayne Report: Law, Regulation and Practice
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Our first Thought Leadership event of 2019, on 28 February, will explore the themes of remoulding law, regulation and the financial services industry after the Hayne Report. Hear from an expert panel including barrister Dr Bob Austin, Professor Pamela Hanrahan of UNSW and Michael Vrisakis of Herbert Smith Freehills. Limited places available. REGISTER NOW
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Stand out from the crowd and apply to the 2019 Specialist Accreditation Program
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2019 FLIP Conference – Super early bird ticket savings
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The annual Future of Law and Innovation in the Profession (FLIP) Conference and Innovation Dinner returns to Sydney on 25 July 2019 to host more than 50 Australian and international leaders in law, technology and innovation. Join us as we shine a spotlight on the changing landscape of the legal profession in Australia. As a member, secure your place today and save over $800. REGISTER NOW |
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2019 Bathurst Lecture – save the date
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Attend the 2019 Bathurst Lecture, named in honour of the Hon T F Bathurst AC, Chief Justice of NSW, at 5pm on Wednesday 6 March in the Banco Court. The 2019 Bathurst Lecture will be delivered by senior company director, former President of the Business Council of Australia and Deputy President of the Takeovers Panel, Graham Bradley AM.
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Small business tax lawyers wanted for paid advice
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Small Business Tax Concierge Service seeking small business tax lawyers to advise on viability of AAT appeals. Program starts 1 March 2019. FIND OUT MORE |
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2019 Law Society Diary sold out
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All formats of the 2019 diary are completely sold out. No further diaries will be printed for 2019.
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WHAT'S ON
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Law Society CPD seminar - Criminal law half-day intensive
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19 February 2019
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Commonwealth Law Conference
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8-12 April 2019
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2020 HAL International Legal Conference, Greece
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5-10 July 2020
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PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE
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Profession Uniform General Amendment (Indexation) Rule 2019.
There has been an amendment to the Legal Profession Uniform General Rules. Rule 111A will commence on 1 July 2019 and applies indexation to amounts in ss 291-293 and s 99 of the Legal Profession Uniform Application Act 2014 (Vic). This amendment will ensure that Victorian and NSW Legal Services Commissioners and the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal maintain their jurisdiction to determine costs disputes in line with inflation. Each year the Commissioner for Uniform Legal Services Regulation will give public notice on the LSC website of the actual amounts applying in each financial year resulting from indexation under this rule.
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Electronic conveyancing - Version 5 of the NSW Participation Rules and NSW Operating Requirements
Version 5 of the NSW Participation Rules and NSW Operating Requirements commence on 25 February 2019. Note that Schedule 4 of the NSW Participation Rules contains revised Client Authorisation forms.
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Review of the Intergovernmental Agreement (IGA) for an Electronic Conveyancing National Law – Survey
As earlier notified, solicitors are asked to complete a survey about their experience with electronic conveyancing, to provide input for the current Review. The survey closes on Sunday 17 February 2019.
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Cybercrime alert
Since the last alert, the Trust Accounts Department has been notified of a further two fraud incidents. In the first, involving over $800,000, the solicitor was acting for the vendor in a conveyancing transaction and it is apparent that the hacker/s were monitoring the emails between the solicitor and the client. Read more
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LEGAL UPDATES powered by LSJ Online
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Costs
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Runout deals on now
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