15th Annual Wills & Estates Conference
- About the Conference
- The Faculty
- Feedback
- CPD Certificate
- Registration Special Offer
- Enquiries/Assistance
Date/Time
Thursday 29 & Friday 30 August 2024
Imperial Hotel, Gold Coast (formerly Palazzo Versace)
or Online
About the Conference
Succession lawyers navigate a complex landscape where client needs meet intricate family dynamics, asset structures, and the risk of disputes. Join us at TEN The Education Network’s 15th Annual Wills and Estates Conference to explore these challenges and dive into pressing issues shaping succession law. Topics covered include navigating the rights and entitlements of step-children to super and the estate, mutual wills and the lessons from Re Miglic, as well as the consequences of broken promises for estate administration. The conference also includes a deep dive into the decision of Jurak v Latham and its impact on family provision claims, as well as counting the cost of the after-tax treatment of inheritances.
Day 1 - Thursday 29 August 2024
Disgruntled Beneficiaries and the Estate
- I’m a Step-Child, Can I Claim? The Rights, Entitlements and Status of Step-Children to the Estate and Super
- Family Provision Claims and the Lessons from Jurak
- Gone but not Forgotten: Mutual Wills and the Lessons from Re Miglic
- Made to be Broken? The Consequences of Broken Promises for Estate Administration
The Impact of Trusts, Tax and Super
- Trust Deed Tune-Up: Do You Have the Power to Vary (and When Should You Use it?)
- Counting the Cost of the After-tax Treatment of Inheritances
- Death Benefits - They Can be Challenging and They Are Being Challenged
Day 2 - Friday 30 August 2024
The Succession Law Toolkit
- Nothing Ever Goes to Plan: The Reality of Judicial Advice Applications
- To the Bitter End: Ensuring a Past De Facto Cannot Claim on the Estate
- Severing a Joint Tenancy? Let Me Count the Ways
Elder Law
- Between a Rock and a Hard Place: Incapacity and the Surviving Spouse
- Drafting POAs to Minimise Risk of Elder Abuse
The Faculty
Jennifer McMillan, Manager - Practice Support Services, Lawcover, Sydney, NSW
Christian Teese, Special Counsel, Rigby Cooke Lawyers, Melbourne
John Armfield, Barrister, Second Floor Wentworth Chambers, Sydney
Andrew Verspaandonk, Barrister, Victorian Bar, Melbourne, Vic.
Bryan Mitchell, Principal, Mitchells Solicitors, Brisbane, Qld
Ed Skilton, Principal Lawyer, Sladen Legal, Melbourne, Vic.
Angela Cornford-Scott, Director, Cornford-Scott Lawyers, Brisbane, Qld
Stephen Lynch, Director, Somerville Legal, Sydney, NSW
Kimberley Martin, Director, WMM Law, Hobart, Tas
Max Williams, Special Counsel, de Groots Wills & Estate Lawyers, Sydney, NSW
Paige Edwards, Senior Associate, McCullough Robertson, Brisbane, Qld
Katelin Whitley, Principal, Bestic Law, Sydney, NSW
Feedback
Feedback from last year’s conference
- Great bunch of people and lovely speakers! Overall very well organized and lovely to attend again!
- I always love this conference. It is my 5th. It is high level which I appreciate. I enjoyed it overall.
- Papers always on point and relevant. Speakers convey well their topics and with humour. Also a good opportunity to meet interstate practitioners with like interests.
- The speakers and content were very informative. I could not fault anyone.
CPD Certificate
Lawyers (except WA): 11 CPD units/points (substantive law)
Lawyers WA: 6 CPD points (substantive law) – being the maximum allowable per conference by the LPBWA. TEN is an accredited provider.
All delegates attending the conference will receive a CPD Certificate confirming attendance.
CPD SPECIAL OFFER – Get your 10 CPD units for this CPD year including the compulsory subjects
All delegates (except WA lawyers) who register and pay by 12.7.24 (the early bird expiry date) will receive 3 recorded webinars covering each of the compulsory subjects (ethics, professional skills, practice mgmt & business skills) so that you earn your 10 CPD units for the CPD year ending 31 March 2025. The recorded webinars will be supplied to you in February 2025 following the running of our annual succession law CPD compulsory webinar set.
Registration Special Offer
If you register and pay by 12 July 2024 you will pay only $1980 – a saving of $308 off the full price conference registration fee of $2288 – plus you will receive the 3 compulsory recorded webinars covering ethics, prof skills, practice mgmt. & business skills).
Multiple registration discount?
If you would like to send 3 or more people from your company to this conference the following discounts apply:
- 3 registrations – 5% discount off each registration
- 4 registrations – 10% discount off each registration
- 5 or more registrations – 15% discount off each registration
To access this discount simply contact Jenna (details below) to organise the registrations for you.
One-day only? We do accept bookings for attending one day only. To organise a one-day booking, please contact Jenna.
Enquiries/Assistance
If you need assistance or have an enquiry, please do not hesitate to contact our Event Manager, Jenna Pickrell, on (03) 8601 7729 or email: [email protected]