Twilight Webinars Paid

The Lighthouse Project seeks to innovate the way in which the Courts will screen for risk and for its focus on public health and improved outcomes for families involved in the family law system. This training seminar is designed to ensure that the profession is well informed of these new initiatives and how they will impact on legal practice.

Does the online response represent a new way for family law practitioners? COVID-19 changed many aspects of what we as family lawyers and practitioners do. We had to adapt. One example was how we changed how we mediate. Some of us scrambled to understand how to connect, where to place the camera and how to get more than one person in an online room. For others it represented an easier way and perhaps an earlier transition into the future of family law and alternative dispute resolution. In this webinar, Mediator, Arbitrator and Barrister Bruce Thiele discusses how his mediation practice adapted to COVID-19.

This Twilight was presented by Deborah Awyzio and Lisa Foley who share their insights about the dos and don’ts of legal drafting. They provide practical examples about how to draft affidavits that are concise and convincing, and discuss their top tips for drafting Orders, Financial Agreements and Binding Child Support Agreements.

Well-known barrister Craig Coulston Craig speaks on the Ellison v. Sandini and explains how the full Federal Court came to its conclusion and more importantly, identifies the consequences for everyday practice when dealing with property adjustment orders.

This Twilight presented by Tricia Munn, social media specialist, is on managing privacy and security for devices and social media, tips for clients on how to separate devices and accounts to reduce conflict following separation and how to create child-focussed agreements/contracts for device use and social media that can be applied for both homes. Clare Dart will round out the session by talking about s121 and what social media posts might be caught by that section.

Registrar Turnbull of the Federal Circuit Court of Australia, who is in charge of implementing the small claims property pilot, coversissues such as the structure and goals of the pilot, the Court’s expectations, and what parties and practitioners can anticipate when appearing at this type of listing.

This topical Twilight canvassed the new “Discrete Property List” which is currently being implemented in the Brisbane Registry of the Federal Circuit Court. Registrar Turnbull of the Federal Circuit Court of Australia, who is in charge of implementing the Discrete Property List, presented covering issues such as the structure and goals of the List, the Court’s expectations, and what parties and practitioners can anticipate when appearing at this type of listing.

In this twilight, a formidable panel discussed dealing with difficult clients, and the challenges facing practitioners on a daily basis. The panel consisted of Karen Oakley, Tony Phillips, Damien Greer, Deborah Awyzio, Mary-Ann Huth and Joseph Box and the session was chaired by Ann-Maree David.

Social Worker Leanne Bamford shares her presentation on the Impact of Coercive and Controlling Abuse on Children.