Following the conclusion of the Foley's February 2023 series, we are pleased to present a recap of all sessions of the Foley's February 2022 Series.  

Foley’s List is pleased to present the 2022 Family Law Breakfast Seminar in podcast form. This episode will take you through questions and answers about a post-covid hypothetical fact scenario.  The topics covered are: contraventions, valuations and adversarial experts, gifts and the assessment of contributions.

We appreciate the special appearance of Justice Hartnett of the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia in asking the questions in this Q & A. Presenting the answers are Foley’s List Barristers: Vanessa Bacchetti, Amrita Malik, Bronia Tulloch, Laurence Fudim, Harriet Geddes and Alex Finemore.

These presenters have also written detailed papers about the topics upon which they have been asked questions.  The hypothetic fact scenario and each of the papers can be found on the CPD resources page of Foley’s website.

Gavin Silbert QC and Brett Sonnet discusses the ethical obligations in cross examination of witnesses. They take a deeper look at the important statutory provisions and past judgements to canvass the rules, regulations and duties which apply to cross examination.

Raphael de Vietri provides an introduction to the expanding area of Post-Sentence Orders under the Serious Offenders Act, with an explanation of the historical background to the Act, its key terminology, Supervision and Detention Orders proceedings, and Breach Proceedings. 

Jennika Anthony-Shaw and Julian Lynch discusses the new jurisdictional implications for domestic building disputes following the case of Uber Builders and Developers Pty Ltd v MIFA Pty Ltd & Anor [2021] VCC 1677.

First, they examine the key legislation and pre-existing systems in place to deal with domestic building disputes and look into the important cases leading up to Uber.

Then, they review the Uber judgement and discuss some of its important implications.

Carey Nichol discusses the preparation and strategies required to enhance the likelihood of a successful outcome in mediation. He covers what should go into case preparation, client preparation, and mediation preparation, then shares some tips and tricks to negotiating and breaking an impasse.

In this episode and accompanying paper, Philip Barton first examines 2021 Supreme and County Court cases on contracts of sale. These cases were: on the authority of an agent to conclude a contract; a sale by an owner builder; a sale conditional on issue of a planning permit; a sale subject to finance; a sale of a going concern for GST purposes; a sale off the plan; and a mortgagee’s sale.

Then, Philip deals with a case of parties using funds in breach of trust to buy land.  Finally, noting the importance of the topic of verification identity, Philip discusses a case of a forged mortgage.

Emma Peppler and Eliza Bergin examine the new Environment Protection Act and how this will change environmental regulation in Victoria. In particular, they discuss the new general environmental duty, the new regime for permissions, remedial notices including financial risks, rights of review to VCAT and courts, and civil penalty provisions.

Anna Wilson examines the gateway tests in Division 328, which are the gateway tests to a bag of benefits including temporary full expensing, instant asset write off, loss carry back, and other similar benefits.

The presentation will work through application of the aggregated turnover test and the embedded connected entity & affiliate tests by reference to a number of examples and case studies.

This presentation provides an update on recent cases and developments regarding taxpayer legal professional privilege claims made against and challenged by the Commissioner of Taxation. Specifically, it addresses: 

1. the Commissioner’s treatment of LPP claims in response to notices issued under s 353-10 of Schedule 1 to the Tax Administration Act 1953 (Cth) by reference to the decision in CUB Australia Holding Pty Ltd v Commissioner of Taxation [2021] FCAFC 171 and the hearings in Commissioner of Taxation v PricewaterhouseCoopers & Ors;
2. the draft ATO LPP protocol released for public comment in late September 2021; and 
3. how the Commissioner may use material received pursuant to a notice issued under s 353-10.