Course details

Essentials of Property Law
One-Day Course

Date: Tuesday 10 May 2022
Time: 9.00am - 5.00pm
Location: Holding Redlich Offices,
Level 65, 25 Martin Place, Sydney
(previously MLC Centre)

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Delivered by experts in various fields and specialisations of property development law, this comprehensive course covers eight key areas of property law and will bring you up to date on changes which are occurring.

This is a must for any professional in the industry.

COURSE TOPICS & SPEAKERS

Acquisitions and Disposals
Emanuel Oros, Partner, Sparke Helmore Lawyers
Samantha Galeano, Senior Associate, Sparke Helmore Lawyers

What constitutes a contract of sale?
What is an option agreement?
How can I share project risk through development agreements, project delivery and joint ventures?
Preliminary due diligence
What are key considerations for buyers and sellers?

Planning & Environmental Law
Thomas Kwok, Partner, Holding Redlich

How planning law is structured and the role of SEPPs, LEPs & DCPs
Submission of DAs to Council and what to look for
Planning law outside the EP&A Act
Current state of the review of planning legislation

Building and Construction Law
Goran Gelic, Principal, Russell Kennedy Lawyers

Getting the construction contract right
Risk and its allocation
Developer’s statutory liability for defects
Legislation impacting contracts
Managing liability of defects with builders
Dealing with building defects and building bonds under the Strata Schemes Management Act 2015

Property Marketing
Christopher Conolly, Partner, HWL Ebsworth Lawyers

Trade practice and responsibilities of the marketer
Unfair selling practices and disclosure
Selling off the plan

Strata Law
David Bannerman, Principal, Bannerman Lawyers

Strata, community and other forms of group title ownerships
Different title structures and options
The risks associated with various structures and managing risk
Strata reforms

Finance Law
Arlene Colquhoun, Partner, Maddocks Lawyers

Types of finance and funding
Key risks
Typical structures, documentation and security packages
Repayments and defaults

Taxes and Charges
Robert Wilcher, Consulting Principal, Keypoint Law

Taxes and charges related to development i.e. local and state government charges
s7.11 charges - Council plans which regulate these charges
How State Infrastructure Charges are applied and where

Industrial Relations
Tim Capelin, Partner, Piper Alderman

Employment law’s interaction with operating in property
Issues with employing staff, including award compliance
Minimising the impact of industrial disputes
Recent and upcoming changes to the law

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?

Developers, builders, planners, project managers, consultants and those thinking of undertaking a development themselves. This course will be of interest to a broad spectrum of people within the property development industry and adjacent spaces.

WHAT YOU WILL LEARN