In Short

In shorts are two hour, evening forums hosted in Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch and also by Live Web Stream. An in short  is a two hour presentation by one or two experts on a hot topic. Participation is encouraged and the forum includes time for questions from the floor and discussion. A PDF of the PowerPoint slides and a short paper will be emailed to registrants in advance.

In short 2019

• No Will - an intestate estate 19 February
• Franchising - key issues 21 February
• Warranties - post closing claims on Sale & Purchase Agreements 12 March
• Valuation and Expert Financial Evidence in PRA Cases 26 March
• Expert Witnesses - important issues 11 April
• Section 21 Agreements - crystal ball gazing? 16 April
• Property - conflict of interest 2 May
• Employment - redundancy 16 May
• Criminal Appellate Advocacy 6 June
• Business Shares - sale & purchase 20 June
• Commercial Leasing Update 2 July
• Section 15 PRA Revisited - walking the tight rope between certainty and fairness 23 July
• Construction Law - update 30 July
• Guarantees 6 August
• Criminal Law Update 20 August
• Unit Titles Update 9 September
• Trusts for Company & Commercial Lawyers 26 September
• Directors - breach of duties 24 September
• Avoiding Claims on Trusts When a Couple Separates 25 September
• What happens behind closed doors: the workings of the Standards Committee 15 October
• Testamentary Promises Act - claims 22 October
• Solicitor Negligence - issues to be alert to 5 November
• Evidence Act Update for Criminal Lawyers 21 November
• Asset Protection 28 November

In short 2020

• PRA – creditors’ remedies 25 February