Without Notice Applications - best practice

Preparing effective Without Notice (WON) applications is an important skill that benefits from continuous improvement. This practical session, updated from the Family Law Conference 2021, will cover the basics and provide direct comments from a judge.

Topics will include:

• Judicial feedback – what does and doesn’t work well
• Behind the scenes of the judges’ e-duty platform
• Deciding whether a without notice application is appropriate or not
• How to craft compelling and concise evidence, focusing on clarity, relevance, and structure.

Learning objectives

By attending this webinar you will:

• Understand better when to use the without notice process.
• Be more confident in drafting effective applications.
• Have insight into how the e-duty platform works .

Who should attend

All family lawyers.

Presenters

His Honour Judge Tim Black
Wellington District Court, Wellington

Judge Black is a member of Te Au Reka Programme Steering Group and several Te Au Reka judicial working groups. He sits in Wellington District Court in the family and criminal jurisdictions. Judge Black is also a member of the Family Court Bench Book and Family Violence Bench Book editing committees, Te Au Reka Programme Steering Group, and co-chairs the Information and Digital Governance Committee – a joint Ministry of Justice/judicial reference group charged with giving effect to the shared responsibilities of the Executive and the Judiciary in this area. He is also a member of several Te Au Reka judicial reference groups.
 

Paolo Timajo
Family Law Specialists, Porirua

Paolo acts in proceedings before the Family Court for parties, as Lawyer to Assist and as Lawyer for Child. He assists parties seeking to resolve disputes about safety, care of children and relationship property.


 

Resources

A PDF book is included in the webinar fee and will be emailed to you along with your ticket, one week before the webinar.

Held online, you will be emailed a link to join the webinar one week before. For information on what is required to participate in the webinar, click here. PowerPoint slides will be emailed out after 3pm the day before the webinar.

Fee (Incl GST)

Law Society Members benefit from up to 30% off

• $205 – Law Society members & associate members
• $295 – Non-members
• View group pricing options

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CPD

• If you attended the live webinar, you will receive an electronic certificate of attendance as verification for your CPD records.
• You can view and hear the presentation again, as many times as you wish in your own time for no additional cost.

• Under the CPD Scheme only those who attend a live webinar are eligible to claim CPD hours.
• If you registered but were unable to attend on the day, you can view and hear the archived recording of the presentation.

Cancellation and Refund Policy

You may cancel your registration eight working days in advance of an event, and you will receive a refund less a 25% administration fee. If you cancel less than eight working days in advance of the event, no refund is payable. If you are unable to attend, you may transfer your registration to another person. If you wish to do so you must advise CLE New Zealand Law Society in writing of the change. CLE reserves the right to close registrations, and cancel or reschedule an event as necessary. Where an event is cancelled by CLE, a full refund is payable.