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Online CPD Module l Booklet l PowerPoint Presentation
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The Family Law reforms introduced on 31 March 2014 involved fundamental changes to family law process, access to the Family Court and to Family Court procedure.
This seminar is a must for anyone practising family law. It will review legislative rule changes and discuss the ramifications of these 15 months on.With these new rules having been in effect for over a year now, this seminar provides a valuable opportunity to reflect on the changes in practise.
Learn how to best deal with the effects of these changes in assisting clients and in practising high quality family law.Topics covered will include:
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The ideology which informed the reforms was the philosophical belief that lawyers and Court are a last resort for parties who are otherwise better off (other than in cases of urgency) sorting their disputes themselves, and with the assistance of a mediator where required.
As with the previous seminar, we don’t pretend to have all the answers, and we acknowledge that there will be both regional and knowledge variations in relation to the impact of the changes. We are aware that in conjunction, with the reforms to the Family Justice System, there have been other changes including (but not limited to) legal aid changes to eligibility, requirements to repay with interest, fixed rates, centralisation of courts in certain regions, and a marked increase in e-Duty Without Notice applications that compound the effects of the reforms - it is beyond this seminar’s scope to also comment on all those changes individually. What we do hope to achieve is to further develop an understanding of the changes, its effects and its ramifications in a way that enables practitioners to have a better understanding of the law as it is and hopefully assist in the ongoing development of practising good quality law.