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Lawyers and the FDR Process
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Ms Shanna Quinn, Mediator & Counsellor, Compass Dispute Resolution Services
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• The experience to date: Mediators and Lawyers provide an overview
• Is there anything really different going on?
• Differences in approach: The Community Agency v The Private Practitioner
• Lawyers' involvement in the process: What works and doesn't work
• Should changes be made when the FDR is introduced for property disputes? |
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Shared Parenting Legislation Update
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Ms Pippa Colman, Principal, Pippa Colman & Associates
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• If shared parenting does not mean 50:50 on time, what does it mean?
• Cases since 'Goode'
• Typical orders now being made - babes to teenagers
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Review of Recent Case Law
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Dr Mark Sayers, Barrister, Queensland Bar
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• An overview of both interim and final decisions in 'relocation' cases in the post 'Goode' era
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Business Valuations for the Family Lawyer
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Mr John Thynne, Partner, Vincents Chartered Accountants
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• Valuation terminology and the primary valuation methodologies
• Several relevant case studies and scenarios, eg The husband makes $200,000 a year, how can the
business have no value?
– The business has only traded for a couple of years and has never derived a profit, how can it have goodwill?
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