Canberra Region Family Law Professionals Association

12/08/2022

Please join the Canberra Region Family Law Professionals Association (CRFLPA) to celebrate the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia’s first birthday.

Date: Thursday 1 September 2022

Time: 5:30 – 7:30pm

Where: Upstairs, Verity Lane Market

Drinks and canapes provided.

Tickets: Non-members can purchase tickets at this link: https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/federal-circuit-and-family-court-of-australias-first-birthday-tickets-400982077187

INFORMATION FOR RENEWING MEMBERS

If you purchase your 2022/23 financial year membership, the confirmation email will provide you with the link to purchase tickets at Member’s rates!

You can purchase your 2022/23 financial year membership here: https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/2022-23-crflpa-membership-tickets-370255422937

03/07/2022

📑🖋 CRFLPA's next virtual event is "The Solicitor's Letter: Legal Writing as an Ethical Practice" presented by James Haddock. The session is recommended for both new and experienced practitioners.

The event will be held at 5.30pm, tomorrow, Tuesday, 5 July 2022 via Microsoft Teams. Teams Link: https://tinyurl.com/2nmy9337

The session will look at the ethical and practical considerations of legal letter writing.

Please see the attached flyer for more information. 📑🖋

12/03/2022

Do you need CPD points?

Join the ACT Law Society for their full day Family Law Conference on Wednesday 23 March 2022, presented by the Society's Family Law Committee and proudly sponsored by legalsuper.

Don't miss out! Registrations close Monday 14 March 2022 -

The day includes CPD sessions across all four core areas, including a discussion of common ethical issues for family lawyers with Katie Binstock, Claudia Maclean and Kasumi Ejiri will discuss vicarious trauma and resilience, members of the Canberra Collaborative Practice Group will share the hows and whys of collaborative family law, barristers Rebecca Curran and Gavin Howard will provide an update on the latest cases in family law, plus hear from superannuation expert Dan Blackman, Peter Haley on business valuations, and a court update on implementation of the new court rules and procedures.

Register here:

Family Law Conference 2022

19/12/2021

21/09/2021

A reminder that CRFLPA's online event for members, a Q&A with her Honour Justice Carew: ‘Advocacy, Views from the Bench and Areas of Evolution in the Law,’ is being held this evening at 5:30pm.

You can register for your 2021/2022 CRFLPA membership here:
http://crflpa.eventbrite.com.au

A link to attend the seminar will be sent separately to CRFLPA members.

Canberra Region Family Law Professionals Association (CRFLPA) is an association for all of those with an interest in family law. We welcome membership from: Lawyers Barristers Officers of the Court Members of the Judiciary Paralegals Financial planners Accountants Psychologists

01/09/2021

🔔 A reminder that CRFLPA's seminar for members, ‘New FCFCOA Rules and Practice Direction’, with Dr Sage Leslie and James Haddock, will be held today, 2 September 2021 at 5:30pm via Microsoft Teams.

If you aren't already a member, you can sign up for the 2021-22 financial year at:

https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/2021-22-crflpa-membership-tickets-165838715061?fbclid=IwAR2mnlTYmpKlp2nET01YlEsVww3AgrFrZ-6tHZQ128wzXHZOdgGpXu99QRc

A link to attend the seminar will be sent separately to CRFLPA members. 🔔

Sign up as a CRFLPA member for the 2021-22 financial year.

30/08/2021

The Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (FCFCOA) comes into being on Wednesday, 1 September 2021. The FCFCOA will be governed by the new uniform Rules, the Central Practice Direction and more specific Practice Directions that will be released in due course.

CRFLPA's next virtual event for members will be ‘New FCFCOA Rules and Practice Direction’, hosted by Dr Sage Leslie and James Haddock.

The virtual event for members will be held at 5.30pm this Thursday, 2 September 2021.

The event is being hosted on Microsoft Teams for CRFLPA members and the Microsoft Teams link will be emailed. Please keep an eye out in your inboxes!

If you are not already a member, you can sign up for the 2021-22 financial year at:

https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/2021-22-crflpa-membership-tickets-165838715061?fbclid=IwAR2mnlTYmpKlp2nET01YlEsVww3AgrFrZ-6tHZQ128wzXHZOdgGpXu99QRc

The link to join the event will be sent in your membership sign-up confirmation email, and a reminder will also be sent to all current members at 10.00am on Thursday 2 September 2021.

There is no “grace period” – the Rules and Central Practice Direction apply from this Wednesday. There are substantial changes affecting all aspects of practice (not just during court events), and non-compliance can have serious consequences for clients. James and Sage will take you on a guided tour of some of the highlights and key new aspects that you need to be aware of immediately.

It would assist if you have a copy of the Rules and PD available to you to follow along with during the session.

Sign up as a CRFLPA member for the 2021-22 financial year.

23/08/2021

CRFLPA’s first virtual event will be Wills & Estates for Family Lawyers, hosted by Dr Sage Leslie. The event kicks off this Wednesday, 25 August 2021 at 5:30pm.

The event will be hosted on Microsoft Teams.

Members will be sent a link to join the event.

You can register for your 2021/2022 CRFLPA membership by following this link:

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16/08/2021

🥁📯 Announcement: 2021/2022 CRFLPA membership now available for purchase 📯🥁

The CRFLPA Committee invites you to sign up for your 2021/2022 membership. Please use the following link: https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/2021-22-crflpa-membership-tickets-165838715061

Given the ongoing Covid-19 restrictions, CRFLPA will be doing things a little differently this financial year. We’ll be hosting a series of seminars with experts from across the family law space, with exclusive access for CRFLPA members!

These live online seminars will include:

📜 Our first live seminar: Wills and estates for family lawyers with Dr Sage Leslie. This online seminar will be held at 5:30pm on Wednesday, 25 August 2021.

👥 A panel discussion with representatives from support services for family law litigants.

⏰ How to make an Application out-of-time.

All of the seminars will be able to be claimed as CPD, and a link to watch the seminar will be made available to members.

Members will be sent a separate link via email to attend the upcoming seminars 📧👀

Sign up as a CRFLPA member for the 2021-22 financial year.

30/07/2021

The new Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia will commence on 1 September 2021. The Courts have today released an update on some of the changes to come. Click here for more info:

Coronavirus (COVID-19) and the Courts: Find out how our services are being delivered and how you can access them. For the latest COVID-19 news, updates and advice from the Australian Government, visit Australia.gov.au

23/06/2021

Increase to Family Law Court fees from 1 July 2021
Click this link for more information about the Court’s fees: https://bit.ly/3d33zly

22/06/2021

Law Council of Australia calls for independent body to hear complaints against judges in family law matters.

The president of the Law Council of Australia says parties discouraged from making complaints against judges because of drawn-out proceedings would be more likely to act if an independent body were in charge