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Essential guide to buying and selling real property (NSW)
- 7 hrs
- 6 CPD Points
- 05/03/2026 - 05/03/2026
- Interactive
- Start from $643.50
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Essential guide to buying and selling real property (NSW)
Date & time: 5 March 2026, 9.00am - 4.30pm AEDT
As the property market heats up with government incentives and record-breaking sales, the volume and complexity of conveyancing work are rising. To keep pace, lawyers need to master the details - from contracts and compliance to client communication and risk management.
This practical, one-day in-person program covers the essential foundations and latest developments in buying and selling real property. Strengthen your skills and deliver better outcomes for every client.
Learning outcomes
By completing this program, you’ll gain the ability to:
- Apply the current standard property contract and confirm its enforceability.
- Convert client instructions into effective contractual terms.
- Complete VOI electronically and advise clients on authorisation requirements.
- Understand CGT withholding, GST at settlement, and related tax considerations.
- Handle vendor disclosure responsibilities with confidence.
- Anticipate and manage common risks using insights from recent cases.
The expert facilitator is:
- Katelin Whitley, Principal, Bestic Law; Accredited Specialist in Property Law and Accredited Specialist in Wills and Estates
Feedback from past attendees:
- “Excellent workshop, appreciated the wealth of knowledge and experience”
- Highly relevant material and a great training overall”
- “Presenter was exceptional, well informed and engaging. The course was well presented. Use of case studies and scenarios helped explain the content”
- “Content and case law were relevant and up to date, great format and well-paced delivery”
At the end of this program, you will earn 6 CPD points.
Course Outline
AGENDA
9.00am: Introduction and recent developments
10.00am: Contract for sale and purchase of land – 2022 edition
11.00am: Stretch break
11.05am: Electronic signatures and verification of identify (VOI)
11.40am: Electronic conveyancing
- Client authorisation
- Compiling the contract
- Priority notices
- Certifications
- Right to deal
- Attribution rule
12.30pm: Lunch break
1.15pm: Vendor disclosure requirements
2.15pm: Tax considerations in conveyancing – GST, CGT and stamp duty
3.15pm - Stretch break
3.30pm: Contract law elements and remedies
4.10pm: Risk management in property transactions
4.30pm: Close and Q&A
The in-person program is ideal for practitioners new to the practice of property law, solicitors in general practice, commercial property lawyers, conveyancing specialists, senior executives of financial & property corporations.
This program is produced in NSW and features a NSW-based practitioner. This webinar is available to all NSW-based practitioners.
The time listed for this course is Australian Eastern Daylight Time (AEDT). Please take note of any time differences if you are registering from QLD, WA, SA, NT or from outside Australia.
The course complies with the mandatory requirements of Professional Skills, Substantive Law, and Practice Management and Business Skills.
If you intend to claim CPD units for this educational activity, please note that CPD activities are not accredited by the Law Society of NSW or any other equivalent local authority, with the exception of Western Australia. If you hold a practising certificate in a state or territory other than Western Australia and this educational activity extends your knowledge and skills in areas that are relevant to your practice needs or professional development, then you should claim one (1) "unit” for each hour of attendance, refreshment breaks not included. The annual requirement is ten (10) CPD units each year from 1 April to 31 March. Some practitioners, such as accredited specialists are required to complete more than ten (10) units each CPD year.
Practitioners holding WA practising certificates are not eligible to earn CPD points for this course.
Katelin Whitley
Principal, Bestic Law; Accredited Specialist in Wills & Estates and Accredited Specialist in Property Law
Katelin Whitley is the principal of Bestic Law located in Sydney and the Hunter Valley and practises primarily in succession and trust matters. She was admitted to practice in 2001 and was recognised by the NSW Law Society as an Accredited Wills and Estates Specialist in 2011 and as an Accredited Property Law Specialist in 2021.
She has considerable experience advising and acting on contested estate litigation including lack of testamentary capacity and undue influence cases, family provision claims, construction of will litigation, and application of the Forfeiture Act. Katelin has represented estates, applicants, and beneficiaries.
She works on both simple and high level estate planning and acts on estate administrations including for large and complex estates.
Katelin has been lecturing in the College of Law Wills & Estates Master of Law Program since 2017. She completed her Master of Laws at the University of Sydney and Master of Forensic Mental Health in the UNSW School of Psychiatry. She was a member of the Law Society of NSW's Elder Law and Succession Committee from 2012 to 2022 and a member of the Law Society's Accredited Specialists Committee from 2022 to 2024. She is a Notary Public and Accredited Specialist in Property Law since 2021.
"Conquer the art of real property transactions - navigate contracts, mitigate risks and ensure smooth transactions for vendors and purchasers. Why risk property drama when you can learn how to dodge it like a pro?"
Excellent workshop, appreciated the wealth of knowledge and experience.
Past Attendee
Highly relevant material and a great training overall.
Past Attendee
Presenter was exceptional, well informed and engaging. The course was well presented. Use of case studies and scenarios helped explain the content.
Past Attendee
Content and case law were relevant and up to date, great format and well-paced delivery.
Past Attendee
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Date & time: 26 February 2026, 9.00am to 11.15am AEDT. Build your foundation in retail and commercial leasing with this practical two-hour online webinar. Learn to interpret leases, understand landlord and tenant perspectives, and stay current with NSW leasing reforms and trends under the Retail Leases Act 1994. Essential for lawyers entering or expanding in leasing practice.
Date & time: 26 February 2026, 9.00am to 11.15am AEDT. Build your foundation in retail and commercial leasing with this practical two-hour online webinar. Learn to interpret leases, understand landlord and tenant perspectives, and stay current with NSW leasing reforms and trends under the Retail Leases Act 1994. Essential for lawyers entering or expanding in leasing practice.
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Termination of employment - skills series
Explore the legal, procedural, and protective aspects of employment termination to handle disputes with confidence and clarity.
Explore the legal, procedural, and protective aspects of employment termination to handle disputes with confidence and clarity.
Date & time: 11 March 2026, 9.00am - 11.15am AEDT. Join this two-hour live webinar on estate planning for blended families to gain an understanding of how to tackle client objectives. Learn about the possible strategies, estate planning advantages, and associated risks. Additionally, get informed about the risks of excluding children from prior relationships.
Date & time: 11 March 2026, 9.00am - 11.15am AEDT. Join this two-hour live webinar on estate planning for blended families to gain an understanding of how to tackle client objectives. Learn about the possible strategies, estate planning advantages, and associated risks. Additionally, get informed about the risks of excluding children from prior relationships.
The essential guide to employment law offers a comprehensive exploration of key courses, including Introduction to employment and employment contracts, employment duties and entitlements, employment liability and litigation and termination of employment.
The essential guide to employment law offers a comprehensive exploration of key courses, including Introduction to employment and employment contracts, employment duties and entitlements, employment liability and litigation and termination of employment.
This course will provide you with an understanding of fundamental strata concepts; the various forms of strata subdivision; and community, neighbourhood and precinct schemes.
This course will provide you with an understanding of fundamental strata concepts; the various forms of strata subdivision; and community, neighbourhood and precinct schemes.
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Manage your time, manage yourself: Skills series
Whether you’re juggling matters, jumping between meetings or billing in six-minute increments, time management is often the bane of our professional lives. At the end of this course you’ll be able to recognise the importance of time and energy management, assess time management techniques, implement time and energy management techniques and apply strategies to boost your efficiency and productivity.
Whether you’re juggling matters, jumping between meetings or billing in six-minute increments, time management is often the bane of our professional lives. At the end of this course you’ll be able to recognise the importance of time and energy management, assess time management techniques, implement time and energy management techniques and apply strategies to boost your efficiency and productivity.
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Leveraging energy and strengths: Skills series
This course will help you to better understand yourself so you can adopt more effective ways of working and get more satisfaction from your day. A key to being more effective at work is leveraging your high-energy periods and finding ways to match your strengths to your tasks. If you understand your energy flows and your strengths, you can optimise your work to be more engaging and fulfilling.
This course will help you to better understand yourself so you can adopt more effective ways of working and get more satisfaction from your day. A key to being more effective at work is leveraging your high-energy periods and finding ways to match your strengths to your tasks. If you understand your energy flows and your strengths, you can optimise your work to be more engaging and fulfilling.
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Federal taxation: Practice Guide
Learn the fundamentals of federal tax laws in Australia. Ensure compliance and gain knowledge to effectively advice clients of the risks and maximise opportunities
Learn the fundamentals of federal tax laws in Australia. Ensure compliance and gain knowledge to effectively advice clients of the risks and maximise opportunities
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Acting in mortgage transactions: Step-by-step guide
This course covers your responsibilities and obligations when you act for mortgagees or mortgagors in transactions involving a mortgage of an estate or interest in land. So you can support your clients smoothly throughout the entire procedure.
This course covers your responsibilities and obligations when you act for mortgagees or mortgagors in transactions involving a mortgage of an estate or interest in land. So you can support your clients smoothly throughout the entire procedure.
