About the event

Family lawyers are frequently advising on cases which involve allegations of family and domestic violence against clients. How can we be effective advocates without colluding with perpetrators?

• Understanding the family and domestic violence dynamic
  • The pattern of coercive control
  • Legislative definitions as informed by social science
  • National Domestic and Family Violence Bench Book
  • Do we (or the Courts we serve) have an unspoken idea of an ideal victim?
  • Perpetrator accountability as a policy objective
• Our duties as officers of the Court
  • Procedural justice
  • Testimonial justice
  • How a perpetrator may groom their lawyer
  • Avoiding collusion in systems abuse
• Mitigating the client’s risk
  • Proofing your client and supporting witnesses
  • Reality testing
  • Identifying when the client is minimising

Level – Intermediate/Advanced

A light lunch will be provided.

* This seminar has been approved for 1.5 Family Law Specialist Accreditation points.

This seminar is also being live streamed as a webinar – if you would like to attend the webinar please click here for details.