CPD Webinar - Whose file is this anyway? – A guide to transferring client files

1 CPD Point – Ethics or Professional Responsibility

Accountants and lawyers alike occasionally find themselves in the situation where their client elects to transfer their file to another firm or at the conclusion of instructions, asks for “their file back”. This triggers the conundrum, what documents remain the property of the practitioner’s firm and what documents belong to the client?

In this Webinar, Whose file is this anyway? – A guide to transferring client files, commercial lawyer, Greg Mohen, discusses the legal requirements and practical considerations in transferring a file and releasing client documents.

During this webinar, Greg will cover:

• A guide for accountants and lawyers to transferring client files and releasing “client documents”
• Evolution and changes in the approach to the meaning of “client documents” – a summary of 5 cases between 1988 and 2021
• What considerations determine whether a document is a “client document” or a “practitioner’s document”
• Impact of time costing and technology on a practitioner’s obligations to release documents
• Who pays the cost of providing a client with “client documents”

This webinar is suitable for lawyers, accountants and other professional advisers and is pitched at an intermediate level. It is ideal for all professionals with the conduct of client files.

Continuing Professional Development

Legal CPD:

WA legal practitioners (QA Provider ID 29250)

1 CPD point, Competency Area 3 – Ethics or Professional Responsibility. To ensure you receive your CPD Points for this event, please provide us with your Legal Practice Board Practitioner ID during registration. Note: CPD Points are only available for participation in the live webinar. At this time, webinar recordings (for those that are registered but unable to attend) are not eligible for WA Legal CPD Points.

Legal practitioners outside of WA

If you consider that this webinar satisfies your individual requirement, or is relevant to your immediate or long-term professional development needs, you may claim 0.5 CPD points for every 30 minutes of attendance and participation.

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1 CPD Point

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Presenter Greg Mohen
Consultant, Law Central Legal

Greg Mohen has over 40 years’ experience in estate planning, wills and the administration of deceased estates. His practice also includes advising commercial clients and Local Governments on commercial contracts, business structures, infrastructure projects and corporate governance and compliance. He is currently a Consultant with the law practice Law Central Legal.