Working together to support you on Climate Guidance for Property Clients
Help satisfy your CPD requirements with our on-demand webinars
We have developed new resources on climate risk, so you and your colleagues can watch, understand and earn up to 0.5 CPD units in support of your annual training requirement.
Simply select one of the courses below, provide your details for the certification and watch at a time and place that suits you!
Earn up to 0.5 CPD points below with our free webinars
FREE WEBINAR
Climate Risks - The Real Impact on Conveyancing in NSW
Part of a set of webinars offering up to 0.5 CPD points
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The Scale of the Climate Challenge Webinar
Part of a set of webinars offering up to 0.5 CPD points
As climate change continues to redefine the landscape of property risks, with increasing incidents of bushfires, floods, and coastal erosion, it’s imperative to arm yourself with comprehensive information to support your clients in their property transactions.
You will receive a certificate of your attendance with your CPD point up to 72 hours after watching the webinar.
FREE WEBINAR
Aiding compliance for NSW Real Estate Solicitors & Conveyancers Webinar
Part of a set of webinars offering up to 0.5 CPD points
You are likely familiar with the critical role of due diligence in the legal sector, but have you considered the increasing importance of addressing climate change-related risks?
This webinar gives essential insights for solicitors and conveyancers on how to effectively incorporate climate risk assessments into property transactions.
You will receive a certificate of your attendance with your CPD point up to 72 hours after watching the webinar.
Helping you advise your clients more clearly
We are excited to have developed an engagement programme to support conveyancers and real estate lawyers to understand how to explain climate risks to their clients. Following publication of the Society’s Guidance, recognising the risk and communicating it in the transaction is a significant element in your Duty of Care and Duty to Warn.
The Law Society of New South Wales Guidance on Climate Risks - our Summary Guide
The Law Society of New South Wales has released practitioner guidance, which explores the interaction between climate change legal risks and solicitors’ professional duties, marking a significant milestone for lawyers in NSW as they take steps towards assessing climate change risks.
This paper summarises the new Guidance, the types of climate risk and the most effective way to discharge your duties and to communicate potential risks to your client.
Download the summary guide for free now.
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Understanding the scale of NSW climate risk
We have witnessed such extremes of flooding and bushfires in recent years and now is the time to take action and think ahead about what the future could bring. Your clients need to ensure that they make long-term sustainable property decisions on this basis. What is the scale of the crisis we face in NSW?
Find out moreDelivering clarity on climate risks in transactions.
The ClimateIndex™ report
Legal professionals can now meet their duty obligations from the NSW Law Society Guidance with the Groundsure ClimateIndex™ Report. This is the first desktop report on current and future climate risks specifically for use by conveyancers and property lawyers for property due diligence.
Need more support?
Andy is here to help. He has many years of expertise in environmental risk data and analysis for legal professionals. If you have a question about how to approach the Climate Risk Guidance, our ClimateIndex™ Report or need some bespoke training for your team, let’s talk!
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