Join us at the Strata Unit Titles Conference, a gathering of the best minds, that brings together legal experts, practitioners, and thought leaders from New Zealand and beyond. This year's conference is designed to explore the latest trends, insights, and best practices through engaging discussions and presentations. Our speakers will delve into the complexities of unit titles and help to clarify the issues.
Whether you're a seasoned professional or just starting your journey, the Stata Unit Titles Conference offers an unparalleled opportunity to network, learn, and develop your skills. Connect with like-minded peers, gain valuable insights from our experts, and enhance your knowledge in a supportive and intellectually stimulating environment.
AI: and you thought it was just chat!
Artificial Intelligence (AI) provides a number of opportunities in the unit titles and bodies corporate context – from lead generation and best-price marketing for sales, to smart monitoring and predictive maintenance. However, it is not without its risks, both in terms of the technology and its usage. Careful considered approaches and policies are needed to understand and mitigate risk to stakeholders and prevent falling foul of regulators. This session will provide insights from a lawyer and a body corporate manager.
Presented by: Lloyd Gallagher and Julie McLean
Utility Interest Reassessments – A love hate relationship
Reassessing utility interests may look straight forward on paper, but in reality various challenges arise. This session will cover the ins and outs of the reassessment process prescribed in the Unit Titles Act. Followed by a healthy debate on the pros and cons between experts in this area. Will the pros or the cons prevail?
Presented by: Liza Fry-Irvine and Dakota Panetta
Panelists: Ben Thomson, Vicki Toan, Dakota Panetta and Kyle O'Reilly
Moderator: Liza Fry-Irvine
Case Law Update and Review
New case law on unit title issues continues to emerge at pace. This session will provide an overview of key recent cases and what they mean in practice.
Presented by Thomas Gibbons
Privacy and Redaction
Recent Unit Title legislative amendments mention privacy considerations for the first time, reinforcing the interface with disclosure obligations and the need to comply with the Privacy Act 2020. Bodies Corporate and Body Corporate managers need to understand their obligations to ensure that they are not in breach of any legislative requirements.
Presented by: Jo Pidgeon and Anita Reinecke
Service contracts entered into during the control period
Paula Beaton and David Powell will discuss service contracts and signage agreements entered into during the control period, with a focus on the restricted duration of such agreements under the new s139(3) of the Unit Titles Act. This session will include discussion of the benefits of the new restriction and related provisions, and how it will work in practice.
Presented by: David Powell and Paula Beaton
Panel Discussion
Our experienced panellists will address a range of “hot topics”.
Panelists: Tim Jones, Liza Fry-Irvine, Jo Pidgeon, Clinton Baker, Anita Reinecke, Julie McLean
Moderator: Thomas Gibbons
