This seminar will look at the valuer's role in proceedings to settle property matters following a relationship breakdown.

This seminar to be delivered by Lindsay Joyce, Consultant from Sparke Helmore Lawyers, will provide a timely reminder on the importance of good risk management practices from the point of the retainer agreement, through the valuation process.

Where land is zoned or reserved for a public purpose such as open space or public infrastructure, and is subsequently acquired for a public purpose, the compensation assessment must resolve the vexed issue of the “underlying zoning”. To determine market value under the Just Terms Compensation Act the Court must disregard the public purpose of the acquisition, which also means disregarding the effect on value of the zoning or reservation existing at the time of acquisition.