Advanced Commercial Litigation Conference
Issues covered include: banking, superannuation, financial services, tax, jurisdiction, ethics, witnesses, evidence, technology, litigation funding, class actions
Description
Consider some of the best litigators in the business and a few similarities will inevitably emerge. They’re not only aware of the latest developments and trends, but they also understand the intricate details of each. They maintain a cutting edge practice by embracing technology. They stand out from a crowded field with their refined skill sets. Count yourself amongst the litigation elite by spending a day examining high level commercial litigation updates, strategies and techniques.
Attend and earn 7 CPD units including:
4 units in Substantive Law
1 unit in Ethics & Professional Responsibility
1 unit in Practice Management & Business Skills
1 unit in Professional Skills
This conference was recorded in NSW on 15 March 2019
Session 1
Key Commercial Litigation Issues
Chair: Ian Davidson SC, Eight Selborne Chambers
9.00am to 10.00am: Commercial Litigation Update: Lessons for Your Practice
It is not always possible to read and analyse all the decisions to keep up to date. This presentation will review for you recent significant commercial decisions.
Presented by Kevin Andronos SC, Eleven Wentworth Chambers
10.00am to 11.00am: Royal Commission into Misconduct in the Banking, Superannuation and Financial Services Industry
- Game-changing implications for all commercial litigators
- How to prepare for a royal commission inquiry
- Powers and procedure
- Potential outcomes and impacts
- Practical case studies
Presented by Nicholas Beaumont SC, 12th Floor Wentworth Selborne Chambers
11.00am to 11.15am Morning Tea
11.15am to 12.15pm: Tax Litigation Update 2019: Facts, Inventions and Proof
- Litigation issues in controlled and planned transactions
- Trust resolutions and disclaimers
- The roles of evidence and reasoning in establishing taxable facts
- Subpoenas and 353-10 notices
Presented by Mark Brabazon SC, Seven Wentworth Selborne Chambers
12.15pm to 1.15pm: The Implosion of the District Court’s Commercial Jurisdiction
- History of the challenge to the district court’s jurisdiction to deal with commercial disputes
- Limitations on the District Court’s commercial jurisdiction
- Developments made in recent decisions
- Options and strategies for commercial litigators
Presented by Amelia Avery-Williams, Barrister, 12 Wentworth Selborne Chambers
Session 2
CPD Compulsory Units for Litigators
Chair: Paul Blackburn-Hart SC, Seven Wentworth Selborne Chambers; Leading Wills & Estates Litigation Senior Counsel, Doyle’s Guide 2018
Ethics & Professional Responsibility
2.00pm to 3.00pm: Ethics in Commercial Litigation: Witnesses and Evidence
- Limitations in preparing affidavits
- Challenging your own witnesses
- Advising on credibility of witnesses
- Assessing authenticity of documentary evidence
- Dealing with inadvertent disclosure of privileged evidence
Presented by Brenda Tronson, Barrister, Level 22 Chambers
Practice Management & Business Skills
3.00pm to 4.00pm: Legal Technology and Litigation: Tools to Maximise Efficiency and Results
- Technology assisted review
- eFiling and eTrials
- What you may be missing out on right now and what is on the horizon
Presented by Owen Bourke, Director, Forensic & Technology Services, Clayton Utz
4.00pm to 4.15pm Afternoon Tea
Professional Skills
4.15pm to 5.15pm: How to Source Litigation Funding and the Rise of Class Actions: Time to Start Paying Attention
- The role of litigation funding in today’s litigation landscape
- Understanding the different types of cases for which litigation funding can be obtained and how to get litigation funding
- The increased prevalence and importance of class actions
- Recent developments in class actions and possible areas of future reform
- Practical application with case studies
Presented by Susanna Khouri, Head of Investment Operations, Augusta Ventures