To Produce or Not to Produce: What are Your Obligations?
How to meet your obligations in producing documents by government departments. OND223Q01_2
Description
Attend and earn 1 CPD hour in Professional Skills
This program is applicable to practitioners from all States & Territories
Professional Skills
To Produce or Not to Produce: What are Your Obligations?
- Obligations with respect to production of documents by government departments pursuant to court and statutory orders
- Reasons not to produce: privilege, cabinet in confidence and privacy
- Difference between the duty of confidentiality and legal professional privilege
- Communications between and within Government Departments and Agencies
Presented by Ian Bloemendal, Partner, Clayton Utz; Leading Commercial Litigation & Dispute Resolution Lawyer, Doyle’s Guide 2021
Presenters
Ian Bloemendal
31 years' experience acting in complex litigation and ADR for government and listed companies. Leader of the Clayton Utz (CU) Commercial Litigation practice in Queensland. Ian was Queensland Lawyer of the Year for Defamation and Media Law (Best Lawyers), in 2017 and 2020, has been trusted to represent the former Premier and Attorneys General of Queensland as well as other public officials and is recognised as a Leading Litigation & Dispute Resolution Lawyer – Brisbane (Doyle's Guide). Ian serves on the Law Council of Australia's Federal Litigation Executive Committee, and is Chair of its Privileges and Immunities Committee. He is also Honorary Queensland Secretary of the International Law Association (Australian Branch).