Instructing Barristers and Drafting Briefs to Counsel
OND2211N21Z5
Description
Attend and earn 1 CPD hour in Professional Skills
This program is applicable to practitioners from all States & Territories
Professional Skills
Instructing Barristers and Drafting Briefs to Counsel
- The timing of instructions
- Tips for effective observations and communications with counsel
- The importance of delineating roles
- How to convey and manage expectations
- Client involvement
Presented by Vanessa Whittaker SC, Barrister, Banco Chambers
Presenters
Vanessa Whittaker SC
Vanessa Whittaker SC is an experienced advocate who appears frequently throughout the superior courts of Australia in trials and appeals. Her practice areas encompass commercial law, insolvency and bankruptcy, insurance law, and professional liability. Her experience and expertise is widely acknowledged. Vanessa was awarded 2023 Lawyer of the Year for insolvency by Best Lawyers; she is ranked as a Band 2 Silk for insolvency by Chambers & Partners, where she is described as “sensational and very astute”; and is a recommended silk in the Doyles Guide for insolvency and commercial disputes.