Contract Disputes & Damages Fundamentals - Dispute Resolution Processes in Contract: What, Why and How Much?
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Description
Attend and earn 1 CPD hour in Competency Area 2: Professional Skills
This program is applicable to practitioners from all States & Territories
Professional Skills
3.00pm to 4.00pm Dispute Resolution Processes in Contract: What, Why and How Much?
Examine four different dispute resolution processes that parties can incorporate into contract, including a breakdown of the advantages and disadvantages of each process in a contract dispute context and why they might be attractive for parties.
- Expert Determination
- Arbitration
- Mediation
- Litigation
Presented by Peter Yeldham, Partner and Karmen Gallegos, Senior Associate, King & Wood Mallesons
Presenters
Peter Yeldham
Peter Yeldham is a Partner in the Dispute Resolution group in the Sydney office of King & Wood Mallesons, with expertise in insurance advice and disputes, and general commercial litigation. In his insurance practice, Peter provides policy response advice in relation to Professional Indemnity, Directors & Officers insurance, cyber insurance, Contract Works insurance, and Industrial Special Risks policies. Peter assists clients prepare notifications and formal claim submissions and is often called upon by the banking and finance, mergers & acquisitions and real estate practice groups to provide bespoke advice and views on policy wording, potential claims coverage, or insurance obligations in large contracts (including infrastructure projects). Peter is highly regarded as an expert in complex insurance litigation, but he is also experienced in general commercial litigation and dispute resolution having acted for a number of clients in the private equity, banking, real estate, and resources sectors. Praised by his clients for his disciplined approach to meeting their commercial objectives and delivering value, Peter is noted as having exceptional project management skills, providing ‘succinct’ advice and making complex issues simple to understand.
Karmen Gallegos
Karmen is a Senior Associate in the Dispute Resolution Group in the Sydney office of King & Wood Mallesons. Karmen regularly acts in a range of commercial disputes in the Supreme and Federal Courts, particularly those involving the building and construction and energy and resources industries. Karmen also has a vast array of experience in domestic arbitration, as well as construction specific disputes regarding the security of payment regime and contractual dispute mechanisms, including expert determination. Karmen deals with various issues including delay and disruption, extensions of time, defect rectification, as well as assisting with day to day administration of live projects for various clients.