Advanced Evidence and Advocacy Masterclass
Issues covered include: NewLaw, Wellbeing in the Virtual and Physical Office Environment, Data Breaches
Description
Will NewLaw disrupt how your legal practice delivers services? How can you get the best out of yourself and your team while working remotely? How will you prevent and counter data breaches? Four experts in these fields will share their valuable knowledge and experience to ensure you evolve with the changing times so you don’t fall behind into obsolescence.
Attend the full day and earn 7 CPD units in Professional Skills
Session 1
Evidence Admissibility and Objections Masterclass
9.00am to 10.00am: Advanced Strategies for Admissible and Persuasive Expert Evidence
- Advanced strategies for preparing witnesses and taking statements
- Identifying the problem areas
- Use of alternative or ‘dirty’ experts
- Difference between preserving confidentiality and the witness who will give evidence
- Expert witness codes and rules (VIC and Cth)
- Effectively and efficiently testing evidence
- Maximising the admissibility and probative value of their report
- The usual bases for objecting to expert evidence
Presented by Alexandra Tighe, Partner, Holding Redlich; Recommended Commercial Litigation & Dispute Resolution Lawyer, Doyle’s Guide 2018
10.00am to 11.00am: Admissibility of Evidence and Hearsay
- Admissibility issues
- Identifying issues early on
- Developing strategies to deal with problematic evidence
- Getting your evidence in and challenges from opposing counsel
- Hearsay evidence
- Key distinctions: available, unavailable and ‘not reasonably practicable’
- Objections by the receiving party
- Waiving the rules of evidence
- Advance rulings as to admissibility of evidence
- Notice requirements and applications involving hearsay
Presented by Carolyn Sparke QC, Svenson Barristers; Market Leading Wills & Estate Litigation Senior Counsel, Doyle’s Guide 2018
11.00am to 11.15am Morning Tea
11.15am to 12.15pm: Legal Professional Privilege and Implied Waiver
- Implied waiver of privilege, inadvertent disclosure and how to deal with it
- Challenges posed by electronic documents and large volume discovery
- Analysis of recent cases
Presented by Grant Lubofsky, Barrister, Young's List
12.15pm to 1.15pm: Dealing with Objections to Evidence
- The importance of objecting to inadmissible evidence
- Best practice for objecting
- General objections
- Dealing with objections to written evidence
- Particular objections to expert’s reports
- Practical scenarios and examples
Presented by David Bailey, Barrister, Greens List
1.15pm to 2.00pm Lunch
Session 2
Mastering the Art of Advocacy
Chair: Michael Pearce SC, Greens List
2.00pm to 3.00pm: Written Advocacy: Identify the Issues and Persuade Your Audience
- The audience: the court’s use of written submissions
- Preparation, preparation, preparation
- Identify the issue(s) and set the agenda: the outcome your client seeks
- The basics: structure and language
- Written submissions in injunctions, trials and appeals (including special leave)
Presented by Paul M O’Grady QC, List G Barristers; Leading Employment Law Senior Counsel, Doyle’s Guide 2019
3.00pm to 4.00pm: Advanced Cross-Examination and Examination Skills
- How to control a witness
- When to eyeball a witness
- Dealing with unfavourable witnesses
- Experts vs lay witnesses
Presented by Kate Anderson, Barrister, Young’s List
4.00pm to 4.15pm Afternoon Tea
4.15pm to 5.15pm: Effectively Representing your Client in Mediation
- When to mediate
- Choosing the mediator
- Preparing your mediator brief
- Representing your client
- Conducting the negotiations
- Terms of Settlement
Presented by Jonathan Kaplan, Lawyer and LIV Accredited Specialist in Mediation
Venue
RACV City Club
Level 2, 501 Bourke St
Melbourne 3000
VIC
Australia
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