Advanced Commercial Litigation Conference
Issues covered include: defamation, unfair contracts, unconscionable conduct, insolvency, Corporations Law, unusual costs, stress, mental health, expert evidence.
Description
Don’t miss the opportunity to count yourself amongst the litigation elite by spending a day examining high level commercial litigation updates, strategies and techniques with some of Sydney’s best litigators. Work through the hottest issues and gain your core CPD points all while gaining the tools necessary to rise to the pinnacle of the litigation world.
Attend the full day 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
Session 1
Key Commercial Litigation Issues
Chair: Vera Culkoff, Barrister, Second Floor Selbourne Chambers
9.00am to 10.00am: Defamation Update: Recent Developments with Defamation Pleadings
- Pleading imputations
- Developments in truth, qualified privilege and other defences
- Case profiles: Rush, Chau Chak Wing, Wagner & more
Presented by Hannah Marshall, Partner and Daisy von Schoenberg, Senior Associate, Marque Lawyers
10.00am to 11.00am: Navigating the Unfair Contract Terms Regime
- Current hot spots for claims of unfair terms in consumer and small business contracts
- Proposed introduction of penalties for unfair terms
- ACCC’s recommendations for a prohibition on ‘unfair commercial practices’
- Overseas developments and emerging issues in data and online platforms
Presented by David Howarth, Special Counsel, K&L Gates
11.00am to 11.15am Morning Tea
11.15am to 12.15pm: Unconscionable Conduct in Commercial Disputes
- Statutory unconscionability and the general law
- Systemic unconscionability
- Review of the High Court decision in Kobelt
Presented by Kevin Andronos SC, Eleven Wentworth Chambers
12.15pm to 1.15pm: Insolvency & Corporations Law Litigation Update
- Changes to penalties for misconduct by corporations in the financial sector
- Recent cases on insolvent trading trusts and deeds of company arrangement
- Phoenix company legislation
- Recent cases on directors duties
Presented by Julian O’Sullivan, Barrister, Thirteen Wentworth Chambers
1.15pm to 2.00pm Lunch
Session 2
CPD Compulsory Units for Commercial Litigators
Chair: Danny Feller SC, Edmund Barton Chambers
Ethics & Professional Responsibility
2.00pm to 3.00pm: The Ethics of Dealing with Unusual Costs
- Update on Uniform Law Ethical Obligations in relation to unusual costs
- Ethical grey areas in seeking unusual costs
- Federal jurisdiction and NSW trends in recovering unusual costs
- What are your professional responsibilities?
- Recent relevant disciplinary costs decisions
Presented by Jeremy Morris SC,13th Floor St James Hall; Recommended Insurance Senior Counsel, Doyle’s Guide 2018
3.00pm to 3.15pm Afternoon Tea
Practice Management & Business Skills
3.15pm to 4.15pm: Managing Stress and Mental Health: A Survival Guide for Commercial Litigators
- Key statistics on stress in the legal profession
- Best ways to manage day-to-day stress
- Maintaining a work/ life balance to ensure success
- Recognising substance abuse issues
Presented by Jeremy Morris SC, 13th Floor St James Hall; Recommended Insurance Senior Counsel, Doyle’s Guide 2018
Professional Skills
4.15pm to 5.15pm: A Practical Guide to Maximising Expert Evidence
- Practical guidance on effectively instructing an expert
- Key takeaways from section 79 of the Uniform Evidence Law
- Communicating with experts: when legal professional privilege applies
- Getting the most out of expert valuation evidence, the concept of goodwill and the court’s approach
- Applying lessons from recent cases
Presented by Richard Raffell, Barrister, Ground Floor Wentworth Chambers
Venue
Cliftons Sydney
Level 3, 10 Spring Street
Sydney 2000
NSW
Australia
Directions
Nearby Public Transport:
Train Stations - Wynyard 400m OR Martin Place 500m
Bus Interchange - Clarence Street 450m
Ferry - Circular Quay 1.2km
Parking Information
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