Litigation & Dispute Resolution

Advanced Commercial Litigation Conference

Issues covered include: Directors, Officers and Corporate Litigation, Hayne Royal Commission, Defamation, Creditors, Insolvency Law Reform, ipso facto, Insolvency Law Reform Act 2016, Trusts Minority Shareholder Disputes with a Corporate Trustee, Mental Health, Contingency Fees, Litigation Funding and Class Actions, Ethical Professional Conduct.

Advanced Commercial Litigation Conference

Issues covered include: remedies, directors, officers, corporate litigation, shareholder disputes, commercial litigation, proportionate liability, defamation litigation, defamatory, cyber crime, cyber attack, mandatory data breach notification, privacy, litigation funding, class actions, ethics, ethical obligations

Advanced Commercial Litigation Conference

Issues covered include: banking, superannuation, financial services, tax, jurisdiction, ethics, witnesses, evidence, technology, litigation funding, class actions

Evidence and Advocacy Forum

Issues covered include: preparation, lay witness, supporting evidence, relevance, admissibility, ethical issues, expert evidence, discretionary rulings, voir dires, disclosure, managing subpoenas, Royal Commissions, compulsory examinations, transcripts, abrogation of privilege, persuasive advocacy, interlocutory applications, urgent applications, mediation, advocacy in mediation

9th Annual Advanced Commercial Litigation Summit Perth

Civil Litigators Practice and Procedure Intensive

Issues covered include: pleadings, particulars, defences, preparing witnesses, affidavits, trial preparation

County Court Practicum: Tips from Judicial Officers Melbourne

CPD Core Competency Areas for Commercial Litigators

Issues covered include: Technology document review, Commercial disputes, Negotiation, Implied Waiver of Privilege and Inadvertent Disclosure.

Evidence and Advocacy Perth

Evidence and Advocacy Intensive Melbourne

Litigation Conference: Evidence, Skills and CPD

Issues covered include: client legal privilege, avoiding waiver, inadvertent waiver, lay witness statements, traditional mediation, hybrid mediation, ADR, admissible expert evidence, persuasive expert evidence, legal ethics, ethical duties, risk management, written advocacy, written submissions, improve your advocacy

Litigation Costs Masterclass

Issues covered include: costs recovery, out of pocket legal costs, costs assessors, costs determinations

Mediation Masterclass: Positive Results for Pleased Clients

Issues covered include: mediation strategies, ethics, settlement agreements, advocacy, professional skills

NCAT Consumer and Commercial Division: Practice and Procedure

Issues covered include: jurisdiction, appeals, strata disputes, Home Building Act, costs

VCAT Practice and Procedure

Issues covered include: VCAT's jurisdiction, evidence, procedural fairness, natural justice, Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal, VCAT, ADR, mediation, compulsory conference

Wills and Estates Disputes

Issues covered include: Informal wills, Succession, Beneficiaries, Testators, Recent cases, Superannuation, Succession Law and Family Law, contested Probate, Undue Influence, Claims for adult children.

Advanced Evidence and Advocacy Masterclass

Issues covered include: admissibility, advanced rulings, expert evidence, contracts, deeds, Royal Commissions, compulsory examinations, privilege, waiver, advocacy, interlocutory & urgent applications

Evidence and Advocacy Masterclass

Cases are won and lost in the courtroom and this masterclass will give you the practical knowledge to emerge triumphant in your matters. The day will begin with presentations from preeminent and leading practitioners on a range of advocacy topics including case theory, written advocacy, examination-in-chief and persuasive opening and closing addresses. In the afternoon you will master how to expertly gather and leverage evidence by taking a deep dive into affidavits, evidence in ex parte applications

The Civil Litigator's Toolkit

Spend a valuable morning learning essential skills from the very best. We have brought together the very finest of litigators who will share their knowledge to broaden and deepen your skills. Acquire the necessary tools and learn from the experts. In the competitive world of litigation few things can separate you from the pack better than exceptional skills that invariably lead to positive results. Garner the precise skills you need to be a litigator at the top of the game through this seminar’s practical

Estate Disputes: Avoiding, Mediating, Litigating

Esoteric topics might be interesting, but not very useful in the day-to-day of managing estate conflicts. Attend for the afternoon and walk away with valuable, practical advice from key parties, including the SAT, the OPA, the bar and private practice. Gain concrete, hands-on guidance on essential practices and procedures along with key updates that you can take back to the office and apply immediately.

Advocacy and Evidence Intensive

Spend the day with eight outstanding litigators to gain a deeper appreciation of advanced trial techniques and strategies. Gain valuable insights from some of Perth’s foremost trial advocates to enhance your persuasive skills when making addresses and examining witnesses. Then master how to leverage your expert, electronic and documentary evidence; minimising the need for superfluous evidence and ensuring it’s all admissible so you’ll have the tools for success in any matter.

Strata Title Disputes: Ensuring You're on the Winning Side

Strata title disputes can quickly grow complex and costly. This seminar will guide you step by step through the best practices and procedures to manage a range of strata title disputes while covering the latest and most important court cases and tribunal decisions that will impact your practice. Property lawyers, strata managers, developers and lot proprietors will all gain useful insights into how to avoid conflict before it arises and how to emerge the victor when disputes do occur.

Managing Contracts to Avoid Disputes

While the goal of contracting is to draft a document capable of avoiding or minimising disputes, the cold, hard reality is that disagreements and dustups are inevitable. A dispute might arise from a failure by one of the parties, a misunderstanding as to the expectations and obligations under the contract, or good old fashioned unscrupulous behavior. Gain an understanding of precisely how contract disputes can arise and how to deftly manage them.

Running a Civil Claim for Institutional Abuse

The National Redress Scheme was launched on the 1 July 2018 and it is scheduled to run for 10 years. Understanding key features of this scheme is crucial to advising your clients. Gain essential information on Redress claims, examine civil litigation in light of new areas of claims, review recent interpretation given by the courts to claims brought outside the limitation period, and receive important updates on the criteria for damages and awards.

Civil Practice in the Magistrates Court of WA

Attend this unique opportunity to hear from an esteemed panel of presenters, including His Honour Magistrate Darge, Registrar Sutton and a former Assistant Bailiff from the Perth Bailiff Office. Examine key issues on civil practice in the Magistrates Court, such as effective advocacy; document lodgment; enforcement of judgements and effective appeals to the District Court. Attend this seminar and gain valuable and unique insights plus practical guidance to take your civil practice in this jurisdiction

Contracts Risk and Disputes

While the goal of contracting is to draft a document capable of avoiding or minimising disputes, the cold, hard reality is that disagreements and dustups are inevitable. A dispute might arise from a failure by one of the parties, a misunderstanding as to the expectations and obligations under the contract, or good old fashioned unscrupulous behavior. Gain an understanding of precisely how contract disputes can arise and how to deftly manage them

Family Provision Claims Forum

Issues covered include: Court of Appeal decisions, blended families, national estates, assessing quantam,

Family Provision Claims and Key Skills

Issues covered include: mediation of family provision claims, drafting affidavits, claims by adult children

Winning Advocacy Techniques

Issues covered include: practical advice for young advocates, trial preparation, re-examination, evidence in chief, cross examination

Evidentiary Toolkit

"Issues covered include: adducing documentary evidence, claiming privilege, effective expert evidence, civil trials

Estate Litigation: Part IV Claims and Equitable Remedies

Issues covered include: planning for litigation, taxation and trust issues, spousal claims, family law and family estate provision claim

Estates Disputes Roundup

Issues covered include: Estate litigation, equity and deceased estates, executors and trustees, parent and child relationships, the question of jurisdiction

Advocacy Essentials

Issues covered include: Practical advice for young advocates, challenges, preparation, applications under pressure, cross examination

Oral, Written and Documentary Evidence

Issues covered include: Oral evidence, New laws, the deposition power, eliciting evidence, adducing documentary evidence

The Civil Litigator’s Toolkit

Issues covered include: Pleadings, litigation, court annexed mediation, interlocutory applications,

Contract Risk and Disputes

From formation to performance, the contractual process can go awry at any number of stages. This seminar highlights some of the contentious issues that can derail a contract and set the parties on a collision course straight to the courtroom. Analyse the most recent contract disputes cases. Explore the obligation to act in good faith. Learn tips on how to draft indemnification provisions. And analyse jurisdictional and choice of law pitfalls.

Complex Estate Planning and Litigation

Issues covered include: estates and succession, estate administration, estate law case update, beneficiary rights, jurisdiction, estate disputes, life estates, testamentary capacity disputes

A Guide to Federal Court Litigation

Issues covered include: Federal Court practice and procedure

Advanced Evidence and Advocacy Masterclass

Issues covered include: Written submissions, Interlocutory and Urgent Applications, Cross-Examination Practice and Procedure, Advocacy in Mediation

10 Points in One Day: Private and Commercial Practice

Issues covered include: family law, estate planning, testamentary trusts, asset protection, foreign trusts, solicitor disclosure obligations, ethical dilemmas, communication skills, contract law, strata update, procedures in litigation and property law.