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Learn how to expertly traverse a contract dispute, firstly by understanding how to use all the tools and techniques at your disposal to keep a contractual relationship alive and secondly, how to best manage the process when a contractual relationship is broken. Attend and gain a deeper understanding on how to effectively manage a dispute, contract variation by conduct, the contract cancellation framework, and debt recovery or insolvency from breach.
Attend and earn 4 CPD hours
Chair: Laura O’Gorman, Barrister, Bankside Chambers
9.00am to 10.00am: Managing a Dispute: How to Keep a Contractual Relationship Alive
It is common for a contract dispute to arise in circumstances where the parties wish to continue their on-going relationship in the future. A dispute does not have to mean the end of the relationship. However, in these situations it is important to properly manage the dispute to optimise both the outcome and the ongoing relationship.
In this session you will look at:
Presented by Alicia Murray, Partner, DLA Piper
10.05am to 11.05am: Contract Variation by Conduct and Waiver of Rights
Presented by Tim Herbert, Barrister, High St Chambers
11.05am to 11.15am: Break
11.20am to 12.20pm: Navigating Contract Termination, Force Majeure Clauses and Unwind for Frustration
This session will provide an overview and update on the contract cancellation framework, as well as discussing the impact of COVID-19 on contracts through force majeure clauses, the doctrine of frustration and sections 60 to 69 CCLA.
Presented by Ben Russell, Partner, Lane Neave
12.20pm to 1.20pm: Breach of Contract: Managing a Debt Recovery or Insolvency
Examine the processes, key issues and potential risks that you need to be aware of when dealing with an insolvency or debt recovery resulting from a breach of contract.
Presented by Jonathan Schwarcz, Senior Associate, and Michael Smol, Senior Solicitor, Buddle Findlay
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