Tag Archives: CPD Event

Next CPD Event – Rectification of Contracts

By Kerrin | Published: 2013/04/23
Rectification is a court order correcting a mistake in a written contract or other legal document. The precise circumstances in which this important remedy will be granted have long been subject to debate. In this seminar Professor Michael Furmston, one of the world’s leading experts on contract and commercial law, will review some major and [...]
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Next CPD Event – Unpaid Work Experience: A Legal Challenge

By Kerrin | Published: 2013/03/28
A recent study commissioned by the Fair Work Ombudsman has highlighted a growing trend for job-seekers to perform unpaid work in order to gain experience and improve their employability. Such arrangements, often called internships, are becoming an accepted pathway into many professions – including the law. But are they lawful, especially under the federal Fair [...]
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Next CPD event – Contemporary Corporate Law

By Kerrin | Published: 2013/02/06
Presenters: Steven Thomas and Associate Professor Christopher Symes There is a lot of corporate law in Australia, over 2300 provisions in the major Act alone, and volumes of case law that expand vastly each year. Decisions on directors’ duties, insolvent trading and company service are received each year and the changes they make to the [...]
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Why are Unfair Preferences so difficult?

By Kerrin | Published: 2012/10/25
Unfair preferences feature in many insolvencies. Whilst liquidators will often have difficulty in recovering them, creditors may have difficulty in defending them. Shortly before liquidation a company is likely to pay some debts and the task of the law is to determine which of these payments can be set aside as a preference. This seminar [...]
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CPD – Expert Evidence: Underlying facts and emerging issues

By a1151263 | Published: 2012/09/18
The presentation surveys the state of expert opinion evidence in civil and criminal proceedings in the aftermath of Dasreef (2011) 85 ALJR 694, Aytugrul [2012] HCA 15, several other recent decisions, and significant international developments. Presenters: Gary Edmond and Andrew Ligertwood Gary Edmond is a professor of law at the University of New South Wales [...]
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CPD – Government Lawyers and the Public Interest: Still Relevant Today?

By a1151263 | Published: 2012/08/27
What is the relationship between the public interest and government lawyers? On one level, the concept pervades the very existence of government lawyers: advising and assisting government understand the limits of its powers is a function conducted in the public interest. But beyond providing one explanation for the existence of government lawyers, should the public [...]
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CPD – PPSA Six Months On – Taking Stock

By a1151263 | Published: 2012/07/30
The Personal Property Securities Act 2009, possibly the most important change to commercial law in 25 years, has been in force for six months. It is not too early to identify practical concerns and issues that have arisen, and offer some solutions; also to address some misconceptions about the purpose and operation of aspects of [...]
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CPD – Recent developments in SA planning law

By a1151263 | Published: 2012/07/03
Recently there have been some significant changes to land use planning policy in South Australia and these changes have and will prompt some complementary legislative changes to the State’s planning legislation. This seminar will look at some of the changes which may be of interest to legal practitioners.It will include discussion on the new planning [...]
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CPD – Briefing out

By a1151263 | Published: 2012/06/05
Briefing out Presenters: Andrew Short, Patrick O’Sullivan QC and Celine McInerney This experienced panel will explore the challenges that arise when matters are briefed out. Issues that will be discussed include: Why do lawyers need to brief external Counsel? At what point in a matter do you brief out? How do you know who is [...]
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CPD Event – Obtaining proper instructions

By a1151263 | Published: 2012/05/03
Obtaining proper instructions Presenters: Margaret Castles and Anne Hewitt A 2007 study of Queensland disciplinary cases showed that an increasing number of matters concerning ‘quality of service’, including communication with clients, proceeded to disciplinary hearings.  While there are no similar studies of disciplinary action in South Australia, an increasing number of complaints are being made [...]
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