Legal Skills and Ethics for Litigation Lawyers - 2LS, 2EP
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Code: 109W10 |
| Date: |
Friday, September 17, 2010
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| Time: |
9:00 AM until 1:15 PM |
| Venue: |
Parmelia Hilton Perth, 14 Mill Street, Perth
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| Price: |
$440.00 |
| If this title is relevant to your immediate or long term needs in relation to your professional development and practice of the law, then you can claim 4 "units" for attending |
| Chair: |
Mr Alain Musikanth, Barrister, Francis Burt Chambers
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Presenter
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Settling Litigation
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Mr Gary Dean, Barrister, Francis Burt Chambers
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• Ethical considerations
• Advising on offers of settlement
• Mediation conferences
• Order 24A offers and Calderbank letters
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Documenting the Agreement
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Ms Patricia Saraceni, Special Counsel, Mallesons Stephen Jaques
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• The essential elements of a settlement agreement and timing issues
• Form of agreement
• Strategic considerations
• Tax considerations
• Common pitfalls |
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Professional Ethics for Litigation Lawyers
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Mr Geoffrey Bourhill, Partner, Lavan Legal
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• Courtesy to your colleagues
• Understanding your ethical obligations regarding undertakings
• Identifying conduct that does and does not facilitate the administration of justice
• Obligations when a client may lack mental capacity
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Ethical Practice of Negotiation and Mediation
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Ms Robyn Carroll, Professor, School of Law, The University of Western Australia
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Co-presenting with Robin Tapper, Senior Lecturer, Law School, University of Western Australia
• Values and ethical duties of lawyers and mediators
• Negotiation ethics
• Practical case studies
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