Interesting range of topics presented

Attend the full day and earn 7 CPD points including:
2 points in Competency Area 1: Legal Skills and Practice
2 points in Competency Area 2: Ethics or Professional Responsibility
3 points in Competency Area 3: Substantive Law
Attend the full day and earn 7 CPD points including:
2 points in Competency Area 2: Ethics or Professional Responsibility
2 points in Competency Area 1: Legal Skills and Practice
3 points in Competency Area 3: Substantive Law
7
CPD
7
CPD
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POINTS
153W19
153W20
2ND ANNUAL CRIMINAL LAW SYMPOSIUM
ADVANCED LITIGATION CONFERENCE
THURSDAY, 26 MARCH 2015
9.00AM TO 5.15PM
$810
Perth’s top criminal barristers and solicitors will offer practical advice on conducting sex offences matter, preparing for jury
trials, tips on handling the Criminal Property Confiscation Act and a thorough analysis of recent changes in criminal law while
you will also fulfil your Ethics or Professional Responsibility and Legal Skills and Practice requirements.
Session One: Legal Skills and Ethics for
Criminal Lawyers
9.00am to 1.15pm
$460
153W19A
»» Chair: Natasha Stewart, Barrister, Francis Burt Chambers
Competency Area 2: Ethics or Professional
$255
Responsibility
153W19AA
9:00am to 11.00am
Costs and Crime: Ethical Considerations in Costs and Fees
• What are the difficulties you might face when your client is
not paying their own fees
• How and what are you ethically obliged to communicate to
the fee paying parents
• Is it ethical to explain to your client that it might not be in
their best interest to have their fee paying parents in
consultation meetings
• Establishing the difference between the fee paying and
instructing
»» Presented by Terry Dobson, Director, Terry Dobson Legal
Common Ethical Issues for Criminal Defence Lawyers:
Representing Clients who Dispute the Offence but Want
to Plead Guilty and Mentally Impaired Clients
• What to do when your client wants to plead guilty but does
not accept the offence
• What are your obligations when representing a mentally
impaired or intellectually disabled client
• What to do if your client is incapable of providing instructions
• The Court’s power to regulate practitioners acting for
persons who cannot provide adequate instructions
»» Presented by Mara Barone, Barrister & Solicitor, Barone
Criminal Lawyers
Competency Area 1: Legal Skills
and Practice
11.15am to 1.15pm
2:00am to 5.15pm
$460
153W19B
»» Chair: Natasha Stewart, Barrister, Francis Burt Chambers
Criminal Defences in Western Australia
• Automatism, Self-Defence, Duress, Provocation, Honest and
Reasonable Mistake, Compulsion, Claim of Right, Mistake of
Fact, Ignorance and Mistake of Law
• Consent: Consent Must be Real, Belief in Consent, Consent
in Rape, Mistaken Belief in Consent, Mistaken Consent,
Intimidation, Theft and Consent
• Necessity and Impossibility
»» Presented by Patrick Mugliston, Barrister, Francis Burt
Chambers
Criminal Property Confiscation Act 2000: Drug Trafficker
Cases
• Time frames and necessary skill sets
• Taking instructions and preparing your client (including how
to get paid)
• How to respond to freezing notices (both for an accused,
and for a third party)
• Brief Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (Cth)
»» Presented by Edward Greaves, Barrister, Francis Burt
Chambers
Recent Changes in Criminal Law
• Anti association laws
• Mandatory sentencing: the Criminal Law Amendment Bill
(Home Burglary and Other Offences)
• Anti terror laws
»» Presented by Genevieve Cleary, State Prosecutor,
Children’s Court Office of the Director of Public
Prosecutions for Western Australia
153W19AB
• Complexities when a minor is prosecuted
• Typical legal issues including previous representation, prior
sexual history and confidential communications
• Particular issues in historical sex matters
• Sentencing considerations including serious sexual offender
provisions
»» Presented by Linda Black, Barrister, Francis Burt Chambers
• Pre-trial issues
• Whether to apply for a judge-alone trial
• Selecting a jury
• Tactical considerations of running a jury trial
• Taking and dealing with objections
• Transcript management
• Preparation of the jury address
»» Presented by Tom Percy QC, Albert Wolff Chambers
9.00AM TO 5.15PM
$810
Venture beyond the basics and spend a day learning the nuances of litigating that can help you stand apart from the crowd.
This panel of experienced litigation experts will give you practical guidance on high level litigation and advocacy strategies
and techniques. In addition, you’ll gain valuable legal skills and ethics points while hearing advanced topics specifically
tailored to experienced litigators. If you want to become a master litigator or simply broaden your advocacy skillset, this
seminar will help you achieve your goals.
Session One: Legal Skills and Ethics
for Litigators
9.00am to 1.15pm
$460
153W20A
Competency Area 2: Ethics or Professional
$255
Responsibility
153W20AA
9:00am to 11.00am
»» Chair: Stephen Owen-Conway QC, Sir Lawrence Jackson
Chambers
Ethical Issues During Discovery
• Tips to avoid allegations of discovery abuse and ‘trial by
avalanche’
• Drawing the line between good document management
policies involving destruction of documents, and wrongful
destruction of documents
• Ethical issues with sending junior lawyers and paralegals to
review and categorise documents
• The pros and cons of outsourcing discovery work overseas
»» Presented by Peter Ward, Partner, Ashurst
Ethically Managing Experts
• Ensuring a report’s worth: admissibility and probative value
• Assisting in preparing a report: guidelines and ethical
limitations
• Navigating difficult privilege issues
»» Presented by Philip Clifford, Barrister, Francis Burt
Chambers
Competency Area 1: Legal Skills
and Practice
11.15am to 1.15pm
$255
Session Two: Advanced Litigation Update
2.00pm to 5.15pm
$460
153W20B
»» Chair: The Hon. Ian Viner AO QC, Stone
Chambers
Trends in Litigation Damages
• Recent cases regarding damages, awards and settlements
• Trends in assessing and proving damages for plaintiffs and
defendants
• Torts and contracts: key distinctions and trends
• Fees, tax and costs considerations
»» Presented by Rick Cullen, Partner, Cullen Babington
MacLeod
Staying on Top of the Latest Developments in Discovery
• Early return of subpoenas and objections under O36B RSC
• Third party discovery under O26A RSC
• Analysis of recent cases and developments
• Practical implications and guidance
»» Presented by Craig Slater, Francis Burt Chambers
Re-litigating and Abuse of Process: Dealing With Difficult
Edge Cases
• Managing situations where the line between res judicata
and issue estoppel is blurred
• Key elements of Anshun estoppel
• Applicability of principles to different courts and tribunals
• Recent cases and examples
»» Presented by Charmaine Holyoak-Roberts, Barrister, John
Toohey Chambers
153W20AB
Cultivating Successful Negotiation and Mediation Skills
$255
Conducting Sex Offence Matters: Preparation and
Practice
Preparing for Jury Trials
Session Two: Current Issues in Criminal Law
FRIDAY, 27 MARCH 2015
Very knowledgeable
speakers, interesting
presentation
presented well
SEMINARS MAY ALSO BE AVAILABLE AS LIVE WEB SEMINARS OR ON-DEMAND RECORDINGS
• Achieving optimal outcomes in negotiations
• Types of mediation and choice of mediators
• Handling difficult clients, parties and mediators
• Negotiating strategies
• Strengthening your client’s negotiating position
• Moving past roadblocks in the negotiation
»» Presented by Chris Williams, Principal, Chris Williams
Lawyer
& Mediator
Finding Success in Tribunals
• Tips and potential pitfalls when appearing before a tribunal
• Communicating with a tribunal and preparation strategies
• Evidence, cross-examination and experts
• Presenting your case and written submissions
»» Presented by Rayn Wade, Consultant, Ashurst
Interesting range
of topics presented
comprehensively;
Excellent
SEMINARS MAY ALSO BE AVAILABLE AS LIVE WEB SEMINARS OR ON-DEMAND RECORDINGS
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Legal Skills and Ethics for
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Government Lawyers
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Compulsory Land
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Decision Making:
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$205
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153W09
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153W12
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Evidence and Advocacy
Masterclass
Session 1: Litigation Skills:
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Commercial Law
Conference
Resources Law
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Session 1: Contracts,
Disputes and Insolvency
in Resources
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and Updates
153W14
$710
$810
153W14A
$360
$460
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$360
$460
153W15
$710
$810
153W16
$710
$810
153W16A
$360
$460
153W16B
$360
$460
Family Law Conference
153W17
$710
$810
Session 1: Legal Skills and
Ethics for Family Lawyers
Competency Area 1: Legal
Skills and Practice
Competency Area 2:
Ethics or Professional
Responsibility
Session 2: Practising
Family Law in 2015
Property Law Conference
2015
Session 1: Legal Skills
and Ethics for Property
Lawyers
Competency Area 2:
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Responsibility
Competency Area 1: Legal
Skills and Practice
Session 2: Essential
Property Law Updates
153W17A
$360
$460
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$255
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$255
153W17B
$360
$460
153W18
$710
$810
153W18A
$360
$460
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Session 2: Current Issues
for In-House Counsel
4th Annual Contracts
Conference
Session 1: Contracts
Master Class: Crafting
Documents to Deliver
Business Outcomes and
Minimise Risk
Session 2: Contracts in
Practice
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or Professional
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Ethics: Competency
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Legal Skills and Ethics for
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Session 2: Ethics
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Bankruptcy and
Insolvency: Staying
Updated and Getting the
Details Right
Workplace Health and
Safety: Looking Ahead
in WA
Shareholder Agreements:
Drafting and Disputes
Workshop
153W21B
$360
$460
153W22
$710
$810
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$360
$460
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$360
$460
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$360
$460
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$360
$460
153W27
$360
$460
153W28
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$460
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in Criminal Law
Advanced Litigation
Conference
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5th Annual In-House
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153W23
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153W24
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