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The Derivative Action in Asia: An Inconvenient Truth
D r Puchniak will be presenting the major findings from his forthcoming co-edited and co-authored book, “The Derivative Action in Asia: A Comparative and Functional approach” (Cambridge University Press). He will explain how the derivative action in Asia provides a useful lens for re-evaluating several of the foundational theories in “Asian” and comparative corporate law. Using this lens, he will argue that the cultural theory of “Asian non-litigiousness” should be relegated to the dustbin of academic history and that three important universal theories in comparative corporate law (i.e., common law superiority, economic rationality and convergence) are fundamentally flawed. Ultimately, Dr. Puchniak will suggest that “Asian” and comparative corporate law should replace its lust for grand universal theories with a quest for understanding, rather than avoiding, the complex reality that is necessary to accurately understand this burgeoning field of scholarship.
Date: Wednesday 8 February 2012 Time: 1:00 – 2:15 PM Venue: Room 109, Level 1, Melbourne Law School (185 Pelham Street, Carlton VIC 3053) |
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Global Trend Towards Contract Automation and What it Means for the Legal ProfessionI
We would be pleased to invite you to a free evening seminar in Melbourne and Sydney on the 'Global Trend Towards Contract Automation and What it Means for the Legal Profession'.
Dates:
Tuesday, 7 February 2012 (Melbourne)
Thursday, 9 February 2012 (Sydney)
Time:
5:30 pm - 6:30 pm (followed by refreshments)
Venue:
Mallesons Stephen Jaques
Melbourne: Level 50, Bourke Place, 600 Bourke Street, VIC 3000
Sydney: Level 61, Governor Phillip Tower, 1 Farrer Place, NSW 2000 |
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Transactional Law Workshop: Drafting Clearer Contracts - Melbourne
Contract drafting is a vital function at companies and law firms. But traditionally, contract drafting has consisted of recycling contract language of questionable quality and relevance. This course will show you that there’s another way—that using clear language and an efficient process can save you time, help you become more competitive, and reduce the risk of contract disputes.
Workshop leader
Kenneth A. Adams, Lecturer, University of Pennsylvania Author, A Manual of Style for Contract Drafting
Venue:
Mallesons Stephen Jaques Melbourne: Level 50, Bourke Place, 600 Bourke Street, VIC 3000
When: Wednesday 8/2/2012
Time 9:00 am - 4:00 pm |
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Transactional Law Workshop: Drafting Clearer Contracts
The Centre for Corporate Law and Securities Regulation is pleased to invite you to a Transactional Law Workshop in February 2012 on Drafting Clearer Contracts. The workshop will be delivered by Kenneth A. Adams, a leading authority on contract drafting.
The workshop is designed to show how using clear language and an efficient process can save time, help lawyers and other professionals to become more competitive, and reduce the risk of contract disputes.
The workshop is being held in both Melbourne and Sydney.
Speaker: Kenneth A. Adams is the author of A Manual of Style for Contract Drafting, which is one of the American Bar Association's best-selling titles and has become an essential resource for contract drafters. He gives public and in-house seminars in the U.S., Canada and internationally, acts as a consultant and expert witness, and is a lecturer at the University of Pennsylvania Law School. He is also president and founder of Koncision Contract Automation, an online service that makes available to lawyers document-assembly templates for business contracts.
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The Centre for Corporate Law and Securities Regulation is pleased to invite you to the next Transactional Law Seminar of 2011. Timothy Spangler will speak on the topic “One Step Ahead - Hedge Funds and Private Equity Funds after the Global Financial Crisis”.
The recent Global Financial Crisis sparked a wave of regulatory reform. This seminar will consider the impact of these reforms on the regulation and operation of hedge funds and private equity funds:
·What are the limitations of these reforms and what have they accomplished?
·What changes have fund managers and participants adopted in the absence of comprehensive regulatory reform to private funds vehicles?
·What is the impact in terms of how funds are structured and documented?
·What does the future hold for hedge funds and private equity funds in Australia?
Speaker: Timothy Spangler is a lawyer who divides his professional time between London and New York. His practice focuses on forming and structuring investment vehicles. He advises on a wide variety of funds, including hedge funds, private equity funds, venture capital funds, mezzanine funds, film funds and funds of funds. He is the author of The Law of Private Investment Funds (Oxford University Press 2008) and the editor of Investment Management: Law and Practice (Oxford University Press 2010). He is also an Adjunct Professor at the UCLA School of Law, where he lectures on the regulation of financial services and investment products.
DATE: Tuesday 20 December 2011
TIME: 12.45pm – 2:00pm (Sandwiches and light refreshments will be provided)
VENUE: Corrs Chambers Westgarth Level 36 600 Bourke Street, Melbourne
** This is a free seminar. RSVP is required. Please register by 1.00pm on 19 December 2011 ** |
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European Tax College
Conference Tax Treaty Law Around the Globe
Tilburg,
The Netherlands
June 14-16, 2012 |
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This seminar is an opportunity to join the Judge in Charge of the Commercial Court, the Judge in Charge of the Technology Engineering and Construction List, and a practising Senior Counsel to examine recent reforms and their likely impact on practice and procedure in the Commercial Court.
Date: Wednesday, 22 February 2012 |
| Link to announcement: Commercial Court Seminar - Key Developments in the Commercial Court: An Update for Commercial Practitioners |
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The Melbourne Law School is proud to host a free public lecture entitled, " Corporate Governance and Anti-bribery in Cross-border Transactions".
This seminar brings together four legal and business experts to provide their insights into the current challenges and trends, particularly in the context of international cross-border transactions.
It is also an opportunity for Melbourne Law School to introduce its new Transactional Law Program, coordinated by Mr Andrew Godwin (Associate Director, Asian Law Centre, MLS).
You are invited to attend the seminar, which will be presented in both Melbourne and Sydney. To register your interest, kindly follow the links below. Invitation and RSVP details are also attached. |
| Link to announcement: Registration for the Melbourne seminar |
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Duties of Directors and Officers beyond James Hardie and Centro - Where to from here?
- Key implications for boardroom advice and practice
- Preparing and running cases in the future
- Issues for monitoring and reforem
Date: Wednesday 26 October, 2011
Time: 5.15 pm – 6.15 pm
Venue: Monash University Law Chambers 555 Lonsdale St, Melbourne
Cost: Free
RSVP: Friday 21 October, 2011 law-marketing@monash.edu or 03 9905 2630 |
| Link to announcement: Commercial Court Seminar |
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Second Engaging the Asian Economics Law and Practice - Working with Asia
Where: Thursday, 20 October 2011
Monash law School Chambers
555 Lonsdale Street, Melbourne
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The Australasian Forum for International Arbitration together with the International Law Association - Victorian Chapter are pleased to invite you to our International Arbitration in Australasia - Prospects and Trends Panel Event to be held in Melbourne on Tuesday 30 August 2011 at 6.00pm.
The evening will be hosted and sponsored by Clayton Utz at Level 18, 333 Collins Street, Melbourne.
We are pleased to announce the following Panel Members:
The Honourable Justice Croft (Supreme Court of Victoria)
Professor Michael Pryles (Chairman of SIAC and international arbitrator)
Andrew Stephenson (Partner, Clayton Utz)
Bronwyn Lincoln (Partner, Freehills) |
| Link to announcement: ILA-AFIA International Arbitration in Australasia - Prospects and Trends |
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The European Focus Group and Bond University will host a seminar in Sydney on 20 April 2010 on Discovery.
Discovery in Australia is increasingly becoming unmanageable. The new Chief Justice of the Federal Court of Australia, the Honourable Patrick Kean, recently suggested that discovery might be reduced to the dozen most important documents. Dr Wolfgang Babeck and commentators Judge Judith Gibson and Frédéric Venière will explore discovery in the context of the civil law system with reference to civil law countries in which discovery is the exception rather than the rule. For further information please see the attached flyer. Please RSVP by Friday 16 April 2010 if you wish to attend the seminar |
| Link to announcement: Dr Wolfgang Babeck and commentators Judge Judith Gibson and Frédéric Venière will explore discovery |
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Supreme Court Commercial Court Law Conference 2011
Date: Monday, 15 August 2011
Venue: Supreme Court of Victoria
“Director’s Duties after James Hardie and Centro”
Dr Robert Austin, Senior Legal Consultant, Minter Ellison, Sydney
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'International Tax Policy: A Current View from the United States'
Wed 03/08/2011 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM
Speaker Professor David Rosenbloom, New York University
Venue Lecture Theatre G08, Ground Floor
Address Melbourne Law School 185 Pelham Street Carlton
Contact Person Tessa Dermody
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CPD Seminar - Wednesday, 27 July 2011
Members and subscribers are reminded that Professor David Rosenbloom from the New York University will speak at a CPD Seminar on Wednesday, 27 July 2011. His topic will be "The new US rules on Uncertain Tax Positions".
The seminar will be held at the Neil McPhee Room, Level 1, Owen Dixon Chambers East from 5.15pm to 6.15pm. |
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International Arbitration in Australia and Beyond
ICC Dispute Resolution Services Seminar
Topics include:
Developments in International Arbitration in Australia
Developments in the Asia A Regional Perspective
International Arbitration and the ICC
International Arbitration and the Australian Courts
Date: 10 August 2011
Time: 1:30 pm Registration
Cost: $110.00
Venue: Federal Court Building
305 William Street
Melbourne 3000 |
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Directors’ Duties and the Centro Judgment - Twilight Seminars Melbourne and Sydney
The Centro judgment, in which the Federal Court found that eight Centro directors and executives failed in their duties when they approved the company’s accounts, is one of the most important judgments in recent years in the areas of corporate law and corporate governance. Some of the many
issues raised in the judgment include:
· The responsibility of directors for the financial accounts including, according to the court, the responsibility of all directors to read, understand and focus on their companies’ financial statements.
· What is required for directors to have what the court referred to as the necessary level of financial literacy and what are the implications for the appointment of directors?
· What is necessary for directors to undertake what the court referred to as “proper diligence” in relation to the financial statements?
· What is the right balance between relying on others for the accuracy of the financial statements (such as the chief financial officer, the auditors, the audit committee and directors with financial expertise) and the need for proper diligence by all directors?
· What board processes (including deciding what information the board receives) can help in ensuring that the board focuses on what is important – including the financial statements – and not be swamped with information and documents?
· Has this judgment set the standard too high for
non-executive directors?
This twilight seminar, which is being held in both Sydney and Melbourne, brings together leading speakers to discuss these and other topics.
DATES: Melbourne Wednesday 27 July 2011 Sydney Thursday 28 July 2011
TIME: 5.30pm – 7.00pm
PLACE: Mallesons Stephen Jaques
RSVP: J.McFadden |
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Apprehended Bias after British Tobacco
This free event, sponsored by Monash University, is an opportunity to join three eminent speakers in exploring the principles of ‘apprehended bias’ in the context of modern civil litigation.
Date: Wednesday 17 August 2011
Time: 5:15 - 6:15 pm
Venue: The Lower Banking Chamber, 385 Bourke Street, Melbourne RVSP: Friday 12 August 2011
marketing@law.monash.edu.au or 03 9905 2630 |
| Link to announcement: COMMERCIAL COURT SEMINAR, 17 August 2011 – Apprehended Bias after British American Tobacco Services Limited v Laurie [2011] HCA 2 |
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The Centre for Corporate Law and Securities Regulation and the Centre for Employment and Labour Relations Law would like to invite you to a seminar at the Melbourne Law School on Thursday 30 June.
Professor Christopher Bruner from Washington and Lee University School of Law will be speaking on the topic 'Corporate Governance in the Common-Law World: The Political Foundations of Shareholder Power'.
For further information please click here to view the seminar flyer.
DATE: Thursday 30 June 2011
TIME: 1:00pm – 2:00pm
VENUE: Boardroom (access via stairs from level 9)
Melbourne Law School
185 Pelham Street
Carlton
RSVP: To register online please click here. |
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The UNCITRAL model legislation on International Commercial Arbitration has been introduced in NSW and it is only a matter of time before it is adopted in Victoria.
Arbitration is an alternative way of resolving disputes (in the ADR category) and can be a successful way of avoiding litigation (ie. saving time and money).
This seminar will cover drafting and enforcement of arbitral awards in Australia and provides insights for practitioners on the legislative reform and the prospects of promoting Australia as a regional hub for international dispute resolution in the Asia-Pacific region.
Presenters are:
- The Honourable Justice Croft, Supreme Court of Victoria
- Albert Monichino SC, Barrister, Arbitrator and Mediator
- Peter Megens, Partner, Mallesons Stephen Jaques
Who should attend: Commercial lawyers, International lawyers, Young lawyers with an interest in International law and Litigation lawyers.
More information
When Monday 06 June, 5.30 – 7.00pm
Where LIV Lecture Theatre, 470 Bourke Street, Melbourne
Cost $145.00 Member
$125.00 Young Lawyers
$205.00 Non-Member
CPD Units 1.5
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The Supreme Court of Victoria and the Melbourne Law School are pleased to be hosting a workshop on Legal Writing by Mr Bryan Garner from the US.
Mr Garner is editor in chief of Black's Law Dictionary and author of a number of prominant texts on legal writing including as co author with US Supreme Court Justice Scalia the book Making Your Case. This is his first visit to Australia at the invitation of the Law School. It is a unique and rare opportunity to hear a leading world expert on this ever increasing essential topic for legal practice. The workshop will cover:
· Principles applicable to all legal writing
· Principles mainly for analytical and persuasive writing
· Principles mainly for legal drafting
· Principles of document design
· Ways to continue improving your writing skills
DATE: Tuesday 31 May 2011
TIME: 9am - 12pm
LOCATION: Lecture Theatre G08
Melbourne Law School, The University of Melbourne
185 Pelham Street, Carlton
COST: $250 (inclusive of GST, workbook and morning tea and light |
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Chair
Justice Jennifer Davies, Supreme Court of Victoria
Presenters
Justice Marcia Neave, Supreme Court of Appeal Victoria, will speak on recent cases on the construction of contracts.
Wendy Harris SC, the Victorian Bar, will speak on the potential role of conventional or promissory estoppel arising out of precontractual negotiations or dealings between parties.
Agata Jarbin, Mallesons Stephen Jaques, will speak on current issues on the construction of contracts from a solicitor's perspective.
RSVP Friday 3 June 2011 marketing@law.monash.edu.au or 03 9905 2630 |
| Link to announcement: Commercial Court CPD Seminar – Contract Construction: Ambiguity of Terms and Reference to 'Surrounding Circumstances' |
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The Takeovers Panel and Takeovers Regulation in Australia is a detailed analysis of the first 10 years of the Panel’s history as a rejuvenated organisation. Ian Ramsay brings together leading takeovers practitioners to consider the functions and powers of the Panel, explore why it was established, provide an assessment of its work, examine key issues and discuss possible reforms to the Panel in the future
Please RSVP to karolina.danger@takeovers.gov.au or 03 9655 3553 by Thursday 24 March. |
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Justice Anne Ferguson , Supreme Court of Victoria
Justice John Dixon, Supreme Court of Victoria, will speak on the challenges perceived by the judiciary and will comment on the new Practice Note No 9 of 2010 – Conduct of Group Proceedings
Jonathan Beach QC, the Victorian Bar, will speak on the practical aspects of managing and defending ‘class action’ claims on behalf of defendants
Bernard Murphy, Chairman, Maurice Blackburn Lawyers, will speak on the strategic issues involved in preparing and prosecuting ‘class action’ claims on behalf of plaintiffs
RSVP: 31 March 2011, marketing@law.monash.edu.au or 03 9905 2630 |
| Link to announcement: Commercial Court CPD Seminar – Class Actions – Expert Insight on Managing Practical Challenges and Procedural Issues – 6 April 2011 |
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5th Annual Estate Planning & Asset Protection Conference
Inter-generational asset transfers
Funding options in business succession
Succession planning case studies
Master Testamentary Trusts
Incapacity in estate planning
Trust deeds in rehab
Variations and resettlements
Fireproofing estate plans
Family law disputes and will-making
Using BFAs in blended families
SMSF succession and control
Super distributions on death of member
Sofitel Gold Coast, Broadbeach, Queensland Wednesday 30 & Thursday 31 March 2011 |
| Link to announcement: 5th Annual Estate Planning & Asset Protection Conference |
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CPD Essentials - Small Business: Directors` Duties & Personal Liabilities
Thursday, 17th March 2011
RACV City Club, 501 Bourke Street, Melbourne
- Directors' duties and responsibilities - the rising tide
- Directors' liability for trading while insolvent - ASIC guidelines & reports
- Directors' personal liability for tax debts - the ATO takes a hardline
- Directors' liability for corporate fault - the increase risks
3.5 CPD units
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21st Century Advocacy
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Chief Justice John Doyle AC,
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David Bennett AC QC,former Solicitor-General of Australia
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The Honourable Alexander Downer,former Foreign Minister of Australia
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The Honourable Michael Kirby AC CMG, former Justice of the High Court of Australia
In Conversation
Justice Antonin Scalia and Julian Burnside AO QC
The Conference will be held in Elder Hall on the University of Adelaide’s North Terrace campus.
Date
February 4 2011 |
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24, rue Chauchat
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| Link to announcement: International Fiscal Association 2011 Paris-France Conference |
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Who to Blame: Proportionate Liability under Victorian Legislation
Chair
Justice Elizabeth Hollingworth Supreme Court of Victoria
Presenters
Justice Geoffrey Nettle Court of Appeal, Supreme Court of Victoria, will speak on key legal principles embodied in the proportionate liability regime Mr Chris Caleo SC, the Victorian Bar, will speak on how to approach the challenges of a trial involving proportionate liability claims
Date: Wednesday 23 February 2011
Time: 5.15 pm – 6.15 pm
Venue: The Lower Banking Chamber, 385 Bourke St, Melbourne
Cost: Free
RSVP: Friday 18 February 2011 marketing@law.monash.edu.au or 03 9905 2630 |
| Link to announcement: Commercial Court CPD Seminar |
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The Hon. Justice Ian Binnie
Supreme Court of Canada
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Understanding the role of the expert witness - how much objectivity is it readonale to expect?
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Are judges credible assessors of complex technical evidence?
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Is i realistic to impose on judges a 'gatekeeper' role to vet questionable expert testimony before it is allowed into the record
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The contribution made by 'quack' practioners of legitimate science to wrongful convictions and what to to about it
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Potential modifications to the adversarial system to reduce abuses associated with expert testimony
Wednesday 1 December 2010
Lecture Threatre, Law institute of Victoria
470 Bourke Street
Melbourne
RSVP 29 November
+61 3 9600 1311
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Seminar - Dinner
Monday 29 November 2010
Speaker: Mr Robert Gordon
Chair: The Hon Justice Davies
Topic: "Cross Border Estate Planning: Juggling Overseas Assets and Other International Issues - a Question of Jurisdiction?" |
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"Are Securities Class Actions Supplemental to SEC Enforcement? An Empirical Analysis".
DATE: Wednesday 10 November 2010
TIME: 1.00 – 2.00pm
PLACE: Room G29, Ground Floor - Melbourne Law School
185 Pelham Street, Carlton
RSVP: Ian Ramsay
Tel: (03) 8344 5332
Email: i.ramsay@unimelb.edu.au
This is a free seminar (RSVP is required. Please register to the above email address by 1.00pm on 8 November 2010 ) |
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Engaging the Asian Economies – Law & Practice
Asia is a significant trading partner for Victoria. Yet, when it comes to the provision of legal services to corporations, governments and businesses from regional Asian economies there is a lack of understanding of how to engage with people from diverse cultures and different personality traits.
Wednesday, 13th October 2010
Banco Court, Supreme Court of Victoria
William Street, Melbourne
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Expert Witnesses: On the Stand or in the Hot Tub – How, When and Why?
– How to frame questions for experts
– Hot tubbing techniques (the good and the bad)
– How to identify when expert evidence is required
– What to do when expert evidence is critical to your case
Date: Wednesday 27 October, 2010
Time: 5.15 pm – 6.15 pm
Venue: The Lower Banking Chamber,
385 Bourke St, Melbourne
Cost: Free
RSVP: Friday 22 October 2010
marketing@law.monash.edu.au
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Date Friday 13 August 2010
Venue Banco Court, Supreme Court of Victoria
210 William St, Melbourne
Time 2.00pm – 5.45pm
Cost $200 + $20 GST = $220
Registrations Close 10 August 2010
2:00pm-2:15pm Welcome - The Hon Justice Marilyn Warren, Chief Justice of Victoria and Professor Ian Ramsay, Melbourne Law School
2:15pm-3:00pm Cross Border Insolvency – Lessons from Lehman Brothers - Sandra Mayerson, Squire, Sanders & Dempsey LLP, New York; Commentary – Leon Zwier,
Arnold Bloch Leibler
3:00pm-3.45pm Insider Trading and Market Manipulation - Tony D’Aloisio, Chairman, Australian Securities and Investments Commission
3:45pm-4:15pm Afternoon tea
4:15pm-5:00pm The Growing Importance of Schemes of Arrangement - Key Legal Issues - Alan Archibald QC
5:00pm-5.45pm Alternative Dispute Resolution - The Hon Justice James Judd; Commentary – Professor Camille Cameron, Melbourne Law School
5:45pm Drinks
The conference is co-sponsored by the Supreme Court of Victoria and the Centre for Corporate Law and Securities Regulation, Melbourne Law School, in association with the Victorian Bar Association and the Law Institute of Victoria.
For further information please contact:
Ms Josephine Peters
Centre for Corporate Law and Securities Regulation
The University of Melbourne Law School
Victoria 3010
Email : j.peters@unimelb.edu.au
Tel : 03 8344 5281
Fax: 03 8344 5285 |
| Link to announcement: Supreme Court of Victoria Commercial Law Conference Current Issues in Commercial Law |
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Justice Hartley Hansen, Supreme Court of Victoria
Presenters
Justice Clyde Croft , Supreme Court of Victoria, will speak on how the Courts are applying Aon.
Mr John Digby QC, the Victorian Bar, will speak on trial preparation under the Aon regime.
Ms Louise Jenkins , Partner, Allens Arthur Robinson, will speak on how to meet the challenges of timely and efficient preparation for trial.
Date: Thursday 19 August, 2010
Time: 5.15 pm – 6.15 pm
Venue: Neil McPhee Room Owen Dixon Chambers East Level 1, 205 William Street Melbourne VIC 3000
Cost: Free
RSVP: Monday 16 August, 2010 marketing@law.monash.edu.au or 03 9905 2630 Wine and nibbles will be provided afterwards, as well as tea and coffee. |
| Link to announcement: Aon Risk Services Australia Ltd v ANU [2009] HCA 27: What does this mean for litigation and how will it affect trial preparation? |
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- The Role of the Court in ADR
- The lastest trends in United States
- Where should we be going
Dispute resolution may take a number of different forms within and outside the processes of the Court. Courts are actively exploring and implementing non-adversarial means of dispute resolution as a means of increasing affordable access to justice.
Chair Justice Clyde Croft, Supreme Court of Victoria
Date: Tuesday 25 May, 2010
Time: 5.15 pm – 6.15 pm
Venue: Monash University Law Chambers
472 Bourke Street, Melbourne
Cost: Free
RSVP: Friday 21 May, 2010
marketing@law.monash.edu.au
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• What is early neutral evaluation?
• How does it work?
• How does the process differ from mediation?
• What role do the Bar and Solicitors have to play?
Date: Wednesday 24 March, 2010
Time: 5.15 pm – 6.15 pm
Venue: Monash University Law Chambers 472 Bourke Street, Melbourne
RSVP: Monday 22 March, 2010 marketing@law.
Chair
Justice Jennifer Davies, Supreme Court of Victoria
Presenters
Professor Camille Cameron, Melbourne University, Faculty of Law
Ms Wendy Harris, Barrister, the Victorian Bar
Ms Abigail McGregor, Partner, Norton Rose
Early Neutral Evaluation is a new valuable tool for practitioners to secure early resolution of their clients’ disputes before incurring avoidable costs. Commercial decision making can be informed by informal judicial evaluation of key issues.
Modern commercial practitioners need to know how ENE works, when it might be effective and when to recommend it to their commercial clients. |
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ASIC is hosting a National Credit Roadshow to help credit providers and businesses involved in assisting consumers obtain credit comply with the new National Consumer Credit Regime. The Roadshow will visit every state and territory capital and 24 regional centres from 15 February 2010 through to the beginning of April 2010. Live webcast - A webcast of the Roadshow presentation will be streamed live on Thursday 4 March 2010 at 12.15pm AEST (Sydney/Melbourne - 12:15PM, Brisbane - 11:15AM, Adelaide - 11:45AM, Perth - 9:15AM). The webcast will provide people with an interactive opportunity to see and hear a Roadshow presentation as it is presented live. The webcast has been made available for those unable to attend a Roadshow.
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University of Melbourne, CCLSR - The Care Factor: The Care, Skill and Diligence Standard for Directors after ASIC v Rich
In this important seminar at which leading speakers will participate, the following topics will be discussed:
• What is the standard?
- Differences (and relationship) between the general law and statutory duties
- Significance of a corporation's circumstances, and each director's particular responsibilities
- Minimum standards of skill and diligence
- Availability or relevance of shareholder ratification
• The business judgment rule - What is it and does it really matter?
In ASIC v Rich Justice Austin provides one of the first comprehensive judicial analyses of the business judgment rule in s 180(2) of the Corporations Act. The judgment addresses the big mostly unanswered questions for directors and officers like: What is a business judgment? Who bears the onus of proof? Is there a common law business judgment rule? What does the business judgment rule require? What is the effect of the requirement for a “rational belief”?
• Staying out of trouble - Lessons from the GFC and the Rich decision on practical steps to comply with directors’ duties:
- meetings and minutes
- bullet-proofing in the deal context
- significance of special roles and skills
- role of professional advisers
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Issues in Case Management presenters
Justice Jennifer Davies, Supreme Court of Victoria
Mr Philip Solomon, Barrister, the Victorian Bar
Ms Penelope Pengilley, Partner, Holding Redlich
In conjunction with the Supreme Court of Victoria, LIV and Vic Bar, Monash Law School presents the inaugural Commercial Court CPD & CLE at Monash Seminar. The topic of the first seminar is ‘Issues in Case Management’.
Date: Thursday 25 February, 2010
Time: 5pm – 6pm
Venue: Monash University Law Chambers 472 Bourke Street, Melbourne
RSVP: marketing@law.monash.edu.au 03 9905 2630 |
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The Supreme Court of Victoria Inaugural Commercial Law Conference - Current Issues in Commercial Law (12 November 2009) |
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THE JAMES HARDIE CASE A TIMELY REMINDER TO CONSIDER YOUR D&O COVER AND DEEDS OF INDEMNITY, INSURANCE and ACCESS.For any queries call Josephine Peters on 03 8344 5281.Convenor Professor Ian Ramsay, Director Centre for Corporate Law & Securities Regulation Melbourne Law School Melbourne 11 November 2009 |
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Seven government agencies will present advisory services, workshops and research tools provided by state and federal government agencies to assist new business start-ups. Location Beaumaris Community Centre Ocean Reef Road JOONDALUP 6027 WA Organiser: ACCC |
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AUSTRALIAN BAR ASSOCIATION ADVANCED ADVOCACY COURSE BRISBANE 2010 |
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SEMINAR. Melbourne Law School Regulation of executive remuneration: an empirical study of the first three years of a ‘voting and disclosure’ regime in Australia and the UK. Speaker: Kym Sheehan DATE: Friday 4 September 2009 TIME: 11.00am PLACE: Room 920, Level 9 - Melbourne Law School 185 Pelham Street Carlton RSVP: Josephine Peters Tel: (03) 8344 5281 Email j.peters@unimelb.edu.au This is a free seminar (RSVP is required. Please register to the above email address by 1.00pm on 3 September 2009) |
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Lunchtime seminar - Corporate Social Responsibility: International Legal Developments.Michael Kerr is the senior consultant and founder of Natural Advantage, a Montreal-based consultancy firm specialising in Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and sustainable development. He will speak on: -The new role the law in Australia and globally is playing to mandate CSR; -How key international voluntary initiatives are interacting with the law to promote CSR; -The important role for CSR as world leaders seek regulatory solutions to the global financial crisis; and -The future direction of CSR. DATE: Tuesday 1 September 2009 TIME: 1.00 – 2.00pm PLACE: Room G29, Ground Floor - Melbourne Law School 185 Pelham Street Carlton RSVP: Josephine Peters Tel: (03) 8344 5281 Email: j.peters@unimelb.edu.au This is a free seminar (RSVP is required. Please register to the above email address by 1.00pm on 31 August 2009) |
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The Tax Group at Melbourne Law School invites you to attend its Annual Tax Lecture, to be given on Thursday 20 August 2009 by the Hon. Justice Tony Pagone on the topic "Tax Uncertainty". The theme of the Melbourne Law School annual tax lecture series is 'taxation law in context' and the purpose of the lectures is to consider the development of taxation law in its broader legal and historical setting. |
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Convenor Professor Ian Ramsay, Director Centre for Corporate Law & Securities Regulation Melbourne Law School Dates 12 August 2009 – Melbourne 8 September 2009 – Sydney For more details click here |
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The tenth ACCC Regulatory conference will be held on Thursday 30th and Friday 31st July 2009 at the Holiday Inn, Gold Coast, Queensland Australia. The theme for the conference is the Regulation of infrastructure in a time of transition. Click here for more details |
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Commercial Bar Association, Sports Law Section Speaker(s): Terry Forrest QC; Peter McMillan - Peter McMillan Consulting Pty Ltd Time: 5:15pm - 6:15pm Where: Neil McPhee Room: Level 1, Owen Dixon Chambers East Click here. |
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Commercial Bar Association; International Law Speaker(s): Dr Melissa Perry Field: 1 CPD Point: Time: 5.15pm - 6.15pm Where: Neil McPhee Room, Level 1, Owen Dixon Chambers East Click here |
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Commercial Bar Association, Insolvency Law Speaker(s): Philip Crutchfield Field: 1 CPD Point: Substantive Law / Professional Skills Time: 5.15pm - 6.15pm Where: Neil McPhee Room, Level 1, Owen Dixon Chambers East Click here |
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