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Functus Officio in Arbitration

22-10-21 / Shane Doyle KC, Sarah Spottiswood — Arbitration, International

This presentation formed part of ACICA's Australian Arbitration Week 2021 program. Shane Doyle QC and Sarah Spottiswood (Level Twenty Seven Chambers) and Chiann Bao (Arbitration Chambers) explored the situations where an arbitrator might be said to have performed its office so as to be (wholly or as to particular aspects…

Update on Defamation Law in Queensland

29-9-21 / Michael May, Rachel De Luchi — Media & Defamation

A seminar/webinar hosted by Level Twenty Seven Chambers. Following the Defamation (Model Provisions) and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2021 (the Act) commencing on 1 July 2021, Michael May and Rachel De Luchi provided a valuable update on the changes that the Act introduced. Further details, including the video and podcast…

Rules of Evidence & Affidavit Drafting

10-9-21 / Kristi Riedel, Rachel De Luchi, Sarah Spottiswood

In the third in a series of four presentations hosted by Queensland Young Lawyers (QYL) and Level Twenty Seven Chambers, Kristi Riedel, Rachel De Luchi and Sarah Spottiswood discussed the the role of affidavits, expert reports and expert witnesses in court proceedings. Some of the topics they clarified were: Procedural…

High Court affirms parties can effectively contract out of some statutory limitation periods

22-7-21 / Nicholas Andreatidis KC, Anthony Messina, Sophie Gibson — Contract, Banking

Nicholas Andreatidis QC, Anthony Messina and Sophie Gibson appeared for the respondents in Price v Spoor [2021] HCA 20, instructed by Mullins Lawyers. This was an action to recover principal and interest owed under two mortgages, and for possession of the land secured by the mortgages, the appellants pleaded statutory limitations defences. This…

Legal Technology: lessons learned from the pandemic and strategies for the future

16-7-21 / Nicholas Andreatidis KC

Friday 16 July 2021, the Law Council of Australia hosted its regular 'Hot Topics in Commonwealth Compensation' program, chaired by The Hon Justice David Thomas, President of the Administrative Appeals Tribunal. This year's edition was online only with Nicholas Andreatidis QC, of these chambers, contributing to the panel 'Legal Technology:…