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Succession of Trustees: am I still indemnified?

22-05-24 @ 5:30 pm / Paul McQuade KC, Anthony Messina — Corporate Insolvency & Bankruptcy

What will the seminar cover? The law in relation to a trustee’s right of indemnity by way of exoneration or recoupment has been the subject of several decisions in recent years including by the High Court. In this seminar, Paul and Anthony will explore the ability of a trustee to…

The “momentous” UK Supreme Court Decision on Directors’ Duties in Respect of Creditors’ Interests You Need to Know About

12-12-22 @ 5:30 pm / Paul McQuade KC, David Chesterman KC, Matthew Jones KC — Corporate Insolvency & Bankruptcy, Corporations

What will the seminar cover? According to Lord Reed, the issues on appeal in BTI 2014 LLC v Sequana SA [2022] UKSC 25 “go to the heart of our understanding of company law, and a considerable importance to the management of companies”. The decision concerns the fiduciary duty of directors to…

Queensland Young Lawyers x Level Twenty Seven Chambers CPD: Disclosure & Discovery in Australian Courts

10-11-22 @ 5:30 pm / Sarah Spottiswood, Oliver Cook — Banking, Building & Construction, Class Actions, Commercial Equity, Contract, Corporate Insolvency & Bankruptcy, Corporations, Land Law & Property

What will the seminar cover? Queensland Young Lawyers (QYL) and the barristers at Level Twenty Seven Chambers curated a series of four CPDs spanning 2022 to provide young lawyers with knowledge essential to their role. The final installment ‘Disclosure’ was facilitated by Sarah Spottiswood and Oliver Cook. Sarah and Oliver…

Persuasive Legal Writing: The Importance of Document Design and Typography

29-08-22 @ 5:30 pm / Matthew Hickey OAM KC, Mohammud Jaamae Hafeez-Baig, Christopher Doyle — Appellate, Banking, Building & Construction, Commercial Equity, Contract, Corporate Insolvency & Bankruptcy, Corporations, Resources & Energy

What will the seminar cover? Lawyers are in the business of producing persuasive writing, but they often neglect a key dimension: document design and typography. Legal documents are professionally published materials and their readers—clients, judges, or the public—expect them to be of the same standard as other professionally published materials.…

Docs, eTrials & Practice Directions

18-11-21 @ 5:30 pm / Nicholas Andreatidis KC, Florence Chen, Oliver Cook — Banking, Building & Construction, Commercial Equity, Competition & Consumer, Contract, Corporate Insolvency & Bankruptcy, Corporations, Intellectual Property, Media & Defamation, Native Title & Cultural Heritage, Professional Discipline & Regulatory, Professional Negligence, Resources & Energy, Sport, Succession, Tax, Insurance, Employment & Industrial

This presentation was the final installment in a series of four co-hosted by Queensland Young Lawyers and Level Twenty Seven Chambers. Links to the previous three events are available in the 'Materials' section at the bottom of this page. The series aimed to address practical and everyday topics for junior…