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Check your (legal professional) privilege!

21-08-23 @ 5:30 pm / Matthew Jones KC, Jason Mitchenson

What will the seminar cover? The primary purpose of the Courts in any legal system must be to determine the truth. In common law systems, that purpose is generally facilitated by subjecting witnesses to cross-examination and requiring parties to disclose and produce relevant documents. However, in certain cases, one may…

The Strategy of Pleadings – QYL x Level Twenty Seven Chambers

06-07-23 @ 5:30 pm / Oliver Cook

What will the seminar cover? The Strategy of Pleadings was the second of four education events in 2023 co-hosted by Queensland Young Lawyers and Level Twenty Seven Chambers. Oliver Cook (Level Twenty Seven Chambers) and Jayleigh Sargent (16 Quay Central) facilitated this session. Topics covered: - The purpose of pleadings…

Preparing for Trial – Level Twenty Seven Chambers x Queensland Young Lawyers

20-04-23 @ 5:30 pm / Michael Trim KC

What will the seminar cover? This was the first CPD in a series of four co-hosted by Level Twenty Seven Chambers and Queensland Young Lawyers covering essential lawyer knowledge and skills. Both having practised as solicitors at international law firms prior to joining the bar, Michael Trim (Level Twenty Seven…

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…

Settling Up, Not Settling Down – Offers to Settle in Australian Disputes

01-12-22 @ 5:30 pm / Shane Monks, Kristi Riedel

What will the seminar cover? This seminar was hosted as a collaboration between the Downs & South West QLD Law Association (DSWQLA) and Level Twenty Seven Chambers 1730 on 1 December 2022. Shane Monks and Kristi Riedel (Level Twenty Seven Chambers) and Clare Dart (Inns of Court) are barristers who…