What will the seminar cover?
Being in house counsel for a party to a commission of inquiry (COI) brings different considerations, responsibilities and challenges. You will hear firsthand from in-house counsel and barristers who have worked with in-house counsel on commissions of inquiry about the unique demands this brings to all parties and ideas on how to manage them collaboratively and effectively.
Who should attend?
All law practitioners, especially commercial litigation lawyers as well as their clients and in-house counsel.
PRESENTERS
Chambers warmly welcomes two expert guest speakers to the third webinar in a series focusing on large scale litigation and/or those involving groups. Information about the commissions of inquiry and class actions webinars is available here.
Panel Chair:
Nicholas Andreatidis QC (barrister, Level Twenty Seven Chambers)
Panel:
Denise Obst (General Counsel Australia, GHD)
Carissa Smith (Senior Legal Counsel Australia, GHD)
Sophie Gibson (barrister, Level Twenty Seven Chambers)
Nic and Sophie host this fireside chat. They were briefed by GHD on the Paradise Dam Commission of Inquiry and worked closely with both Denise and Carissa.
VENUE
Webinar
WATCH
(33 mins)
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The presentation is free to view. For further information, please contact Tamara McCombe on +61 7 3008 3927.
LISTEN
The podcast version of the CPD is available below.
The PowerPoint is available below.
Commissions of Inquiry – an In-House Counsel Perspective
The presentation is free to view. For further information, please contact Tamara McCombe on +61 7 3008 3927.
Related content
Chambers previously hosted the webinar ‘Commissions of Inquiries and Inquests – Perspectives from the Bench and Each Side of the Bar Table’ which included input from John Byrne AO RFD who was the Commissioner on the Paradise Dam Commission of Inquiry. The on demand video and podcast recordings are published here.
