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These events and services are not provided by the ACT Law Society. The below are paid advertisements provided for the interest of our members.

To advertise events or services on this page, please contact the communications officer at communications@actlawsociety.asn.au.

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The Australian Lawyers Alliance (ALA) presents its annual ACT Conference with analysis of a range of current legal issues for legal professionals working in plaintiff and personal injury law in the ACT.

Hear from expert speakers across this full day of learning, development and networking. This year’s CPD program includes presentations on ethics, medical negligence claims, abuse, estate claims, working with witnesses and more.

Date: Friday 16 August 2024
Venue: Hotel Realm
More details and registration: https://lawyersalliance.eventsair.com/act-conference-2024/

The conference will draw speakers and panellists from throughout Australia and New Zealand. The sessions will include an overview of the process in relation to cases involving sexual assault and will focus on:

  • an understanding of national consent laws from perspectives in different jurisdictions;
  • the trial process;
  • trauma neurobiological impacts of sexual violence and myths and misconceptions; and
  • criminological, psychological and social perspectives.

There will also be sessions which focus on issues impacting population groups which are overrepresented in sexual violence statistics; and vicarious trauma, including the well-being of those involved in sexual assault matters.

Read more and register here.

Registration is now open for the Young Commonwealth Lawyers Association (YCLA) webinar aimed at a pan profession audience of practitioners, students of law or those wishing to gain insight and understanding of implementing mediation by one of the leading professionals in the field.

The YCLA welcome Gregory Vijayendran SC, the CLA’s Council Member for Singapore and Fellow at the Singapore Institute of Arbitrator to present a 60 minute Webinar on “To Court or Not? The Case for Arbitration” with Maximillian Taylor, the YCLA’s Lawyer in Training, England & Wales representative moderating.

During this session Gregory will look to cover the follow points…

  1. Which disputes are arbitrable?
  2. Which arbitration seats should be chosen and why?
  3. Differences between litigation and arbitration.
  4. How to have effective arbitration advocacy?
  5. What are some best practices for arbitrators and arbitration counsel?

Register here

Please submit any prior questions to info@commonwealthlawyers.com for Gregory relating to the webinar.

Time: 5.00am EST & AST / 10.00am BST London & WAT / 2.30pm IST / 5.00pm MYT / 5.00pm WST/ 7.00pm AEST & PGT

Date: Thursday 25th July 2024

Speakers:
Gregory Vijayendran SC

Moderator:
Maximillian Taylor

*Certificate of Attendance given on request*

The BLS Report is a series of podcasts created by the Business Law Section, covering topics of interest arising in our fields or practice. This series is in commemoration of the late Professor Robert (‘Bob’) Baxt.

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