A comprehensive guide on briefing legal counsel, addressing the timing for briefing, the preparation of the brief, and ways to aid your counsel in getting ready for court.
Description
Attend and earn 1 CPD unit in Professional Skills
This program is applicable to practitioners from all States & Territories
Chair:
Lisa Gooneratne, Special Counsel, HWL Ebsworth
Professional Skills
12.00pm to 1.15pm Briefing Counsel: Getting the Most Out of Your Barristers
- When to brief
- Preparing the brief: what should go in and what shouldn’t
- Electronic briefs
- How to best assist Counsel in preparing for Court
- Instructing in Court
- Developing good working relationships with Counsel
Presented by Jane Muir, Barrister, Gerard Brennan Chambers
Presenters
Ms. Jane Muir, Barrister, Gerard Brennan Chambers
Jane is a commercial barrister based in Brisbane. She appears in State and Federal Courts in Queensland and New South Wales, and represents clients in mediations and arbitrations. At the Bar since 2008, Jane has a broad commercial practice. Her work includes banking, building & construction (in particular, large scale infrastructure disputes), commercial contracts, consumer protection, corporate law, employment, insolvency, insurance, real property and trade practices, matters. She also does a substantial amount of opinion work. Before coming to the Bar, Jane practised for eight years as a solicitor in Sydney, London and Dublin. During that time, she worked in litigation and front end corporate, and banking, roles.
Ms. Lisa Gooneratne, Special Counsel, HWL Ebsworth Lawyers
Lisa has extensive experience in personal injury insurance law, in a variety of areas. Lisa acts for both private insurers and Government agencies, in the areas of public liability, workers compensation, medical negligence, coronial inquests, medical disciplinary matters and motor vehicle accidents. Lisa also acts for a self-insurers, including a national airline and national banks, in relation to personal injury claims. Lisa is actively involved in the ACT legal community, being a former chair of the Young Lawyers Committee and currently a Commissioner and Board member of the ACT Legal Aid Commission.
This seminar is part of a series
Litigation Fundamentals: A Lunchtime Series: Preparing a Case for Trial
Delve into three fundamental litigation skills all over lunch: briefing counsel, case preparation for trial, and optimising litigation practice through key project management skills. Learn when and how to brief counsel, how you can prepare your case for trial and finally, takeaway how to streamline your litigation practice with essential project management skills. A must attend series for all aspiring litigators. WEB242N61Z
Description
Attend the full series and earn 3 CPD units including:
1 unit in Practice Management & Business Skills
2 units in Professional Skills
This program is applicable to practitioners from all States & Territories
If you register for the full series as a live online product after the date of an individual session, you will be sent the recording for the sessions that have passed. Alternatively, you can register for individual sessions by following the links below.
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