Description
Attend and earn 1 CPD hour in Professional Skills
This program is based on QLD, NSW & WA legislation
Professional Skills
9.00am to 10.00am Drafting the Statement of Claim, Defence and Reply
- The drafting process
- The pleading rules in the Queensland and NSW UCPR and the Federal Court rules
- The role of particulars
- Some ‘no no’s when drafting pleadings
- Avoiding deemed admissions
- Pleading claims or defences based on misleading or deceptive conduct, estoppel or unconscionable conduct
- Refining your pleading skills
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.
