Navigating the complexities of the State Administrative Tribunal (SAT) is challenging but join leading counsel and experienced practitioners to gain crucial insights on best practices that will make your appearances in the SAT easier. Gain strategies for effective case management, and tips and traps for handling unrepresented litigants. Gain skills from experienced Counsel on how to present persuasive evidence and on perfecting your advocacy skills to ensure success in your clients' matters. Don't miss this once-a-year opportunity to refine your SAT practice.

Presenters

Richard Graham, Legal Practitioner Director, Graham & Associates Lawyers
Richard Graham is a legal practitioner director at Graham and Associates. He specialises in defamation, guardianship and administration in SAT and legal costs disputes. He is the author of Civil Procedure WA Magistrates Court, known as "The Magistrates Court Red Book". Richard is a member of 2 committees at the Law Society of WA. These are the Courts Committee and the Costs Committee.


James Healy, Barrister, Francis Burt Chambers
James specialises in resources and construction disputes, acting at various times for all of the proponents in such projects. Prior to joining the bar in 2010, James was a partner of Middletons (now K&L Gates) and assisted clients with all commercial and contentious aspects of the development of resources projects in Australia, the Asia Pacific and Africa. His practice focuses on complex contractual disputes with respect to major construction and engineering projects and infrastructure. This has included acting for parties in LCIA and SIAC international arbitrations. That work has seen him work extensively with delay and quantum experts and collating the supporting lay evidence. He has also acted as counsel in respect to a number of the leading cases on enforcement of determinations under the Construction Contracts Act 2004 (WA). Doyles Guide and AFR’s Best Lawyers regularly peer reviews James as a leading WA junior counsel.


Richard Douglas, Barrister, Francis Burt Chambers
Richard Douglas has been a Barrister at Francis Burt Chambers since 2006. He has been admitted as an attorney in the state of New York since 2000. Richard has been involved in significant litigation including: The Bell group; Sons of Gwalia; Burrup Fertilisers; Storm Financial; Fire Power, Anaconda; Rothwells; and the Insurance coverage dispute regarding the world trade centre in Manhattan following the events of 9/11. Richard has been a member and chair of the WA Law Reform Commission and acted in relation to a number of public enquiries. Richard continues to act in relation to complex, difficult and urgent matters in courts across Australia.


Paul McQueen, Legal Counsel and Partner, Lavan
Paul McQueen is Legal Counsel and Partner in Lavan Legal's Planning, Environment and Land Compensation Team. Paul is admitted to practice as a barrister and solicitor in both the Supreme Court of Western Australia and the High Court of Australia. Paul has been in specialist legal practice for over 25 years and is a recognised leader in the areas of town planning, environmental and land compensation law. The nature of Paul's practice as an advocate involves providing both court representation and strategic advice concerning the acquisition and development of land in WA. He advises on all aspects of the approval and implementation of development and subdivision proposals, conducts compensation claims, planning and environmental appeals (to the State Administrative Tribunal and Office of the Appeals Convenor) and in Supreme Court Judicial Review proceedings related to all types of planning and environmental matters. Paul has lectured in planning law at the University of Western Australia Law School. Paul's experience and industry involvement includes his role as Chairman of the UDIA EnviroDevelopment Board of Management, former member State Council of the UDIA and the appointment as Honorary Fellow of the Planning Institute of Australia.