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.
Chair:
James Healy, Barrister, Francis Burt Chambers
Afternoon Tea
Professional Skills
4.15pm to 5.15pm Presenting Your Client’s Case in the SAT
Presented by Richard Douglas, Barrister, Francis Burt Chambers
Description
Attend and earn 3 CPD units in Professional Skills
This program is based on WA legislation
Professional Skills
2.00pm to 3.00pm Creative Approach to Running a Matter in the State Administrative Tribunal of Western Australia
- Mastering the issues
- Recognition of potential jurisdictional limitations
- Dealing with unrepresented parties and responding to applications for Intervention/ Leave to make submissions
- Embracing FDR and Conferral
- Unlocking Tribunal powers
- Appeals
Presented by Alex McGlue, Special Counsel, Lavan
Professional Skills
3.00pm to 4.00pm Evidence in the State Administrative Tribunal WA
- The Tribunal's evidence framework
- Expert evidence duties and management
- Documentary evidence and policies
- Proof standards and objections
- Cross-examination strategies
- Best practice tips
Presented by Richard Graham, Legal Practitioner Director, Graham & Associates Lawyers
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.
Mr Alex McGlue, Special Counsel, Lavan
