Attend and earn 1 CPD unit in Professional Skills
This program is applicable to practitioners from all States & Territories
- Drafting effective communication/advice to your client: What works and doesn’t?
- How to avoid your communication being lost in translation
- Tips when picking up the phone to the other side
- Where it can go wrong: examples of common mistake and valuable tips
Presented by Stacy Miller, Partner, Cronin Miller; Recommended Commercial Litigation & Dispute Resolutions Lawyer, Doyle’s Guide 2024
Lisa Gooneratne, Special Counsel, HWLE Lawyers
Presenters
Lisa Gooneratne, Special Counsel, HWLE 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.
Stacy Miller, Partner, Cronin Miller
Stacy Miller has practiced exclusively in the areas of commercial litigation, insolvency, debt recovery and dispute resolution since her commencement of practice in Queensland in 2003. She has been a partner of the Gold Coast based specialist commercial litigation and insolvency firm, Cronin Miller Litigation, since 2014. Prior to private practice, her interest in insolvency was sparked during her tenure as a legal officer at the Federal Attorney General’s department in a small team put together specifically to provide assistance to those appearing before the Royal Commission into the collapse of HIH Insurance. Subsequently she practiced in specialist commercial litigation and insolvency firms in Brisbane, before joining the team at Cronin Litigation Lawyers (as it then was) in 2011. A highly regarded litigator with notable success in factually complex high end litigation cases, her expertise includes trade practices actions, contractual disputes, shareholder and partnership disputes, estate litigation, realising and enforcing securities and general commercial disputes for direct industry clients and professional firms such as accountants and liquidators.
This seminar is part of a series
Litigation Skills Lunchtime Series
Struggling to keep your communication clear and effective? Want to know how to ensure your correspondence is not misinterpreted and knowing when to pick up the phone to the other side. Get insights on managing discover while safeguarding privilege. Plus know how to navigate the complexities of settlement discussions during a trial—know which documents to use, how to structure agreements, and how to handle court interactions smoothly while negotiating and what to do when the settlement discussions fail. This series is packed with practical strategies to boost clarity, control, and success in your litigation practice.
Attend and earn 3 CPD units including:
1 unit in Ethics & Professional Responsibility
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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