Litigation Updates

Wednesday, 26 March 2025
Chair:

Alexander Ward AM, Barrister, Edmund Barton Chambers

Litigation Updates

Drafting and taking affidavit evidence. An overview of:

  1. Key changes to the Oaths Regulations 2021 (SA) under the Oaths Act 1936 (SA) and related provisions in the associated Codes of Practice for Affidavits and Statutory Declarations in South Australia, commencing 1 January 2025;
  2. Recent cases on the form in which oral evidence is drafted and the weight it may be given and their impact on the drafting of affidavits in South Australia.

Presented by Debrah Mercurio Partner, Dentons

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Presenters


Alexander Ward AM, Barrister, Edmund Barton Chambers
President of the Law Council of Australia, Alexander Ward has 39 year’s experience as a solicitor and barrister. He has been the Australian representative on the Commonwealth Lawyers Association since 2008, and was its President (2015 – 2017). He has practised as a barrister at Edmund Barton Chambers in Adelaide since 2002. He practises in civil litigation, with an emphasis on accident cases, fraud cases and cases involving complicated liability issues. He appears in the SAET. Mr Ward was President of the Law Society of South Australia in 2004-05. He was a member of several Law Society Committees including those mentoring indigenous law students, and ethics and professional standards. He was a member of the Law Society's Ethics and Practice Committee. He is a legal officer in the Royal Australian Navy (Commander) and is an Assistant Inspector General of the ADF. CMDR Ward was Chair of the ADF Defence Legal Ethics Advisory Committee. He became a Member of the Order of Australia (AM) in 2024.


Debrah Mercurio, Partner, Dentons
Debrah Mercurio is a Partner in Dentons’ Adelaide office, with extensive experience, practising in commercial litigation and dispute resolution, and immigration law. Debrah’s practice in the area of commercial dispute resolution includes experience in risk management, contract, negligence, construction, property, trusts, contested estates, competition and consumer law, regulatory issues and administrative law. Debrah’s immigration practice includes advice on Australian migration law and procedures, preparing visa applications and acting in review proceedings. The unique combination of litigation and migration practices enables Debrah to approach the immigration practice with a keen eye to the key evidentiary requirements and to be able to offer full migration services from applications to Court appeals. Debrah has advised and represented a wide range of clients, from large public companies to family businesses, individuals and government. Debrah's experience includes large and complex litigation and disputes, as well as advisory work, in various industries including construction, wine, energy, manufacturing, mining, professional services and international development.

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