Presenters

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.


Scott Alden, Partner, Mills Oakley
With over 25 years of experience, Scott specialises as a legal advisor on significant projects and procurements for government clients. Scott’s role of lead advisor to significant projects often incorporates legal and procurement expertise on the same transaction, as well as strategic probity advice. In recognition of his position as a leading government lawyer, Scott was one of the first Law Society Accredited Specialists in Government and Administrative Law, both Commonwealth and State (with a focus on government commercial and procurement transactions), and has been appointed by the Law Society of NSW as the Head Assessor for that Specialist Accreditation in 2024. Scott also writes and lectures two procurement courses for the Masters Programs at both College of Law and the University of Melbourne. Scott is currently on an international committee that is in the process of drafting international Modern Slavery guidelines. He is experienced in drafting and implementing key project documents including market sounding/engagement documents, industry briefings, RFTs, tender evaluation plans, tender evaluation reports, commercial contracts and agreements and legal advices and resolutions to support decisions.