Chair
Dr Paul Vout KC, List A Barristers; co-editor, Commonwealth Law Reports; Author, Laws of Australia on Breach of Contract; Co-author, Appeals and Appellate Courts in Australia and New Zealand, LexisNexis; Editor and co-author, Laws of Australia: Unconscionable Conduct and Laws of Australia: Torts, Lawbook
Ethics & Professional Responsibility
When Someone Else's Mistake Becomes Your Problem: Ethical Obligations When Your Opponent Makes an Error
It’s easy to think that an error by your opponent which advantages your client is a gift, but in contract disputes, it’s actually a burden. Such mistakes are likely to create a conflict between ethical responsibilities and client interests that may be difficult to resolve, alongside practical risks specific to contract management and dispute resolution.
- Address the relevant ethical and practical considerations that arise in these situations. Obtain guidance from the professional conduct rules, commentary, and (colorful) case law to navigate these complex obligations
Presented by Peter Sise, Special Counsel, Clayton Utz
Description
Attend and earn 1 CPD hour in Ethics & Professional Responsibility
This program is applicable to practitioners from all States & Territories
Presenters
Mr. Peter Sise, Special Counsel, Clayton Utz
Peter Sise is a litigation lawyer with a focus on class actions, trade practices and insolvency. He is experienced in shareholder, financial services and product class actions; ACCC and ASIC regulatory proceedings; and insolvency disputes as well as general commercial litigation. Since 2017, he has written the Wolters Kluwer's commentary on unfair contract terms and written numerous peer-reviewed articles in this area as well as other areas of law. He is an editor of the LexisNexis publication, Inhouse Counsel, and holds an advanced certificate in insolvency from QUT and the Australian Restructuring Insolvency & Turnaround Association.
Dr Paul Vout KC, List A Barristers
Dr Paul Vout KC practices in corporate and commercial law (including insolvency), property and trusts, wills and estates. Before joining the Bar, Paul was the first chief representative in China of Blake Dawson Waldron (now Ashurst) and a Senior Associate in that firm's Banking and Finance Group. Before joining that firm, Paul was an Associate to the Hon. Justice Michael Kirby AC CMG (then President of the New South Wales Court of Appeal). Paul was called to the Victorian Bar in 2002 and has since appeared in the High Court of Australia, the Supreme Court of Singapore, as well as most other Federal and State Supreme courts. He is co-editor of the ‘Commonwealth Law Reports’ and is editor and co-author of ‘Laws of Australia: Torts’; and ‘Laws of Australia: Unconscionable Conduct’. Paul is also a co-author, with Her Excellency Margaret Beazley AC, Governor of New South Wales and former President of the New South Wales Court of Appeal, of ‘Appeals and Appellate Courts of Australia and New Zealand’.
