Tuesday, 24 March 2026
Description
Attend and earn 1 CPD unit in Substantive Law
This program is based on WA legislation
Chair
Elspeth Hensler, Barrister, Francis Burt Chambers
Contracts: Here, There and Everywhere
Examine practical approaches to negotiating contracts domestically and internationally, including:
- Creating a rule book for future events and the commercial expectations and uncertainties that lie ahead
- Bespoke vs off-the-shelf vs artificial intelligence - are lawyers redundant and do they add anything
- Understanding the bargain and recording it
- Dealing with power imbalances
- Is a standard contract really standard?
- Recitals - do they mean anything? Do they need to be true and correct?
- Operative clauses - what are they?
- Termination - understanding the consequences
- Legal overreaches and domestic statute law
- Thinking beyond Australian waters
Presented by Dirk Feinauer, Director, Feinauer Commercial Lawyers
Presenters
Dirk Feinauer, Director, Feinauer Commercial LawyersDirk Feinauer is the Director of Feinauer Commercial Lawyers, a law corporation based in Perth, and is one of the most experienced German-speaking lawyers practising in Australia. He graduated from the Australian National University, Canberra, with a Bachelor of Arts in 1989 and a Bachelor of Laws in 1991. Dirk is admitted to practise in the Federal Court and High Court of Australia, as well as the Supreme Courts of Western Australia and New South Wales. With extensive experience in complex corporate and commercial matters, Dirk regularly appears in the Superior and Federal Courts, including in cross-border disputes. He frequently presents on a range of legal topics both in Australia and internationally, and has authored numerous articles and publications.
Elspeth Hensler, Barrister, Francis Burt Chambers
Elspeth Hensler is an accomplished commercial barrister with extensive experience in banking, corporate, insolvency, revenue, mining and succession matters. She has made significant contributions to the WA legal profession through leadership roles in professional associations, CPD and Bar Reader course coordination, and pro bono initiatives. Elspeth is a Legal Aid WA Commissioner, a former President of Australian Women Lawyers and Women Lawyers of WA and has served on numerous committees and advisory boards. Her expertise, commitment to the profession, and recognition through multiple awards, including the Attorney General’s Community Service Law Award, reflect her standing as a respected leader in the legal community.
