Tuesday, 31 March 2026
Description
Attend and earn 1 CPD unit in Professional Skills
This program is applicable to practitioners from all States & Territories
* This interactive online recording includes questions and quizzes requiring critical thinking about the topics, so you have no annual limits to the number of points/hours you can claim with this format of learning. Please verify with your CPD rules
Chair
Marian Clarkin, Barrister, Chapman's List
Professional Skills
Ending Proceedings Early - An Exploration of the Tools Available
In today's economic landscape, litigation appear to be more heavily contested and take longer to resolve, frustrating resolution and increasing costs.
- Discuss the tools at your disposal to expedite litigation, by bringing litigious matters to a conclusion prior, and in some cases well prior, to trial
Presented by David Grant, Partner, Collins Biggers and Paisley
Presenters
David Grant, Partner, Collins Biggers and PaisleyWith over 30 years of experience, David is known as a formidable commercial litigator. He runs a broad commercial litigation practice with a focus on acting on behalf of senior executives and directors in disputes between shareholders and corporations, corporate disputes, insolvency litigation, foreign bribery and foreign influence defence work.
Marian Clarkin, Barrister, Chapman's List
Trial and appellate advocacy forms the basis of Marian’s practice and she has appeared in superior courts in Victoria, New South Wales, South Australia and Tasmania. Outside of court, Marian also regularly represents clients to negotiate settlements and participate in mediations, as well as drafting and settling documents and providing advice. Marian has a broad practice, which often involves complex matters where many areas of the law overlap and there are multiple related proceedings on foot.
