Thursday, 12 March 2026
Chair
Benjamin Murphy, Barrister, Foley’s List; recommended commercial litigation and dispute resolution, Doyle’s Guide
Strategic Use of Calderbank Offers and Offers of Compromise
- How offers of compromise can improve the prospects of cost recovery
- Pitfalls to avoid in preparing Offers of Compromise
- Recent case law considering the effects of Offers of Compromise
Presented by Nicholas Bird, Barrister, Chapman’s List
Description
Attend and earn 1 CPD unit in Substantive Law
This program is applicable to practitioners from all States & Territories
Presenters
Benjamin Murphy, Barrister, Foley’s List
Ben Murphy practises in commercial law and appears in all jurisdictions in the Commonwealth of Australia. Ben has over 20 years' experience representing clients involved in a variety of disputes (interlocutory, trial and appeal) concerning: contract law; Corporations law; property law; building, construction and infrastructure disputes; the Australian Consumer Law; equity and trust law; and family law property disputes.
Nicholas Bird, Barrister, Chapman’s List
Nicholas came to the Bar in 2019 and has acted in a broad range of commercial matters. He has experience in disputes concerning, among other things, property, corporations, building and construction, insolvency, consumer law and succession. Nicholas is a contributing author for Victorian Courts, a publication by Thomson Reuters on civil procedure issues, and is a reporter for Victorian Reports. He is a contributor to The Law Handbook, published annually by the Fitzroy Legal Service.
