Thursday, 12 March 2026
Chair
Benjamin Murphy, Barrister, Foley’s List; recommended commercial litigation and dispute resolution, Doyle’s Guide
Grounds to Reopen a Settlement Agreement and Enforcement Options
- Unsigned vs signed settlement agreements: when do negotiations result in a binding agreement being reached? Masters v Cameron, Super Retail Group
- Remedies available for breach of settlement agreement: specific performance, damages for breach or setting aside
- When enforcement is commenced, what about the confidentiality provisions?
- Drafting with clarity to streamline enforcement options
Presented by Alexandra Tighe, Partner, Clayton Utz; recommended commercial litigation and dispute resolution, Doyle’s Guide 2025
Description
Attend and earn 1 CPD in Substantive Law
This program is applicable to practitioners from all States & Territories
Presenters
Alexandra Tighe, Partner, Clayton Utz
Alex is a partner in the Dispute Resolution & Litigation Group with more than 15 years’ experience practising as a senior lawyer. Alex specialises in commercial dispute resolution, regulatory investigations and Royal Commissions. Alex is an accredited advisor with Family Business Australia and regularly works with family businesses, trusts, high net worth individuals and private clients in a range of disputes including minority shareholder claims, breach of trust and wills and estates claims. Alex is a highly proficient litigator and has been recognised by her peers as a Leading Victorian Commercial Litigation and Dispute Resolution Lawyer in Doyle’s Guide since 2018. In 2020, 2022 and 2023, Alex was a finalist in the Lawyers Weekly Partner of the Year Awards. In 2020 Alex was named Partner of the Year – Big Law, at the Lawyers Weekly Women in Law Awards. Alex has also been recognised in Australasian Lawyer’s list of Elite Women and is listed in Best Lawyers for Government Practice for 2024.
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.
