Friday, 13 March 2026
Description
Attend and earn 0.5 CPD unit in Substantive Law
This program is applicable to practitioners from all States & Territories
Contractual Interpretation, and Implied Terms: An Update
David Hughes will provide an insightful update on recent developments and emerging issues in contract interpretation across Australian jurisdictions. Drawing on key cases and evolving judicial approaches, you will explore how courts are applying principles of construction, context, and commercial purpose, and what these trends mean for drafting and advising on contracts today.
Presented by David Hughes SC, 7 Wentworth Selborne Chambers
Chair
Owen Hayford, Principal, Infralegal, Leading Front End Construction, Infrastructure & Major Projects Lawyers, Doyle’s Guide 2025
Presenters
David Hughes SC, 7 Wentworth Selborne Chambers
David Hughes is a commercial barrister practising at 7 Selbourne Chambers in Sydney, and is a co-author with Sir Kim Lewison of The Interpretation of Contracts in Australia. He is a former research director to the Chief Justice of New South Wales, and holds the degree of Bachelor of Civil Law from the University of Oxford, where he was a Commonwealth Scholar.
Owen Hayford, Principal, Infralegal
Owen has 30+ years of experience advising on contracts, with a focus on infrastructure projects. Owen has graduated from being a senior partner at Clayton Utz, to board and other strategic advisory roles that draw on his lifetime of legal experience. He now leads Infralegal, a boutique firm that specialises in providing strategic legal, commercial and governance advice to participants in the infrastructure and construction sectors.
