“Better to settle” ... but make sure your settlement is watertight and tax effective. Solving litigation disputes starts from the initial settlement offers and without prejudice communications through to crafting of watertight agreements. Obtain a best practice guide to ensure that your settlement accurately reflects the agreement, plus a roundup of tax implications from its terms. Investigate when it’s possible to reopen a settlement and best steps to enforce an agreement. 

Presenters

Dr. Jessica Henderson, Barrister, Murray Chambers
Jessica Henderson is a barrister at Murray Chambers and a part-time Member at the Administrative Appeals Tribunal (General and Migration/Refugee Divisions). She specialises in aviation, succession, and human rights law and has acted for commercial airlines, international insurers, government and NGOs. She is a member of the Law Society of WA Brief Editorial Committee and the Country Practitioners Committee and sits on the board of several NFP organisations. She holds a doctorate in American constitutional history and has been awarded the Richard Kiwanuka prize for International Humanitarian Law. Her three children are responsible for fine tuning her negotiation and mediation skills.


Mr. Eu-min Teng, Special Counsel, McComish Legal
Eu-Min is a Special Counsel at McComish Legal, practising in the area of construction and engineering, and commercial litigation. Eu-Min graduated from the University of Western Australia with a Bachelor of Laws with Honours and Bachelor of Commerce, and holds a Master of Laws from the University of Sydney, and a Master of Construction Law from the University of Melbourne.


Ms. Pat Saraceni, Director, Clifford Chance
Pat is a Director of L&DR at Clifford Chance, and is a member of Clifford Chance's global litigation and dispute resolution team. She heads the Maritime team in Australia. She specialises in complex dispute resolution, acting for multinational and local companies in sectors including energy and resources (oil, gas and power), mining, logistics and shipping. She is a past President of the Maritime Law Association of Australia and New Zealand (MLAANZ) and chairs i's Western Australian branch. She has a Doctorate of Juridical Science in Shipping Law from the University of Western Australia. Pat has lectured at the University of Notre Dame including in Shipping Law and has tutored at the University of Western Australia. She also sits on a number of professional committees.


Mr. Matthew Crowley, Barrister, Francis Burt Chambers
Matthew Crowley is an internationally-experienced counsel of almost 20 years, with a significant public and commercial practice at the Western Australia and Victorian Bar. Doyle's Guide recognises Matthew as one of Western Australia's leading tax barristers for 2020, 2021, and 2022. Matthew is regularly briefed in Taxation, Migration, Administrative law and judicial review, Australian Consumer law, regulatory and civil penalty proceedings (including Customs prosecutions), Corporations and commercial litigation and Insolvency & bankruptcy. Matthew was called to the Bar in 2016 after a period with the Federal Trade Commission in Washington DC , and has since set about establishing a practice at the Western Australian Bar and Victorian Bar. He has a particular interest in taxation, especially United States-Australia cross-border issues. Matthew is a Fulbright Scholar and an International Fellow with the Federal Trade Commission in Washington DC. He was a visiting scholar at Columbia University in New York, and Georgetown Law School in Washington DC. Matthew has an LLM, LLB, and BA with Honours from Monash University. Matthew was admitted in Victoria in 2003 and in Western Australia in 2008. Matthew is also admitted in the Supreme Court of the United States, the United States Tax Court, the State Supreme Court of New York, and the federal US District of Southern New York. Matthew extends his practice between Melbourne and Perth.