2010 CPD Programme

This programme is run jointly by William Forster Chambers and the Law Society of the Northern Territory on the last Thursday of each month.

Location: William Forster Chambers, Australian Financial Advisers (AFA) Forum Room, Ground Floor, 26 Harry Chan Avenue, Darwin NT 0800.

We would like to thank Australian Financial Advisers for kindly allowing us to use their facilities for these events.

Next seminar 

29 July 2010 – “Security for Cost Applications“- Tass Liveris

Future Seminars

• 26 August 2010
  “Criminal Property Forfeiture Act – Tackling the Mammoth” - Alistair Wyvill SC and Simon Lee
• 30 September 2010
  “Assessment of Damages – Non-Personal Injury” - Duncan McConnel
• 28 October 2010
  “The 33rd of Maruary – Calculation of time in Civil Proceedings and Limitation Periods” - Nikolai Christrup

Past Seminars and Other Articles

• 24  June 2010 
  “Statutory Demands – Some Common Traps” -Wade Roper
• 27 May 2010 
  “Water Fishing Rights and Native Title” -Raelene Webb QC
• 29 April 2010 
  “Challenging a Will – The Family Provision Act and Testamentary Incapacity” - Tony Young
• 15 April 2010
  “Security for Payment Applications – an update” -  David Alderman and David Baldry
• 25 March 2010
  The Ombudsman Act – Georgia McMaster
• 18 March 2010
  Medical Negligence (Preparation and Presentaion) – Ben O’Loughlin
• 11 March 2010
  How to get out of “off the plan” Contracts and the new Sale of Land (Rights and Duties of Parties) Bill - Vincent Peters and Alistair Wyvill SC
• 28 January 2010
  “For better or worse” – De Facto relationships under the Family Law Act  – Vincent Peters
• 19 November 2009
  The “How To” for Trial Civil Procedure Reforms – Wade Roper
• 22 October 2009
  Mediation and the Trial Civil Procedure Reforms practice direction – Stephen Walsh QC and Alistair Wyvill SC
• 28 May 2009
  Work Health Act Stress Claims under threat? – Peter Barr QC
• 26 March 2009
  Tribunals Update – Ian Morris
• 26 February 2009
  Oppression Actions: sections 232 and 233 of the corporations act (cth) – Geoff Clift
• 29 January 2009
  Construction Contracts (Security of Payments) Act:
  • Adjudication Procedure – David Alderman
  • The Definition of Construction Contract and Prohibited and Implied terms –   Alistair Wyvill
  • Review by the Courts and Challenges to Adjudications – Tony Young