CPD Programme
CPD Programme
William Forster Chambers offers a bespoke, relevant and up-to-date CPD program for the wider profession. Our Chambers present regular seminars and workshops across all practice areas, with a particular focus on ethics, advocacy, and mediation. Our members are also available to design and present CPD programs to individual firms, community groups, or other organisations. As Darwin’s largest Chambers, our CPD resources draw on our extensive experience within Chambers and highlight the strengths of our members.
Please contact clerk@williamforster.com to request a CPD or to find out more about our programs and topics.
Current Seminars
Past Seminars and Other Articles
- 4 January 2019
Judicial Bullying– presented at the Legal Eagles Criminal and Family Law Conference, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, 4-7 January 2019 by Lyma Nguyen
- 1 March 2018
Ethical Conundrums for Criminal Lawyers – presented to members of the NT Law Society on 1 March 2018 by Lyma Nguyen
- 14-16 July 2017
2017 Practical Advocacy Workshop Led by The Hon Justice Graham Hiley and Professor Les McCrimmon.
- 15-20 September 2016
Legal Ethics in International Criminal Practice presented at the Legal Eagles Criminal Law Conference in Luang Prabang, Laos by Lyma Nguyen
- 2 August 2016
Key Issues in Corporate Criminal Liability – CLE for NT Law Society – by Alistair Wyvill SC and Lyma Nguyen
- 29 July 2016
Social Media and Legal Ethics – CLE for NT Law Society – by Lyma Nguyen
- 19 October 2015
Administrative Law: Recent judicial reviews, the 457 via scheme and Ethical issues by Andrew George
- 23 September 2015
Ethical Considerations for Lawyers in a Digital World – CLE for the NT Law Society presented by Lyma Nguyen
- 5 April 2015
Victims in International Criminal Justice: Observations from the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia”, presented by Lyma Nguyen and Christoph Sperfeldt, 5 April 2015 at the Legal Eagles Criminal Law Conference, UNESCO Heritage Hoi An, Vietnam – Lyma Nguyen
- 4 September
“The Northern Territory Civil and Administrative Tribunal” – Sonia Brownhill
- 10 September 2014
“Prosecuting Criminal Offences in the Summary Jurisdiction” presented by Lyma Nguyen for NT Law Society – Lyma Nguyen
- 19 August 2014
“s69 E(NUL)A: Business Records exception to the Hearsay Rule”, presented by Lyma Nguyen on 19 August 2014 to staff of the Northern Aboriginal Justice Agency (NAAJA) – Lyma Nguyen
- 29 July 2014
“Prosecuting a Regulatory Offence: Assessing a Brief and Preparing a Summary Hearing”, presented on 29 July 2014 to NT investigators and staff of Attorney-General’s Department – Lyma Nguyen
- 03 July 2014
“Minority Victims in Genocide Trials: Ethnic Vietnamese Civil Parties at the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia” – Presentation by Lyma Nguyen for panel session on “Peace, Justice and International Criminal Law”, at the Australia and New Zealand Society of International Law Conference, Canberra, 3 July 2014.
- 16 April 2014
“Ethics: Managing Conflicts Between the Duty to the Court and the Duty to the Client” – Wade Roper
- 10 April 2014
“Sentencing Federal Offenders” – CLANT Presentation by Lyma Nguyen and Rebekah O’Meagher
- 20 March 2014
Cost Orders in Litigation: The Battle after the War – Miles Crawley
- 16 January 2014
Summary Judgment Applications: An Overview – Tass Liveris
- 7 November 2013
Practice Direction 6 Revisited – Damian Gordon
- 3 October 2013
WHEN IS IT OK TO NOT ANSWER QUESTIONS – Mark Johnson
- 29 August 2013
The Dangerous Art of Cross-Examination – Ian Barker QC
The Uniform Evidence Act in Practice – Some recent and not recent cases – Alistair Wyvill SC
Avoiding Commercial Lease Pitfalls – Les McCrimmon and David Baldry
- 5 March 2013
The Law of Guarantee – If you leave me, can I come too? – Miles Crawley
- 27 February 2013
Conflicts of Interest – A Refresher for Lawyers – Tony Young
- 22 February 2013 (Alice Springs)
The New Law of Evidence in Civil Cases – Les McCrimmon
- 22 February 2013 (Alice Springs)
The New Law of Evidence in Criminal Cases – Les McCrimmon
- 8 February 2013
The New Law of Evidence in Civil Cases – Les McCrimmon
- 2 September 2012
Capacity, Incapacity and Vulnerability – Tony Young
- 31 July 2012
Personal Injuries for Beginners – Checklist for Personal Injuries – Tony Young
- 9 May 2012
‘Seeking Asylum – the Legal Principles’ – Tom Anderson
- 23 February 2012
Building Dispute 101 – David Alderman
- 19 January 2012
“Pollution and environment harm offenders” – Sonia Brownhill
- 6 October 2011
“Update on civil procedure reforms in the NT Supreme Court and the Federal Court” – Alistair Wyvill
- 9 September 2011
“How free is speech in Australia?” – Tony Young
- 25 August 2011
“Applications to introduce claims barred by the Limitation Act.” – Nikolai Christrup
- 23 June 2011
“Winding Up Applications” – Tass Liveris
- 26 May 2011
“Criminal Property Forfeiture Act – The first 8 years”- Tom Anderson
- 31 March 2011
“The Construction Contracts Act – Post GRD & K&J Burns” – Wade Roper
- 1 November 2010
“Assessment of Damages – Non-Personal Injury” – Duncan McConnel
- 21 October 2010
“Document Management Made Easy (“Save the trees man”)” –Ben O’Loughlin
- 26 August 2010
“Criminal Property Forfeiture Act – Tackling the Mammoth” – Alistair Wyvill SC and Simon Lee
- 29 July 2010
“Security for Cost Applications”- Tass Liveris
- 24 June 2010
“Statutory Demands – Some Common Traps” –Wade Roper
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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: - March 2008
Islam and amphetamines – change on the island of Lombok – Tony Young
