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A healthy environment

Tim McFarlane 01 Apr 2016

Practical factors, including the choice of venue and seating arrangements, are often overlooked but can greatly assist in achieving a successful mediation. Several years ago the University of Melbourne...

Ready, Set, Go

Jonathan Kaplan 01 Apr 2016

Thoroughly preparing yourself and your client for mediation and adopting a conversational rather than adversarial role could be the key to a successful mediation. Some time ago, a solicitor marched into a...

Dispute Resolution

Just no choice

John Sharkey 01 Apr 2016

Five judgments have been delivered to date concerning s8 of the Commercial Arbitration Act 2011. They provide guidance on the prospects of court proceedings being halted with the parties left to arbitrate their disputes...

Arbitration

The paramount duty

Jessica Andreacchio 01 Apr 2016

The Legal Profession Uniform Law Australian Solicitors' Conduct Rules 2015 set out various duties that lawyers should be aware of. Throughout the mediation process, a lawyer must first be an officer of the court and then...

E-conveyancing: what you need to know

Simon Libbis 01 Jan 2015

Before you rush headlong into the electronic future there are a number of things you should know about e-conveyancing. Here are the top 10...

Caveats Conveyancing Duties Real Property

Introducing e-settlement

Russell Cocks 01 Dec 2014

Early adopters can feel comfortable with an electronic conveyancing special condition. The much anticipated arrival of e-conveyancing, at least in relation to settlement, is upon us with...

Caveats Conveyancing Duties Real Property

Who are you? Prove it

Simon Libbis and Prue Long 01 Oct 2014

Conveyancing clients need to sign documents. In the electronic world practitioners will check and certify the identity of clients, thus needing a detailed knowledge of the requirements...

Caveats Conveyancing Duties Real Property

From tweet to defeat

Bill Doogue 03 Mar 2014

Social media has assumed a central importance in criminal law, faster arguably than in any other specialty. I firmly believe that if a lawyer does not have a strong grasp...

Social Media Technology

Beware anti-social media

Fabian Horton 03 Mar 2014

Social media should not be considered a limited issue. Since it can move between the professional and the personal as well as the private and the public, most areas of law can be...

Social Media Technology