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National Commercial Law Seminar Series

About the Series

Since 2013, the Monash Centre for Commercial Law and Regulatory Studies (CLARS) in the Faculty of Law, in conjunction with the Federal Court of Australia, Commercial Bar Association, Victorian Bar co-hosted seminars covering current commercial law topics. The seminars are of interest to the legal fraternity, students and the general public.

2 June 2022	We need to talk about class actions! Event Web Page	Rachel Doyle SC will pose a series of questions to a panel of class action experts /silks about the latest developments in the world of class actions. Joined by the following panel of senior counsel: Lachlan Armstrong QC Robert Craig QC Fiona Forsyth QC Wendy Harris QC Ruth Higgins SC Cameron Moore SC Bernie Quinn QC Jonathon Redwood SC John Sheahan QC
21 July 2021	Reflections on the 20th Anniversary of the Corporations Act Event Web Page	Chair Sam Rosewarne, Barrister, Victorian Bar Presenters The Honourable Justice Connock, Supreme Court of Victoria The Honourable Associate Justice Hetyey, Supreme Court of Victoria Professor Jennifer Hill, Bob Baxt AO Professor of Corporate and Commercial Law at Monash University Faculty of Law and Director of the Centre for Commercial Law and Regulatory Studies (CLARS) Philip Crutchfield QC, Barrister, Victorian Bar
3 Mar 2021	Competition and Consumer Act 2010 Event Web Page	Chair The Hon Justice John Middleton, Judge of the Federal Court of Australia and President of the Competition Tribunal Presenters Rod Sims, Chairman, ACCC Neil Young QC, Victorian Bar
11 Nov 2020	Model Defamation Provision Amendments 2020 – much needed reform or missed opportunity? Event Web Page	Chair The Hon Justice Michael Wheelahan Judge, Federal Court of Australia Presenters Georgina Schoff QC, Barrister, Victoria Bar Justin Quill, Partner, Thomson Geer Nicholas Pullen, Partner, HWL Ebsworth
4 Mar 2020	Corporate Culture and Director Accountability Event Web Page	Chair Justice Jonathan Beach, Judge, Federal Court of Australia Presenters Michael Borsky QC, Victorian Bar Professor Jennifer Hill, Bob Baxt AO Chair, Monash Law Michelle Bennett, Partner, Allens
16 Oct 2019	Recent Developments in Misleading and Unconscionable Conduct Event Flyer	Chair The Honourable Justice Michael O'Bryan Judge, Federal Court of Australia Presenters Professor Bryan Horrigan, Dean, Monash Law School and member of the Australian Government Panel whose recommendations led to reform of the law of statutory unconscionability Caroline Coops, Partner, King & Wood Mallesons Katrina Close, Melbourne Director, Australian Government Solicitor
5 June 2019	Financial Services Law and Enforcement after the Banking Royal Commission Event Flyer	Chair The Honourable Justice Mark Moshinsky, Federal Court of Australia Presenters Lucinda Hill, Ashurst Catherine Button QC, Victorian Bar Daniel Crennan QC, Deputy Chair, ASIC
6 Mar 2019	Recent Developments in Schemes of Arrangement Event Flyer	Chair The Honourable Justice Paul Anastassiou, Federal Court of Australia Presenters Greg Ahern, Barrister, Victorian Bar Kim Demarte, Senior Specialist - Mergers & Acquisitions, Corporations, ASIC Bruce Dyer, Counsel, Takeovers Panel
17 Oct 2018	Bad Company: Know corporate crime or your clients will do the time	Chair The Honourable Justice David O’Callaghan Judge, Federal Court of Australia Presenters Neil Clelland QC, Victorian Bar Prof Jonathan, Clough Monash University, Faculty of Law Prof Liz Campbell, Monash University, Faculty of Law
6 June 2018	Law in the digital world Event Flyer Presentation	Chair The Honourable Justice Mark M Presenters Cheng Lim Partner, King & Wood Mallesons Michael Rivette Victorian Bar Jane Perrier Special Counsel, Technology, Innovation and Intellectual Property, Telstra Corporation Limited
7 Mar 2018	International arbitration procedure and the courts Event Flyer	Chair The Honourable Justice John Middleton, Judge, Federal Court of Australia Presenters Bronwyn Lincoln Partner, Corrs Chambers Westgarth; Chair, Melbourne Commercial Arbitration and Mediation Centre Dr Lisa Spagnolo, Faculty of Law. Monash University
18 Oct 2017	Quarter century of class actions in the Federal Court Event Flyer	Chair The Honourable Bernard Michael Murphy Judge, Federal Court of Australia Presenters Ruth Overington, Herbert Smith Freehills Brooke Dellavedova, Maurice Blackburn Professor Vince Morabito, Monash University
7 June 2017	Developments in Corporate Insolvency Law Event Flyer	Chair The Honourable Justice O’Callaghan Judge, Federal Court of Australia Presenters Adrian Brown, ASIC Ian Walker, Brian Ward & Partners Jonathan Evans QC, Victorian Bar
8 Mar 2017	The Flight Centre case and its implications: Competition Law	Chair The Honourable Justice John Middleton Judge, Federal Court of Australia Presenter Wendy Peter, General Counsel ACCC Michael O’Bryan QC, Victorian Bar Alice Muhlebach, Victorian Bar Readers’ Course, former competition partner at Ashurst.
5 Oct 2016	Consumer and Small Business Protection Philip Field presentation Justin Malbon presentation	Chair The Honourable Justice Susan Kenny, Federal Court of Australia Presenters Noelia Boscana, Special Counsel – Competition Group, Minter Ellison Philip Field, Lead Ombudsman – Banking and Finance, Financial Ombudsman Service Australia Professor Justin Malbon, Faculty of Law, Monash University
14 Sep 2016	An International Commercial Court for Australia	Chair The Honourable Justice Michael Sifris, Supreme Court of Victoria Presenters The Honourable Chief Justice Marilyn Warren AC, Supreme Court of Victoria The Honourable Justice Clyde Croft, Supreme Court of Victoria Commentator Paul Anastassiou QC, President, Victorian Bar Council
1 June 2016	Pitfalls in Sale of Business Event Flyer Adrian Ryan QC, notes Mark Robins QC, notes Rob Jackson, presentation	Chair The Honourable Justice Mark Moshinsky, Federal Court of Australia Presenters Adrian Ryan, QC Barrister, Victorian Bar Mark Robins, QC Barrister, Victorian Bar Rob Jackson, Partner, Rigby Cooke Lawyers
29 July 2015	Regulating competition – contrasting perspectives Event Flyer	Chair: The Honourable Justice Jennifer Davies, Judge, Federal Court of Australia Presenters: Michael O'Bryan QC Barrister (member of the Competition Review Panel which recently published the Harper Report) Associate Professor John Duns, Faculty of Law, Monash University Wendy Peter, General Counsel, Australian Competition and Consumer Commission
28 Apr 2015	Securities class actions, corporate governance and liability: current issues Event Flyer (PDF, 0.11 MB)	Chair: The Hon. Justice Beach Judge, Federal Court of Australia Presenters: Wendy Harris QC, Barrister, Victorian Bar Jonathan Clough, Professor, Faculty of Law, Monash University Priscilla Bryans, Partner, Herbert Smith Freehills
16 Sep 2014	Commercial Transactions in an Insolvency Context ASIC and the Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions - what to expect and how to deal with them Event Flyer 103kb Commercial-transactions-in-an-insolvency-context-kirne-shane.pdf 418kb paper-shane-kirne paper.pdf 107kb	Chair The Hon. Justice Michelle Gordon, Judge, Federal Court of Australia Presenters Michael Kingston, ASIC's Chief Legal Officer Shane Kirne, Deputy Director of the CDPP Ray Finkelstein, Adjunct Professor, Faculty of Law, Monash University and Former Judge, Federal Court of Australia Robert Strong, Barrister, Victorian Bar
7 May 2014	Things every commercial lawyer should know about judicial review Event flyer using-judicial-review peter-hanks 132kb adjr-judiciary-act-paper-emily-nance	Chair: Bruce Dyer, Partner, Ashurst and Senior Fellow, Faculty of Law, Monash University Presenters: The Hon. Justice Debbie Mortimer, Judge, Federal Court of Australia Mr Peter Hanks QC, Barrister, Victorian Bar Ms Emily Nance, Senior Executive Lawyer, Australian government Solicitor
21 Oct 2013	Unconscionability and good faith in business transactions Event flyer Good Faith as in Contract Law - Oxford Good Faith - Armidale - 28 October 2010 Unconscionability and good faith in business transactions - presentation by Professor Bryan Horrigan (PDF, 0.25 MB) Unconscionability and good faith in business transactions - presentation by Dr Paul Vout (PDF, 0.07 MB)	Chair The Hon. Ray Finkelstein, Adjunct Professor, Monash Law School, former Federal Court Judge Presenters The Hon. Chief Justice James Allsop Professor Bryan Horrigan Dr Paul Vout
3 Sep 2013	Current issues in the Interpretation of Federal Legislation Event flyer (PDF, 0.12 MB) Current issues in the interpretation of federal legislation - presentation by Professor Jeffrey Goldsworthy (PDF, 0.05 MB) Current issues in the interpretation of federal legislation - presentation by Mark Moshinsky S.C. (PDF, 0.28 MB) Current issues in the interpretation of federal legislation - presentation by The Hon Justice Susan Kenny. (PDF, 0.06 MB)	Chair: The Hon. Chief Justice James Allsop Presenters: The Hon. Chief Justice James Allsop (chairing the seminar) The Hon. Justice, Susan Kenny Professor Jeffrey Goldsworthy Mark Moshinsky S.C.