Practice

Improving Mediation Practice: Discussion with Michelle Button

Mediation – tips on making them more effective, for mediators and participants alike. Includes a podcast…
The future of Zoom Mediation post pandemic

I evaluate Zoom mediation on its own merits, as an alternative or supplement to face-to-face mediation…
Debtor in Possession Reforms Commence with Not Much of a Bang

The insolvency reforms aimed at helping small businesses through insolvency, passed in the The Corporations Amendment…
Common Issues with the PPSA and how to deal with them as a solicitor or barrister

I recently presented a video podcast with my learned friend and fellow barrister Amanda Carruthers on…
What a difference a day makes – When does the relation back period start?

Re Weston Application; Employers Mutual Indemnity (Workers Compensation) Ltd v Omni Corporation Pty Ltd [2009] NSWSC 264…
A tale of a brief in 29 parts – tips for junior lawyers briefing counsel in the email age

When I started as an articled clerk in the early 90s, one of the senior partners…

Improving Mediation Practice: Discussion with Michelle Button