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The CLA is a recognised leader in the provision of continuing professional development (CPD). We offer very competitive membership rates — $255pa for individuals and $485 for firms. CLA members receive a 17% discount for our lunchtime seminars and a 25% discount for our half-day seminars and one-day conferences. Members also receive a subscription to our refereed journal, the Commercial Law Quarterly.

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Upcoming Events

Lunchtime Series

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20 June, 2025

The undertaking as to damages

The Hon Justice Scott Nixon, Supreme Court of NSW

Lunchtime Series

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27 June, 2025

AI and the Courts in 2025.

The Hon Justice Jane Needham, Federal Court of Australia

Our seminars are available in person or simultaneously via Zoom. Choose your preference when booking.

News

CLA AGM, 25 June 2025

The Annual General Meeting of The Commercial Law Association of Australia Ltd will be held at the offices of Lander & Rogers, Level 19, 123 Pitt Street, Sydney at 5.30pm on Wednesday, 25 June, 2025.

All CLA members are welcome to attend.

You can download a copy of the CLA's Annual Report, Financial Report, minutes of the previous AGM, Notice of Meeting and obtain a Proxy Form from this website.

Commuter CPD Podcast

What ethical pitfalls are being seen by the Legal Services Commission?

Recovering pure economic loss in tort after Mallonland

Equitable remedies: injunctions and declarations

How to know when contractual terms are ‘unconscionable’ or ‘unjust’

Conflict and confidentiality. Recent cases. (Rule 6.1.1)

Bullying, harassment and discrimination in the legal workplace – developments in work, health and safety law and anti-discrimination legislation

AI for legal professionals: unlocking productivity, navigating risks, the implications for legal practice in the future and how to get started today (Rule 6.1.3)

Contract law master class 2025

Contract damages: key principles and the latest High Court decisions

Advocacy in mediation

Identifying and complying with fiduciary duties in the financial sector

Beyond the trends: charting the future of class actions

The ethics and legality of conferring with another party’s expert

Contractual damages: what is the difference between expectation, reliance and restitutionary damages?

Cryptocurrency: a question of ‘property’

Recent developments in the NSW Supreme Court Equity Division

How does a Corporation think? Principles of corporate attribution in proving a company’s intentions.

AI for legal professionals: opportunities, challenges and best practice (Rule 6.1.3: Professional skills)

Discrimination and harassment in the legal workplace: the professional conduct consequences of lawyers behaving badly (Rule 6.1.2: Practice management and business skills)

Conflict and confidentiality: recent cases (Rule 6.1.1: Ethics and professional responsibility)

Goldberger on Contract 2024

Class Actions: navigating the evolving risk landscape

Navigating the digital threat landscape

What is ChatGPT? How will it impact on legal practitioners?

Construction law master class 2023

The significance of context in misleading and deceptive conduct cases

Indemnities: tips and traps

A discussion of the law relating to penalties post-Paciocco

Goldberger on Contract 2023

Privacy and cyber security class actions: the next growth wave

Emerging trends in class actions litigation — panel discussion

Emerging trends in class actions litigation from a judicial perspective

International and modern slavery laws (Rule 6.1.3)

Discrimination and harassment in the legal workplace. The professional conduct consequences of lawyers ‘behaving badly’ (Rule 6.1.2)

Issues in legal ethics (Rule 6.1.1)

Practice in the Corporations List of the Supreme Court of NSW and recent case law

Equity’s path to justice

Problems with restraint of trade

Pleading causation

Floodprone land: avoiding, planning and reform

Acquisition and compensation checklist

NCAT property issues

Strata renewal update including dealing with entitlement

Regulatory enforcement and class actions: conflict and co-ordination

Case management of large commercial disputes

2022 issues in employment and industrial law

The evolving class actions landscape in Australia

Preliminary agreements: binding or not?

Bringing workers compensation claims in the NSW Personal Injury Commission

COVID issues for employers

Issues in legal ethics

The ethical limits of advocacy at mediation

Taxation issues arising from litigation settlements and judgments

Online CPD videos

What ethical pitfalls are being seen by the Legal Services Commission?

Recovering pure economic loss in tort after Mallonland

Equitable remedies: injunctions and declarations

How to know when contractual terms are ‘unconscionable’ or ‘unjust’

Conflict and confidentiality. Recent cases. (Rule 6.1.1)

Bullying, harassment and discrimination in the legal workplace – developments in work, health and safety law and anti-discrimination legislation

AI for legal professionals: unlocking productivity, navigating risks, the implications for legal practice in the future and how to get started today (Rule 6.1.3)

Contract law master class 2025

Contract damages: key principles and the latest High Court decisions

Advocacy in mediation

Identifying and complying with fiduciary duties in the financial sector

Beyond the trends: charting the future of class actions

The ethics and legality of conferring with another party’s expert

Contractual damages: what is the difference between expectation, reliance and restitutionary damages?

Cryptocurrency: a question of ‘property’

Recent developments in the NSW Supreme Court Equity Division

How does a Corporation think? Principles of corporate attribution in proving a company’s intentions.

AI for legal professionals: opportunities, challenges and best practice (Rule 6.1.3: Professional skills)

Discrimination and harassment in the legal workplace: the professional conduct consequences of lawyers behaving badly (Rule 6.1.2: Practice management and business skills)

Conflict and confidentiality: recent cases (Rule 6.1.1: Ethics and professional responsibility)

Goldberger on Contract 2024

Class Actions: navigating the evolving risk landscape

Navigating the digital threat landscape

What is ChatGPT? How will it impact on legal practitioners?

Construction law master class 2023

The significance of context in misleading and deceptive conduct cases

Indemnities: tips and traps

A discussion of the law relating to penalties post-Paciocco

Goldberger on Contract 2023

Privacy and cyber security class actions: the next growth wave

Emerging trends in class actions litigation — panel discussion

Emerging trends in class actions litigation from a judicial perspective

International and modern slavery laws (Rule 6.1.3)

Discrimination and harassment in the legal workplace. The professional conduct consequences of lawyers ‘behaving badly’ (Rule 6.1.2)

Issues in legal ethics (Rule 6.1.1)

Practice in the Corporations List of the Supreme Court of NSW and recent case law

Equity’s path to justice

Problems with restraint of trade

Pleading causation

Floodprone land: avoiding, planning and reform

Acquisition and compensation checklist

NCAT property issues

Strata renewal update including dealing with entitlement

Regulatory enforcement and class actions: conflict and co-ordination

Case management of large commercial disputes

2022 issues in employment and industrial law

The evolving class actions landscape in Australia

Preliminary agreements: binding or not?

Bringing workers compensation claims in the NSW Personal Injury Commission

COVID issues for employers

Issues in legal ethics

The ethical limits of advocacy at mediation

Taxation issues arising from litigation settlements and judgments

CLQ Vol39 No1 March-May 2025

• Expectation, reliance and restitution: one measure of damages under multiple names

• Contract damages: key principles and the latest High Court decisions

• Unjust, unconscionable and unfair: an overview

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Upcoming Events

Lunchtime Series

20 June, 2025

The undertaking as to damages

Lunchtime Series

27 June, 2025

AI and the Courts in 2025.

Our seminars are available in person or simultaneously via Zoom. Choose your preference when booking.

News

CLA AGM, 25 June 2025

Commuter CPD Podcast

Online CPD videos

CLQ Vol39 No1 March-May 2025

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