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CLA Queensland

26 May, 2022

Pleading causation

Hon Justice John Bond, Queensland Court of Appeal; Ben Whitten, Hemmant's List (Chair)

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Lunchtime Series

10 June, 2022

Problems with restraint of trade

The Former Chief Justice of NSW, the Hon Thomas Bathurst, AC QC; Norman Donato, Partner, Bartier Perry (Chair)

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17 June, 2022

Equity's path to justice

Hon Justice Julie Ward, President, NSW Court of Appeal; Sarah Hill, 4 Selborne Chambers (Chair)

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Lunchtime Series

24 June, 2022

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

Hon Justice Ashley Black, Supreme Court of NSW; Norman Donato, Partner, Bartier Perry (Chair)

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The CLQ 35th Anniversary Essay Competition

This year CLQ marks 35 years of continuous publication. To celebrate we're running a 35th Anniversary Essay Competition. We invite you to contribute a paper. There are two prizes — $3,500 and free CLA seminars during 2023 in the Open Category, and $1,000 in the Student Category. Entries close on 14 October, 2022. Click here for complete details.

Commuter CLE Podcast

Online CLE videos

CLQ Vol36 No1 March-May 2022

CLQ Vol36 No1 March-May 2022

• Vestiges in promissory estoppel across the Antipodes: Trial Lawyers Association of British Columbia v Royal & Sun Alliance Insurance Company of Canada
• Valve Corporation v Australian Competition and Consumer Commission [2017] FCAFC 224
• Contract law master class 2022: Part one
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