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Conference package: 50 years of Commercial Law

One Day Conference  31 July, 2015

Norman Donato, President, CLA; Chief Justice T F Bathurst AC; Dr Robert Austin, New Chambers; Justice P A Bergin; Christopher Hodgekiss SC, 5 Selborne Chambers, Peter Brereton SC, Banco Chambers; Justice Fabian Gleeson; Emeritus Professor John Carter

Dixson Room, Mitchell Wing, NSW State Library

09:30AM to 09:30PM

The Conference Package price includes the one-day conference plus cocktails and dinner that evening.

Corporate tables are available for the dinner. Please contact Max Wilson, CEO, CLA on 9979 1364

Program
9.30am Registration

10.00am Welcome
Norman Donato, President. Commercial Law Association of Australia

Opening Address
The Hon T F Bathurst AC, Chief Justice of NSW

10.30am Session 1
Trends in corporate law
Dr Robert Austin, New Chambers

11.15am Morning tea

11.30am Session 2 
Equity and commercial morality
The Hon Justice P A Bergin, Chief Judge in Equity, Supreme Court of NSW

The Chief Judge will explore and discuss the development of the concept of ‘commercial morality’ in conjunction with the application of equity's conscience in the world of merchants.

12.30pm Refocusing on the fundamental concepts of competition and substantial lessening of competition
Christopher Hodgekiss SC, 5 Selborne Chambers

1.30pm Lunch

2.15 pm Session 3
Contract interpretation
Peter Brereton SC, Banco Chambers 

3.15pm Afternoon tea

3.30pm Session 4
Damages
The Hon Justice Fabian Gleeson, Supreme Court of NSW

4.30pm Closing Address
Emeritus Professor John Carter, Consultant, Herbert Smith Freehills

4.45pm Close

6.00pm Conference cocktails and dinner


Thank you to our Gold Sponsor — Bartier Perry


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