Topic:
    AI and the Courts in 2025

    Speakers:
    The Hon Justice Jane Needham, Federal Court of Australia; Sarah Hill, 4 Selborne
    Chambers (Chair)
    Venue:
    Recorded at the NSW State Library in June 2025
    Where are we now and how did we get here? The seminar reviews cases where AI use has been
    prevalent and will also cover various current AI practice notes and guidelines.

AI and the Courts in 2025

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    Topic:
    The undertaking as to damages
    Speakers:
    The Hon Justice Scott Nixon, Supreme Court of NSW; Sarah Hill, 4 Selborne
    Chambers (Chair)
    Venue:
    Recorded at the NSW State Library in June 2025
    The seminar references the High Court decision of Commonwealth of Australia v
    Sanofi [2024] HCA 47

The undertaking as to damages

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    Topic:
    Recent developments in commercial damages
    Speakers:
    The Hon Justice Ian Pike, Supreme Court of NSW; Sarah Hill, 4 Selborne Chambers
    (Chair)
    Venue:
    Recorded at the NSW State Library in June 2025

Recent developments in commercial damages

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    Topic:
    Fiduciary duties in a commercial context
    Speakers:
    The Hon Fabian Gleeson SC, 9 Selborne Chambers; Sarah Hill, 4 Selborne
    Chambers (Chair)
    Venue:
    Recorded at the NSW State Library in June 2025

Fiduciary duties in a commercial context

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    Topic:
    Equitable estoppel
    Speakers:
    Hon Justice Elisabeth Peden, Supreme Court of NSW; Jerry Leung, Supreme Court
    of NSW
    Venue:
    Recorded at the NSW State Library in May 2025
    The seminar includes a consideration of the High Court case of Kramer v Stone [2024] HCA 48 (11
    December 2024).

Equitable estoppel

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

    Speakers:
    David W Marks KC, Hemmant's List; Rachel Hew, Lilley Chambers (Chair)

    Venue:
    Recorded at the Hemmant’s List Centre in March 2025

    This survey of recent decisive cases shows:
    • Trends in behaviour that are reaching trial
    • How the LSC is dealing with the issues
    • How to gain a better outcome if there is an investigation
    • What to look for if you are managing teams or engaging lawyers.
    The presentation tells the story of recent cases in Australia, and relates them to action in the UK on similar topics where useful.

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

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    Topic:
    Recovering pure economic loss in tort after Mallonland

    Speaker:
    Professor Emeritus Barbara McDonald, University of Sydney

    Venue:
    Recorded in February 2025 at the NSW State Library

Recovering pure economic loss in tort after Mallonland

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    Topic:
    Equitable remedies: injunctions and declarations

    Speakers:
    Hon Justice Elisabeth Peden, Supreme Court of NSW; Juliette Kaado, Herbert Smith Freehills

    Venue:
    Recorded in March 2025 at the NSW State Library

    This seminar concerns equitable remedies, and in particular injunctions and declarations. The seminar considers the following:
    • What is the difference between equitable and common law remedies?
    • What is the proper jurisdiction for different claims?
    • When do you need a declaration?
    • When will a declaration not be granted?
    • How hard is it to obtain an injunction?
    • What is the usual undertaking as to damages and how is that applied?
    • Tips and tricks about seeking declarations and injunctions
    The seminar also considers recent cases, including Commonwealth of Australia v Sanofi [2024] HCA 47 (11 December 2024) and UK Supreme Court decision Nasir v Zavarco plc [2025] UKSC 5 (19 February 2025).

Equitable remedies: injunctions and declarations

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

    Speakers:
    Jasmine Robertson, Supreme Court of NSW; Alexander Humphreys, Herbert Smith Freehills

    Venue:
    Recorded in March 2025 at the NSW State Library

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

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    Topic:
    Conflict and confidentiality. Recent cases. 
    (Rule 6.1.1)

    Speaker:
    Professor Gerard Ryan, University of Notre Dame Australia

    Venue:
    Recorded in February 2025 at the NSW State Library as part of the CLA’s Mandatory CPD halfday seminar

Conflict and confidentiality. Recent cases.  (Rule 6.1.1)

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    Topic:
    Bullying, harassment and discrimination in the legal workplace – developments in work, health and safety law and anti-discrimination legislation 
    (Rule 6.1.2)

    Speaker:
    Penny Thew, State Chambers

    Venue:
    Recorded in February 2025 at the NSW State Libraryas part of the CLA’s Mandatory CPD halfday seminar

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

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    Topic:
    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)

    Speaker:
    Dawid Naude, CEO, Pathfinder.ai

    Venue:
    Recorded in February 2025 at the NSW State Library as part of the CLA’s Mandatory CPD halfday seminar

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)

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    Topic:
    Contract law master class 2025

    Speaker:
    Jeffrey Goldberger, Special Counsel, Norton Rose Fullbright
    Hon Justice Fabian Gleeson, Supreme Court of NSW (Chair)

    Venue:
    Recorded in February 2025 at the NSW State Library

    The master class covers:
    • The effect of common mistake on contract formation at common law and in equity.
    • The equitable remedy of rectification.
    • Rectification by construction.
    • Promissory and proprietary estoppel in Australian and English equity.
    • Restraint of trade covenants: construction and enforceability. 
    • The equitable obligation of confidentiality and contractual promises of confidentiality.

Contract law master class 2025

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

    Speakers:
    Jeffrey Goldberger, Special Counsel, Norton Rose Fulbright
    Sarah Hill, 4 Selborne Chambers (Chair)

    Venue:
    Recorded at the NSW State Library in November 2024

Contract damages: key principles and the latest High Court decisions

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    Topic:
    Advocacy in mediation

    Speakers:
    John McKenna KC, 16 Quay Central Chambers, Brisbane
    Ben Whitten, Hemmant’s List, Brisbane (Chair)

    Venue:
    Recorded at The Hemmant’s List Centre, Brisbane in October 2024

    The seminar covers:
    • How to prepare a strategy for mediation
    • How to use advocacy to support the strategy
    • How to use advocacy to support the mediator
    • Some effective advocacy techniques
    • Some pitfalls to avoid

Advocacy in mediation

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    Topic:
    Identifying and complying with fiduciary duties in the financial sector

    Speakers:
    Hon Justice Ashley Black, Supreme Court of NSW; Associate Professor Scott Donald, School of Private and Commercial Law, UNSW Law & Justice; Professor Simone Degeling, School of Private and Commercial Law, UNSW Law & Justice; Professor Dimity Kingsford Smith, UNSW; Sarah Yu, Partner, King Wood Mallesons; Joanna Bird, Regulatory Consultant; Sarah Hill, 4 Selborne Chambers (Chair)

    Venue:
    Recorded at the NSW State Library during September 2024

    Session one:
    Keynote address
    Hon Justice Ashley Black, Supreme Court of NSW
    Fiduciary duties in the financial sector

    Session two:
    Variations on a theme, or a melodic scale?
    Customer-regarding duties in the Australian financial services sector
    Associate Professor Scott Donald, School of Private and Commercial Law, UNSW
    Law & Justice
    Parliament has repeatedly sought over the past three decades to give statutory protection to customers of the financial services industry using terminology or concepts that have echoes in equitable doctrine. This paper considers the superannuation, financial advice, investment funds, consumer credit and life insurance regimes in particular. It argues that they can be arrayed across a spectrum spanning from caveat emptor at one extreme to something beyond fiduciary obligation at the other. The paper further argues that each regime’s place on the spectrum represents a normative judgment that has emerged from intense contestation in the reform process about the extent of personal responsibility that customers ought to take in different circumstances. Finally, the paper identifies the complexity arising in more recent times from regulatory initiatives (including licensing and FAR) that create additional, but not wholly harmonious, layers of  obligation for market participants.

    Session three:
    Financial sector and fiduciaries panel discussion focussing on:
    • Compliance
    • Enforcement
    • Remediation
    Professor Simone Degeling, School of Private and Commercial Law, UNSW Law & Justice (Panel Chair) Professor Dimity Kingsford Smith, School of Private and Commercial Law, UNSW Law & Justice Sarah Yu, Partner, King & Wood Mallesons Joanna Bird, Regulatory Consultant and Adjunct Professor, School of Private and Commercial Law, UNSW Law & Justice

Identifying and complying with fiduciary duties in the financial sector

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