Vanessa Vazquez

Subject Coordinator

Vanessa Vazquez

(Legal Practitioner and CSU Lecturer in Law)

Vanessa Vazquez is a solicitor and migration agent at Whiteley Ironside & Shillington Solicitors in Orange, New South Wales and Lecturer in Law. Her career in administrative law began as a paralegal working primarily for refugee lawyers, then acting for the Minister for Immigration at a national mid-tier law firm opposing applications for judicial review in the Federal Magistrate’s Court. Now, Vanessa’s acts for all migrants and employer of family sponsors to in migration matters.

Since 2007, Vanessa has appeared in various tribunals and courts for judicial review of administrative decisions including the Federal Courts and High Court of Australia.

As your subject co-ordinator, I drafted your exam and will be marking your final 2 assessments.

Lisa is our Subject Convenor for LAW311 and is a Lecturer in Law in the LLB and the Bachelor of Criminal Justice at CSU. She is also a subject writer for both degrees.

Lisa is the Chair of the Australian Graduate School of Policing and Security Teaching and Learning Committee and CSU representative on the NSW Judges and the Academy Committee.

Prior to moving into academia, Lisa spent a decade as an experienced administrative law practitioner practising in the ACT, Commonwealth and Victorian jurisdictions, AAT, Federal Court and VCAT.

Her primary areas of work were in Comcare, DVA, Veterans Review Board, as well as Tenancy Tribunal.

Kian Bone

(Administrative Law Practitioner)

Kian Bone is an experienced administrative law practitioner in Melbourne. VIC.

He is Special Counsel of Employment, Migration & Safety at MacPherson Kelley law firm in Melbourne.

Kian has been practising in administrative migration law for a decade.

He acts for clients as diverse as Forbes 500 companies to asylum seekers.

He’s a skilled advocate, representing numerous clients in the AAT, Federal Circuit Court and Federal Court.

Kim Bailey – Company Law

Lisa Coates – Administrative Law &  Property Law

Simone Thackray – Discipline Coordinator & Criminal Law

Haley McEwen – Equity & Trusts

Vanessa Vazquez – Administrative Law & Civil Procedure

Kim Bailey

Subject Coordinator

• Assessment 4 preparation – Taking down last year’s exam
• Write me an exam question
• Assessment 2 optional drop in session
• What a FL and HD look like in assessment 2
• Exam essay session

Your lecturer

Arlia Fleming is the Principal solicitor for Elizabeth Evatt Community Legal Centre and the chair of Community Legal Centres NSW. Arlia is passionate about community legal services and access to justice.

Alex Robinson

Subject Coordinator

Haley McEwen

Subject Coordinator

Michael Evans

Solicitor, Whiteley Ironside & Shillington

Greg Reinhardt

Partner, Norton Rose Fulbright

Greg is a taxation lawyer and the head of NRF’s Australian tax team.

He advises clients across the corporate, financial, property and government sectors in relation to income tax, GST, stamp duty, and other state taxes.

He advises public and private companies, investment funds, foreign corporations and banks in respect of the tax implications of mergers and acquisitions, disposals, corporate restructures, property and infrastructure projects, financing and leasing arrangements, international taxation, managed investment schemes and other collective investment vehicles, as well as the establishment of new businesses in Australia.

Greg has published a number of articles on taxation law issues and is a regular speaker at conferences.

Vanessa Vazquez

Vanessa Vazquez

(Legal Practitioner and CSU Lecturer in Law)

Vanessa Vazquez is a civil litigator at Whiteley Ironside & Shillington Solicitors in Orange, New South Wales and Lecturer in Law. Her career began in Sydney, at both boutique and national mid-tier law firms. Prior to moving to country, Vanessa worked in-house managing insurance disputes.

Vanessa has extensive experience in civil procedure, dispute resolution and advocacy. She has appeared in various tribunals, the District and Supreme Court of New South Wales, the Federal Court and High Court of Australia.

She was admitted to practice in the New South Wales Supreme Court and the High Court of Australia in 2007.

Vanessa authored the reading topics for LAW217 and components of the exam.

Michael Evans

Civil Litigator

Michael is a director of Whiteley Ironside & Shillington Solicitors in Orange, NSW.

He is a commercial litigation specialist who is experienced in advocacy in the Courts and Tribunals.

His experience in civil litigation traverses construction, disputed estates, employment, workers compensation, personal injury and general litigation and dispute resolution.

Prior to starting his country practice, Michael worked for a decade in general litigation in Sydney CBD, at a leading mid-tier national law firm and in-house at a leading international development and construction company.

Kim Bailey – Company Law

Lisa Coates – Administrative Law &  Property Law

Simone Thackray – Discipline Coordinator & Criminal Law

Haley McEwen – Equity & Trusts

Vanessa Vazquez – Administrative Law & Civil Procedure

Lisa Coates

Subject Coordinator

AGLC 4 – Deconstructing Assessment 2

Thursday 23 April 2020

9.30am – 10.15am

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Meeting ID: 434 507 984

Password: Mabo

Blockchain

Thursday 23 April 2020

4.00pm – 5.00pm

Zoom: Join Zoom Meeting

Meeting ID: 434 507 984

Password: Mabo

Michael is a Partner in Piper Alderman’s Blockchain Group based in Sydney.

The Blockchain space presents unique challenges merging cutting edge technology and a challenging regulatory space as rapid development and adoption of this exciting technology occurs.  As a former developer, Michael has a rare combination of technical, regulatory and legal skills which he leverages to assist his clients

As Initial Coin Offerings rose to prominence in 2017, Piper Alderman was on the forefront, advising a significant number of the top ten ICO offerings.  As the space has matured, Piper Alderman continues to advise projects on structuring security offerings and other tokenization deployments within existing businesses.

Since founding and exiting a successful start-up in the early 2000s, Michael has maintained an active involvement in software development.  He is knowledgeable in the workings of (and legal issues surrounding) virtual currencies and cryptocurrencies, blockchain projects, smart contract deployments as well as FinTech and RegTech projects.

Michael delivers targeted advice for the whole of life software, start-up and project lifecycle including design and analysis, commercial contracts including shareholder, advisory, supply and software agreements, financial services regulation including project analysis, compliance as well as fundraising documentation and ongoing support.

Michael regularly publishes on technology and Blockchain matters and is a sought after speaker in relation to legal issues facing smart contract and Blockchain adoption both internationally (New York, San Francisco and Singapore) and in Australia (Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide and Brisbane).

Native Title round table with Elder Dinawan

Thursday 23 April 2020

10.45am – 11.45am

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Meeting ID: 434 507 984

Password: Mabo

Marcus Smith

Subject Coordinator

Guest Speaker: Adjunct Professor Tony Trichter

Complicity and Attempt

Tony Trichter APM is an outstanding professional with extensive leadership experience in the policing, law and criminal justice sectors. Tony became a police officer in 1994 and was admitted to legal practice in 1994. For the last decade, Tony was Head of Profession for the Criminal Law and Prosecution division of the NSW Police Force until his retirement in October 2018. In this capacity, Tony provided operational legal advice to the NSW Police Force Senior Executive, counter terrorism, investigative and other specialist commands, major event/incident commanders and general duties police throughout NSW. During this time, Tony led the development and implementation of major legislative reforms in the area of education and training, communication and change management.

Tony has a Bachelor of Arts, a Bachelor of Legal Studies, a Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice and Graduate Diploma in Public Administration. He also has qualifications from the Australian Institute of Police Management re: Australia and New Zealand Police Leadership Strategy. Throughout this career, Tony has been widely recognised for exemplary service. He won the Australian Police Medal in 2013, the National Police Service Medal, the Law Society of NSW Excellence Award in Government Legal Service and the Commissioners Professional Achievement Award. Students at CSU will benefit further from Tony’s experience as he transitions to academic roles, training the future law, police and criminal justice professionals in how to be the best at their craft.

Guest Speaker: Adjunct Associate Professor Bill Walsh

Overview of Evidence and Tendency and Coincidence Evidence

William (Bill) Walsh completed his law degree by distance education at Macquarie University as a mature aged student prior to being called to the Bar in 1983.

From 1967 to 1986, he was a serving member of the NSW Police Force performing a variety of police duties in the metropolitan and country areas of the State.

From 1987 to 1994, Bill was a Lecturer-in-Law at Mitchell College/Charles Sturt University.

For those seven years, he taught internal and distance education students.

Bill has practised as a barrister since 1987 in various areas of the law and in the past 15 years has specialised in criminal defence work.   He has acted as defence counsel in 400 jury trials before the District and Supreme Courts of New South Wales.

He holds postgraduate qualifications of Master of Laws (University of Sydney) and Master of Social Science (Criminology) (Charles Sturt University).

In 2016, Bill was appointed Barrister-in-Residence at the Centre for Law and Justice, Charles Sturt with the title of Adjunct Associate Professor.

Simone Thackray

Subject Coordinator

Communicating with Indigenous Clients

Guest Speaker: Annette Gainsford

Advocacy and how to present a guilty plea

Guest Speaker: Bill Walsh

William (Bill) Walsh completed his law degree by distance education at Macquarie University as a mature aged student prior to being called to the Bar in 1983.

From 1967 to 1986, he was a serving member of the NSW Police Force performing a variety of police duties in the metropolitan and country areas of the State.

From 1987 to 1994, Bill was a Lecturer-in-Law at Mitchell College/Charles Sturt University.

For those seven years, he taught internal and distance education students.

Bill has practised as a barrister since 1987 in various areas of the law and in the past 15 years has specialised in criminal defence work.   He has acted as defence counsel in 400 jury trials before the District and Supreme Courts of New South Wales.

He holds postgraduate qualifications of Master of Laws (University of Sydney) and Master of Social Science (Criminology) (Charles Sturt University).

In 2016, Bill was appointed Barrister-in-Residence at the Centre for Law and Justice, Charles Sturt with the title of Adjunct Associate Professor.

Interview Assessment

Guest Speaker: Arlia Fleming

Lisa Coates

Subject Coordinator

Native Title round table session

Haley McEwen

Subject Coordinator

Kim Bailey is a lawyer with a speciality in common law. Prior to her academic career, Kim gained extensive experience working in large insurance litigation practices. Kim currently teaches Law of Torts, Company Law and Professional Legal Conduct at CSU.

Admitted to NSW Bar in 1983

Practice:
▫ Criminal Law (Children’s Local, District & Supreme Court),▫ Appellate ▫ Coronial Inquests
▫ Mediation (Certified mediator Institute of Arbitrators & Mediators Australia)

Alison’s accolades are numerous! Of relevance to this presentation, she is co-lead of CSU’s Reconciliation Action Plan Respect working group (with Annette Gainsford) and Treasurer of the Council of Australian Law Deans and a founding member of the Working Party on Indigenous Cultural Competence.

Alison’s legal experience spans criminal law, corporate law, class actions, public international law and legal research.

Simone Thackray

Subject Coordinator

• Annette Gainsford

Wiradyuri woman, Wiradyuri Elder in Training, Charles Sturt University Lecturer in Law and Justice, Indigenous Academic Fellow

• Yanhadarrambal Flynn

Wiradyuri Elder, Charles Sturt University Media Technologist, Indigenous Resources

• Kymberley Allen

Wiradyuri woman, Charles Sturt University Diversity and Equity Project Support Officer

There will be a Q and A session with the panel. Please bring along any questions you have about language and communication.

Kim Bailey

Course Coordinator

Kim Bailey is a lawyer with a speciality in common law. Prior to her academic career, Kim gained extensive experience working in large insurance litigation practices. She has represented and advised corporations in a wide variety of litigation, including High Court proceedings, coronial inquests, defamation, false imprisonment and class actions. Her practice ranged across multiple jurisdictions. Kim is admitted to practice in the New South Wales Supreme Court, The Federal Court of Australia and the High Court of Australia.

In legal practice, Kim has authored a number of papers for clients on key areas of legal development, advising insurers on the implications of legal change. She has assisted clients in devising resolution and litigation strategies in a variety of civil litigation matters and in considering the implications of the Civil Liability Act 2002 (NSW).

Kim holds a Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Laws from Macquarie University. She was awarded Honours Second Class in Law (1997) and the Australian Securities Commission Prize for dux of Corporations Law (1997). She was also awarded the Preliminary Certificate of Theology with First Class Honours from Moore Theological College Sydney (2012).

Kim has written a number of subjects for CSU’s LLB degree, and has been involved in developing Indigenous Cultural Competency throughout the degree.

She acts as part of the leadership team responsible for oversight and development of the LLB programme.

Kim teaches Law of Torts, Company Law and Professional Legal Conduct.

Kristi McCusker is the principal of KMC Legal in Bathurst NSW. She was admitted as a legal practitioner in NSW in 2001. She was admitted as a legal practitioner in the High Court of Australia in 2002. She has practised for over 15 years predominantly acting for clients in the areas of workers compensation, motor accidents, public liability, and medical negligence. Her experience in the workers compensation area has resulted in a detailed knowledge of the workers compensation schemes from the 1926 Act to the current regime.

She is an Accredited Specialist in Personal Injury Law having completed the requirements for Specialist Accreditation with the Law Society of NSW in 2014.

Kristi is a graduate of Southern Cross University, Lismore, having completed her Bachelor of Legal and Justice Studies, majoring in Criminal Justice Studies and Bachelor of Laws (LLB).

She was the President of the Central West Regional Law Society from 2013 to 2015. Kristi is a current member of the Injury Compensation Committee of the Law Society of NSW whose function is to consult with the NSW Government concerning proposed changes to personal injury legislation in NSW. She is also the Law Society of NSW representative for the Workers Compensation Commission User Group for 2018.

Simone Thackray

Subject Coordinator

Vanessa Vazquez

Subject Coordinator

Kim Bailey is a lawyer with a speciality in common law. Prior to her academic career, Kim gained extensive experience working in large insurance litigation practices. Kim currently teaches Law of Torts, Company Law and Professional Legal Conduct at CSU.

Monday 26th August – Building 1292 Room 205

Tuesday 27th August – Building 1411 Room 240

Alison’s accolades are numerous! Of relevance to this presentation, she is co-lead of CSU’s Reconciliation Action Plan Respect working group (with Annette Gainsford) and Treasurer of the Council of Australian Law Deans and a founding member of the Working Party on Indigenous Cultural Competence.

Alison’s legal experience spans criminal law, corporate law, class actions, public international law and legal research.

Kim Bailey

Subject Coordinator

The Office of the Legal Services Commissioner welcomed the appointment of John McKenzie as the new Legal Services Commissioner for NSW from 12 March 2015.

A solicitor for 34 years, he has worked primarily as an Accredited Specialist in Criminal Law, largely for the Aboriginal Legal Service and on the staff of the Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody. He has also worked some years in private practice, Legal Aid and community legal centres.

He was appointed the NSW Legal Services Commissioner in 2015 to head the Office of the Legal Services Commissioner which has the statutory responsibility for all complaints against lawyers.

Mr McKenzie has been re-appointed as Legal Services Commissioner for a period of five years from 28 February 2019.

Kim Bailey

Subject Coordinator

Haley McEwen

Subject Coordinator

Andrew was admitted as a solicitor in 2002 and since that time has firmly cemented his position as one of the most highly regarded solicitors in the Central West. Andrew practices in conveyancing, debt recovery, commercial and property law. He is also remarkably skilled in the areas of succession law and Estate planning.

Andrew began his career at PricewaterhouseCoopers Legal in Sydney but after two years’ experience realised he wanted to return home to be with his family to Bathurst.

Steven Miles

Subject Coordinator

Lisa Coates

Subject Coordinator

Kim Bailey is a lawyer with a speciality in common law. Prior to her academic career, Kim gained extensive experience working in large insurance litigation practices. She has represented and advised corporations in a wide variety of litigation, including High Court proceedings, coronial inquests, defamation, false imprisonment and class actions. Her practice ranged across multiple jurisdictions. Kim is admitted to practice in the New South Wales Supreme Court, The Federal Court of Australia and the High Court of Australia.

In legal practice, Kim has authored a number of papers for clients on key areas of legal development, advising insurers on the implications of legal change. She has assisted clients in devising resolution and litigation strategies in a variety of civil litigation matters and in considering the implications of the Civil Liability Act 2002 (NSW).

Kim holds a Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Laws from Macquarie University. She was awarded Honours Second Class in Law (1997) and the Australian Securities Commission Prize for dux of Corporations Law (1997). She was also awarded the Preliminary Certificate of Theology with First Class Honours from Moore Theological College Sydney (2012).

Kim has written a number of subjects for CSU’s LLB degree, and has been involved in developing Indigenous Cultural Competency throughout the degree.

She acts as discipline coordinator for law, as part of the leadership team responsible for oversight and development of the LLB programme.

Kim teaches Law of Torts, Company Law and Professional Legal Conduct.

Mr Ryan Cooney is a Solicitor and Director of Steele & Co, law firm in Bathurst.

Ryan’s focus is on all property related matters, from conveyancing through to subdivisions and complex developments, commercial leasing, as well as small business transactions, wills & estate planning. He enjoys working closely with clients, and believes accessibility and responsiveness is critical to business success.

Ryan has assisted many clients increase their wealth through the acquisition and development of property, and has significant experience in dealing with clients buying or selling or establishing their own business.

https://www.steeleandco.com.au/

Simone Thackray

Subject Coordinator

Session: Court Etiquette & Preparing a guilty plea

In this session, Leigh will cover all of the important aspects of Court Etiquette, an essential skill for an effective legal practitioner. She will explain how to construct and deliver an effective guilty plea, and demonstrate a mock plea based on facts we devise during residential school.

The Office of the Legal Services Commissioner welcomed the appointment of John McKenzie as the new Legal Services Commissioner for NSW from 12 March 2015.

A solicitor for 34 years, he has worked primarily as an Accredited Specialist in Criminal Law, largely for the Aboriginal Legal Service and on the staff of the Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody. He has also worked some years in private practice, Legal Aid and community legal centres.

He was appointed the NSW Legal Services Commissioner in 2015 to head the Office of the Legal Services Commissioner which has the statutory responsibility for all complaints against lawyers.

Mr McKenzie has been re-appointed as Legal Services Commissioner for a period of five years from 28 February 2019.

Simone Thackray

Subject Coordinator

Haley McEwen

Subject Coordinator

Ryan is a Director of a local law firm, Steele & Co. His practices focuses on all property related matters, from conveyancing through to subdivisions and complex developments, commercial leasing, as well as small business transactions, wills & estate planning.

Ryan has assisted many clients increase their wealth through the acquisition and development of property, and has significant experience in dealing with clients buying or selling or establishing their own business.

Admitted to NSW Bar in 1983

Practice:

• Criminal Law (Children’s Local, District & Supreme Court)
• Appellate
• Coronial Inquests
• Mediation (Certified mediator Institute of Arbitrators & Mediators Australia)

Alison’s accolades are numerous! Of relevance to this presentation, she is co-lead of CSU’s Reconciliation Action Plan Respect working group (with Annette Gainsford) and Treasurer of the Council of Australian Law Deans and a founding member of the Working Party on Indigenous Cultural Competence.

Alison’s legal experience spans criminal law, corporate law, class actions, public international law and legal research.

Mark Shepheard

Subject Coordinator

Protecting Indigenous Cultural Interests

Tuesday 29 January 2019

1.30pm to 2.15pm

Professor

Natalie Stoianoff,

UTS Faculty of Law

Natalie Stoianoff is a Professor and Director of the Intellectual Property Program at the Faculty of Law, University of Technology Sydney, since 2008. She is the Chair of the Indigenous Knowledge Forum Committee.

Natalie’s interdisciplinary research is concerned with new technologies including the legal, ethical and commercial aspects of biotechnology with research interests ranging from the Patenting of Living Organisms, Software and Business Methods, Protecting Traditional/Indigenous Knowledge and Culture, Technology Transfer to Environmental Taxation.

As a joint recipient of an Australian Research Council (ARC) Discovery Grant (2005-08), Natalie investigated Intellectual Property enforcement and awareness building in China. She has had industry funding to investigate the Role of Patent Protection in Key Australian Industries and the Contribution to Economic Development (2010-12), and led an Indigenous Knowledge Forum project on Recognising and Protecting Indigenous Knowledge associated with Natural Resource Management (2013-14), funded by the Aboriginal Communities Fund of the North West Local land Services. The White Paper produced by that project led to the award of an ARC Linkage Grant (2016-19) for the project – Garuwanga: Forming a Competent Authority to Protect Indigenous Knowledge – which is exploring the governance framework for an access and benefit-sharing regime.

Protecting Indigenous Cultural Interests

Tuesday 29 January 2019

2.15pm to 3.00pm

Iain McPherson

• I have been a long term contributor to the Bathurst community through heritage and education, for the past ten years as chairperson of the Bathurst branch of the National Trust, principal of Kelso High School and inspector of schools.
• extensive experience working with Aboriginal communities in my professional roles including at Peak Hill, Moree, Walgett etc.
• ongoing relationship with the local Wiradjuri community in several joint projects including the commemoration of the Declaration of Martial Law in Bathurst (1824), 14th August
• advocacy for tangible and intangible heritage – people, places and objects and their stories
• a strong interest in what constitutes our cultural heritage – what do we mean, why is it important, what constitutes our Australian cultural heritage and how does it contribute to an encompassing sense of personal, local and
  national community
• most recent contribution to the issue of the placement of a go-kart track on the top of Wahluu/Mt Panorama.

Practice in Resources Law (1) The Public Interest

Wednesday 30th January 2019

9.00am – 9.45am

Jemilah Hallinan,

Outreach Director,

EDO NSW

Jemilah joined EDO NSW in 2006. As Outreach Director she is responsible for the development and delivery of the EDO NSW Outreach Program, encompassing both community and professional dimensions. Community programs include legal workshops, seminars, conferences and a range of plain English publications about environmental laws and how they can be used to protect the environment. Professional programs include the development and delivery of legal and educational resources for environmental decision-makers, lawyers and other professionals.

Jemilah provides legal advice on a wide range of planning and environmental law problems and has written extensively on topics such as planning, mining and private conservation. She lectures in planning and environmental law at several universities throughout Sydney. Jemilah is admitted as a solicitor in NSW. She has a Bachelor of Laws and a Bachelor of Arts (Humanities) from the University of Western Sydney.

Vanessa Vazquez

Subject Coordinator

Court Etiquette & Delivering an Effective Guilty Plea

Friday 1st February 2019

2.00pm

Adjunct Associate Professor

Bill Walsh

William (Bill) Walsh completed his law degree by distance education at Macquarie University as a mature aged student prior to being called to the Bar in 1983.

From 1967 to 1986, he was a serving member of the NSW Police Force performing a variety of police duties in the metropolitan and country areas of the State.

From 1987 to 1994, Bill was a Lecturer-in-Law at Mitchell College/Charles Sturt University.

For those seven years, he taught internal and distance education students.

Bill has practised as a barrister since 1987 in various areas of the law and in the past 15 years has specialised in criminal defence work.   He has acted as defence counsel in 400 jury trials before the District and Supreme Courts of New South Wales.

He holds postgraduate qualifications of Master of Laws (University of Sydney) and Master of Social Science (Criminology) (Charles Sturt University).

In 2016, Bill was appointed Barrister-in-Residence at the Centre for Law and Justice, Charles Sturt with the title of Adjunct Associate Professor.

Kristi McCusker

Subject Coordinator

Statutory Interpretation

Tuesday 29th January 2019

9.30am to 10.30am

Kristi McCusker

Prinicpal Solicitor

KMC Legal

Kristi McCusker is an Accredited Specialist in Personal Injury Law and has over 17 years’ experience in this area of law. During that time, she has acted for numerous clients who have been injured in many different types of accidents. Her pragmatic approach to matters means that clients ultimately achieve the best possible results in their claims.

Key Practice Areas

Kristi specialises in motor vehicle accident claims, public liability claims, workers compensation claims, work injury damages claims, superannuation claims and medical negligence claims

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Laws – Southern Cross University
• Bachelor of Legal & Justice Studies (majoring in Criminal Justice Studies) – Southern Cross University
• Accredited Specialist in Personal Injury Law

Memberships

• Law Society of New South Wales
• Injury Compensation Committee of the Law Society of New South Wales
• Workers Compensation Commission User Group
• Central West Law Society

LinkedIn https://au.linkedin.com/in/kristi-mccusker-85806b1b

Website http://www.kmclegal.com.au/

Law in Practice and Legal Ethics

Tuesday 29th January 2019

2.00pm to 3.15pm

Patrick Coetsee

Wills and Estates/Personal Injury/Litigation Solicitor

Few know that I was born in what was known as Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe) in a small mining town called Shabani. My family left the country in 1982, moving to Perth for a time before settling in Kalgoorlie, WA.

I resisted the call of Law when I graduated high school in 1991 choosing to instead spend time travelling around Australia. I worked for a private contractor in Kalgoorlie performing high voltage power line construction and maintenance for the mines in the region, which later led me to working as a truck driver for which I still hold a licence today.

After moving to Sydney, I worked in several different roles finally ending up operating a high-speed web offset perfecting printing press. Unfortunately, RSI in my back and shoulders forced me to look for employment that would be less stressful on my body. I had always enjoyed the thought of practicing law, so it was an easy choice for me looking for a field of study.

My first employer in the legal industry was the Crown Solicitor’s Office in Torts Litigation. I was with the department between 2006 to 2009 performing defendant litigation work for government departments before undertaking policy work as a Legal Officer for the Australian Lawyer’s Alliance between 2009 to 2011.

Looking for a bit of a country change, my wife Elvina and I moved to Bathurst in 2011 which we’ve really enjoyed. We love the area which has been great for our young family.

From a personal perspective, I very much enjoy my work in the legal industry. Having been injured in a car accident when I was 12 yrs old, I can relate to what my work in personal injury means to clients. I find this work very rewarding. I also admit to being competitive so I love the adversarial nature of litigation and the strategy and analysis that is involved.

My two sons do their best to keep me busy. We enjoy camping and other adventures, playing chess, and riding our bikes. When allowed a quiet moment, my fondness for the competition of adversarial law carries across to a keen support of AFL, NFL, NHL, ARU and seemingly every other sports acronym you can think of (though the memorabilia in my office hints to a special liking for the West Coast Eagles and Pittsburgh Steelers).

As of the beginning of 2018 I have started my own law firm, Coetsee Legal. I have enjoyed the transition from working for someone else to working for myself. I can’t imagine doing any other line of work and look forward to making Coetsee Legal a respected and successful enterprise.

Law in Practice

Case Analysis – Hunter Quarries Pty Ltd v Alexandra Mexon as Administrator for the Estate of the Late Ryan Messenger [2017] NSWSC 1587

Wednesday 30th January 2019

9.00am to 10.30am

2.00pm to 3.00pm

Adjunct Associate Professor

Bill Walsh

William (Bill) Walsh completed his law degree by distance education at Macquarie University as a mature aged student prior to being called to the Bar in 1983.

From 1967 to 1986, he was a serving member of the NSW Police Force performing a variety of police duties in the metropolitan and country areas of the State.

From 1987 to 1994, Bill was a Lecturer-in-Law at Mitchell College/Charles Sturt University.

For those seven years, he taught internal and distance education students.

Bill has practised as a barrister since 1987 in various areas of the law and in the past 15 years has specialised in criminal defence work.   He has acted as defence counsel in 400 jury trials before the District and Supreme Courts of New South Wales.

He holds postgraduate qualifications of Master of Laws (University of Sydney) and Master of Social Science (Criminology) (Charles Sturt University).

In 2016, Bill was appointed Barrister-in-Residence at the Centre for Law and Justice, Charles Sturt with the title of Adjunct Associate Professor.

Simone Thackray

Course Coordinator

Delivering an Effective Guilty Plea

Friday 24th August 2018

2.00 – 3.00

William (Bill) Walsh completed his law degree by distance education at Macquarie University as a mature aged student prior to being called to the Bar in 1983.

From 1967 to 1986, he was a serving member of the NSW Police Force performing a variety of police duties in the metropolitan and country areas of the State.

From 1987 to 1994, Bill was a Lecturer-in-Law at Mitchell College/Charles Sturt University.

For those seven years, he taught internal and distance education students.

Bill has practised as a barrister since 1987 in various areas of the law and in the past 15 years has specialised in criminal defence work.   He has acted as defence counsel in 400 jury trials before the District and Supreme Courts of New South Wales.

He holds postgraduate qualifications of Master of Laws (University of Sydney) and Master of Social Science (Criminology) (Charles Sturt University).

In 2016, Bill was appointed Barrister-in-Residence at the Centre for Law and Justice, Charles Sturt with the title of Adjunct Associate Professor.

Delivering an Effective Guilty Plea

Friday 24th August 2018

2.00 – 3.00

Kim Bailey

Course Coordinator

I obtained my degree from Macquarie University, completing honours with a thesis on how legislation had drastically reduced the tortious liability of employers in workers compensation journey claims. I received the Australian Security Commissions Prize for dux of Corporations Law. I was admitted to practice as a solicitor in the Supreme Court of New South Wales in 1997 and to the High Court in 1998.I have over ten years’ experience working as a senior associate in top tier insurance practices in Australia.  My specialty is in insurance law and litigation, appearing in the District, Supreme, Federal and High Courts of Australia. I have advised and acted for some of the largest insurance companies in Australia in a variety of civil matters including class actions, damages claims, business interruption and property claims, professional negligence, coronial inquests, defamation and fraud. Many of these cases are reported. I have published and delivered numerous papers on recent developments in tortious liability to the insurance industry.

I left private practice to have a family and continue study. I wrote the subject LAW112 and LAW114 at Charles Sturt University, and today work with CSU as a lecturer in tort law and company law.

Negligence and its defences

Jack Cairn

Barrister

William Owen Chambers

“Thumbs up or Down – you decide. Recent Court of Appeal decisions.”

Kristi McCusker

Lawyer and Accredited specialist personal injury law

Kristi McCusker is an Accredited Specialist in Personal Injury Law and has over 14 years’ experience in this area of law. During that time, she has acted for numerous clients who have been injured in many different types of accidents. Her pragmatic approach to matters means that clients ultimately achieve the best possible results in their claims.

Key Practice Areas

Kristi specialises in motor vehicle accident claims, public liability claims, workers compensation claims, work injury damages claims, superannuation claims and medical negligence claims

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Laws – Southern Cross University
• Bachelor of Legal & Justice Studies (majoring in Criminal Justice Studies) – Southern Cross University
• Accredited Specialist in Personal Injury Law

Memberships

• Law Society of New South Wales
• Injury Compensation Committee of the Law Society of New South Wales
• Central West Law Society

LinkedIn https://au.linkedin.com/in/kristi-mccusker-85806b1b

Laura Longmore

Course Coordinator

Case Analysis

Law in Practice

Tuesday 21 August 2018

9.00am – 10:30am

2.00pm – 3.00pm

Adjunct Associate Professor

Bill Walsh

William (Bill) Walsh completed his law degree by distance education at Macquarie University as a mature aged student prior to being called to the Bar in 1983.

From 1967 to 1986, he was a serving member of the NSW Police Force performing a variety of police duties in the metropolitan and country areas of the State.

From 1987 to 1994, Bill was a Lecturer-in-Law at Mitchell College/Charles Sturt University.

For those seven years, he taught internal and distance education students.

Bill has practised as a barrister since 1987 in various areas of the law and in the past 15 years has specialised in criminal defence work.   He has acted as defence counsel in 400 jury trials before the District and Supreme Courts of New South Wales.

He holds postgraduate qualifications of Master of Laws (University of Sydney) and Master of Social Science (Criminology) (Charles Sturt University).

In 2016, Bill was appointed Barrister-in-Residence at the Centre for Law and Justice, Charles Sturt with the title of Adjunct Associate Professor.

Law in Practice and Legal Ethics

Wednesday August 22 2018

11:15am – 12:15pm

Paul Crennan

Solicitor

Crennan Legal

Professional Qualifications

Bachelor of Economics (The University of Sydney – 1977)

Bachelor of Laws (The University of Sydney – 1980)

Accredited Specialist Local Government and Planning Law

Experience

Admitted to the NSW Roll of Solicitors on 11 July 1980

Engaged in private practice for more than 35 years and involved in Local Government legal work for that period.

Solicitor employed in private practice 1980-1984, Burwood

Solicitor employed in private practice Bathurst 1984-1986,

Partner in private practice Bathurst, 1986-2011 including as the Senior Legal Practitioner 2009 to 2011.

Legal Practitioner Director in the specialist Local Government and Planning Law practice, Crennan Legal in January 2011 (ongoing) located in Bathurst.

Engaged in private practice advising and representing several councils in the central west of NSW including City, Regional, Shire and County Councils.  Engaged by private developers and individuals with planning law, environmental and pollution issues.

Independent representative to Local Government Conduct Review Committees and as Sole Reviewer on the panel for numerous Local Councils in the Central West, Far West and Orana Regions of NSW.

Memberships

Member, Law Society of New South Wales

Vice President, Environment and Planning Law Association of NSW

Member, Local Government Lawyers Group

Member, Central West Planners Group

Brett Eurell

Course Coordinator

Lisa Coates

Course Coordinator

Session 1 Workshop – A Lawyer must serve both the Client and the Court

Residential School theme outlined.  Setup for the Socratian circle workshopped

Monday 9th April 2018

9.00 – 10.15

Lisa holds a Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Law and a Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice from the Australian National University and a Bachelor of Teaching from CSU. Prior to joining CSU in 2014, Lisa spent 10 years as a courtroom solicitor. She regularly appeared before the Magistrates, Children’s, Supreme, Federal and Family Courts in Canberra and Melbourne, the Administrative Appeals Tribunal and the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal.

She has represented three of the four major Australian banks and number of landmark Australian companies. She also has experience acting for both plaintiffs and defendants in civil and administrative proceedings, represented criminal defendants in summary and indictable matters, has worked as an in-house advisor to the Australian Federal Police, the Federal Government and as a legal researcher in Canada.

Lisa is committed the principle of legal and justice education, matching theory with practical application.

Session 2 Q & A Session: Legal Ethics – Conflicts and Challenges in Client Relationships

Monday 9th April 2018

10.30 – 11.30

Key Practice Areas

Kristi specialises in motor vehicle accident claims, public liability claims, workers compensation claims, work injury damages claims, superannuation claims and medical negligence claims

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Laws – Southern Cross University
• Bachelor of Legal & Justice Studies (majoring in Criminal Justice Studies) – Southern Cross University
• Accredited Specialist in Personal Injury Law

Memberships

• Law Society of New South Wales
• Injury Compensation Committee of the Law Society of New South Wales
• Central West Law Society

LinkedIn https://au.linkedin.com/in/kristi-mccusker-85806b1b

Session 3 Round table: Contemptible, Your Honour!

Monday 9th April 2018

1.00 – 2.00

William (Bill) Walsh completed his law degree by distance education at Macquarie University as a mature aged student prior to being called to the Bar in 1983.

From 1967 to 1986, he was a serving member of the NSW Police Force performing a variety of police duties in the metropolitan and country areas of the State.

From 1987 to 1994, Bill was a Lecturer-in-Law at Mitchell College/Charles Sturt University.

For those seven years, he taught internal and distance education students.

Bill has practised as a barrister since 1987 in various areas of the law and in the past 15 years has specialised in criminal defence work.   He has acted as defence counsel in 400 jury trials before the District and Supreme Courts of New South Wales.

He holds postgraduate qualifications of Master of Laws (University of Sydney) and Master of Social Science (Criminology) (Charles Sturt University).

In 2016, Bill was appointed Barrister-in-Residence at the Centre for Law and Justice, Charles Sturt with the title of Adjunct Associate Professor.

Session 4 Workshop: A lawyer must serve both the Client and the Court

Monday 9th April 2018

2.00 – 3.00

This is the 2nd in the workshop series on our Residential School theme:

A lawyer must serve both the Client and the Court

This is a two hour workshop (including coffee break) in which students will prepare for the Day 2 Socratian seminar circle. Please bring your laptops to the session.

This will involve critically examining the following:

1. Identify what the ethical and legal duties are that the legal practitioner owes the client
2. Identify what the ethical and legal duties are that the legal practitioner owes the client
3. Examine what are circumstances in which conflicts may arise between the above two duties
4. Examine what assistance and support you as a legal practitioner can/ may engage to resolve these conflicts
5. Conclude how you would resolve these conflicts
6. Consider and develop your skills of making persuasive statements, questioning and listening

Students are expected to use the Modules 1-5 inclusive and may use the Mark Ireland misconduct circumstances in the materials as a focus and exemplar for their position/s or any other material they consider suitable.

Session 5 Assessment 2 & 3 Workshop – What to expect, how to prepare

Tuesday 10th April 2018

9.00 – 10.30

Session 6 Workshop 1 hour, followed by Socratian seminar circle – A lawyer must serve both the Client and the Court

Tuesday 10th April 2018

11.00 – 1.00

This session will be the last of the three workshops on our Residential school theme, our Socratian seminar circle, facilitated by Adjunct Professor Bill Walsh and Lisa Coates.  This format provides the opportunity for all students to have the opportunity to take a position on our residential school theme:

A lawyer must serve both the Client and the Court

You will be able to demonstrate your knowledge on this topic, speak persuasively to your position and be heard.

Students are expected to use the Modules 1-5 inclusive and may use the Mark Ireland misconduct circumstances in the materials as a focus and exemplar for their position/s or any other material they consider suitable.  To participate it is essential to have attended the Day 1 afternoon session.

Members of the Faculty and the other Residential school sessions will be invited as they are available, to sit in and listen to your positions on this topic.

This 3 part series of workshops addresses the following learning objectives:

• be able to identify and analyse value conflicts and ethical dilemmas that occur in professional legal practice and propose solutions by applying legal, statutory and ethical principles to hypothetical scenarios to resolve those issues

• be able to demonstrate an in-depth understanding of the values, principles and standards of practice articulated in the professional codes of ethics and the provision of relevant statutes and case law

• be able to use initiative and judgement to analyse critically persuasive legal argument that applies the relevant regulation and theoretical insights to both practical issues and theoretical understandings pertaining to the role of the modern-day lawyer

• be able to present a clear, coherent and independent exposition of the way the legal profession’s conduct is regulated in Australia (particularly NSW), including disciplinary processes, apparatus and functions

Session 7 Assessment 2 & 3 Workshop – What to expect, how to prepare

Tuesday 10th April 2018

2.00 – 3.00

During this final session we will be troubleshooting our Assessments with a focus on Assessment 3.  Please bring your laptops, books and thinking caps.  We will finish, brain-wise, better, brighter and with a more profound certainty of whether the ‘bad reputation’ of lawyers should be justified or not.

“What’s the difference between a good lawyer and a bad lawyer?

A bad lawyer can let a case drag out for several years. A good lawyer can make it last even longer.”

https://www.lawyersweekly.com.au/folklaw/6045-world-s-best-and-worst-lawyer-jokes

Kim Bailey

Course Coordinator

Robyn Donnelley

Co-operatives: How, what and why

Friday 13th April 2018

1.15pm

Andrew Johnston

Insolvency and Corporations

Saturday 14th April

11.00am

Andrew Johnston

Andrew has over 15 years’ experience as a civil lawyer in Australia, specialising in resolving disputes by negotiation, litigation and alternative dispute resolution (ADR).

He has worked in numerous roles in the public and private legal sector including as a senior taxation writer for Wolters Kluwer, a lawyer for the Australian Taxation Office (ATO).

In 2010 I was awarded the Commissioner of Taxation’s postgraduate scholarship to study a Masters of Law (Dispute Resolution) as the University of NSW.

I am a solicitor of the Supreme Court of NSW, an NMAS Accredited Mediator and a professional member of the Resolution Institute. I’ve also served for two years on the NSW Law Society Alternative Dispute Resolution.

Michael Siede

Debt and Equity Capital Raising – the anatomy of a deal

Saturday 14th April 2018

9.15am

Michael has over 20 years of corporate advisory experience with leading Australian investment banks specialising in the energy and infrastructure sectors. Prior to joining Ironstone, Michael held senior positions with RBS (Head of Energy and Resources), Goldman Sachs (Co-head of Utilities and Infrastructure) and UBS (Executive Director). Michael has provided financial and strategic advice to leading Australian and foreign corporations including AGL, BG Group, Ratchaburi Electricity, Transfield Services, BrisConnections and Rivercity Motorways. Michael also advised the New South Wales Government, Victorian Government and Federal Government.

Michael has also led a broad range of financing transactions including primary and secondary equity, hybrid equity, corporate debt and project finance.

Michael’s transaction experience includes:

• Advisor to AGL on the sale of Active Stream smart metering business
• Advisor to First State Super in relation to its 30% acquisition of Land and Property Information
• Advisor to RATCH Australia Corporation in relation to $300m project financing
• Advisor to Spark Infrastructure on its $500m equity commitment in the Endeavour Energy bid
• Advisor to Spark in relation to $1bn debt and equity funding to support its investment in TransGrid
• Advisor to AGL Energy on its proposed $1bn acquisition of the NSW state power retail and generation assets (structured as a “Gentrader” instrument)
• Advisor to GasNet on its $1.1bn takeover defence and subsequent acquisition by APA Group
• Advisor to RAC Australia on its $350m debt refinancing
• Advisor to Worley Limited on its $245m debt facilities
• Advisor to RATCH Australia Corporation on the $100m sale of Loy Yang A Power Station and its $350m debt refinancing
• Advisor to Citi Infrastructure Fund on its proposed $700m acquisition of the Lane Cove Tunnel
• Advisor to Hills Motorway on its $2bn takeover defence in relation to the unsolicited bid by Transurban Group
• Advisor to BG Group on its $14bn takeover bid for Origin Energy
• Advisor to Griffin Energy and Stanwell Power on the $200m sale of Emu Downs Wind Farm
• Advisor to Auckland Airport on financing and capital structure considerations
• Advisor to Melbourne Airport in relation to strategic and financing matters including its bid for Mackay Airport
• Advisor to Ratchaburi on its $800m acquisition of Transfield Services Infrastructure Fund
• Advisor to the owners and subsequently the receiver on the sale of the $1.8bn Dampier Bunbury Natural Gas Pipeline to Duet
• Advisor to the Board of BrisConnections with regard to its negotiations with its financiers to seek a restructuring of its debts, and with regard to the shareholder attempts to terminate the project

Philip Purcell

Director’s duties from the perspective of a Director

Friday 13th April

3.00pm

Haley McEwen

Course Coordinator

Guest Lecture: Dominic Williams

Sunday 15th April 2018

1.30 – 3.00

• Accredited LEADR Mediator (Australia’s leading membership organisation for mediators), and accredited National mediator.
• Over thirty seven years of experience as a lawyer representing clients in some landmark cases. Like the Cobar and Grenfell Bushfires where he acted for the land owners involved in two of the States worst bushfires, and the Nyngan Flood Disaster where he acted for everyone in the town.
• As a lawyer/pilot he has used his aviation knowledge in a number of claims as well as putting together the legal team which represented Seaview Air in the 18 month long Royal Commission in the aftermath of the CAA and Seaview Air disaster.
• Accredited Specialist in Business Litigation and Personal Injury Law as a former Solicitor.
• His areas of interest include:
  Business Disputes, Contract & Property Law, Intellectual Property, Copyright, Equity, Trade Practices, Farm Debt Mediation, Building Disputes, Franchising, Tenancy, Professional Liability, Aviation, Industrial Law and Workplace Law, Family Provisions Act, Property (Relationships) Act, Family Law Act, Building & Construction Law
• Former Councillor of the Law Society of N.S.W.
• Co-chaired Conferences on Litigation and
• Insurance Law in Australia and overseas.
• Member, Mediation Committee of the N.S.W. Bar Association.

Monday 16th April 2018

9.00 – 10.30

Steven Miles

Course Coordinator