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Recorded Webinar: Drafting Watertight Settlement Agreements: A Primer for Commercial Lawyers
While a settlement agreement may be seen as just another contract, it comes with unique drafting quirks and challenges. This practical session explores a range of key issues relating to drafting settlement agreements, including: Offers of sett
PRESENTED BY
Alicia Hill
Principal - Accredited Commercial Litigation Specialist -
MST Lawyers
, Melbourne
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About the Webinar
While a settlement agreement may be seen as just another contract, it comes with unique drafting quirks and challenges. This practical session explores a range of key issues relating to drafting settlement agreements, including:
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Offers of settlement Calderbank letters
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Are you bound before you know it?
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Extent of a solicitor’s authority to contract - lessons from Feldman v GNM Australia
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Agreements versus deeds
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Structuring the settlement terms - key issues from decided cases (essential terms, indemnities and releases, role of implied terms, boilerplate clauses)
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Thinking about the tax traps - when to seek additional tax advice and GST implications
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Checklist for settlement agreements
Presented By
Alicia Hill
Principal - Accredited Commercial Litigation Specialist, MST Lawyers Melbourne, Vic.Who Should Attend?
This webinar is suitable for lawyers practising in business law – Australia wide. This webinar is for practitioners with some knowledge in this area and looking to improve their knowledge.
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