Normally we call these round-ups of the CPD seminars that Angus Macinnis is presenting during the February/March CPD high season our “tour dates” posts.  However, as the “Zoom and gloom” hangover of the pandemic lingers on, it turns out that three of the four sessions Angus is presenting this year are webinars which are online

The Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot (and its associated competition, the Vis East Moot) both took place online this year (rather than the usual locations of Vienna and Hong Kong).  Amongst the issues which were argued in the moot was the question of whether a party which had agreed to arbitrate before the

The Australian Solicitors Conduct Rules (ASCR) forbid ex parte communications with the Court without the consent of opposing parties (which includes communications by email).  Although there have been a string of cases in which judges have provided guidance to solicitors about how to observe this rule, anecdotal evidence suggests that this may be the provision 

Angus Macinnis just took a DNA test, turns out he’s 100% that solicitor who keeps getting invited to speak at CPD seminars over the February/March CPD “high season”.  (He’s probably also 100% overusing that “just took a DNA test” meme, but it will do until something better comes along).  Here are Angus’ tour dates for

From time to time, the scribbles we provide for you here find homes in publications even more august than this humble website (it may be hard to believe that you can get more august than this humble website, but true it is).  This month, Angus has articles in the August editions of both the Law

Is it too early be thinking about the February/March CLE season?  No, of course it isn’t – how is that even a question?  Angus Macinnis has been hard at work over summer working on papers for some upcoming CLE seminars, so we thought you might like to know what he has planned. On 20 February

If you are not a solicitor, you don’t need to know about the Australian Solicitors Conduct Rules (ASCR), yes?  Well, actually, no.  Those who are involved in the management of legal practices also need to take into account how professional conduct obligations of lawyers affect the business of law.  Equally, workplace conduct issues (in particular,

When we are not writing about things which we think are worth knowing here on the “Worth Knowing” section of this website, we can sometimes be found writing about things which we think are worth knowing in other publications. This month, Angus has an article in the Law Society of NSW Journal on a recent

Although we can help you with a wide array of legal issues at StevensVuaran Lawyers, it is fair to say that our International Humanitarian Law (IHL) practice is not enormous.   In that field of law, the people you want to speak to are the Australian Red Cross (as part of the International Red Cross and

The February/March CLE season is fast approaching and, as usual, Angus Macinnis will be out on the road flapping his mouth at people who have, for some reason, even agreed to pay money for that “privilege”.  There are three seminars coming up in the next few months which might be of interest to you, if