Recorded Webinar: Drafting Concise Pleadings under the New National Court Framework (Professional Skills)

With the roll-out of the new National Court Framework, the Federal Court is hoping to ensure the quick, efficient and cost-effective resolution of commercial disputes. It’s vital that practitioners understand how to effectively draft the new form of pleadings and other court documents. This session unpacks the essentials:

• Drafting the new Concise Statement:
  • understanding its purpose - draft to tell the story
  • presenting a narrative that is persuasive
  • drafting strategies to navigate the tension between remaining within the constraints of the Concise Statement and ensuring you present all the information you need
  • avoiding requests for further and better particular through effective drafting
• How does the new Concise Statement differ to orthodox pleadings?
• Further and better particulars – drafting with purpose and effect
• Drafting agreed statement of facts and notices to admit – strategies to help streamline the issues in dispute