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COMPLETE
CPD GUIDE
WA
OCT – DEC 2021
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EARLY BIRD DISCOUNT
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Register and Pay by 15 Oct 2021CONTENTS
ADMINISTRATIVE & PUBLIC SECTOR LAW LITIGATION & DISPUTE RESOLUTION
Parliamentary Law: Insights from the Experts 14 Civil Procedure: Default Judgments & Enforcement of Judgments 5
Human Rights Forum 16 Mastering Out of Court Settlement Agreements 17
Veterans’ Entitlement & the Royal Commission 24 Consumer Law Claims 18
Administrative Decision Making Masterclass 29 Civil Litigators Drafting Toolkit: Practical Skills 20
Tax Strategies in Commercial Litigation: Minimising Risks 25
BUILDING & CONSTRUCTION
Security of Payment: Reforms and Best Practices 3 MEDIA & ADVERTISING
Advertising and Marketing Law Conference 10
CORPORATE & COMMERCIAL
Media Law Conference: Navigating the New Reforms 22
In-House 10 Point CPD Series:
Critical Updates & Practical Guidance 9
MIGRATION
Contract Law Masterclass: Cases, Terms & Damages 13
Immigration Law Fundamentals 20
The IPO Lifecycle 13
Mergers and Acquisitions: Strategies from Start to Finish 17 NATIVE TITLE
Native Title Intensive 25
Climate Change Law and Governance: Think Global Act Local 23
Tax Strategies in Commercial Litigation: Minimising Risks 25
PERSONAL INJURY
Franchising Law Update 30 Workers’ Compensation: Law and Practice 7
Medical Negligence Fundamentals with the Experts 15
PROFESSIONAL SKILLS, PRACTICE MANAGEMENT & ETHICS
Veterans’ Entitlement & the Royal Commission 24
The New Uniform Legal Regime in WA:
CPD Core Competency Areas 4 Personal Injuries: 3 More Strategies to Maximise Damages 30
Support Staff Lunchtime Series:
Building Excellence and Resilience 8 PLANNING/ENVIRONMENT & RESOURCES LAW
Waste Management: The New Landscape in WA 3
Legal Marketing Made Simple for the Time Poor 11
Drafting Mining Agreements Workshop 4
Costs Law Forum 18
Climate Change Law and Governance: Think Global Act Local 23
CPD Compulsory Units for All Lawyers 27
Water Symposium: Spotlight on Legal and Regulatory Reforms 34
CRIMINAL LAW
Sentencing: Critical Issues and Recent Cases 7 PROPERTY
Compulsory Land Acquisition Intensive 5
Criminal Pre-Trial Preparation Masterclass 21
Leasing Fundamentals Workshop 8
FAMILY LAW Granny Flats: The Hidden Legal Risks 33
Family Law Financial Agreements Masterclass 6
Family Law: Child Support Agreements Intensive 12 REGISTERED TRAINING ORGANISATIONS (RTOS)
Law for Registered Training Organisations (RTOs) 24
Family Law Interim Hearings Made Simple 14
Family Law: Advanced Parenting Issues 29
RELIGIOUS LAW
Family Law: High-Value & Complex Property Disputes Religious Law Symposium 28
and Financial Settlements 32
SHIPPING & MARITIME
FOOD LAW Maritime and Shipping Law: Cross Disciplinary Issues 21
National Food Law Forum 2021 26
TAX
IN HOUSE COUNSEL Tax Strategies in Commercial Litigation: Minimising Risks 25
In-House 10 Point CPD Series: Critical
Updates & Practical Guidance 9
WILLS, ESTATES & ELDER LAW
State Administrative Tribunal and Guardianship Matters 6
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
Family Trusts Masterclass:
IP Law: AI and Emerging Technologies Summit 16
Intersection with Estates and Succession Law 15
IP Fundamentals: Trade Marks 19
Granny Flats: The Hidden Legal Risks 33
IP Fundamentals: Copyright Law 27
WORKPLACE & WHS
Health and Safety Update: The Latest Risks 12
Workplace Law Symposium 31WASTE MANAGEMENT: SECURITY OF PAYMENT:
THE NEW LANDSCAPE REFORMS AND BEST
IN WA PRACTICES
Wednesday, 13 October 2021 $490 Wednesday, 17 November 2021 $490
9.00am to 1.15pm (AWST) WEB2110W01 9.00am to 1.15pm (AWST) 2111W01
Examine the evolving waste management landscape in WA with This Security of Payments intensive offers all the information,
analysis of the latest regulatory developments & discussion updates and strategies you need to navigate claims and disputes.
papers. Keep abreast of the newest waste reducing technologies Examine the significant reforms in WA, what’s changed, and
& innovation strategies. Analyse recent SAT decisions related what you need to do in the new regime. Then gain detailed
to waste industry development and gain insights from WALGA guides to the key issues involved in security of payment claims
on key contractual and procurement issues in waste supplier that you need to get right. Delve into valuation, quantum, expert
agreements. This timely program is tailor-made for local reports, preparing payment schedules & adjudication responses,
government, lawyers & in-house counsel working in the waste enforcement, and challenging or setting aside determinations.
management sector.
Chair: Rebecca Brown, Manager, Waste & Recycling, WALGA Chair: Jessica Henderson, Barrister, Francis Burt Chambers
New Technologies and Innovation Security of Payment Reform in Western Australia: What to Expect
· Australia’s National Waste Policy and targets and What You Will Need to Do Differently
· WA Waste Strategy 2030 and targets · Overview of the changes, the key takeaways, and what you need
· Roles of government, industry and community in to change and do in the new regime
achieving targets in WA · What types of construction work will now fall under s
· The Circular Economy: What is it? ecurity of payment legislation?
· End markets for materials: Where are they? · How the new regime drastically alters parties’ rights to make and
· Waste infrastructure: types and needs now and future respond to payment claims, and the timeframes for doing both
· Waste collection and processing technologies · Guidance for reviewing your construction contracts and considering:
Presented by Jenny Campbell, Director, Encycle Consulting and - If changes to payment and notice protocols are needed
Marcus Geisler, CEO, Eastern Metropolitan Regional Council - If amendments are required to ensure responses to payment claims
meet the requirements of a payment schedule under the new Act
New Legislative and Regulatory Reforms - Additional contractual risk management strategies that should
Examine the latest developments with Department of Water be included in your construction contracts
and Environment Regulations and current Discussion Papers Presented by Donna Charlesworth, Partner, Squire Patton Boggs;
· Recycling and Waste Reduction Bill 2020: Recommended Construction & Infrastructure Litigation Lawyer,
Doyle’s Guide 2021
implications and opportunities
· Proposed reforms Preparing an Adjudication Application:
· Update on current discussion papers What You Need to Provide to the Adjudicator
Presented by Glen McLeod, Principal, Glen McLeod Legal · The essential ingredients of an adjudication application
· Establishing jurisdiction
The Latest SAT Decisions Relating to Waste Industry Development
· Valuation of the payment claim: key considerations
· Update on recent SAT decisions · Properly substantiating the value of your claims: primary
- Identify issues records and statutory declarations
- Implications of decision · The role of quantum and delay expert reports in valuation
· Review of planning discretion and conditioning of approvals relevant by adjudicators
to the collection of waste
Presented by Robert O’Brien, Of Counsel, Squire Patton Boggs
Presented by Craig Wallace, Partner, Lavan
Preparing Payment Schedules and Adjudication Responses:
Contractual Issues in Waste Management: Tips and Practical Guidance
Putting Recent Developments into Practice
· Step by step guide to preparing payment schedules
· WALGA’s Preferred Supplier Arrangements for waste management · Strategies and best practices for effective adjudication responses
· Equotes platform · Examples and practical guidance
· Better practice approaches for waste management procurement
Presented by Graham Morrow, Principal, Graham Morrow & Associates
Presented by Dale Chapman, Manager Commercial Management,
Procurement Team, WALGA Enforcement of Security of Payments, Challenging Determinations
and Setting Aside Determinations
· Options where there’s a problem with the payment schedule
or no payment schedule was issued
· Enforcing adjudication determinations: the limits of judicial review
· Strategies and approaches to setting aside determinations
· Lessons and examples from recent cases
Presented by Scott Ellis, Barrister, Francis Burt Chambers
4 ATTEND AND EARN 4 ATTEND AND EARN
4 CPD points in Competency Area 4: Substantive Law 4 CPD points Competency Area 4: Substantive Law
3 PREPARE FOR THE NEW LEGAL REGIME IN WA
DRAFTING MINING THE NEW UNIFORM LEGAL
AGREEMENTS REGIME IN WA: CPD CORE
WORKSHOP COMPETENCY AREAS
Wednesday, 17 November 2021 $405 Wednesday, 17 November 2021 $405
9.00am to 12.10pm (AWST) WEB2111W10 2.00pm to 5.15pm (AWST) 2111W02
Drill down to the core elements of mining agreements in With the Legal Profession Uniform Law expected to commence in
this practical workshop. Uncover NetZero and other ESG WA on 1 January 2021, now is the time to prepare for the new and
considerations affecting mining agreements and be at the changed duties and obligations that will come into effect under
forefront of the sector. Decode drafting contracts for mining the new regime. Join members from the Legal Practice Board of
rights and mineral sharing, push the boundaries on tailoring WA and the Law Society of WA’s Costs Committee to examine
agreements for above-ground versus below-ground mining ethical issues under the new Uniform Law, explore critical trust
operations, and so much more! This seminar is a must attend for account and records keeping considerations, and then how the
all practitioners in the mining and resources field. new rules may impact costs for your practice.
Drafting Mining Agreements Workshop Chair: Craig Slater, Barrister, Francis Burt Chambers; Member, Ethics
· NetZero and other ESG considerations affecting mining agreements Committee and Professional Standards Scheme Committee, and
· Drafting contracts for mining rights / mineral sharing Convenor, Quality Practice Standard Committee, Law Society of WA
· Considerations when conferring the right to minerals
Competency Area 3: Ethics & Professional Responsibility
· Shared access to infrastructure and competing extraction
A Crash Course on the New Uniform Law and Ethical Issues
processes and facilities
· Tailoring agreements for above-ground versus below-ground · Overview of the changes practitioners need to be aware
mining operations · What you need to do to ensure your practice is compliant
· Effectively pricing and allocating risk between owners and · Update on other recent ethical considerations and complaints
contractors against lawyers
· Ensuring continuity of mining operations and flexibility Presented by Sabina Schlink, Principal, Thomas Legal; Board Member &
over the life of your mine Deputy Chair, Legal Practice Board of Western Australia
· Bankability issues: What will your lenders and their legal Competency Area 2: Professional Skills
counsel be looking for?
Trust Accounts: Liability, Obligations,
· Recent legal developments affecting mining agreements
Record Keeping & Practical Case Studies
Presented by Phil McKeiver, Special Counsel; Best Lawyers 2022, · How to manage your obligations and responsibilities with respect to
Construction/Infrastructure Law and Christopher Marchesi, Special Counsel, trust money
Gilbert + Tobin
· What trust accounting records must be established when receiving
trust money by a law practice?
ABOUT THE PRESENTERS: · What to look out for when reviewing the trust accounting records
Phil McKeiver is acknowledged as a leading Australian projects, construction · Practical case studies
and infrastructure lawyer. He has over 25 years of experience advising on the
- Examples of cases were the legal practitioner was held responsible
funding, construction, procurement and operation of energy, resources and
- What should have been the process?
infrastructure projects across Australia, Asia and Africa. He is a former Partner of
Gilbert+Tobin and has also served on many listed and unlisted company boards. - What actually happened?
Phil is a regular speaker on energy, resources and infrastructure topics and has - The consequences of each case for the law practice, the legal
held adjunct roles with Curtin University, Charles Darwin University and Edith practitioner and staff
Cowan University. Presented by Anna Young, Senior Trust Account Inspector,
Christopher Marchesi specialises in mining, oil & gas, renewables and Legal Practice Board of Western Australia
infrastructure projects and M&A. He advises Australian and international energy Competency Area 1: Practice Management
and resources companies, project owners and investors across a wide range
Costs and Your Practice under the Proposed
of project development matters and transactions in the energy and resources
industry. His work spans project development, land access, environment, clean
Legal Profession Uniform Law
energy, State Agreements, offtakes, acquisitions, disposals, financings, joint · Background to the Uniform Legal Profession laws, from a national
ventures, approvals and regulatory matters. perspective
· Major changes & issues in relation to costs and how they will impact
your Practice
Testimonials from the presenters’ prior presentations: · The importance of valid costs agreements and good disclosure
· Solicitor and client costs: How to avoid and deal with solicitor and
client costs issues
Thorough presentation and
- Costs disclosure
content; very practical. - Costs agreements
- Billing
- Assessing solicitor and client costs
Very useful & Presented by Maria-Luisa Coulson, Managing Director, Coulson Legal;
comprehensive – well Chair, Costs Committee, Law Society of WA; member, Professional Affairs
Committee and Legal Practitioners Complaints Committee, Legal Practice
supported with ‘take Board of WA
away’ reference material.
CASE STUDIES, REAL AGREEMENTS
AND PRACTICAL TIPS
3 ATTEND AND EARN 3 CPD POINTS INCLUDING: 3 ATTEND AND EARN 3 CPD POINTS INCLUDING:
1.5 points in Competency Area 2: Professional Skills 1 point in Competency Area 1: Practice Management
1.5 points in Competency Area 4: Substantive Law 1 point in Competency Area 2: Professional Skills
4 1 point in Competency Area 3: Ethics & Professional ResponsibilityCOMPULSORY CIVIL PROCEDURE: DEFAULT
LAND ACQUISITION JUDGMENTS & ENFORCEMENT
INTENSIVE OF JUDGMENTS
Wednesday, 17 November 2021 $490 Wednesday 17 November 2021 $405
9.00am to 1.15pm (AWST) 2111W03 2.00pm to 5.15pm (AWST) 2111W04
Back by Demand!! You’ll delve deep into different scenarios This is a key seminar that is attuned to today’s litigation recovery
and issues relating to land resumption and compensation, as needs. Join a panel of experienced litigators and examine how to
this expert panel guide you through the legal, planning and obtain a default judgment in each court, deal with setting aside
valuation issues to consider and are likely to arise in compulsory applications, and obtaining a springing order. Learn the options
land acquisitions. Tailored specifically for local government, to enforcing civil judgments and some valuable, practical tips
lawyers and industry this practical session will answer important to maximise recovery. Plus explore best practice for seeking the
questions and provide key guidance on how to deal with enforcement of judgment in bankruptcy and winding up.
compulsory land acquisition and compensation claims.
Take part in an engaging and practical approach covering key Chair: Darlene Carpenter, Lawyer, Mettam Legal and former
compulsory land acquisition and compensation claim issues with in- Assistant Bailiff, Perth Bailiff’s Office
depth presentations, practical examples, informative back and forth
Default Judgment and Springing Orders
panel discussion and audience Q&A.
· Default judgment rules in each court
Learn Through a Hypothetical-Based Workshop Focused
· What is reasonable notice to an opposing party?
on a Real Case with Different Scenarios
· Process where non-monetary remedies sought, such as an injunction
Work through a hypothetical set of facts in relation to land resumption
· Setting aside applications
and compensation and then proceed collectively and individually
· Assessment of damages
to deal with the legal, planning and valuation issues that can
· How to obtain a springing order
arise, all while working with examples and engaging in Q&A with
· Extending time to comply
the presenters.
· What amounts to compliance?
Issues you will explore during the workshop include: · What lawyers should do if a springing order is sprung
· What is the public work? Presented by Richard Graham, Partner, Vogt Graham Lawyers; author,
· What claim is open for the owner of ‘adjoining land’? The Magistrates Court Red Book
· The Land Administration Act and the Planning and Development Act
Enforcing Civil Judgments
· How to instruct expert witnesses in compensation cases
· The planner’s approach to ‘highest and best use’ · Options under the Civil Judgments Enforcement Act 2004 (WA):
· ‘Steps in the process’ what to choose and why
· Before and after valuation for compensation purposes · Means inquiries: practical tips and maximising recovery
· Why is a hypothetical scenario important for a valuer · Instalment orders and earnings appropriation orders: how to obtain
and how does it work? them and how to deal with breaches
· Dealing with the other side’s expert from a legal, planning and · Costs orders under the CJEA
valuation perspective and preparing for and appearing at trial · Property seizure and sale orders: when to use and how
· Concurrent evidence · Default inquiries
· Compulsory acquisition of Native Title Compensation under the NTA Presented by Lachlan Palmos, Principal, Palmos Legal
Workshop Facilitators: Best Practice for Enforcement of Judgments in
Peter McGowan, Barrister, Francis Burt Chambers; Inaugural President Bankruptcy and Winding Up
of the Town Planning Appeal Tribunal · Issuing and serving notices
Tim Houweling, Partner, Cornerstone Legal; Adjunct Professor of Law · Applications to set aside statutory demands and bankruptcy notices
at Murdoch University · Common pitfalls and traps
Jenny Le-Fevre, Principal, J J LeFevre & Co; Property Valuer
Presented by Aaron McDonald, Director, Pragma Lawyers
Extremely useful;
good papers,
practical advice.
Great- very relevant
to my practice.
4 ATTEND AND EARN 4 CPD POINTS INCLUDING: 3 ATTEND AND EARN
2 points in Competency Area 2: Professional Skills 3 CPD points in Competency Area 4: Substantive Law
2 points in Competency Area 4: Substantive Law
5STATE ADMINISTRATIVE Brand
FAMILY LAW FINANCIAL TRIBUNAL AND NEW
Program
AGREEMENTS MASTERCLASS GUARDIANSHIP MATTERS
Thursday, 18 November 2021 $405 Thursday, 18 November 2021 $490
9.00am to 12.30pm (AWST) WEB2111W07 9.00am to 1.15pm (AWST) 2111W05
Don’t miss this opportunity to hear Anthony Dickey QC, renowned We’ve gathered the experts and they are covering all the big
author of the recently published book Financial Agreements issues affecting wills and estates practitioners at the SAT. Catch
under the Family Law Act. Anthony will guide you through the up on the recent guardianship and administration appeal and
law and practice of financial agreements and provide solutions review cases, explore the review requirements and procedure,
to some of the problems that practitioners encounter in this examine guardianship matters including sibling and family
practical masterclass. This balanced and comprehensive conflicts, unravel the rights and responsibilities of attorneys and
program finishes with a guide to successfully dealing with administrators, and demystify the ethical issues arising from SAT
superannuation and valuation in financial agreements, all with applications including confidentiality provisions.
practical examples.
Law & Practice of Financial Agreements Chair: Elizabeth Heenan, Consultant, Culshaw Miller Lawyers;
· The two parts of a typical financial agreement: The Recitals and the Leading Wills and Estates Litigation Lawyer, Doyle’s Guide 2019;
Operative Part, and their relationship with each other Chair, Elder Law and Succession Committee, Law Society of WA;
· What the Recitals and the Operative Part of a financial agreement member, Elder Law and Succession Committee, Law Council
should contain — and should not contain of Australia
· The two basic rules for drafting the Operative Part of a
financial agreement State Administrative Tribunal Administration Matters
· Absurd, useless and misleading provisions of a financial agreement · Broad overview including the principles applied in those matters
· Provisions of a financial agreement and points of law that deserve · Evidence, summonses and orders in SAT proceedings
special attention when drafting a financial agreement · The rights and responsibilities of attorneys and administrators;
· The nature and content of the advice that the legal practitioner including reference to Britney Spears case
should give to a client before signing the certificate of independent Presented by John Butler, Special Counsel, Butlers Lawyers & Notaries
legal advice
Practical Tips for Guardianship Applications
Consideration of Particular Problems with Financial Agreements
· Conflict in the family
Consider a number of topics, some of which have a reasonably clear · Expert evidence; the Public Advocate and Public Trustee
answer and others of which are presently problematical. These will · Behaviour Support Plans & restrictive practices
include, among others: · Immediate decisions and urgency; gifting authorities
· Does a financial agreement that is not binding have any value or · Default decision-makers for treatment decisions; statistics
usefulness? on applications in SAT
· Can a compulsory arbitration clause in a financial agreement oust · Acting for clients who are house-bound or in hospital and
the dispute resolution jurisdiction of the Family Court? post-hearing ‘client care’
· Can the terms of a binding financial agreement supersede the terms Presented by Richard Graham, Partner, Vogt Graham Lawyers; member,
of a property settlement order or spousal maintenance order? Courts Committee and the Costs Committee, Law Society of WA
Anthony Dickey QC, John Toohey Chambers; Author, Financial Agreements
Competency Area 3: Ethics & Professional Responsibility
under the Family Law Act, LexisNexis and author, Family Law, 6th ed, 2013, Ethical Issues that Arise from SAT Applications
LexisNexis
· Who is your client and is your client capable of giving instructions?
Superannuation within Financial Agreements · Who is responsible for the payments?
Examine and analyse how to expertly deal with superannuation and · What to do with documents and Confidentiality provisions
the valuation of superannuation in financial agreements, with practical Presented by Maree van der Kwast, Director, Dwyer Durack; Preeminent Wills
examples plus a review of recent cases. & Estates Litigation Lawyer and Leading Wills, Estates & Succession Planning
Presented by John Butler, Special Counsel/Director, Butlers Lawyers; Lawyer, Doyle’s Guide 2020
Recommended Family and Divorce Lawyer, Doyle’s Guide 2020 and Reviews and Appeals of SAT Guardianship
John Lawley, Special Counsel, Butlers Lawyers; Recommended Family and
and Administration Matters
Divorce Lawyer, Doyle’s Guide 2020
· Guardianship and Administration appeal requirements and
procedure
· G&A review requirements and procedure
· Recent G&A appeal and review cases
Presented by Beverley Sorrell, Lawyer, Croftbridge
3 ATTEND AND EARN 4 ATTEND AND EARN 4 CPD POINTS INCLUDING:
3 CPD points in Competency Area 4: Substantive Law 1 point in Competency Area 3: Ethics & Professional Responsibility
3 points in Competency Area 4: Substantive Law
6WORKERS’ SENTENCING: ALL NEW
10TH
COMPENSATION: ANNUAL
CRITICAL ISSUES PROGRAM ON
EVERYTHING
LAW AND PRACTICE AND RECENT CASES SENTENCING
Thursday, 18 November 2021 $405 Thursday, 18 November 2021 $405
2.00pm to 5.15pm (AWST) 2111W06 2.00pm to 5.15pm (AWST) 2111W08
As the 10th year of conciliation and arbitration services at There are countless complex factors involved in sentencing, so it
WorkCover WA approaches, hear from Registrar Nunn, benefit is critical that you are up to date on the latest sentencing trends
from an analysis of important recent workers’ compensation in court. This dynamic program scrutinizes mental health issues,
cases which includes a discussion of their impact on your Workers’ gives you the necessary updates on recent sentencing decisions
Compensation practice, coupled with an in-depth exploration and analyses the practical issues involved in sentencing. Join our
of disputes handling and management from an insurance panel of experts who will guide you through this crucial and often
perspective. Plus, delve into the complexities & challenges that is delicate area of criminal law.
practicing in workers’ compensation law over the last 2 years.
Chair: Stephen Williams, Partner, Kott Gunning Lawyers; Leading Chair: Natasha Stewart, Barrister, Francis Burt Chambers
Dust Diseases Lawyer (Defendant) and Recommended Workers’
Update on Recent Sentencing Decisions: The Facts, Outcomes
Compensation Lawyer (Defendant), Doyle’s Guide 2020
and Key Takeaways
INSIGHTS FROM WORKCOVER · Recent, and significant, appellate decisions on sentence
· COVID-19 related charges and relative principles arising out
Opening Address of recent decisions
Presented by Registrar Sam Nunn, Registrar Arbitration, WorkCover WA
· The continued impact of mandatory sentencing on
sentence outcome
Presented by Chris Townsend, Senior Criminal Lawyer, Timpano Legal
Case Update and Implications for Your Practice
· Review of recent Court of Appeal decisions Criminal Appeals: Up and Running
· Review of recent District Court appeals · Court of Appeal: criminal matters
· Analysis of Cullen v Woodside [2021] WADC 56 and · Recent trends and developments
Marks v Coles Supermarkets [2020] WADC 36 including · Significant conviction cases
how they impact on your practice
Presented by Simon Watters, Barrister, Albert Wolff Chambers
Presented by Neil Morrissey, Barrister, Albert Wolff, Pre-eminent Insurance
& Personal Injury Law Barristers, Doyle’s Guide 2020 Mental Health at Sentencing
Competency Area 2: Professional Skills · Prospects of rehabilitation
Claims Management Philosophy and Dispute Handling: · Objective seriousness and moral culpability
An Insurer’s Perspective · General deterrence
· Navigating WA’s uniquely complex and highly competitive workers’ · Specific deterrence
compensation scheme · Weight of custodial sentence
· The journey to successfully understand, implement and satisfy the · Delay in guilty plea
expectations set out by WorkCover WA’s Insurer and Self-insurer · Practical considerations
Principles and Standards of Practice Presented by Sharon Auburn, Barrister, Albert Wolff Chambers
· Utilising the right tools to expedite dispute resolution and soften the
impact of an inherently adversarial dispute resolution scheme on an
injured person
Presented by Luke Westell, Technical Services Officer, WA Workers’
Compensation Claims, Australia Pacific, QBE Insurance
Competency Area 1: Practice Management
Excellent. Good
Practicing in a ‘Pandemic Normal’ World
Delve into the complexities & challenges confronting us all and shine a content and applicable
light on where we have been, where we are now and where we may go to ‘everyday’ practice.
in the future.
· What has happened in the last 6 months?
· How are lawyers and the law adapting to (and changing with) the
pandemic? The presenters all clearly
· The ‘New Normal’ as reflected by recent case law
· Making the best of it for the courts, our clients and our careers: some were well informed and all
thoughts and tips! were successful in making
Presented by Martin Dobson, Partner, Moray and Agnew; Preeminent their presentations
Workers’ Compensation Lawyer (Defendant), Preeminent Public & Product
Liability Lawyer (Defendant), and Recommended Compulsory Third Party informative yet interesting.
Insurance Lawyer (Defendant), Doyle’s Guide 2020
3 ATTEND AND EARN 3 CPD POINTS INCLUDING: 3 ATTEND AND EARN
0.5 points in Competency Area 1: Practice Management 3 CPD points in Competency Area 4: Substantive Law
0.5 points in Competency Area 2: Professional Skills
2 points in Competency Area 4: Substantive Law 7MASTER THE ESSENTIALS OF LEASING
WITH AN IN-DEPTH WORKSHOP
SUPPORT STAFF
LEASING LUNCHTIME SERIES:
FUNDAMENTALS BUILDING EXCELLENCE
WORKSHOP AND RESILIENCE
Tuesday, 30 November 2021 $405 $490
2.00pm to 5.15pm (AWST) WEB2111W09 WEB218N04
This unique, involved workshop provides a practical guided Key to any successful organisation is their support staff. Gain
tour of the essential elements of leasing for junior practitioners the key tools, knowledge and skills required to take your legal
& industry participants or those new to the area. Master how support role to the next level.
to navigate the lease process, rent reviews, market incentives,
outgoings, maintenance, assignment relocation/demolition,
Chair: Lisa Gooneratne, Special Counsel, HWL Ebsworth
insurance, indemnities, default, bank guarantees, legislation,
subleasing, licenses, surrenders and more. Join pre-eminent
leasing practitioners as they share their insights and strategies. SIMPLE PROJECT MANAGEMENT
UNDERSTANDING THE LEASE PROCESS Thursday, 14 October 2021 $155
· What is a lease? (and the relationships and 10.00am to 11.00am (AWST) WEB2110N04C
motivations between the parties)
Up skill yourself with simple but important project management tools
· Key elements of a lease
that will ensure you meet those sharp deadlines, juggle tight priorities
· Leasing process from commercial agreement to document execution
and implement structures to guarantee your success.
· Heads of agreement: binding or otherwise
Presented by Sam Auty, Legal Project Manager, Ashurst
MANAGING THE LEASE CONTENT
Financial Clauses Works and Obligations ENSURING YOUR WELLBEING AND MENTAL HEALTH
· Types of review · Maintenance IN CHALLENGING TIMES
· Face vs effective rents · Trading/business operation
Thursday, 11 November 2021 $155
· Market incentives · Assignment 10.00am to 11.00am (AWST) WEB2111N04D
· Outgoings · Relocation/demolition
Insurance and Indemnities Default Provisions Work through important and practical steps and strategies to
effectively assess, monitor and ensure both you and your colleague’s
Insurances · Default provisions in the Lease
wellbeing and mental health in these challenging times.
· Insurances the tenant is · Notice requirements under the
responsible for Lease and relevant legislation Presented by Kirsty Dempster-Rivett, Clinical Psychologist,
· Insurances the landlord is · General strategies for avoiding University of Waikato
responsible for and managing defaults
· Commercial comment: global · COVID-19 MANAGING THE EXPECTATIONS OF YOUR MANAGERS
policies, brokers · Bank guarantees AND WHAT’S EXPECTED OF A LEGAL ASSISTANT
· Security deposits
Indemnities ON DEMAND RECORDING OND218N04A $155
· Personal / corporate
· Indemnities vs releases
guarantees
· Tenant indemnities
You’ll identify how to manage the expectations of your managers and
· Landlord indemnities
direct reports with expert practical tips and knowhow that you can used
· Exclusions and limitations
immediately. Take away how to deal with multiple tasks, competing
priorities and the importance of honing your delegation skills.
DEFAULT AND DISPUTE RETAIL LEGISLATION AND
Presented by Pauline Murray, Legal Practice Administration Manger,
SCENARIOS RETAIL TENANCIES
Herbert Smith Freehills
· During the term of the Lease · Application
- non payment of rent, · Key provisions DEVELOPING EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION, LISTENING
outgoings and other monies · Tips and tricks AND WRITTEN SKILLS
- usage and disturbance issues
- general claims by the tenant OTHER DOCUMENTS: ON DEMAND RECORDING OND219N04B $155
· Towards or at the end of the KEY FEATURES
Lease Takeaway new key skills on how to take your communication to the
- make good · Assignments / Novations next level when dealing with your manager, workplace colleagues
- renewals / options · Surrenders and clients. Learn how to strengthen your listening and written skills
· Dealing with an · Licences for written instructions, meeting notes and file notes.
insolvent Tenant · Subleases
Presented by Angela Kurtz, Practice Manager, Marino Law
- ipso facto clause
WORKSHOP PRESENTERS:
Max Cameron, Partner, MinterEllison
Sarah Moore, Senior Associate, MinterEllison
Jordan Engwerda, Senior Associate, Real Estate, MinterEllison
Kieran McAlpine, Senior Associate, MinterEllison
Ora-Tali Korbl, Senior Associate, Infrastructure, Construction
and Planning, MinterEllison
This seminar series is also suitable for Junior Lawyers
Emily Chappelow, Senior Associate, MinterEllison
3 ATTEND AND EARN 3 CPD POINTS INCLUDING: 4 ATTEND AND EARN
2 points in Competency Area 4: Substantive Law 4 CPD points in Competency Area 2: Professional Skills
1 point in Competency Area 2: Professional Skills
8IN-HOUSE 10 POINT CPD SERIES:
CRITICAL UPDATES & PRACTICAL GUIDANCE
Live Online: Thursday, 16 September to Friday, 26 November 2021 $960
On Demand Recordings from August & September 2021 WEB218N05
Gain the CPD, updates & strategies you need with a series of key topics all tailor made for in-house counsel. Make it easy for yourself & save by
registering for the series or just the sessions that interest you. Watch each session live online or as an on-demand recording.
CYBER CRIME & EXECUTIVES: CPD COMPULSORY POINTS FOR IN-HOUSE COUNSEL
LESSONS FOR IN-HOUSE COUNSEL
Friday, 26 November 2021 $405
Thursday, 16 September 2021 $155 11.00am to 2.10pm (AWST) WEB2111N05H
11.00am to 12.00pm (AWST) WEB219N05C
Chair: Michael Chin, Senior Corporate Lawyer, AGL
Competency Area 1: Practice Management
Competency Area 2: Professional Skills
· Why executives are a prime targets
· A guide to reducing executives’ risk & in-house counsel’s role Legal Risk, Commercial Risk & Profit: Striking the Balance
How should in-house counsel approach and deal with commercial
Presented by Chris McLaughlin, Director, Cyber Security Group Aon and
Andrew Gray, Chief Counsel, Aon Reinsurance Solutions APAC; Associate
risk? How should they tread the line between their company’s business
General Counsel Aon Commercial Risk Solutions Global and financial realities and the need to take commercial risks to remain
profitable? How do legal risks factor into the equation?
MANAGING RISK: INSURANCE, INDEMNITIES, Presented by Tamara Daran, Legal Director & Company Secretary, South Pacific,
WARRANTIES & LIMITATION OF LIABILITY Colgate-Palmolive Company and Steven Brown, Chairman, Etienne Lawyers
Competency Area 1: Practice Management
Thursday, 7 October 2021 $155
10.00am to 11.00am (AWST) WEB2110N05D Culture and its Impact on Reputation and Risk
· How risky behaviours & company culture can cause a crisis
· Insurance obligations in contracts · How to assess & balance governance, risk & what is legally, socially,
· Indemnities: the benefits and limitations of a contractual indemnity & morally right
· Liability: contingent liabilities and limitation of liabilities · Recognising risky behaviours as an early warning to mitigate risk
Presented by Peter Yeldham, Partner and Emma White, Senior Associate, · When doing what is legally right can result in reputation damage
King & Wood Mallesons Presented by Craig Badings, Partner, SenateSHJ
Competency Area 3: Ethics & Professional Responsibility
INNOVATIVE CONTRACT DRAFTING STRATEGIES: Legal Professional Privilege: Challenges and Strategies
DESIGNING VS WRITING A CONTRACT for In-House Counsel
Thursday, 21 October 2021 $155 · Legal professional privilege (‘LPP’): key principles
10.00am to 11.00am (AWST) WEB2110N05E · When are communications with in-house lawyers privileged?
· Risks from blurred lines between legal, executive
· Table of Contents, Headings, and Frequently Asked Questions & management teams
· Conversational Style & Worked Examples · Strategies for in-house counsel to maintain privilege
· Tables, Timelines, Flowcharts, Journey Maps & Checklists
Presented by Kathryn Finlayson, Partner, MinterEllison
· Visualisations: Diagrams, Pictures, Photos, Icons, & Annotations
Presented by Steven Brown, Chairman, Etienne Lawyers
AN EMPLOYER’S ABILITY TO ISSUE DIRECTIONS TO
EMPLOYEES & THE RISKS OF GETTING IT WRONG
HEALTH & SAFETY INCIDENTS: MINIMISING RISK
BEFORE & AFTER THINGS GO WRONG ON DEMAND RECORDING OND218N05A $155
Thursday, 4 November 2021 $155
10.00am to 11.00am (AWST) WEB2111N05F · When can employers require employees to comply with directions?
· Case study: When can employers require COVID-vaccinations?
Competency Area 2: Professional Skills · Effective COVID-19 vaccination workplace policies &
· Pre-incident preparation: maintenance issues & stress tests ensuring compliance
· What to do following an incident & when the relevant work Presented by Helen Beech, Special Counsel, Kingston Reid
authority shows up
· Should you engage an expert? How do you maintain privilege?
COMPETITION AND CONSUMER LAW UPDATE:
· Procedures: What is documentation like?
NEW LEGISLATION & SIGNIFICANT NEW CASES
Presented by Martin Shume, Barrister, Denman Chambers and
Dr Shane Richardson, Principal Forensic Engineer, Delta V Experts ON DEMAND RECORDING OND219N05B $155
KEY TRENDS AND DEVELOPMENTS IN EMPLOYMENT LAW · Changes to consumer guarantees
· Developments in unfair contract terms & unconscionability
Thursday, 18 November 2021 $155 · Immunity from cartels and criminality
10.00am to 11.00am (AWST) WEB2111N05G
Presented by Ayman Guirguis, Partner, K&L Gates
Explore the latest trends, developments and cases in employment law
and analyse the critical takeaways and strategies that in-house counsel
need to minimise risk.
Presented by Amy Zhang, Executive Counsel & Team Leader,
Harmers Workplace Lawyers *P
lease note: WA practitioners are only able to claim a maximum
of 6 CPD points per activity
10 ATTEND THE FULL SERIES AND EARN 10 CPD POINTS INCLUDING:
5 points in Competency Area 4: Substantive Law 2 points in Competency Area 1: Practice Management
1 point in Competency Area 3: Ethics & Professional Responsibility 2 points in Competency Area 2: Professional Skills
9ADVERTISING AND MARKETING 9TH
ANNUAL
LAW CONFERENCE
Tuesday, 12 October 2021 $770
6.00am to 2.15pm (AWST) WEB2110N01
This comprehensive program will guide you through the key legal issues impacting the advertising and marketing sector. We have you
covered with timely updates on the latest developments and reform proposals, pricing and sales advertising, and traps for advertisers.
Examine the relevant developments arising in advertising on social media, e-marketing, online contracts and the legal issues for AI.
Chair: David Fleming, Director, Legal, PWC
SESSION 1: LATEST LEGAL DEVELOPMENTS AND KEY SESSION 2: SOCIAL MEDIA, E-MARKETING AND
ISSUES IN ADVERTISING AI LEGAL ISSUES
6.00am to 10.15am (AWST) WEB2110N01A $490 11.00am to 2.15pm (AWST) WEB2110N01B $405
Advertising and Marketing Law: Latest Developments Advertising on Social Media
and Reform Proposals · General principles as they apply to social media
· Advertising law: a bird’s eye view on what is happening in the courts · Influencer marketing
· Statutory right of unconscionable conduct, and its application to · Disclosures required (ACL and AANA codes)
commercial marketing · Liability for third party comments or content and how best to deal
· Tips and predictions: look alike products, brands and marks, unfair with this content
competition, a new statutory right of action? · Monitoring your own social media: What are the obligations?
· Celebrity influencers · Options for challenging competitors
· Hot issues and tips for responding to increasingly assertive regulators Presented by Brigit Rubenstein, Co-founder and Principal Lawyer,
on advertising collateral and promotional claims Level Up Legal
· Australian privacy reforms: what is happening and getting ahead of
the curve with your marketing practices Managing Risk with E-marketing and Online Contracts
Presented by Odette Gourley, Partner, Corrs Chambers Westgarth
· Online marketing and your business: tips and traps
· Enforceability of online contracts
Price and Sales Advertising · COVID-19 impacts
· Laws and principles governing sale and price advertising · Statutory watch outs: unfair contracts regime and
· Recent enforcements and actions in these areas consumer guarantees
· Market cautionary tales · Crowdsourcing of ideas and house ‘rules’: terms and conditions
· Best practices for compliance and risk mitigation · IP, privacy and data issues
Presented by Heidi Bruce, Managing Director, Sydney, Anisimoff Legal Presented by Alison Jones, Special Counsel, Chambers Corrs Westgarth
Ad Clearance 101: A Practical Guide to Defensible Advertising Legal Issues for AI: Biometrics, Chatbots and Best Practices
· Misleading impressions and the general thrust of your claims · Explore the key issues in social media and real-time marketing
· Practical considerations for campaign concepts · Analyse the opportunities offered by artificial intelligence
· When and how you can use fine print · Best practice when approaching the legal issues posed
· What’s required to substantiate your claims by technology
· How to push the boundaries (legally) and really annoy Presented by Tony Eades, Chief Strategy Officer, Salted Stone
your competitors
Presented by Hannah Marshall, Partner and Danielle Kroon,
Senior Associate, Marque Lawyers
Regulatory Creep: Traps for Advertisers
· Red tape compliance:
- Application to specific industry sectors (gambling, tobacco,
alcohol and therapeutic goods)
- Key issues to consider when conducting marketing campaigns
(trade promotions, giveaways and activations)
· Advertising agents and intermediaries: who is liable?
· Promotion by overseas suppliers: the application of Australian law
to overseas promotions
· Updates to domain name license rules
Presented by Shanna Protic Dib, Solicitor, Addisons
* Please note: WA practitioners are only able to claim a maximum
of 6 CPD points per activity
7 ATTEND THE FULL DAY AND EARN
7 CPD points in Competency Area 4: Substantive Law
10LEGAL MARKETING MADE
SIMPLE FOR THE TIME POOR
Thursday, 14 & 28 October, 11 & 25 November 2021 $490
10.00am to 11.00am (AWST) WEB2110N24
Most lawyers would love to focus more on marketing but have little time for it. This in-depth series from a renowned marketing expert will
show you how to make your marketing efficient & effective, even when you don’t have the time to focus on business development. Gain
strategies to build a firm foundation & a system that will consistently work for you. Sharpen your LinkedIn & social media strategies. Attend the
entire series & save big while watching live online or as on-demand recordings.
THE LATEST MARKETING TRENDS & STRATEGIES YOU LINKEDIN STRATEGIES TO BUILD YOUR PERSONAL AND
SHOULD KNOW AND WHAT YOU NEED FOR YOUR BUSINESS BRAND
MARKETING FOUNDATION Thursday, 11 November 2021 $155
Thursday, 14 October 2021 $155 10.00am to 11.00am (AWST) WEB2110N24C
10.00am to 11.00am (AWST) WEB2110N24A
Many lawyers have a profile on LinkedIn but often fail to optimise it
Whether you’re looking to get started in marketing your practice or so that it can be found by their ideal clients. LinkedIn can be used to
you’ve already begun, this session will show you how to build a solid build an online community of fans, generate leads, nurture and build
foundation for your marketing strategy. Work step by step on how to relationships, find strategic partners and collaborators, learn new
devise a strategy that will allow you to efficiently and effectively market skills and showcase your expertise. So why the aversion to using it in an
your practice in the future even when you’re busy and time poor. authentic way?
Plus, catch up on the latest marketing trends and strategies This session will assist you to uncover:
that you need to know to keep up with a fast-moving and highly
· The basics to optimise your profile
competitive market.
· How to showcase your expertise in an authentic way
In this session you will cover: · How to use overlooked tools like Lives, Stories and Audio Messages
· Understanding your shoulds vs coulds · Why authentic conversations build engagement and will attract the
· How to start with what you already have right clients
· Why everything is about your audience and how to market Presented by Tanya Williams, Marketing Strategist, Digital Conversations
accordingly
· Current trends and how you can use them to be more visible A DEEP DIVE AND GUIDED TOUR TO FINDING SOCIAL
to your ideal clients MEDIA SUCCESS
Presented by Tanya Williams, Marketing Strategist, Digital Conversations
Thursday, 25 November 2021 $155
10.00am to 11.00am (AWST) WEB2111N24D
SIMPLE MARKETING STEPS YOU CAN TAKE TO MAKE
YOUR LIFE EASIER AND YOUR RESULTS STRONGER Social media is a critical component of most marketing strategies for
DOWN THE ROAD lawyers, so it’s important that you get it right. But you also need to use
it in a way that makes sense and works for you and your practice. Learn
T hursday, 28 October 2021 $155 what you need to know about evaluating your audience, reaching
10.00am to 11.00am (AWST) WEB2110N24B them, and communicating a message that will get you where you want
to go.
Once you have a plan for your marketing strategy, what are the actual,
concrete, and practical steps you should take? How do you know if · Overview of Facebook, LinkedIn and Insta: Who is using them
they’re working? What if they’re not? How should you measure the & how are they being used?
success of your efforts and what’s the best way to react to the results? · Expert social tips and tactics that increase your organic views
· Content creation tools to help you build a professional brand on
· Uncover a simple 7 step process that keeps the marketing tap on
social media
· Time saving tips to create content
· Example clauses and some common traps for practitioners
· Understand how to measure results & what to do next
Presented by Tanya Williams, Marketing Strategist, Digital Conversations
Presented by Tanya Williams, Marketing Strategist, Digital Conversations
ABOUT THE PRESENTER:
With over 20 years’ experience, Tanya Williams works with professional services
firms to grow their visibility and generate new business. Her focus is on using
simple marketing tactics and low cost tools instead of overcomplicating what
doesn’t need to be. Your process starts with having a clear plan, understanding
Your billable time what you need to be doing to talk to your ideal clients and them communicating
is your current income…. with them, where they spend their time.
Tanya is a digital strategist, content creator, trainer and author
your non-billable time who can help you understand how to make marketing simple.
is your future.
David Maister
4
9 ATTEND AND EARN
4 CPD points in Competency Area 1: Practice Management
11FAMILY LAW: CHILD HEALTH AND
SUPPORT AGREEMENTS SAFETY UPDATE:
INTENSIVE THE LATEST RISKS
Thurday, 14 October 2021 $155 Tuesday, 26 October 2021 $490
12.30pm to 2.00pm (AWST) WEB2110N03 6.00am to 10.15pm (AWST) WEB2110N07
You’ll spend an intensive afternoon with the Child Support Explore the hottest topics in the health and safety arena right
Agency, Services Australia as they delve into the intricacies of now. Examine the sudden challenges of delivery and the ride
drafting Child Support Agreements under the Child Support sharing gig economy. Analyse the workplace health and safety
(Assessment) Act 1989 and explore the impacts of the July risks in mobile and remote office environments and the shifting
2018 reforms. Hear common traps seen by the Agency in sands of reasonable practicability. Finally, take an in depth look
practitioners’ Agreements and take away key tips on how to at psychosocial risks in the workplace using practical examples
ensure that your Agreement achieves what it is intended to and case studies.
cover and can adequately deal with any potential changes as
circumstances evolve.
Child Support Agreements: Drafting Issues Identified Chair: Mark Cahill, Barrister, Maurice Byers Chambers;
by the Child Support Registrar Leading Work Health and Safety Junior Counsel, Doyle’s Guide 2021
Consider some of the practical implications of drafting complex child
support agreements, including in relation to the July 2018 reforms. Rising to the Challenges of WHS in the Delivery and
Ride Sharing Gig Economy
· Does the agreement achieve its intended purpose?
· The status of the worker: employee/sub-contractor/self-employed
· Can it be accepted and implemented by the Child Support Registrar?
· The status of the vehicle: A workplace, why?
· Is it drafted to adequately deal with the (routine) changes that
· The status of the principal: employer/PCBU/management and
parents and their children experience in the life of a
control of the workplace
child supportcase?
· The extent to which reasonable practicability informs the steps that
· Should lump sum orders be considered?
ride share/delivery (food) can take
· Should an agreement survive despite certain clauses being severed?
· Director’s/officer’s liability
· BFA and Binding Child Support Agreements in the same document: Is
- Reasonable steps, did not know and could not have known (all
that a good idea? potential risks
jurisdictions but Victoria)
· Example clauses and some common traps for practitioners
- Liability as a principal offender or derivative liability under s.144
Presented by Brett Walker-Roberts, Senior Policy Advisor, and OHSA (Victoria)
Amanda Nates, Policy Officer, Child Support Agency, Services Australia
Presented by Robert Taylor, Barrister, List L Ground Floor Barristers,
Preeminent Workplace Health and Safety Junior Counsel, Doyle’s Guide 2021
Managing Risks in the Mobile and Remote Office Environments
· Analyse the health & safety obligations for employees working
from home
· Examine penalties that can be applied for breaches of the laws
· Discuss real life case studies of companies who have developed
workplace practices and policies to comply with these new
workplace laws
Presented by Rod Marshall, Partner, FCB Group; Recommended Leading
Workplace Health and Safety Lawyer, Doyle’s Guide 2021
Risk Assessments and Reasonable Practicability in Practice
· Analyse case examples to highlight how the definition of reasonable
practicability is constantly shifting according to:
- The nature of the duty holder
- The nature of the risk
Presented by Edmund Burke, Partner, Holding Redlich
Psychosocial Risks in the Workplace and the
Evolving Legal Framework
Explore how contemporary workplace law is responding to the
challenges presented by psychosocial risks in the workplace.
· Analyse recent trends illustrated in cases:
- Safety prosecutions; coronial inquests; Fair Work
Commission decisions
· Examine the findings and recommendations arising from numerous
public policy reviews that are anticipated to continue to inform
developments in this space
Presented by Ian Bennett, Special Counsel and Georgina Dodd, Associate,
Sparke Helmore Lawyers
1.5 ATTEND AND EARN 4 ATTEND AND EARN
1.5 CPD points in Competency Area 4: Substantive Law 4 CPD points in Competency Area 4: Substantive Law
12All
New
CONTRACT LAW
THE IPO MASTERCLASS: CASES,
LIFECYCLE TERMS & DAMAGES
Wednesday, 3rd November 2021 $490 Thursday, 25 November 2021 $490
10.00am to 2.15pm (AWST) WEB2111N01 6.00am to 10.15am (AWST) WEB2111N41
Timing, structure and market-readiness are critical factors to 2021 has seen significant developments in contract law and
ensuring a successful IPO. Attend and gain knowledge on capital it’s vital that you’re across those changes and how to deal with
raising for startups and getting IPO ready, including selecting them to minimise risk. Examine urgent hot spots including privity
the right governance structures, advisors and timing. Examine all of contract, waiver & election, estoppel, enforcement, and
aspects of the capital raising process: due diligence, DDC process, the duty to cooperate. Analyse the latest in the implication &
key ASX admission criteria and best corporate governance incorporation of contractual terms. Gain the latest information
practices. Analyse tax structuring including FloatCo vs SaleCo on damages for breach of contract and effective drafting
structures and explore post IPO capital raising options. techniques to limit or exclude liability for such damages.
Chair: Luke Headland, Senior SIV & IV Investment Specialist, Take a deep dive into the hottest issues and cases impacting contract
Ord Minnett law. With real world examples, precedents and analysis, you’ll walk
away with clear insights and tools to implement immediately in your
Capital Raising for Startups
practice. Facilitated by Jeffrey Goldberger, a contract law specialist
· Questions a founder should ask before raising capital who is a recognised authority on Australian contract law.
· Different structures to consider when raising capital
· Managing raise documentation Part 1: Contract Law in the Cases – Lessons from the Year in Review
Presented by Jill McKnight, Practice Leader, LegalVision Analyse recent developments in key areas of contract law,
consider the facts of each case, and analyse the critical takeaways.
Pre-IPO Issues: Getting IPO Ready
· Privity of contract: An old principle with new perspectives
· How do you or your client know if they are IPO ready? · Waiver and election
· Getting the right governance and management structure in place · Estoppel by convention and the enforcement of contracts
· How can the GC support the business to get ready? · The duty of co-operation in contract performance
· Continuous disclosure system
· Pre-IPO capital raising: why do it and key considerations Part 2: The Implication and Incorporation of Contractual Terms
· Selecting IPO advisers and determining IPO timing · Examine the conditions for the implication and incorporation of
Presented by Adam D’Andreti, Partner, Gilbert & Tobin; Best Lawyers 2022, contractual terms
Corporate Law, Equity Capital Markets Law, Mergers & Acquisitions Law and · Take a look at the latest developments in the area
Private Equity Law; 2020 Capital Markets Partner of the Year, Lawyers Weekly · Analyse important principles arising from recent cases
IPO Capital Raising Part 3: Assessment of Damages for Breach of Contract & the
· The IPO process and timeline Exclusion of Consequential Loss
· Prospectus content requirements; due diligence and the DDC process · Examine the principles governing an award of damages for breach
· Key ASX admission criteria; ASX best practice recommendations for of contract
corporate governance; ASX imposed and voluntary escrow; offer · Assess drafting techniques for limiting or excluding liability for
structure; engaging with ASIC and ASX such damages
· Pro-rata entitlement offers; Share purchase plan; Intuitional offers; Presented by Jeffrey Goldberger, Special Counsel, Norton Rose Fulbright
Venture capital funding
Presented by Grant Hummel, Partner, HWL Ebsworth ABOUT THE PRESENTER:
Jeffrey Goldberger is contract law specialist with over 25 years’ experience in
IPOs and Tax the Australian legal sector who is a recognised authority on Australian contract
· FloatCo vs SaleCo IPO structures: pros and cons of each; law. In 2012 Jeffrey served on the then Federal Attorney General’s Expert Panel
tax consolidation; tax rollovers on the effectiveness of Australian contract law. Jeffrey formerly lectured in
· demergers and IPOs: demerger tax relief; IPO approaches: contract law, commercial law and private international law at the University of
demerger tax relief requirements Sydney Law School.
Presented by Paul Culibrk, M&A Tax Partner, Deloitte
Testimonials from Jeffrey’s prior Contract Law Masterclasses:
Post IPO Capital Raisings
· Capital raising structures post IPO
· Systems of disclosure; due diligence process and liability regime
· Investor communications Absolutely flawless.
Presented by Amanda Isouard, Special Counsel, King & Wood Mallesons An expert in his field
Very comprehensive
and clear paper
ALL CASES AND UP TO DATE
NEW
WRITTEN MATERIALS,
EXAMPLES AND MUCH MORE!
4 ATTEND AND EARN 4 CPD POINTS INCLUDING: 4 ATTEND AND EARN 4 CPD POINTS INCLUDING:
3.5 points in Competency Area 4: Substantive Law 2 CPD points in Competency Area 4: Substantive Law
0.5 points in Competency Area 2: Professional Skills 2 CPD points in Competency Area 2: Professional Skills
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