Unfair Contract Terms, Recent Code Reform and Other Drafting Considerations
The new Treasury Laws Amendment (More Competition, Better Prices) Bill 2022 is here! You could face maximum civil penalties for breach of competition & consumer laws & unfair contract terms. Get ahead of the game by understanding how to draft effective clauses so you don’t contravene the UCT regime. Learn to identify & deal with unresolved issues under the Franchising Code of Conduct Amendments, their impact on drafting agreements & keep your clients from landing on the wrong side of the law. WEB2210N65AZ
Description
Attend and earn 1 CPD unit in Substantive Law
This program is applicable to practitioners from all States & Territories
Chair: Ben Coogan, Partner, Thomson Geer; Best Lawyers 2023, Franchise Law
Unfair Contract Terms, Recent Code Reform and Other Drafting Considerations
- Proposed changes to the unfair contract terms regime: A deep dive
- Review of recent unfair contract terms decisions and resulting drafting considerations
- Explore unresolved issues arising from the recent Code changes
Presented by Bronwyn Furse, Partner, Thomson Geer; Best Lawyers 2023, Lawyer of the Year in Franchise Law; Best Lawyers 2023, Intellectual Property Law, Privacy and Data Security Law; Recommended Intellectual Property Lawyer and Recommended TMT Lawyer, Doyle’s Guide 2022
Presenters
Ben Coogan
Ben Coogan, Partner, Thomson Geer Ben Coogan is a Partner at Thomson Geer Lawyers and practises in the areas of intellectual property and commercial litigation, information technology, franchising, defamation, competition and consumer law and trade mark prosecution. Ben advises and litigates disputes relating to competition and consumer, confidential information and trade secrets law. Ben is a qualified mediator and regularly acts as mediator in a variety of disputes. He has written various articles and presented seminars on topics including intellectual property disputes, franchising and competition and consumer law, and completed his Masters of Laws specialising in commercial and intellectual property law.
Bronwyn Furse
Bronwyn Furse is a commercial lawyer with specialist expertise in the areas of intellectual property, privacy, regulatory and competition and consumer law. Her practice traverses public and private industry sectors including automotive, higher education, health, manufacturing, medical devices, energy and resources, government, financial services and ecommerce, from start ups through to multinational groups. Bronwyn has extensive franchising experience. She advises some of Australia’s most well-known, and longest running franchise networks. Her practice includes assisting with the day-to-day management of franchise networks, along with related intellectual property, privacy and competition and consumer law issues. She also routinely assists in the expansion of networks into offshore jurisdictions and establishment of new franchise networks. Bronwyn is well known for her specialist expertise in privacy law and data protection and commercialisation. Bronwyn is an active member of various professional intellectual property and privacy organisations, including Trustee of the Licensing Executives Society of Australia and New Zealand (LESANZ), an active member of the Franchise Council of Australia (FCA) (Legal Sub-Committee and South Australian Chapter Committee), and a participating member of the Intellectual Property Society of Australia and New Zealand (IPSANZ) and International Association of Privacy Professionals of Australia and New Zealand (iappANZ).