Comprehensive Legal Update for Your Commercial Clients
Issues covered include: Employment Law, Contracts Law, TAx, IP
Description
You never know what area of law a client is going to ask you about, and unless you’re a specialist in that area the answer may not roll off your tongue. For those with a broad practice that includes business clients you need to be an expert across a huge range of areas, from tax to employment law to IP to contract law. Find out what the specialists in these fields see as the absolute key questions for business clients so that you’ve got the answers covered.
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Chair: Michael Kent, General Counsel, Transit Systems
9.00am to 10.00am: 5 Most Asked Questions on Employment Law
- When is misconduct serious enough to terminate employment?
- To what extent must we accommodate non-work injuries?
- When (and why) should an employer be formally involved in a workers compensation dispute?
- What makes a redundancy ‘genuine’?
- Will our non-compete clause be enforceable after termination?
Presented by Stephen Hughes, Principal Lawyer, Franklin Athanasellis Cullen
10.00am to 11.00am: 5 Most Asked Questions on Contracts
- Is this Heads of Agreement binding?
- What mistakes can I make in giving indemnities under a contract?
- What terms can be implied into my contract?
- What is the difference between a deed and an agreement?
- Best endeavours vs reasonable endeavours obligations in contracts: Are they different and what do they mean?
Presented by Liam Hennessy, Director, Gadens
11.00am to 11.15am: Morning Tea
11.15am to 12.15pm: 5 Most Asked Questions on Tax
- Can I claim tax losses incurred in previous years for tax?
- They are a “contractor” so I don’t need to pay super, payroll or PAYGW right?
- What are the key considerations for debt forgiveness?
- When buying and selling land, what do I need to know about foreign resident CGT withholding (hint, it’s not just for foreign residents)?
- I have subsidiaries that are foreign incorporated companies, how could they possibly be an Australian tax resident?
Presented by Chris Dunne, Director – Tax, Grant Thornton
12.15pm to 1.15pm: 5 Most Asked Questions on IP
- What is IP and why do I need to care about it?
- How do I copyright a patent?
- But I paid for it… don't I own it?
- If I change it by at least 10%, is it still infringement?
- Can I register a worldwide trade mark?
Presented by Bradley Postma, Principal, Spruson and Ferguson
Venue
Mercure Brisbane
Level 2, 85-87 North Quay
Brisbane 4000
QLD
Australia
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Directions
Nearby Public Transport:Train Stations - Roma Street StationBus Interchange - George Square Bus Station