Comprehensive Legal Update for Your Commercial Clients
Issues covered include:Employment Law, Contracts , 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 governance 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.
Attend and earn 3 CPD units in Substantive Law
Chair: TBC
9.00am to 9.05am Opening Comments by the Chair
9.05am to 9.50am: 5 Most Asked Questions on Employment Law
- When is misconduct serious enough to terminate employment without notice?
- To what extent must employers accommodate injuries?
- When is performance management unlawful adverse action?
- What makes a redundancy ‘genuine’?
- Will our non-compete clause be enforceable after termination of employment?
Presented by Chris Molnar, Partner, Kennedys
9.50am to 10.35am: 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 Brian Rom, Special Counsel, HWL Ebsworth
10.35am to 10.50am Morning Tea
10.50am to 11.35am: 5 Most Asked Questions on Tax
- Can I claim tax losses incurred in previous years for tax?
- What are the issues around shareholder loans and unpaid present entitlements?
- What tax risks do I take on when I become a director?
- Do I have a GST adjustment and why?
- How will land tax affect my business?
Presented by Neil Brydges, Principal Lawyer, Edward Hennebry, Tax Associate and Denise Tan, Senior Associate, Sladen Legal
11.35am to 12.20pm: 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 Kellech Smith, Partner, Ashurst
Venue
RACV City Club
Level 2, 501 Bourke St
Melbourne 3000
VIC
Australia
Parking Information
Parking is not included in your registration. Here are some options below. RACV City Club Car Park.
Directions