Comprehensive Legal Update for Your Commercial Clients
Issues covered include:employment law, contracts, tax, IP
Description
If you have a general commercial practice these are the twenty essential questions you need answered. Your business clients will often seek answers across a wide range of specialist areas from employment to contract to tax and intellectual property law. Address those knowledge gaps, hear from experts in these fields and enhance your legal practice.
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Chair: Jason Sprague, Partner, Bartier Perry
2.00pm to 2.45pm: 5 Most Asked Questions on Employment Law
- When is misconduct serious enough to terminate employment?
- To what extent must we accommodate non-work injuries?
- Can we control what our employees say on social media or other public places?
- What makes a redundancy ‘genuine’?
- Will our non-compete clause be enforceable after termination?
Presented by Deirdre McEvoy, Senior Associate, McArdle Legal; Accredited Specialist in Employment and Industrial Law
2.45pm to 3.30pm: 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 Malcolm Campbell, Principal, Coleman Greig
3.30pm to 3.45pm Afternoon Tea
3.45pm to 4.30pm: 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 Suzie Boulous, Partner, Brown Wright Stein Lawyers
4.30pm to 5.15pm: 5 Most Asked Questions on IP
- Why do I need to care about IP?
- 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 Derek Baigent, Principal, Griffith Hack; Best Lawyers 2019, Intellectual Property Law
Venue
Cliftons Sydney
Level 13, 60 Margaret St
Sydney 2000
NSW
Australia