Contract Law

Contract Law Conference

Issues covered include: unsigned contracts, dispute resolution, ipso facto clauses, insolvency, common law rights to terminate, risk, limitation of liability, indemnities, unfair terms, unconscionable conduct, cross-jurisdictional contracts, variation

Contract Law Conference: Risk Management

Issues covered include: contractual warranties, contractual indemnities, insurance contracts, arbitration clauses, binding arbitration agreements, contracting in the digital age, digital footprints, limitation of liability, Australian consumer law, proportionate liability regimes, ethical considerations, contract drafting, contract tendering, contract negotiation, block chain, smart contracts, multi-party agreements, privacy, cybersecurity

Contract Law Essentials: Avoiding Risk

Issues covered include: rectification and variation, drafting contracts, heads of agreement, pre-contractual representations, dispute resolution clauses

Contract Law Roundup Perth

Contract Law: Eliminating Mistakes & Managing Risk

Issues covered include: warranties, indemnities, insurance, M&A transactions

Contract Law Conference: Risk Management Melbourne

Contract Law Masterclass

Issues covered include: Statutory unconscionable conduct, Indemnities, Contract drafting, Incorporation of Contractual Terms, case law, Jeffrey Goldberger, Special Counsel, Norton Rose Fulbright.

Contract Enforcement and Disputes

Issues covered include: statutory intervention, unfair terms, unconscionable conduct, cross-juridictional contracts, contract notices, dispute resolution clauses, common law rights to terminate

Managing Contracts to Avoid Disputes

While the goal of contracting is to draft a document capable of avoiding or minimising disputes, the cold, hard reality is that disagreements and dustups are inevitable. A dispute might arise from a failure by one of the parties, a misunderstanding as to the expectations and obligations under the contract, or good old fashioned unscrupulous behavior. Gain an understanding of precisely how contract disputes can arise and how to deftly manage them.

Contracts Risk and Disputes

While the goal of contracting is to draft a document capable of avoiding or minimising disputes, the cold, hard reality is that disagreements and dustups are inevitable. A dispute might arise from a failure by one of the parties, a misunderstanding as to the expectations and obligations under the contract, or good old fashioned unscrupulous behavior. Gain an understanding of precisely how contract disputes can arise and how to deftly manage them

Contract Law: Minimising Liability and Risk

Issues covered include: Regulatory compliance, contractual conformity, insurance and indemnity clauses, common law, boilerplate clauses

Employment Contracts and Policies

Issues covered include: employment contracts, bonus clauses, commission clauses, workplacesuveilance, office romance, confidentiality clauses, IP clauses, workplace polices

Law for Architects: Crucial Issues in Compliance and Contracts

Issues covered include: legal risks for architect, commercial issues, contracts, construction

Contract Law Masterclass

Issues covered include: contract and commercial law

Contract Law: Minimising Liability and Risk

Issues covered include: contract and commercial law, liability, risks, damages and indemnities, consumer law, the unfair contracts regime and understanding potential liability, general liability of limitations clauses

Goldberger on Contracts

Issues covered include: Contract law, commercial contracts, Estoppel, Australian law

Law for Architects: Contracts, Claims and Risk

Issues covered include: liability, risk, construction, cladding, payment disputes, avoiding lawyers, design errors, lead consultants, sub consultants

CANCELLED: Contract Law Masterclass

Featuring a renowned specialist in the field, Jeffrey Goldberger will walk you through precisely what you need to know to elevate your practice. From taking a deep dive into the hottest issues and cases impacting contract law to working through real world examples to providing you with precedents, examples, case law and analysis, you’ll walk away with insights and tools to implement in your practice.

CPD Mandatory Core Areas: Contracts and the Workplace

Issues covered include: Termination of Contracts: Proper Drafting Skills, Workplace Harassment Training, Don’t Fall Foul of Folau

Contract Law Conference

Issues covered include: Conveyancing Case Law, Legislation and REIQ Contract Update, Real Estate Deposits, Environment and Planning Update, How to Deal with Changing Circumstances for a Party Between Contracting and Settlement, Dealing with SMSFs in Property Transactions, Avoiding Mistakes at Settlement, Verification of Identity, Property Valuation, Advisory, Development and Financing"

Law for Architects: Contracts, Costs and Risk

Issues covered include: Costs Blowout Liabilities for Architects, Cladding and Non-Conforming Materials: liability and risk, Payment Disputes for Architects

Contract Law Masterclass

Issues covered include: cases, Indemnities: Legal Principles and Drafting Issues, Implication and Incorporation of Contractual Terms

Contract Disputes Forum

Avoiding contract disputes requires a bullet proof contract in the first place. That can be easier said than done, but with this line-up of experts you’ll be prepared to get it right the first time. Plus, should things turn sideways despite best efforts, you’ll gain the knowledge to navigate any issues involving enforcing unsigned contracts, online contracting, dispute resolution clauses, termination, damages and more. Plus, gain your ethics point for the year.

Contract Law Conference

Issues covered include: Enforcing Unsigned Contracts, Liability and Risks, Indemnities, Liabilities, Exclusion Clauses, Consequential Loss, Dispute Resolution Clauses, Termination, Damages, Online Contracting, Confidentiality Clauses , IP, Unfair Terms, Unconscionable Conduct ,,Unfair Trading

CANCELLED: Contract Law Masterclass

With contracts lying at the very heart of both the commercial and legal spheres, it’s critical that you hone your knowledge, skills and strategies in this area. There’s no better way to perfect your abilities when working with contracts than to attend this practical masterclass.

Contract Law Conference 2020 - Recorded on March 2020, NSW

Issues covered include: unsigned contracts, online contracting, dispute resolution clauses, terminating contracts, damages, expectation loss, reliance loss, liabilities, IP, confidentiality clauses, statutory intervention.

Government Contracts: NEW Legislation and Guidelines in COVID-19 and Beyond

Issues covered include: probity procurement, recent changes to conflict of interest guidelines, trends in government corruption, fraud and misconduct, improving fraud control, audit processes, probity plan, new legislation, Public Works and Procurement Amendment

Contracts & COVID-19: Force Majeure, Frustration & Performance

Issues covered include: key contract cases, contract formation, non-performing contractor, Assignment and novation, Rectification, estoppel, common law and equitable estoppel principles, inadvertent variation of contractual obligations, Good faith in contract performance

Law for Architects: Contracts, Planning & Disputes

Issues covered include: Construction certificates, Occupation certificates, Architect SEP 65 Verification Statement, Design and Building Practitioners Bill 2019, regulated design, Building and Construction (Security of Payment) Act, adjudication, Role as Superintendent, agent of the principal, exercising independent discretion

Resources: Project Developments, Contracting & Market Design

Issues covered include: renewable resources, climate change, project developments, hydrogen project, electricity design, gas contracting, energy market

Contemporary Contract Law Issues

Issues covered include: COVID-19, force majeure, frustration, quantum remuit, common law damages

Hot Contract Issues for Architects: Force Majeure, Frustration & Performance

Issues covered include: COVID-19, contracts, force majeure, frustration, performance

Minimising Contract Risk: Drafting, Disputes & Damages

Master how to draft the crucial clauses you need in your contracts right now to deal with the latest risks, including insights into force majeure, suspension & termination, warranties, electronic signatures, exclusivity & more. Hone your risk allocation with watertight insurance, indemnity & exclusion clauses. Review how to maximise contract damages or defend against a contract claim. And finally, perfect your dispute resolution clauses or consider how to avoid them when a dispute arises.

The Six Contract Drafting Issues You Need to get Right in Today’s Environment

Master how to draft the crucial clauses you need in your contracts right now to deal with the latest risks facing lawyers & their clients in the current environment. Perfect your drafting strategies to deal with force majeure, suspension & termination, warranties, electronic signatures, exclusivity & more.

Damages for Breach of Contract: How to Successfully Recover Damages or Defend a Claim

Review how to maximise contract damages or defend against a contract claim. Explore how contractual damages are assessed, how tort and consumer law plays into the equation, and how to navigate expectation and reliance damages, loss of change or opportunity, and loss of bargain damages. Build practical strategies to address causation, remoteness, mitigation, liquidated damages and more.

Deconstructing Construction Contracts: Critical Takeaways

Armed with updates and insights into critical recent cases and key issues such as the prevention principle and exclusion clauses, you will be able to provide expert guidance. Join experienced construction law barrister, Sydney Jacobs, as he gives you a deep dive into essential recent cases and provides you with unique insights on the key takeaway.

Contract Law Disputes 2020

What do the latest contract law cases say about the increasingly prevalent and important issues commonly being disputed right now? How should you bring or defend against a claim that a contract is unfair or unconscionable? When can you enforce or escape a contract that’s unsigned? How can you effectively and accurately determine a party’s damages & loss? What must you consider when contract termination is sought? Explore each of these critical issues and more through practical insights, examples & guidance.

How to Get Out of a Property Sale or Rental Agreement – or Prevent an Escape

In a tumultuous time for the property sector, practitioners are reporting an increase in repudiation of both commercial and residential contracts. Hear straight from a distinguished senior counsel about remedies available such as damages, specific performance and loss of deposit. Dive into penalty considerations and consider the timely COVID related issues of repudiation of rental agreements and frustration.

Contract Law Masterclass: Liability & Risk

Recent events have had a dramatic impact on contracts leading to a significant rise in disputes. With many parties suddenly unable or unwilling to perform their contractual duties, there’s no better time to explore the hottest drafting and disputes issues you need to be across. Examine breaches, damages, remedies, securities, indemnities, liability, allocation of risk and more. Each of these issues will be covered in-depth along with a look at the latest and most significant contract law cases.

Contract Law Conference: Minimising Risks & Disputes

213N18: Ensure your contract drafting strategies are modern, effective & unassailable. Survey the latest contract interpretation methods & consider the duty to negotiate in good faith. Perfect your protections against default & insolvency. Fine tune your indemnity, insurance & exclusion clauses. In the afternoon, master contract disputes by examining dispute resolution clauses, how to recover damages or defend against them, and the latest contract termination strategies.