Corporate Governance & Corporate Regulation

Gain a comprehensive update of key regulatory issues impacting corporate governance. Catch up on important regulatory enforcement results you need to know. Explore how to deal with regulators in the current environment and tips for navigating deferrals, priorities, and the continuing impact of the pandemic on regulatory matters.

Scrutinise the many new and evolving duties & risks facing directors, including ASIC & ASX guides, continuous disclosure, insolvency, ESG principles, breach of fiduciary duties, shareholder rights, supply chains & more. Gain in-depth and practical guidance on how organisations, directors and in-house counsel can manage these risks.

This November, explore inbound and outbound tax issues, including complex taxes, cross-border transactions and corporate tax residency issues.

Face the many significant changes & new risks facing in-house counsel by arming yourself with timely updates & strategies. Consider how to handle financial & insolvency risks in a tight market. Enhance your insurance law knowledge & tactics. Examine significant defamation reforms. Catch up on new employment law and health & safety risks. Gain your core CPD points while examining legal & tax issues involving contractors, ethics and harassment, bullying & wellbeing, and reputation risks. WEB213V15

Examine the latest legislative reforms, key cases and enforcement actions in Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorism Financing. Gain insights directly from AUSTRAC regarding their governance expectations and how to meet AML/CTF obligations. Work through a step by step guide on how to design and implement an AML/CTF program. Finally, master how to respond to regulatory investigations and implement remediation programs. WEB216N15

Prepare for this year’s ESG reporting and the many associated obligations and risks that grow with significance each year. Examine the interplay between corporate governance, sustainability, responsibility and the role of the Board. Consider sustainable investment and how to integrate ESG frameworks & analysis into frameworks & processes. Dissect the latest ESG risks & their implications, including climate change, fiduciary duties, disclosure obligations & more. WEB216N41

Gain all the CPD, updates & strategies you need with a series of the most important topics all tailor made for in-house counsel. Make it easy for yourself & save by registering for the series or just the sessions that interest you. Watch each session live online or as an on-demand recording. In-depth, 1-hour sessions explore the breadth of contracts, competition & consumer law, cyber crime, discrimination, mental health, workplace law, health & safety, reputation risk, privilege, ethics & more. WEB218N05

Corporate executives are the prime target for cyber crime. As in-house counsel it’s critical that you understand these risks and precisely how to mitigate them. Delve into exactly how and why cyber crime poses such a significant risk to executives. Gain practical strategies to minimise vulnerabilities, change behaviour in your organisation in a meaningful & lasting way, minimise risk through insurance, and perfect your cyber security policies and training. WEB219N05C

Gain your core CPD units in one afternoon through focused sessions tailor made for in-house counsel. Master how to expertly balance the push and pull between legal risk, commercial risk, and profit. Consider the ever rising reputational risks related to an organisation’s culture and how to avoid disaster. Take a practical look at privilege and the steps, strategies and policies in-house counsel need to follow to avoid inviting trouble by waiving privilege. WEB2111N05H

Build a solid foundation for dealing with the most important tax issues commonly faced by commercial lawyers and in-house counsel. Gain a practical and working understanding of how these issues arise & play out in practice so that you can spot the potential risks early on & respond appropriately and effectively before it’s too late to avoid serious tax problems. Explore the tax implications in business structures, business sales, shareholder agreements, tax losses, loans, tax adjustments and more. WEB219N12

Insulate yourself & your organisation from today’s emerging risks by gaining strategies & information to help you navigate the latest legal & commercial perils facing in-house counsel. Discover how to navigate the continuous disclosure regime, COVID-19’s continuing impact on the workplace, climate change risk, business interruption insurance & governance best practices. Gain your core CPD points while examining the future of in-house legal teams, diversity & inclusion and the latest tax risks. 223N03

Insulate yourself & your organisation from today’s emerging risks by gaining strategies & information to help you navigate the latest legal & commercial perils facing in-house counsel. Discover how to navigate the continuous disclosure regime, the latest workplace law risks, climate change litigation, business insurance & tax governance best practices. Gain your core CPD points while examining diversity & inclusion, social media & defamation, & protecting your organisation from cyber risks. 223Q10

Spend the afternoon with an interdisciplinary panel including a Registered Liquidator & Trustee and legal & restructuring experts as they examine in-depth the latest developments in corporate and personal insolvency. Delve into some of the common myths and misconceptions around unfair preferences and defences, voidable transactions, and property claims when insolvent and insolvent trading. Plus, gain a practical insight into the recent cases, the latest regulatory updates and much more. WEB223N38

Insulate yourself & your organisation from today’s emerging risks by gaining strategies & information to help you navigate the latest legal & commercial perils facing in-house counsel. Discover how to navigate the latest workplace law risks, climate change litigation, key developments in insurance law, & tax governance best practices. Gain your core CPD points while examining diversity & inclusion, social media & defamation, & how to effectively deal with regulators. 223V13

Position yourself at the forefront of climate finance and capital raising with a timely examination into the latest developments shaping the area right now. Analyse the breadth and scope of climate finance in the current environment and how it’s being utilised. Consider the advantages and disadvantages of using different instruments and structures to deliver climate positive outcomes. Explore climate investment funds, new asset classes and how they fit into modern finance & capital raising. WEB228N24G

Don’t let your M&A strategies fall behind the times, exposing you to unnecessary risk. Gain the unique yet complementary perspectives of two experts in the field who will break down how you should update and adapt your M&A strategies to protect against climate change and ESG risks. Catch up on the latest legal and commercial developments and you should respond to the latest trends when trying to initiate, complete and maximise a transaction. WEB228N24H

Stay ahead of the curve on the latest developments in competition and consumer law issues tied to climate change. Examine the latest in green claims and green washing. Catch up on exactly who and what the ACCC and other Regulators are targeting in the climate change space. With in-depth analysis, examples and updates, you’ll build your knowledge and develop strategies to deal with the latest climate change and competition & consumer law issues. WEB228N24I

Hear from the ACNC on current legislative changes plus take a deep dive into the changes to General Meetings. Immerse yourself in tips and processes of the constitution for a charitable company, important new changes to the Corporation Act, legal issues arising for charities involved in advocacy, and a legislative update on deductible gift recipients. This webinar will deliver the answers you need with practical discussions and takeaways to help implement best practice policies. WEB229N64

With privacy reform around the corner, the OAIC has made detailed recommendations which draw on the agency’s regulatory experience about how these potential reforms would operate in practice. Explore what these reforms could mean for your business to get ahead of the competition. Attend this intensive session for a deep dive into the proposed reforms and gain insights from the experts about all the latest and expected changes. 228N04

Build a solid foundation for dealing with the most important tax issues commonly faced by commercial lawyers and in-house counsel. Gain a practical and working understanding of how these issues arise & play out in practice so that you can spot the potential risks early on & respond appropriately and effectively before it’s too late to avoid serious tax problems. Explore the tax implications in business structures, shareholder agreements and more. WEB229N62