Australia

10 Points in One Day - Your Last Chance!

Issues covered include: Mental Wellbeing of Employees, Creative Thinking , Costs, Disclosure, Legal Profession Uniform Law, Property Witholding Tax, Retail Leasing, Unfair Contract Terms Under the ACL, Family, Trust and Succession Law.

Advanced Commercial Litigation Conference

Issues covered include: Directors, Officers and Corporate Litigation, Hayne Royal Commission, Defamation, Creditors, Insolvency Law Reform, ipso facto, Insolvency Law Reform Act 2016, Trusts Minority Shareholder Disputes with a Corporate Trustee, Mental Health, Contingency Fees, Litigation Funding and Class Actions, Ethical Professional Conduct.

Property Law Conference

Issues covered include: Planning, property, combustible cladding, defects, caretakers, ethics, leasing, tax risks, GST, investment, discretionary trusts, property valuation, development financing, capital gains tax

Advanced Commercial Litigation Conference

Issues covered include: remedies, directors, officers, corporate litigation, shareholder disputes, commercial litigation, proportionate liability, defamation litigation, defamatory, cyber crime, cyber attack, mandatory data breach notification, privacy, litigation funding, class actions, ethics, ethical obligations

10 Points in One Day - Your Last Chance

Issues covered include: leasing, conveyancing, property law, tax, PPSA, presentation skills, work-life balance, ethics, digital customer data, commercialising IP, buying and selling a business, insolvency

Workplace Symposium 2019

Issues covered include: casual employment, permanent employment, underpayment, accessorial liability, penalties, working from home, employee flexibility, privacy, surveillance of employees, enterprise bargaining, enterprise agreements, industrial disputation, industrial action, conflict resolution, bullying, ill and injured employees, unlawful termination, adverse action, discrimination claims, mental illness, mental health, death in the workplace, industrial manslaughter

Personal Injury Conference

Issues covered include: civil claims for institutional abuse, NDIS, workers compensation, psychological injury, negligence, Civil Liability Act, ethics, vicarious trauma, expert witnesses.

Contract Law: Eliminating Mistakes & Managing Risk

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

In-House Counsel Summit

Issues covered include: consumer data right, consumer law, ACCC, penalties, Royal Commission into the Financial Sector, employment law, mental health, whistleblowing, regulatory compliance

10 Points in One Day

Issues covered include: Estates litigation, family provision applications, blended families, family law legislative review, ALRC, child protection, tax, capital gains, psychology, problem solving, technology, disruptors, cost orders, ethical implications, cost disclosure, commercial litigation, business sales, contract disputes, dispute resolution clauses, insolvency reforms, Ipso facto

10 Points in One Day - Your Last Chance

Issues covered include: Consumer and competition law, ACCC, employment law, fair work legislation, safe harbour, mental health, wellbeing, conflict of interests, negotiation, mediation, property law, succession law, informal wills, PPSA, PPSR renewals, contracting in the digital age, digital footprints

In-House Counsel Summit

Issues covered include: Consumer law, ACCC, consumer data right, ICT, IT contracts, privacy, employment, mental health, workplace investigation, unconscious bias

In-House Counsel Summit

Issues covered include: Consumer data right, big data, privacy, mandatory data breach reporting, GDPR, Banking Royal Commission, ACCC, consumer law, ACL, corporate social responsibility, modern slavery, ethics, mental health, practice management, workplace investigation

10 Points in One Day: Private & Commercial Practice

Issues covered include: family law, wills, estates, trusts, insolvency, eTrials, trust deeds, SMSFs, employment law

10 Points in One Day: Government Practice

Issues covered include: data security, tendering, duties, privacy, public interest disclosure, immunity, decision making, AI, information requests

Granny Flats: The Unseen Risks

Building a granny flat always seems like a great idea at the time. But then family strife strikes, or critical tax and Centrelink considerations are overlooked. And before you know it, that great idea has become a minefield of conflict and turmoil. Those working in estate planning, elder law, property, family law or financial planning need to be aware of the legal and financial risks that can quickly blow up in a client’s face, leaving them demanding to know why you didn’t properly warn or advise them.

11th Annual Film and Television Law

Take a wide angle shot of the most important issues impacting film and television law today with 8 in-depth, practical sessions covering everything from the latest legislation to workplace hotspots to contracts, IP, funding, insurance and more. Download an impressive range of perspectives from film and TV industry leaders, the accounting world, eminent lawyers and renowned in-house counsel.

Property Transactions for Support Staff, Conveyancers and Junior Lawyers

Don’t miss this opportunity to hear from experienced practitioners working at the coalface of property transactions who will identify exactly what you need to know to effectively and efficiently see a property transaction through from beginning to end. In one practical, information-packed seminar you’ll gain the knowledge and skills necessary to ensure your property transactions run smoothly.

4th Annual Workers Compensation Conference

Our 4th Annual Workers Compensation Conference has been designed to provide you with the latest legislative updates and other developments, while enabling you to gain your CPD core competency area points on issues specific to your practice. You will pick up practical tips to gain an edge for your clients, develop your practice, and learn how to avoid ethical pitfalls that can trip up your matters and your practice.

Contract Law: Minimising Liability and Risk

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

Workplace Law Symposium

Issues covered include: Whistleblowing laws, workplace bullying, sexual harassment, workplace culture, biometric technology, social media, privacy, workplace conflict

Tax Intensive for SME Advisers

SMEs simply can’t afford to utilise ineffective tax strategies or fall into tax traps, and quite frankly, neither can you. Your clients will expect you to provide the latest tax strategies to help them strengthen and grow their business. Gain timely insights from those working closely with SMEs every single day as they share their tips on the most critical issues impacting SMEs, including the ramifications of the 2018/19 Federal budget.

Public Sector Accountability, Disclosure and Conduct

Issues covered include: public sector and government, legislative reforms, human rights, public interest disclosure, work health and safety

5 Skills for the Commercially Minded In-House Counsel

Issues covered include: contract tendering, negotiation strategies, legal risks and commercial challenges of operating across multiple jurisdictions, insolvency risk management procedures, analytics, automation, litigation

IP Fundamentals: Trade Marks

Issues covered include: intellectual property, trademarks, optimise registration and due diligence, trade mark disputes, online trademarks

Estate Administration and Probate Proceedings

Issues covered include: estates and succession, estate administration, probate applications, executor duties, taxation

Civil Claims for Institutional Abuse

Issues covered include: civil claims for institutional abuse, civil litigation, limitation periods and historical claims, medical assessments

Law for School Counsellors

Issues covered include: school counsellors, informed consent, student welfare, supporting transgender students - legal issues, online challenges

CPD Required Units for Family Lawyers

Issues covered include: family law, ethics, client complaints, SMSF splitting in settlements, family law documents, binding family law agreements

Employment Contracts and Policies

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

Law for School Business and Finance Managers

Make no mistake, managing a school is a financially and legally complex undertaking. If you are responsible for the business and financial management of your school then this conference is just what you need to avoid the risks that come from an incomplete understanding of the law. Ensure your school complies with employment and WHS requirements. Navigate key privacy laws, protect your school’s IP, avoid risks in managing tax issues, debt, and hiring out school facilities. All in one day, all in one place.

Psychological and Psychiatric Injury Roundup

Issues covered include: psychological and psychiatric Injuries - case and legislation updates, evidence, GEPIC, challenging diagnosis, instructions from insured workers, managing client expectations

Public Liability Update

Issues covered include: public liability law, vicarious liability, slips-trips-falls, public liability and WHS issues

Business Clients: 25 Answers To Their Most Asked Questions

Issues covered include: commercial law, taxation, employment, contract law, intellectual property, governance

Trusts Masterclass

Issues covered include: trusts law, trustees and beneficiaries, trust distribution, case and legislation update

ECPI & Segregation – Thinking Strategically

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

Doing Business with China: Legal Issues

Issues covered include: working with China - risks, intellectual property, security, contracts and dispute resolution

Family Law for Paralegals, Law Clerks and Support Staff

Issues covered include: family law, administration, professional skills

Media Law Conference 2019

Issues covered include: media law and reforms. media raid suppression orders, defamation, digital platform inquiries, copyright, open justice, press freedom, digital media regulation

Insolvency and Bankruptcy Latest Developments

Issues covered include: insolvency and bankruptcy - debtors, creditors, liquidators or trustees, voidable transaction, trading trust priorities, superannuation, voluntary administration, impact for unsecured creditors

Law for School Counsellors

Issues covered include: legal risks to school counsellors, professional misconduct and negligence, best practice, reporting child abuse, family court proceedings, student wellbeing supporting transgender students.

Workers Compensation Conference

Issues covered include: industrial relations, workers compensation, core CPD points, case law update and guidelines

Criminal Law Symposium 2019

Issues covered include: criminal law update, drugs, client rights, police powers, forensic evidence, DNA, toxicology, cyber and psychiatry, evidence

Health & Life Sciences: Technology & the Law

Issues covered include: health law, health technology, intellectual property, privacy

CPD Compulsory Units for In-House Counsel: Managing the Greatest Risks

Issues covered include: preventing and dealing with damage to your organisation's brand or reputation, data breach, managing stress and mental health in the workforces

Migration Law: Mastering Visa Applications and Appeals

Issues covered include: regional visas and issues regarding visa holders transitioning to partner visas, Temporary Skilled Shortage (TSS) visa, the Migration and Refugee Division of the AAT, drafting judicial review applications

Native Title in NSW: Leveraging Aboriginal Land Rights to Land and Sea

Issues covered include: native title, cultural heritage

National Food Law Forum

Issues covered include: regulatory issues affecting food law, health and therapeutic claims, FSAZ standards, allergen management and food production, product recalls, regulatory supple chain obligations

Complex Estate Planning and Litigation

Issues covered include: estates and succession, estate administration, estate law case update, beneficiary rights, jurisdiction, estate disputes, life estates, testamentary capacity disputes

Corporate Governance Summit

Issues covered include: compliance obligations of Australian company directors, ethics and culture and operations of corporations, Hayne Royal Commission, whistleblowing law. company boards, climate change, artificial intelligence, crisis situations

Religious Based Institutions: The Legal Issues

Issues covered include: how Australian law protects religious freedom, freedom of religion vs freedom of expression, privacy law, church tribunals, employment contracts, property law and the Church, institutional abuse, civil liability, civil claims

Workplace Law Conference 2019

"Issues covered include: workplace law, industrial relations, legal interpretation and application, discrimination and bullying, the Fair Work Commission and workplace investigations

High-Value and Complex Property and Parenting Family Law Matters

Issues covered include: family law, dealing with high-value and complex property, parenting issues, dealing with personality disorders, financial abuse and domestic violence, parenting arrangements, asset pool, ownership structures including a complex company, trust, family law settlement

Workers Compensation Conference 2019

Issues covered include: workers compensation, mental harm, return to work plans, income protection recovery and subrogation, contributory negligence, uniform law costs, case preparation, ethical marketing

Credit Law Conference

Issues covered include: credit and finance law, responsible lending, banking, financial regulation and trends

IP Fundamentals Series Part 3: International IP

Issues covered include: Intellectual property, international enforcement of IP in different jurisdictions, risks of intellectual property online, global IP

Motor Vehicle Injuries NSW: Your Essential Guide

Issues covered include: motor vehicle injuries, personal incur claims and legislative update, medico-legal perspectives, judicial review, liability and care decisions.

A Guide to Federal Court Litigation

Issues covered include: Federal Court practice and procedure

Complex Property Settlements for Family Lawyers Practicum

Issues covered include: property settlements in family law, legal advice, negative property pool and debt, third party split, overseas evidence

IP Fundamentals Series Part 2: Copyright

Issues covered include: copyright value and protection, ownership, disputes, online issues, licencing issues

Workplace Discrimination & Managing Injured Employees

Issues covered include: workplace law, managing physically or psychologically injured employees, discrimination, adverse action

Compulsory Land Acquisition Update

Issues covered include: compulsory land acquisition legislative and case update, process, valuation, loss assessment and tax implications

Foundational Government Lawyers’ Training

Issues covered include: public service and government sector challenges for lawyers

Information Law for Government

Issues covered include: government sector lawyers and public service, information security, freedom of information, privacy considerations, data breach, information regulation

Women in Public Law

Issues covered include: women in law, public law, government, leadership, career progression, employment issues

TBAR, Rollovers and the Transfer Balance Scheme

Issues covered include: TBAR, rollovers, transfer balance cap, reporting, compensation

Trust Vesting

Issues covered include: absolute entitlement, tax consequences, vesting, Taxation Ruling TR2018/6, vesting date

Division 7A in the Changing Landscape

Issues covered include: proposed changes, loan rules, transitional rules, UPE's, Pre-1997 loans

Conversations About Capacity: How to Start Them and Why They are Important

Issues covered include: acting on instruction, competent clients, client competency, capacity, capacity issues

Auditing Risks: A Practical Guide

Issues covered include: audit risks, audit issues, SMSF auditor liability

Tax Disputes and the Commissioner’s Recovery Powers

Issues covered include: tax disputes, audits, assessments, objections, payment arrangements, garnishee notices, director penalty notices

Discretionary Trusts and the Family Court

Issues covered include: discretionary trusts, Family Court, Family Law Act, adult childs, parents, trust assets, outlaws

Exercising Power of Attorney: What Accountants and Financial Planners Need to Know

Issues covered include: exercising power of attorney, risk, dementia, principles, key issues

SMSF Trustee Death Benefit Decisions

Issues covered include: trustee death payment decisions, SMSFs, superannuation death benefits

The Gerry Harvey Tax: Helping Foreign Businesses Navigate The New Australian GST Landscape

Issues covered include: The Gerry Harvey Tax, overseas GST, electronic distribution platform, e-commerce, GST developments

Structuring for Asset Protection

Issues covered include: discretionary trusts, testamentary trusts, inter vivos trusts, succession planning, clawback mechanisms for trustees, taxation liabilities, CGT assets

Deceased Estates Administration Update

Administration of deceased estates is becoming increasing complex – burial disputes, dealing with digital assets and managing informal wills can be just some of the challenges. Hear the latest information, what the law is saying, what needs to be considered and what advice you should be giving to your clients.

Who is an Australian Tax Resident?

Issues include: residency tests, Australian tax resident, Harding case