Hall & Wilcox In-house Counsel Workshops

Substantive law topics

• Competition law dangers of dealing with competitors - communicating with competitors, gathering market intelligence, price fixing, bid rigging - what your staff can and cannot say or do;
• 'Hot topics' of employment law - review of the Fair Work Act, executive terminations - golden handshake provisions and social media risks during employment and following termination; 
• Dealing with regulators - what to do when the regulators come and how to prepare your business in advance (the ACCC, Fair Work Ombudsman, WorkSafe Victoria and the ATO); 

• Directors' duties - what you need to know about recent decisions and what you need to do in response;  

• Legal dangers with media - advertising, press releases, interviews, sponsorships - how it can all go wrong, how to balance risk and the commercial objective, including a panel with special guests;  and
• Personal Property Securities Act - what you need to know and do. 

  Hall & Wilcox invites you to its annual workshops for in-house counsel to be held between 7-9 March.

Compulsory unit topics

• Ethics and Professional Responsibility: Legal professional privilege and document retention.

• Practice Management and Business Skills: Risk management and compliance.

• Professional Skills: Latest developments in legal research and the electronic library.