2025 in-house counsel CPD program
At Hall & Wilcox we understand there are high expectations on in-house counsel to be up to date across a variety of areas of law, while also managing day-to-day workloads.
To support you with this and to meet your annual CPD/CLE requirements, we are running a series of webinars covering all required CPD areas.
We will be delivering these complimentary webinars across a range of topics and days to ensure there is something to meet your needs.
Please click on the links below for program details and to register for as many webinars as necessary.
Ethics & Professional Responsibility
How to identify an ethical issue and when can/should you breach your duty of confidentiality
Date: 10 February 2025
Time: 12.30pm - 1.30pm AEDT
Presenter: Julian Hammond
Ethics – a discussion regarding legal professional privilege in the 'in-house' world
Date: 25 February 2025
Time: 12.30pm - 1.30pm AEDT
Presenter: Jacob Uljans and Simon Cho
Practice Management & Business Skills
Being on the WHS front foot – effective and efficient responses to key duties and events
Date: 11 February 2025
Time: 12.00pm - 1.00pm AEDT
Presenter: Nicholas Beech and Clare Kerley
Inside an industrial manslaughter prosecution – an analysis of the principles, strategies and realities
Date: 11 March 2025
Time: 3.00pm - 4.00pm AEDT
Presenter: Nicholas Beech and Sean Sullivan
Professional Skills
Legal and business online resources for in-house counsel
Date: 18 February 2025
Time: 1.00pm - 2.00pm AEDT
Presenter: Naish Peterson
Working with experts – practical tips for selection, engagement and effective briefing whilst maintaining ethical boundaries
Date: 27 February 2025
Time: 3.00pm - 4.00pm AEDT
Presenter: Penelope Ford
Drafting terms of settlement and deeds of settlement
Date: 7 March 2025
Time: 12.30pm - 1.30pm AEDT
Presenter: Graydon Dowd
Practical tips for in-house counsel to achieve the best from a mediation
Date: 20 March 2025
Time: 12.30pm - 1.30pm AEDT
Presenter: Albert Ponte
Substantive Law
Big Fines & Jail Time – wage underpayments – understanding your organisation’s potential exposure and responding to employee underpayment claims
Date: 13 February 2025
Time: 1.00pm - 2.00pm AEDT
Presenter: Iona Goodwin and Piers Mitchem
Loose lips sink ships: Defamation in a corporate context
Date: 17 February 2025
Time: 3.00pm - 4.00pm AEDT
Presenter: Hamish McNair
The practice and principles of proportionate liability regimes across Australia
Date: 24 February 2025
Time: 3.00pm - 4.00pm AEDT
Presenter: Bridget Wall
A guide to the security of payment legislation
Date: 26 February 2025
Time: 12.30pm - 1.30pm AEDT
Presenter: Albert Ponte
Data protection, privacy trends and the current review of the privacy act
Date: 4 March 2025
Time: 1.00pm - 2.00pm AEDT
Presenter: Alison Baker and Eden Winokur
Managing tax compliance risk as a corporate governance function for boards
Date: 12 March 2025
Time: 12.30pm - 1.30pm AEDT
Presenter: Frank Hinoporos
A guide to warranty and indemnity insurance in M&A transactions: what it is and how it works
Date: 13 March 2025
Time: 12.30pm - 1.30pm AEDT
Presenter: Philip Hopley
Unfair contract terms: balancing regulatory risk and business interests
Date: 17 March 2025
Time: 12.30pm - 1.30pm AEDT
Presenter: Suzie Leask, James Deady and Mark Lebbon
Leasing essentials – what to look for and what to look out for
Date: 17 March 2025
Time: 3.00pm - 4.00pm AEDT
Presenter: Natalie Bannister, Jane Baddeley and Emily Kyriacou
A guide to insurance requirements in commercial contracts
Date: 18 March 2025
Time: 12.30pm - 1.30pm AEDT
Presenter: Philip Hopley
G is for Governance - Corruption, bribery and ESG (2025 Edition)
Date: 26 March 2025
Time: 12.30pm - 1.30pm AEDT
Presenter: James Morvell and Julian Hammond
Contractual indemnities: What you need to know
Date: 26 March 2025
Time: 3.00pm - 4.00pm AEDT
Presenter: Sam Kelsey and Alex Hartmann
A guide to an insured’s duty of disclosure under the Insurance Contracts Act
Date: 27 March 2025
Time: 12.30pm - 1.30pm AEDT
Presenter: Bridget Wall