2026 in-house counsel CPD program
We know there can be high expectations on in-house counsel to stay up to date across a variety of areas of law, all while managing the demands of busy day-to-day workloads.
To make things a little easier, we're offering a series of complimentary webinars designed to help you meet your annual CPD/CLE requirements, with practical insights across all compulsory areas.
Our sessions are spread across a range of topics and times, so you can choose what best fits your schedule.
Explore the program and register for as many webinars you would like via the links below - we'd love to have you join us
Ethics & Professional Responsibility
Ethics - A discussion regarding legal professional privilege in the "in-house" world
Presenters: Jacob Uljans and Simon Cho
How to identify an ethical issue and when you can/should breach your duty of confidentiality
Date: 11 March 2026
Presenter: Julian Hammond
Artificial intelligence and legal professional privilege: beware of potential waiver
Date: 31 March 2026
Presenter: Catie Moore and Lauren Separovich
Practice Management & Business Skills
Discrimination laws decoded: empowering in-house counsel to lead safe and respectful workplaces
Presenter: Fay Calderone
WHS hot topics: new challenges and approaches
Presenters: Nicholas Beech and Sean Sullivan
Being on the WHS front foot: effective and efficient responses to key duties and events
Date: 25 March 2026
Presenters: Nicholas Beech and Clare Kerley
Professional Skills
Working with experts: practical tips for selection, engagement and effective briefing while maintaining ethical boundaries
Presenter: Penelope Ford
Practical tips for in-house counsel to achieve the best from a mediation
Presenter: Albert Ponte
Substantive Law
Data protection, privacy trends and the reform of the Privacy Act
Presenters: Alison Baker and Eden Winokur
Wage underpayments: understanding your organisation’s potential exposure and responding to employee underpayment claims
Presenters: Iona Goodwin and Piers Mitchem
Managing tax compliance risk as a corporate governance function for boards
Presenter: Frank Hinoporos
IP update: spotlight on recent trademark and copyright cases
Presenter: Ben Hamilton and Eli Fisher
Artificial Intelligence and the law: regulating AI, liability issues, and governance considerations for businesses
Presenters: John Gray and Suzie Leask
G is for Governance: corruption, bribery and ESG (2026 Edition)
Presenters: Julian Hammond and James Morvell
AML in practice: what’s changing and where businesses go wrong
Presenters: John Bassilios and Rob Meade
A guide to warranty and indemnity insurance in M&A transactions: what is it and how does it work
Presenter: Philip Hopley
First Nations rights and recognition: legal developments post Voice to Parliament and key native title law updates.
Presenters: Brendan Tobin and Josie Hertner
Presenters: Alex Hartmann and Eliza Unger
The new frontiers of defamation law in Australia
Date: 10 March 2026
Presenter: Hamish McNair
Recently added 🡪 Commercial leasing essentials: issues to consider when negotiating your next commercial lease
Date: 11 March 2026
Presenters: Natalie Bannister and Jane Baddeley
Unlocking the Insurance Contracts Act: key provisions, cases & practical insights
Date: 12 March 2026
Presenter: Bridget Wall
Migration law: trends, observations, sponsorship investigation and compliance
Date: 18 March 2026
Presenter: Kristopher Kunasingam and Alana Begg
Recently added 🡪 Recent developments in misleading and deceptive conduct
Date: 19 March 2026
Presenter: Penelope Ford
Recently added 🡪 Probity in procurement: practical strategies to safeguard the integrity of procurement in order to achieve value for money and manage risk
Date: 20 March 2026
Presenter: Robert Watson
Unfair contract terms: balancing regulatory risk and business interests
Date: 23 March 2026
Presenters: James Deady, Suzie Leask and Mark Lebbon
Health, life sciences and the regulation of emerging health technologies
Date: 24 March 2026
Presenter: Alison Choy Flannigan
A guide to insurance requirements in commercial contracts
Date: 26 March 2026
Presenter: Philip Hopley
Recently added 🡪 Technology, digital and AI contracting for in-house counsel. Common issues and practical tips
Date: 27 March 2026
Presenter: James Deady
Recently added 🡪 A guide to the security of payment legislation
Date: 30 March 2026
Presenter: Albert Ponte