Please note sales for this course will close on Thursday, 26 November to allow time for course materials to be sent.

Date: Thursday, 3 December 2020

Location: Online - Instructions with a Zoom link will be sent to you a week before the event

Time/Duration: 9.00am – 1:00pm

Suited for: Senior Executives, Directors, Managers, Business Owners and anyone responsible for managing business contracts.

Presenter: Suzie Leask, Associate Director and Julian Courtney-Stubbs, Director, Australian Business Lawyers & Advisors (ABLA)

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Course Overview

2020 has undoubtedly been an incredibly tough year for businesses across the country, with the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic taking its toll. Now is the time to adapt to avoid potential regulator scrutiny down the line, particularly with business contracts.

Preparing and negotiating contracts is vital for achieving business success. If not executed carefully, contractual mistakes can be extremely costly to the business when things go wrong. With most businesses operating in a global environment, the complexities of business and legal red-tape, constantly changing legislation and cross-border transactions can be overwhelming. One missed point could be the downfall of a business, particularly with increasing regulator intervention and media scrutiny, and the added challenge of applying laws in an online marketplace. Learn how to ‘pandemic’ proof your business contracts, plus clauses you should include to protect your business and minimise the risk to you personally.

If you are a business owner or the person responsible for managing, reviewing or entering into any business contract, this half-day training course is essential.

Prepared and presented by legal experts from the Commercial Team of the Year 2020, this course will provide valuable insights on:

- Contracts 101 – Key elements of an enforceable and compliant Contract
With a focus on key contract terms, tips and tricks, enforceability and case studies of unfair contract terms and competition and consumer law basics, learn the essentials of best practice contracting for business, including how to pandemic proof your contracts and validly sign contracts electronically.

- How to limit and exclude your business’ risk – A guide to Warranties and Indemnities
Break down the most technical and most important aspect of contracts, with a practical guide to limitation of liability, warranties and indemnities, including negotiation tips, and an overview of how to comply with consumer warranties and guarantees.

- E-contracting and other digital trends
Explore how to best engage with your customers to ensure you have enforceable, binding contracts, with an overview of trends in the digital and e-commerce marketplace, click-wrap and browse-wrap online agreements, and other website terms and conditions and policies

- International contracting plus Contract Negotiation Tips
With an increasingly global, online marketplace, whether you are an international based business or may have international customers, suppliers, manufacturers, group companies, or do business online through your website, learn our expert tips for international contracting

- Contracts gone bad: Breach, Termination and Disputes
Learn how to avoid breach of contract and what to do if the other party is in breach, with our best practice guide and case studies to show you how to avoid and manage contract disputes, and how to lawfully terminate contracts.

Now is the time to get your business affairs in order to ensure regulatory compliance and optimise best practices with your business contracts. Reserve your spot today.

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8:45 am - Zoom waiting room opens
9:00 am - Training commences
1:00 pm - Training concludes

A booklet will be delivered by courier to the address you provide. Please note we cannot deliver to PO boxes.

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About the trainer

Suzie Leask,
Associate Director
Australian Business Lawyers & Advisors (ABLA)

A senior member of the corporate and commercial team, Suzie has acted for clients across a broad range of sectors, including IT, hotels, tourism, gaming, horse racing, mining, property development, construction, stevedoring, manufacturing, food and beverage, property funds, financial services, receivers and managers, and not-for profit organisations.

Her in-house Legal Counsel experience has given her an insight into the extensive range of risks and legal issues facing organisations, and the importance of maximising revenue while minimising risk to the business. She sits on a number of not for profit boards and committees and is passionate about assisting companies and their boards, directors, company secretaries and key business stakeholders comply with their corporate governance and compliance obligations, as well as taking care of the legal details to get deals done in a commercial and cost effective manner.

Suzie was awarded Private Practice Lawyer of the Year 2019 at the NSW Women Lawyers Achievement Awards and Finalist at the 2018 Australian Law Awards Regional/Suburban Lawyer of the Year, 2014 Hunter Business Chamber Young Business Executive Award; the 2013 Law and Justice Foundation of NSW, Community Legal Centres NSW Award; and 2014 and 2015 Pro bono Partnership Award; and the 2015 Governance Institute Award for Dux in Corporate Governance - Diploma of Applied Corporate Governance.

Julian Courtney-Stubbs,
Director
Australian Business Lawyers & Advisors (ABLA)

Julian has considerable and long-standing expertise in Australia and overseas. He advises public and private sector clients as well as individuals. For nearly two decades he has advised clients across a wide range of industry sectors with respect to their corporate, commercial and other business needs. Julian is well known for his experience in communications, media and technology as well as other intellectual property rich sectors.

He has been previously recognised by the Australian and international editions of Who’s Who Legal as a world leading practitioner in IT, media and technology.

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FAQs

What's included in the price?

All training course material will be delivered by courier to your nominated address.

How can I contact the organiser with any questions?

Contact Tori Smith: 02 9458 7384 or tori.smith@ablawyers.com.au

What's the refund policy?

Participants will receive a full refund if they cancel at least seven (7) business days prior to the scheduled event. However, if participants cancel less than seven (7) business days before the event, no refund will be made. The place can be transfered to another member of the paid organisation. No-shows or cancellations after 7 days will receive the course training material and supporting documents. If there are insufficient participants, we reserve the right to cancel the event and participants will be transferred to another module of equal value or receive a full refund at their election. We will give three business days’ notice of any such cancellation.

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