• Substantive law
  

• Practice management and business skills
  

• Generic
  

• Practice management and business skills
  

• Practice management and business skills
  

• Professional skills
  

• Practice management and business skills
  

• Practice management and business skills
  

• Ethics and professional responsibility
• Practice management and business skills
• Professional skills

• Practice management and business skills 
• Professional skills

• Cost effective research techniques
• OneNote for legal work
• Practical examples and templates
• Improve planning
• Track and deliver legal work

•  Substantive Law
  

Key Learning Outcomes:

• Who has jurisdiction to bring unfair dismissal claims and time frames for filing claims
• A general overview of what makes a dismissal unfair
• A guide to completion of the Fair Work Commission forms
• What to expect from the conciliation process
• What happens if the matter can't be settled - the Arbitration Process
• Other matters for practitioners including "seeking permission to appear"

•  Substantive Law
  

Small and medium enterprises comprise the vast bulk of companies operating in Australia and are commonly the subject of internal disputes. This session will examine issues regarding shareholder oppression, particularly as they are relevant to those types of companies.

Key Learning Outcomes:

• Identify the relevant statutory provisions of the Corporations Act 2001 relevant to share holder oppression suits
• Know the essential elements of shareholder oppression suits
• Be able to distinguish between shareholder oppression and other types of complaints shareholders may have
• Be aware of common issues which affect SMEs and which may give rise to shareholder oppression suits
• Weigh the different avenues and remedies available to avoid and/or resolve shareholder disputes in SMEs

•  Substantive Law
  

Warwick Ryan, Employment Partner, discusses managing non-attendance, communicating with ill and injured workers, mitigating risks of psychological claims, considerations relevant to medical examinations investigation, termination and more. Includes flow chart and case studies

Key Learning Outcomes:

• Managing non-attendance
• Communicating with ill and injured workers
• Mitigating the risks of psychological claims
• Investigating ill or injured workers - what you can you lawfully do

•  Ethics and Professional Responsibility
  

Dr Michelle Sharpe, Barrister discusses:

• Identifying the client
• Balancing duties of loyalty to the client with duties owed as an officer of the court
• Communicating with the client, the court, other practitioners and third parties
• Lessons learned from Enron and Australian Wheat Board

•  Substantive Law
  

Dr Michelle Sharpe discusses unconscionable conduct. Learn about elements of the Amadio doctrine of unconscionable conduct, unconscionable conduct in consumer protection legislation, pleading claims of unconscionable conduct and typical defences to claims of unconscionable conduct.

•  Substantive Law
  

Dr Michelle Sharpe discusses unjust contracts and unfair terms. Learn about identifying unjust contracts under the National Credit Code and the Contracts Review Act 1980 (NSW), identify unfair terms under consumer protection legislation and tips for drafting contracts that won't fall foul of the consumer protection legislation.

•  Substantive Law
  

Warwick Ryan from Hicksons Lawyers discusses:

• a quick refresh - employment and legislation
• differing ways of ending employment
• when do you need a reason
• practical considerations
• adverse action
• redundancy

•  Professional Skills
  

This session explores how an SMSF can help you build your wealth. In particular, we focus on the benefits of an SMSF for small business owners.

Learning Outcomes:

• How an SMSF can help you build your wealth
• Issues to consider when establishing an SMSF
• Understand the advantages and disadvantages of having an SMSF
• Understand the advantages of an SMSF for small business owners

•  Substantive Law
  

With so much development such as Sydney Metro, Westconnex and Badgerys Creek airport, compulsory acquisition of land and businesses has become a prevalent problem in NSW. Learn when you are entitled to claim damages and how the compensation process works.

Key Learning Outcomes:

• Have an understanding of what is an interest in land
• Understand the process including the negotiation prior to any acquisition
• Learn how the Courts calculate damages for loss of land
• Learn how the Courts approach a business being relocated