Our lawyers are regularly asked to share their knowledge of current legal and industry issues and the impact of legislative changes at conferences, seminars and other events run by industry bodies, government organisations and educational institutions around Australia and internationally.
Piper Alderman's lawyers are speaking at the following upcoming events:
Essentials of Property Law
Urban Development Institute of Australia
Delivered by experts in various specialisations of property development law, this comprehensive course covers the full scope of development legal considerations. This is a must for any professional in the industry as there are many changes ahead particularly to the pending overhaul of the NSW Planning Act which has been in place for 32 years. Strata laws are soon to be reformed and there are ongoing changes to industrial relations law that all employers must be across.
The course content will cover the following areas:
- Acquisitions and Disposals
- Planning Law
- Construction Law
- Strata Title
- Finance
- Taxes and Charges
- Industrial Relations
- Property Marketing.
Event Details
Date: Tuesday, 7 May 2013
Time: 9.00am to 4.30pm
Location: Colin Biggers & Paisley, 42 Park St, Sydney
Piper Alderman Representative
Tim Capelin, Partner at Piper Alderman will be presenting on the legal aspects of Industrial Relations.
For further information, please click on the following link:
www.udiansw.com.au/events/view/51/Property_Law_Essentials
Local Government NSW Employment Law Seminar Program
The Evolving Landscape of Employment Law in Local Government
This day long course will feature industry leaders and will cover:
- Update on Federal and State Employment Legislation and Case Law Review
- Anti-Discrimination - Update on the Draft Federal Legislation, what do the draft reforms mean for Local Government
- Employment Contracts: Compliance, fairness and breach
- Managing ill and injured workers
- The New Model Code of Conduct - key changes and the new provisions in the Local Government Act 1933
- The year in preview/review
Event Details
Date: Friday, 24 May 2013
Time: 9am - 4:30pm
Location: Amora Hotel, Jamison Street Sydney
Piper Alderman Representative
Sharlene Wellard, Partner, will be presenting on Employment Contracts: Compliance, fairness and breach at 11am.
For further information, please follow the below link:
www.lgnsw.org.au/events-training/local-government-nsw-employment-law-seminar
Law Society of South Australia
The Role of the State Courts and Tribunals under the Australian Consumer Law
This CPD seminar will explore the role of the state courts and tribunals under the Australian Consumer Law. Key speakers include The Honourable John Rau MP, Attorney-General and Deputy Premier, The Honourable Chief Justice Christopher Kourakis, Supreme Court of SA, and Commissioner Paul White, Commissioner for Consumer Affairs, Consumer and Business Services.
Event Details
Date: Tuesday, 28 May 2013
Time: 8:30am - 1:30pm
Piper Alderman Representative
Bill Fragos, Senior Associate will be presenting on the topic.
To register for this event, please email the following: registrations@lawsocietysa.asn.au
7th Annual Industrial and Workplace Relations National Conference
The only comprehensive, high level 2 day annual conference dealing exclusively with IR Law
Over the course of the 2 day conference, the topics covered will include:
- Update from the Fair Work Commission and the Fair Work Ombudsman
- The changing landscape around adverse action
- Discussion Panel: Harmonisation of anti-discrimination laws
- Enterprise Bargaining
- Executive Remuneration
- The Coalition vision and Workplace Relations
- Workplace Health and Safety update
- Discussion Panel: Work place bullying
- Interrelation between workplace performance management and acute anxiety claims and how the manage them
- Workplace Health & Safety Act 12 months on
- Health: The new frontier in WHS laws
- Impacts of the changes of the Fair Work Act on the workplace
- Social media and the Industrial Relations landscape.
Event Details:
Date: Monday 17 June to Tuesday 18 June 2013
Venue: Sydney Harbour Marriott, Circular Quay
Time: 8:30am - 5pm each day
Piper Alderman Representative
Tim Capelin, Partner, will be chairperson on day 2 of the conference, and Sharlene Wellard, Partner, will be presenting on Post Employment Restraints on Tuesday 18 June 2013.
For further information, please click on the following link:
www.informalegal.com.au/law-legal-conferences/national-industrial-and-workplace-relations-conference
