Law School

Executive education and CPD

Climate Change Law and Emissions Trading

Unit name: Climate Change Law and Emissions Trading

Unit date: 12 – 14 July 2023

Details: This workshop critically examines in detail the Australian Government's clean energy legislation, issues for the various state governments, emissions trading schemes and carbon taxes more generally, and the international context in which they operate. Policy issues are also addressed.

Price: $2,650 incl. tax and booking fee

CPD: For attendance at this short course, practitioners are entitled to six Legal CPD points. 

For further information and registration, visit: https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/145633107545

Principles and Practice of General Insurance Law

• Unit date:  17 July – 20 July 2023
• Details: This four day intensive course requires students to read papers on seven introductory topics before the course proper gets underway.  The course proper consists of another 14 topics (also the subject of papers) which examine key concepts associated with general insurance as a risk transfer loss spreading arrangement, including analysis of the common law and relevant equitable principles and close examination of the Insurance Contracts Act 1984 (Cth), covering topics such as the duty of utmost good faith pre- and post-contract, causation, subrogation and double insurance and contribution. Presentations and tutorial discussion will focus on areas of interest because of their complexity, controversy or topicality.
• Price: $3,300 incl. tax and booking fee
• CPD: For attendance at this short course, practitioners are entitled to 6 CPD points.
  Further information and registration here: https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/principles-and-practice-of-general-insurance-law-tickets-636974727557

Energy Agreements: Oil and Gas, Alternative Energy and Sustainability

Unit name: Energy Agreements: Oil and Gas, Alternative Energy and Sustainability

Unit date: 18 – 20 July 2023

Details: This three-day workshop will appeal to lawyers and non-lawyers wanting to develop their understanding of the legal agreements which underpin the commercialisation of energy, including oil and gas and alternative energy. The workshop aims to explain and review the key provisions of contracts important to the commercial development of oil and gas, wind and solar against the background of a transition to more sustainable energy. The contracts considered include joint venture agreements, electricity and gas sales agreements, transportation and storage agreements and agreements for the development of wind and solar power. The Energy Agreements course uses real life examples to demonstrate how the agreements operate in practice to share risk and reward. The course will be led by John Chandler. John is Co-Director of the UWA Law School's Centre for Mining, Energy and Natural Resources Law. John was a practising lawyer for many years and brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to this course. He is assisted by a distinguished faculty of leading energy lawyers and economists who explain the legal, economic and commercial issues.

Price: $2,650 incl. tax and booking fee

CPD: Full attendance at this short course entitles a practitioner to six Legal CPD points. Points can be selected from Competency Area 2 (1 point available) and Competency Area 4 (16.5 available).

Further information and registration here: https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/energy-agreements-oil-and-gas-alternative-energy-and-sustainability-tickets-547020441867 

Taxation Law of a Foreign State

Unit name: Taxation Law of a Foreign State

Unit date:  31 July - 3 August 2023

Details: This four-day workshop will appeal to lawyers and non-lawyers wanting to develop their understanding of the principles of income taxation and other relevant taxes of China, Singapore and Hong Kong. Topics include: the tax administration system and relevant legal and equivalent institutions; the taxation of inbound investment, outbound investment and trade by the state; the operation of double taxation agreements; residence and sources rules; corporate tax rules; taxation of passive income flows and anti-tax avoidance rules.

Price: $3,300 incl. tax and booking fee

CPD: Full attendance at this short course entitles a practitioner to six Legal CPD points. 

For further information and registration, visit: https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/601861543077

Water Resources Law

Unit name: Water Resources Law

Unit date: 5 - 7 September 2023 

Details: This short course introduces the main legal principles of water resources management and discusses key regulatory issues being faced in Western Australia. Applicable for both lawyers and non-lawyers, participants will become familiar with the principal legal and policy materials applied in the management of water resources in Western Australia, including insights into reform proposals for the Water Resources Management Bill (Western Australia). 

The course will be conducted with a combination of on-line pre-recorded lectures and readings available in August, and interactive face-2-face sessions. Professor Alex Gardner leads the course and is joined by guest experts in the presentation of six half-day interactive sessions (9.30am – 12.00pm and 2.00 – 4.30pm) on Tuesday 5 to Thursday 7 September 2023.

 

Price: $2,650 incl. tax and booking fee

CPD: For attendance at this short course, practitioners are entitled to six Legal CPD points.

For further information and registration, visit: https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/576799551987

Double Tax Agreements and International Tax Law

Unit name: Double Tax Agreements and International Tax Law

Unit date:  26 – 29 September 2023

Details: This course examines these core principles of international tax law as they apply around the world and the policy issues supporting them. It is not based upon Australia tax law. Topics include: double taxation agreements with a focus on the current version of the OECD model; global issues in relation to transfer pricing and thin capitalisation rules;  international tax avoidance; current debates in relation to base erosion and profit shifting.

Price: $3,300 incl. tax and booking fee

CPD: For attendance at this short course, practitioners are entitled to six Legal CPD points.

For further information and registration, visit: https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/601878824767

 

Mining Law

Unit name: Mining Law

Unit date: 25 – 27 October 2023

Details: This workshop will provide an intensive course of study on Mining Law in Western Australia. It is designed to be a comprehensive review for lawyers, professionals and business people, non-government organisations and government administrators working in or with Mining Law. The three-day workshop will comprise of five sessions, each morning and afternoon, comprising a lecture followed by a tutorial discussion of a problem raising the issues of law presented in the lecture. There will also be two interactive seminars on the second morning.

Price: $2,690 incl. tax and booking fee

CPD: Full attendance at this short course entitles a practitioner to six Legal CPD points to be selected from the competency areas Professional Skills (2.5), Ethics (0.5) Substantive Law (16).

For further information and registration, visit: https://www.trybooking.com/CGWIK

 

Sustainability Law and Policy in Resource Development

Unit name: Sustainability Law and Policy in Resource Development

Unit date: 14 – 16 November 2023

Details: Sustainability is now a critical factor in the development of Australia’s mineral and energy resources as companies and regulators seek to balance the competing requirements of the environment, society and the economy. Industry participants and their lawyers need to have a clear understanding of the applicable rules in order to develop appropriate responses for investors, regulators and the public and to balance competing objectives for the present and the future. This workshop will give a clear understanding of those rules, including in mining, petroleum, climate change and environmental legislation and ASX reporting requirements. The workshop will provide practical examples enabling participants to apply the rules. The workshop is designed for lawyers and non-lawyers.

Price: $2,650 incl. tax and booking fee

CPD: Full attendance at this short course entitles a practitioner to six Legal CPD points. Points can be selected from Competency Area 2 (1 point available) and Competency Area 4 (19 points available) depending on the sessions they attend.

Further information and registration here: https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/sustainability-law-and-policy-in-resource-development-tickets-547061083427 

 

Taxation of Trusts

Unit name: Taxation of Trusts

Unit date: 14 – 17 November 2023

Details: This workshop will provide an intensive course of study on the complex Australian taxation of trusts in relation to both domestic and foreign trusts. Topics include: the nature of a trust; trusts in tax legislation; the statutory scheme in trust taxation; present entitlement; streaming of trust income; anti-avoidance; trust losses; capital gains and trusts; taxation of non-resident trusts and taxation of non-resident trust beneficiaries.

Price: $3,300 incl. tax and booking fee

CPD: For attendance at this short course, practitioners are entitled to six Legal CPD points

For further information and registration, visit: https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/601881302177

Construction Law

Unit name: Construction Law

Unit date: 21 – 24 November 2023

Details: This course covers several important doctrines of contract law and equity, as well as key legislation specific to issues which commonly arise under construction contracts. In an effort to explore all of these areas of the law, we will follow the journey through a hypothetical project for the design and construction of hybrid solar/battery, gas-fired power supply infrastructure for a gold mine in Western Australia, from negotiation of the contract through some of the issues which most often arise, to a consideration of dispute resolution of those issues. 

Price: $2,650 incl. tax and booking fee

CPD: For attendance at this short course, practitioners are entitled to six Legal CPD points.

For further information and registration, visit: https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/576815389357