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Events & Seminars

As a further commitment to our promise of business mateship, HopgoodGanim runs seminars and workshops throughout the year to help our clients stay up-to-date with changes in legislation and topics of interest to their business.

Check this page regularly for information on upcoming events and seminars. Details of seminars that are currently open for registration are below.

Past events

HG Seminar: The Impact of Environmental Regulations on Infrastructure Provision - 26 October 2011 (26-Oct-2011)
In this seminar, HopgoodGanim specialists from our planning, development, environment, resources and energy practice areas looked at key environmental regulation and implications for infrastructure and resources, energy and mining projects.
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HG Seminar: Infrastructure Charges Reform (12-Jul-2011)
The recently enacted Sustainable Planning (Housing Affordability and Infrastructure Charges Reform) Amendment Act 2011 has introduced significant amendments to the Sustainable Planning Act 2009.
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HG Seminar: Amendments to the Body Corporate and Community Management Act - 16 June 2011 (16-Jun-2011)
Recent amendments to the Body Corporate and Community Management Act have affected the traditional calculation of lot entitlements. This seminar provided an overview of the amendments and what this means for sellers and body corporate managers.
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HG Seminar: Going Green: An introduction to 'green property' for property owners and tenants (11-May-2011)
Consideration of environmental sustainability when developing, buying and leasing property is critical in today's climate. This seminar provided an introduction to 'green property' and guidance on GreenStar, NABERS and green leasing.
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HG Seminar: ICT Governance and Disaster Recovery: A practical and legal perspective - 10 March 2011 (10-Mar-2011)
This seminar discussed the legal implications of failing to implement proper governance, and outline the ICT governance mechanisms organisations can use.
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HG Seminar: Project Delivery: What's the best contracting model for your project? (26-Oct-2010)
This seminar outlined the pros and cons of the various contract models available, providing attendees with an insight in to how each model works in practice and what should be considered when choosing the contract model for future projects.
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HG Seminar: Family Law and Taxation: Tidying up the important loose ends (13-Oct-2010)
It's crucial that advisors have an intimate knowledge of the financial arrangements and business structures of their clients. This seminar outlined the main ways that an agreement can be reached and documented after a relationship breakdown.
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HG Seminar: Family Law 101: Addressing the biggest family law myths (08-Sep-2010)
There are many common misconceptions surrounding separation and divorce. Presented by Special Counsel Alison Ross and Associate Shauna Foley, this seminar answered the questions most frequently asked by our clients and their advisors.
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HG Seminar: What to do if the ACCC comes knocking (02-Sep-2010)
Unannounced 'raids' by the ACCC are likely to become more prevalent following the recent criminalisation of cartel behaviour and the expanded search and seizure powers the ACCC now enjoys.
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HG Seminar: Cloud Computing: Stormy weather ahead? (18-Aug-2010)
Companies are embracing cloud computing as an alternative to traditional forms of IT procurement. This informative seminar outlined how the legal risks raised by cloud computing can be managed.
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HG Seminar: How the introduction of unfair contract terms will impact your off-the-plan contracts (04-Aug-2010)
This seminar provided an overview on what's to come in relation to the introduction of the Australian Consumer Law provisions in the Trade Practices Act.
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HG Seminar: The Beginners’ Guide to Property Rating Tools (21-Jul-2010)
This seminar is tailored to those who have heard of Green Star and NABERS ratings but have wondered for some time what they actually mean and how they work.
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HG Seminar: Asset Protection for Small to Medium Enterprises (09-Jun-2010)
This seminar looked at how business owners can structure their legal arrangements to manage commercial and tax risks.
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HG Seminar: Handling Price Sensitive Information during Capital Raising (02-Jun-2010)
This informative seminar provided attendees with an overview of changes proposed by ASIC and ASX, including how and when price sensitive information can and should be used.
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HG Seminar: Practical Implications of the Government's Budget for Small to Medium Enterprises (19-May-2010)
HopgoodGanim's Budget Briefing looked at the impact of the budget on SME business owners and their families, focusing on tax changes, the potential risks and opportunities coming out of the budget, and the Henry Review.
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HG Seminar: Climate resilient development - adapting to uncertainty (13-May-2010)
This interesting and relevant seminar outlined the legal instruments and principles applicable to developments on floodplains. Guest speaker Norrie Sanders presented a detailed analysis of climate change impacts on Queensland coastal catchment areas.
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HG Seminar: Legal Issues in Social Networking: Navigating the Pitfalls (05-May-2010)
Social networking sites such as Facebook, LinkedIn and MySpace continue to affect the way in which people interact and businesses operate. This seminar outlined and explained the importance of some of the legal issues associated with social networking.
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HG Seminar: How Australia's new cartel laws affect resources companies (25-Mar-2010)
This seminar, held for those in resources companies, outlined what constitutes cartel conduct, and how Australia's tough new cartel laws could affect existing and future joint ventures.
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HG Seminar: Proposed changes to the Manufactured Homes Act (05-Feb-2010)
This informative seminar outlined the draft amendments to the Manufactured Homes (Residential Parks) Act 2003 (Qld) recently released by the Office of Fair Trading.
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