Half Day Legal Seminar

PL # 11471

  • Starting on 20 Sep 2017
  • Cancellation permitted until 14 Sep 2017
  • Event registrations closed on 14 Sep 2017

Delivery Format :

This PL has been cancelled

Description

The AISWA Half-day Legal Seminar presented by Lavan Legal provides information regarding three legal topics that impact schools.  
 
In previous years, the Seminar has included a range of topics such as: Family Law, Occupational Safety and Health, Privacy, Human Resources, Duty of Care, Disciplinary Action.
 
This year’s seminar will:
  • Address whether the District Court decision in GEM v State of NSW will change the Duty of Care landscape forever?
  • Discuss the Redundancy landscape, the issues and the process, and
  • Provide an insight into Enterprise Bargaining
Legal Seminar Presentations 2017 Ian Curlewis, Partner Employment and Safety and Mr Michael Jensen, Senior Associate, Lavan Legal and Nigel Briggs, Industrial and Workplace Relations Consultant at AISWA

Presenters

Nigel Briggs (AISWA Staff)

Industrial And Workplace Relations Consultant

Nigel Briggs <span>(AISWA Staff)</span>

Ian Curlewis

Ian Curlewis

Partner, Lavan

Ian is the lead partner in the employment and safety practice at Lavan.  Ian has practised in WA for over 30 years in workplace relations, equal opportunity and school law.  Ian conducts reviews for both government agencies and the private sector, assessing the client’s compliance with statutory requirements and general employment law principles.  Ian is experienced in drafting, negotiating and interpreting employment contracts and industrial agreements.  He represents employers before industrial and equal opportunity commissions and the Courts.  He has over a long period managed and advised about the employment aspects of workers’ compensation claims, stress claims and bullying allegations.  Ian has extensive experience in advising secondary and tertiary educational establishments on operational issues including sexual harassment, dress codes, privacy and policy issues, keeping of records, duty of care, and workplace safety, child protection statutory compliance and governance.  He has advised on the implementation of disciplinary processes  and workplace disputes.  His clients in the education sector include a large number of Independent and Catholic schools and local universities.  Ian is a current member and past Chairman of the AISWA Board.  Ian is a member of the Board at John Septimus Roe Anglican Community School and a member of the Teachers Registration Board of Western Australia.

 

 

Michael Jensen

Michael Jensen

Senior Associate, Lavan

Michael is a senior member of the Industrial Relations and Employment Law team at Lavan.  Before joining Lavan (which was then Phillips Fox) in 1995 Michael spent 7 years working as an industrial advocate for a major Western Australian employer association.  Prior to that he worked as a cartographer with an engineering firm, based both in the office and on site. 

Michael advises clients on industrial action, unfair dismissals, employment contracts, enterprise bargaining, equal opportunity matters and discrimination issues. He regularly provides advice in relation to disciplinary and dismissal proceedings and represents employers in State and Federal Industrial Commissions and the Equal Opportunity Commission.  He has a thorough understanding of the interrelationship between workers compensation claims and employee relations and has previously represented Risk Cover and other insurers at Work Cover.

Michael has broad-based knowledge and experience in the areas of EEO, employee relations and workers compensation.  He provides strategic advice on industrial relations, EEO and workers’ compensation issues to public and private  sector organisations.

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Segments

Event Segment

Date / Time

20 Sep 2017 Starts: 09:00 Finishes: 12:00

Delivery Format : In Person

Telethon Speech and Hearing Centre

PL Hours : 3.00

Learning Area

  • Leadership

School Area

  • Other (non-teaching)

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