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Navigating the ESG Regulatory Landscape

Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) has evolved beyond buzzwords, becoming a critical business mandate. For in-house lawyers, entrusted with the dual roles of strategic advisors and stewards of legal compliance, the imperative to align corporate practices with evolving ESG goals has never been greater – or more complex.

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Governance: Balancing the Dual Roles of General Counsel + Company Secretary 

Offering enterprise-wide impact and an exciting vantage point for executive decision-making, the dual role of GC / CoSec is an exciting, but challenging career move.

Tailored for first-time GCs and CoSecs, as well as in-house lawyers ambitious to tackle the dual role in the future, this webcast will provide viewers with the knowledge and tools to excel!

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AI Governance: Ensuring Safe, Strategic Adoption at the Board Level

As boardroom conversations shift from “How do we govern?” to “How can AI help us govern better?”, directors must have a clear understanding of how AI intersects with fiduciary duties, independent judgement and the fundamentals of good governance. Join as expert speakers as they explore where AI can add real value, where caution is required, and why human-led governance remains essential.

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WFH in Victoria: What’s Proposed to Change from 1 September 2026

From 1 September 2026, a new right to work from home is set to be introduced in Victoria, with the State Government planning to enshrine the right in the Equal Opportunity Act 2010 (Vic) (EO Act). Pitched as a world-first reform, the laws are designed to protect flexibility for employees while providing a clear pathway for businesses and dispute resolution.

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The Quiet Advent of Embedded AI in Enterprise Software

Have you noticed how the existing technology stack providers quietly added an AI layer to their existing offerings? These days, you open a PDF in Adobe Acrobat and a floating panel appears: "Ask questions, get summaries, and find information across your document." You begin drafting an email in Gmail and Gemini offers to finish the sentence for you. You click into a Word document and Copilot is sitting in the toolbar, ready to summarise, rewrite, or generate content from your files.

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Is it too risky to run an internal workplace investigation in 2026?

With employment litigation at record levels and increased scrutiny around psychological safety, many organisations are asking the same question:

“Is it even worth running investigations internally anymore?”

We often hear:

“If this is going to end up in the Fair Work Commission anyway, maybe we should just bring someone in from the start.”

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Assignment, Novation or Covenant? The Contract Distinction That Quietly Causes The Most Confusion

When contracts need to change - because a business restructures, a project moves from construction to operations, or a new operator steps in - the question we’re most often asked is: “Can’t we just assign the contract?” Understanding the difference between assignment, novation, and deeds of covenant can save time, cost, and serious risk - particularly in long-term, operational or regulated arrangements.

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Unexpected Lessons in Leadership

Kicking off our Let’s Talk About It series for 2026, our Women in Energy community gathered in Melbourne and Sydney for a roundtable conversation on Unexpected Lessons in Leadership. What emerged wasn’t a list of perfect leader traits. It was a set of practical, human insights.

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