In-Person Event | Doors open and a light lunch is being served from 12pm.
Thomson Geer,
Level 7,
19 Gouger Street,
Adelaide SA 5000
Overview (Program Summary)
A program hosted by:
ACC AustraliaThomson Geer Partners, Katie Binstock and Bridget Nunn, will present a practical guide on conducting internal investigations into incidents and issues occurring in their company/workplace. The session will consider legal professional privilege, procedural fairness, whistleblower protections and other key issues that may arise in the context of an internal investigation.
This session is the perfect opportunity to engage and network with other in-house counsels whilst leaving with a practical understanding of how to manage internal investigations.
Speakers
Katie Binstock, Partner, Thomson Geer
Katie Binstock is a Partner at Thomson Geer and has a unique practice comprising regulatory law, administrative law, succession law, elder law, and litigation and dispute resolution.
In the regulatory and administrative law space, Katie frequently provides advice and representation to organisations in relation to the management, investigation and prosecution of complaints, in particular against lawyers. She also defends administrative decisions on applications for review of administrative decisions and appeals of decisions including in Courts and Tribunals.
Katie also advises professionals in relation to complaints made in relation to their conduct and represents them in disciplinary proceedings.
Bridget Nunn, Partner, Thomson Geer
Bridget Nunn is a Partner at Thomson Geer and advises a wide range of clients in relation to employment, workers compensation and work health and safety law. She also has significant experience interpreting and advising on modern Awards and enterprise agreements. She has assisted a number of clients with workplace investigations into allegations of sexual harassment, discrimination, bullying, safety issues, fraud and other conduct issues.
Bridget aims to provide her clients with advice and assistance that not only achieves legal compliance but also strategically improves their business and workplace culture. Bridget is a member of the Australian Human Resources Institute and has an interest in the human side of employment law, recognising that a large part of minimising employment legal risk is people management.
Notes
*Competitor Exclusion – ACC Australia Partner’s may request that representative/s of a competitor organisation/s registered for the event be excluded, and ACC Australia reserves the right to make the final decision as to whether a registration is rejected. As a guide, a competitor organisation could be defined as a rival organisation of similar size to the host Corporate Partner, with an established practice, product or service in the area being showcased by the Corporate Partner’s at the event. Please provide a brief statement as to why you have deemed an organisation to be a competitor, in support of any request to ACC Australia to reject a registration.
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