Seminars & Events
Clendons is involved in presenting seminars to various industry groups on significant developments in law and how it can impact on business in that industry.
Presented Seminars
- Technology Liability Update - Lumley Your Edge Symposium
Presenter: Guy Burgess, Senior Solicitor
Date: September 2009, SkyCity Convention Centre, Auckland
- How Technology risks affect businesses
- Key liabilities for Technology companies
- Why specialist Technology cover is needed
- Data loss: The Next Big Risk
- Claims examples
Seminar Paper: Technology Liablity Update (pdf)
- New Zealand's response to the global financial crisis
Presenter: Brian Joyce, Principal
Date: October 2009
Clendons North Shore presented a discussion paper on New Zealand's response to the global financial crisis, including evolution of law and policy changes that will encourage overseas businesses seeking to operate here, in response to an invitation by Mackrell International to submit research and presentation papers for the 2009 Americas and Asia-Pacific Regional Meeting held on October 23-25th 2009 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. A symposium was held on Friday, October 23, 2009 and bought together clients, friends and members of the Philadelphia-area business and legal community along with the Member Firms and Delegates to discuss cutting edge issues relating to law, innovation and economic growth opportunities between the Americas and the Asia-Pacific region.
Resources from this symposium:
New Zealand's response to the global financial crisis
- Hosting Other People's Data
Presenter: Guy Burgess, Senior Solicitor
Date: November 2008
Hosting other people’s data imposes a raft of responsibilities. As customers become ever more demanding when it comes to entrusting their personal or mission-critical data to another firm, it is essential for service providers to understand and manage their risks. Recent, widely reported failures overseas have raised public and corporate scrutiny towards those hosting their data. The Government has recently enacted new laws imposing, for the first time, specific obligations on firms that host data. This seminar covers key topics that everyone who hosts other people's data need to be aware of.
Seminar paper: available on request.
- Contract Law - Pre-contractual Negotiations and Representations
Presenter: James Carnie, Partner
Date: 15 March 2006
This year James Carnie addressed the Lexis-Nexis/Contract Law Conference 2006 on the important legal issues that can arise from the conduct of parties prior to executing formal contracts. This presentation placed particular emphasis on pre-contractual representations and their impact, if any, on the final agreement.
Resources from this seminar:
Pre-contractual Negotiations and Representations
- Contract Law - Exclusion and Indemnity Clauses
Presenter: James Carnie, Managing Partner
Date: 28 July 2005
James Carnie addressed the Lexis-Nexis/Contract Law Conference 2005 in Auckland. His presentation was an informative and practical discussion of exclusion and indemnity clauses, including in particular:
- The purpose & scope of exclusion clauses;
- Basic principles for effective exclusion clauses;
- Statutory intervention;
- Standard form contracts;
- Third party liability; and
- Examples of exclusion clauses.
Resources from this seminar:
Exclusion and Limitation Clauses
- Photographers - Contracting for Success: Securing benefits and minimizing risks: NZIPP Contract Set 2004
Presenter: James Carnie, Managing Partner
Emma Tietjens, Solicitor
Date: 26 April 2005
James Carnie and Emma Tietjens addressed NZIPP members in Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch on key issues and tips for successful contracting, including:
- Key issues for Photographers;
- Implications of the PPSA;
- Risk analysis/apportionment;
- Dispute resolution;
- Formation of a legal contract; and
- The NZIPP Standard Terms (Nov 2004).
Resources from this seminar:
Contracting for Success: Securing benefits and minimizing risks
NZIPP Contract Set
- Contracting for Success
Presenter: James Carnie, Managing Partner
Date: May 2004
This is the paper presented by James Carnie to the Lexis-Nexis Annual Contract Law seminar at the Sheraton, Auckland, in May 2004, and addresses practical issues to assist in ensuring that contracts fulfill the parties' exact requirements in practice, including:
- Fundamental issues to be considered when contracting;
- Use of recitals or introductory statements;
- Project management techniques;
- Post-signing consultation or dispute resolution procedures; and
- 'boilerplate' clauses.
Resources from this seminar:
Seminar Paper
- Contracts & Copyright Seminar
Presenter: Craig Horrocks, Managing Partner
Date: 15th July 2003
Do you know who owns the right to your work if it's been commissioned by an editor? How do feel about a magazine or newspaper reproducing your work on the Web? What are the differences between local and overseas copyright laws? What do new copyright laws have to say about plagiarism?
This presentation was given to Travel Communicators (TRAVCOM) New Zealand on the current and proposed changes to the Copyright Act.
Resources from this seminar:
Seminar Paper
- The Faustian Bargain: Digital Rights Management software updates and other Microsoft licensing issues
Presenter: Craig Horrocks, Managing Partner
Date: 26th June 2003
This presentation was given to New Zealand Computer Society members at their Wellington branch.
Digital Rights Management (DRM) is currently a very controversial subject.
DRM is, of course, much bigger than just music and a technological hurdle for mp3 rippers. DRM will be used with documents, spreadsheets, presentations, databases, programmes, photos and movies. The attraction of using DRM controls for these everyday files is to provide a technological barrier to breaches of commercial confidentiality, to beef up privacy and to protect against other types of intellectual property infringement.
Although DRM is widely supported in the software development industry, there are aspects of the broader DRM concept that raise significant concerns for the judicial system in terms of production of electronic evidence in Court.
Craig discussed the DRM issues and licensing issues outlining the changes to software assurance which were announced by Microsoft and the legal issues relating to unilateral changes.
Resources from this seminar:
1. Seminar Paper
2. Digital Rights Management and Electronic Evidence
- Legal issues and Professional Services Engagements
Presenter: Craig Horrocks, Managing Partner
Date: 30th April 2003
This presentation was made to the Designers Institute of New Zealand and was an update based around a seminar that Craig has delivered to members on and off since 1992.
Updated issues included:
New developments in Insurance Law
Case Studies on complex disputes
- Understanding the Expanding Laws of E-Business
Presenters: Emily Neale, Associate
Tony Miller, Solicitor
Date: 22nd-23rd April 2002
This IIR conference addressed the legal issues surrounding the internet, including the Electronic Transactions Bill, managing corporate risks, securing online transactions and examining the future of Internet Law.
Emily and Tony specifically presented on managing corporate risk, which will be illustrated through two case studies:
examining the provision of ASP services by analysing the relationship that exist in the distribution chain where those relationships may span multiple jurisdictions
taking a practical approach to managing risks in a local web-based application.
The focus in these case studies is on being effective in your approach to managing risks, by providing framework for identifying and mitigating appreciable risks and actions to take when a risk is realised.
Download the brochure for more information on this conference (PDF).
Resources from this seminar:
1. Seminar Paper
- Netsafe: Society, Safety & the Internet
Presenter: Craig Horrocks, Partner
Date: 11 February 2002
This symposium is produced by the Internet Safety Group (ISG) in partnership with the University of Auckland. Craig will be speaking in the Safety in Businesses session on Monday 11 February at 3pm on Privacy Law and the future debate for Biometrics in Corporate Security.
More information about the 2 day symposium can be found at www.netsafe.org.nz/ie/netsafe_society/netsafe_home.asp
- E-commerce, E-crime and Technology: Key Developments seminar
Presenter: Averill Parkinson, Partner
Date: 10 October 2001
Resources from this seminar:
Application for Services - Internet Services
Application for Service - Workstation and Network Resources
Seminar paper - PDF version
- Untangling Web Law - 2nd Annual Event
Presenter: Averill Parkinson, Partner
Date: 25 & 26 June 2001
This IIR seminar addresses the developing laws of Technology & E-Business. Averill's presentation specifically addresses the issues involved in Conducting a Risk Management Audit: Discovering Business Opportunities and Protecting yourself from web treats including:
- Understanding the role of standards and best practice as risk management tools
- Linking best practice with insurance
- Marketing yourself as an assured service provider
- Planning for a risk management audit
- Lessons learnt from industry experience gained through risk management audits
- Computerworld Expo
Presenter: Averill Parkinson
Date: 9 May 2001
As part of the full day seminar exploring the realities of e-Business for New Zealand companies, Averill presented a paper explaining the legal implications for your business when embarking on an eCommerce strategy. It contains essential information for anyone involved in B2B selling across the internet.
- Contracts & Alliances for E-Commerce
Presenter: Averill Parkinson, Partner
Date: 20 November 2000 in Auckland
This IIR seminar addresses the contractual implications of doing business electronically. Averill spoke specifically on incorporating legislative requirements into E-Commerce contracts including:
An overview of the various laws involved in E-Commerce;
Identifying the relevance of various statutes aimed at E-Commerce business transactions;
Understanding the implications of NZ's Electronic Transactions Bill for B2B E-Commerce contracts;
Looking at the future case for recognition of international laws for E-commerce.
- The Legal Implications of Doing Business Electronically
Presented by: Craig Horrocks, Managing Partner
Date: 24 and 25 August 2000 in Auckland
31 August & 01 September in Wellington
As part of the Institute for International Research (IIR) Seminars, this two day intensive presentation focused on the legal risks and liabilities associated with doing business over the Internet. The seminar paper can be downloaded from the link below:
- Untangling Web Law
Presented by: Craig Horrocks, Managing Partner
Averill Parkinson, Senior Associate
Date: 04 July 2000 in Auckland
This IIR seminar explored how New Zealand is managing the risks of E-Business and drew comparisons between New Zealand's legislative environment and that of the United States. There was also commentary from Shayne Bates, CEO of Securnet. The seminar paper can be downloaded from the links below:
