Tuesday, 17 March 2026
Description
Attend and earn 1 CPD unit in Substantive Law
This program is applicable to practitioners from all States & Territories
Chair
Andrew Panna KC, Foley’s List
Managing Risk in Long Term Commercial Contracts
- Contractual Risk Management: Address risks in long-term contracts such as loss of flexibility, outdated pricing, poor performance, and control transactions.
- Performance and Accountability: Include trial periods, KPIs, liquidated damages, governance structures, and indemnities/exclusion clauses.
- Termination and Exclusivity: Define termination rights, no-fault divorce options, and exclusivity vs. non-exclusivity terms.
- Negotiation and Legal Principles: Refresh negotiation principles and ensure clarity around legal frameworks and protections.
Presented by Brendan Earle, Partner, HWL Ebsworth
Presenters
Andrew Panna KC, Foley’s ListAndrew K Panna KC practises primarily in Commercial, Contract, Property, Equity, Trusts, Wills and Estates, Corporations, Retail Tenancies, Admiralty and Maritime Law, Intellectual Property ( Copyright, Trade Marks, Designs, Confidential Information ), Trade Practices, Family Law (property disputes only), Sale and Transportation of Goods by Sea. His briefs to appear are at the County, Supreme Court (including interstate Supreme Courts), Federal Court and Family Law Court.
Brendan Earle, Partner, HWL Ebsworth
Brendan Earle works with fast-moving consumer goods businesses in Australia who need help to negotiate contracts for strategic, risky or uncertain situations. His team design and negotiate contracts for new business relationships that can flex over time: to grow the relationship by channel or region, or deal with scenarios that come up in a fast-changing world. This allows clients to get what they are paying for, to manage risks that arise from uncertainty over time and to protect their balance sheet. Unlike others, Brendan draws on broad business experience to deliver outcomes that are legally sound and commercially effective, particularly for clients seeking to grow revenue by pursuing multiple distribution channels for their products. Brendan is a highly regarded company director. He is currently a director of Scope (Aust) Limited, the largest disability services provider in Australia. He is Chair of the Risk & Audit Committee.
