3rd September 2008

James Cook Hotel, Wellington

 

Handling Public Sector Conflicts of Interest to Reduce Risk

This topic is hitting the headlines and is a big issue for central and local government, Crown entities and State Owned Enterprises. When the conflicts of interest are under public scrutiny they have the potential to cause huge damage both to organisations and to individuals within those organisations. There are ways to ensure that such conflicts are well managed. This session addresses:

• Legal, ethical and best practice dimensions

• The issues and risks

• Solutions

1:50pm, 4 September, Michael Wigley, Principal, Wigley & Co.

 

How to Best Manage Staff and External Counsel

Management tips from experienced practitioners and team leaders including discussion on some of the staffing issues that arise in recruitment, managing legal teams, and using external counsel.

• Recruitment

• Effective Management

• Appropriate use of external counsel

3:15pm, 4 September, Michael Wigley, Principal, Wigley & Co and Brigadier Kevin Riordan, Director General of Legal Services, New Zealand Defence Force.

 

See the LexisNexis website for more details.

Date: Wednesday, 3 September 2008

Time: 1:50pm - 3:50pm