Conflicts of Interest: Essential Risk Management for Lawyers

Conflicts of interest can significantly impact lawyers' professional reputation and responsibilities. They present serious ethical challenges that, if unmanaged, can lead to professional discipline, loss of clients, and reputational damage. This seminar highlights key principles under the current professional conduct rules and equips you with practical skills to identify and manage conflicts confidently.

This seminar will discuss:

• Frequent sources of conflicts: multiple clients, former clients, self-interest.
• Confidential information risk: knowledge of tactical or personal client information.
• Acting against former clients: key legal tests and the limits of consent.
• Multiple party matters: consent isn't always enough.
• Information barriers: when and how they work.
• When to withdraw: emerging conflicts and responding prudently. 
• High risk practice areas and professional indemnity implications.
• Conflict detection and firm system design.
• Effective client communication and informed consent.

Prepare your practice to manage conflicts with confidence and reduce ethical risks effectively.

What is included:

Videos of the presentation in mp4 format.

Paper materials in pdf format.

* This Webcast does not allow WA practitioners to claim CPD points